2008年10月30日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Shell third-quarter profits surge on high oil price (AFP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 04:23 AM CDT

Fuel is unloaded from a Shell tanker at a filling station near Chester. Anglo-Dutch energy giant Royal Dutch Shell said that net profits jumped 22 percent to 5.1 billion pounds in the third quarter, when oil prices hit record highs.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Anglo-Dutch energy giant Royal Dutch Shell said on Thursday that net profits jumped 22 percent to 5.1 billion pounds in the third quarter, when oil prices hit record highs.

Unilever posts 1.7 billion profit (AFP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 04:17 AM CDT

The Unilever logo outside their French offices in Rueil-Malmaison. The food-to-household products giant Unilever posted a 60 percent rise in net profits to 1.711 billion euros (2.25 billion dollars).(AFP/File/Eric Feferberg)AFP - Dutch-British food-to-household products giant Unilever posted a 60 percent rise in net profits Thursday to 1.711 billion euros (2.25 billion dollars).

House prices plunge at record pace (AFP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 04:16 AM CDT

Property sale boards in south-east London, 2007. A survey by Nationwide bank showed that house prices slumped a record 14.6 percent in October from the equivalent level 12 months ago in the latest sign of the country's economic struggles.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - House prices slumped a record 14.6 percent in October from the equivalent level 12 months ago in the latest sign of the country's economic struggles, a survey by Nationwide bank showed on Thursday.

Shares gain 0.67% when trading begins (AFP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 04:00 AM CDT

The stock market rose 0.67 percent, as global stock markets were lifted by an interest rate cut in the United States(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The stock market rose 0.67 percent on Thursday, as global stock markets were lifted by an interest rate cut in the United States, dealers said.

Pressure mounts on Ross as BBC holds meeting (AFP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 03:58 AM CDT

Television entertainer Russell Brand performs at the Live Earth Concert at Wembley stadium London, 2007. Senior BBC officials will hold an emergency meeting to decide what action should be taken against Jonathan Ross.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Senior BBC officials will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday to decide what action should be taken against Jonathan Ross.

Hover chair hopes to rise above woes (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 03:34 AM CDT

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 Britain's biggest gadget show in London this weekend.

Iceland PM says paying back British savers would be crippling (AFP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 03:11 AM CDT

Iceland's Prime Minister Geir Haarde talks during a press conference in Reykjavik on October 9. Haarde said in an interview published that his country cannot afford to fully compensate British savers who lost money in its stricken banks, as it would be crippled.(AFP/File/Olivier Morin)AFP - Icelandic Prime Minister Geir Haarde said in an interview published Thursday that his country cannot afford to fully compensate British savers who lost money in its stricken banks, as it would be crippled.

Soldiers deafened by Afghan combat (AFP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 03:04 AM CDT

British soldiers of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force at Camp Bastion in Helmand Province in August. Hundreds of British soldiers who have served in Afghanistan have had their hearing permanently damaged because of the noise of intense combat, a newspaper reported Thursday.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - Hundreds of British soldiers who have served in Afghanistan have had their hearing permanently damaged because of the noise of intense combat, a newspaper reported Thursday.

South Korea court says only blind can be masseurs (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 03:01 AM CDT

Reuters - South Korea's Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that only the visually impaired can be licensed masseurs in the country, upholding a law set up a century ago despite arguments it infringed on free employment rights.

French assertiveness on credit crisis jars Europe (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 03:00 AM CDT

The Christian Science Monitor - As European leaders gather next week in a crescendo of meetings ahead of a Nov. 15 global financial summit – a "Bretton Woods II" in Washington – they face an old problem: unity.

India's Anand retains world chess title with draw (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2008 03:20 PM CDT

Indian chess world champion Viswanathan Anand (L) makes a move against Russian Vladimir Kramnik during a match of the chess world championships in the western German city of Bonn. Anand successfully defended his world chess champion title.(AFP/DDP/Henning Kaiser)AP - Viswanathan Anand of India retained his world chess title Wednesday by drawing with the white pieces against Russian challenger Vladimir Kramnik.

Russell Brand quits BBC after prank calls flap (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2008 01:32 PM CDT

In this April 10, 2008 file photo, Russell Brand poses on the press line at the premiere of 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' in Los Angeles. Brand and Jonathan Ross, popular BBC broadcasters, were indefinitely suspended, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008, for leaving a series of lewd phone messages on an actor's answering machine. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, file)AP - Every entertainer knows there's a fine line between offbeat and offensive. Russell Brand has built a career walking it — but now he may have stumbled.

Berlin opens temporary art hall on palace ruins (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2008 12:41 PM CDT

AP - An eye-catching, blue-and-white cube filled with contemporary art opened in Berlin on Wednesday — temporarily occupying a square home to the remains of communist East Germany's parliament and the memory of the Prussian royal palace.

Serbia scolds Albania over organ trafficking probe (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2008 12:15 PM CDT

AP - Serbian officials denounced Albania on Wednesday for refusing to investigate claims that Kosovo Albanians killed Serb prisoners for their organs during the 1998-99 Kosovo war.

Students protest as Italian Senate passes reforms (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2008 10:02 AM CDT

AP - Students hurled chairs in Rome's Piazza Navona and protested noisily in cities across Italy on Wednesday as lawmakers gave final approval to bitterly contested school reforms, including a return to flunking pupils for bad conduct.

UN pays out nearly $889 million from Iraq oil fund (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2008 09:06 AM CDT

AP - The U.N. panel overseeing compensation for victims of Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait said Wednesday it has paid a $888.6 million (709.4 million euros) installment from Iraqi oil funds to cover losses and damages suffered by governments and private companies.

Russia ratifies treaties with 2 Georgian provinces (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2008 05:45 AM CDT

A Georgian policeman stands on the road to Tskhinvali, at the checkpoint in the village of Ergneti, some 100 km (62 miles) west of Tbilisi, October 29, 2008. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili (GEORGIA)AP - Russia's parliament on Wednesday quickly ratified treaties cementing close economic and military ties with Georgia's two breakaway provinces.

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