Tuesday, November 24, 2009

World News

Hamas prisoner deal may not happen - Today, 19:58
An Israeli prisoner exchange with Hamas has not yet been agreed and may not happen, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday, after a...

Irish public workers strike over budget reform - Today, 19:50
Irish public sector workers, including teachers, nurses and civil servants, went on strike on Tuesday in protest against government plans to cut...

Italy finds proposal to skip lunch hard to digest - Today, 13:37
Food-loving Italy responded with indignation today to a minister's comments that lunchbreaks -- still a sit-down ritual for many Italian workers...

De La Rue H1 profit falls - Today, 11:57 - Reuters
Britain's De La Rue, the world's largest non-government printer of banknotes, reported a 6-percent fall in first-half profit, hit by one-off...

Denmark nominates Hedegaard for EU commission - Today, 11:56
Denmark has nominated Climate and Energy Minister Connie Hedegaard, who is playing a leading role in U.N. climate talks, to join the European...

Friday, October 31, 2008

Stories from The Times

Seventeen wounded by Spanish university bomb - Reuters
A car bomb exploded in a University of Navarre car park in northern Spain yesterday, slightly wounding 17 people, after a warning call in the name...

Archaeologists find oldest Hebrew text - Ari Rabinovitch, Reuters
Archaeologists in Israel said yesterday they had unearthed the oldest Hebrew text ever found, while excavating a fortress city overlooking a...

Distribution strike hits French newspapers - Reuters
A strike by distribution workers kept French national papers off news-stands yesterday, forcing readers to turn to the internet. The strike was...

Vatican urges psychological tests on future priests - Reuters
Candidates for the Catholic priesthood should undergo psychological tests to screen out heterosexuals unable to control their sexual urges and men...

Acute economic challenges facing the next US President - Reuters
Whether Democrat Barack Obama or Republican John McCain wins the White House on Tuesday, the next US President will face a host of acute economic...

Obama has seven-point lead - Reuters
Democrat Barack Obama has opened a seven-point lead over Republican rival John McCain with five days left in the race for the White House,...

Does mould make you sick? Doctors seek answers - Maggie Fox, Reuters
Fungus expert Joan Bennett did not believe in so-called toxic mould - the cause of "sick building syndrome" and many lawsuits - until...

World Briefs - Reuters
A Star Wars inspired hover chair, a 125 mph electric motorbike and hi-fi speakers that cost as much as a small house, are among the attractions at...