2008年12月22日星期一

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BA orders 11 Embraer jets for £247m (AFP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 03:28 AM CST

A technician assembles an aircraft's cockpit at the production line of the Embraer 170 and 190 models at the Embraer executive jets production plant in Sao Jose dos Campos, some 90 km north of Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2007. British Airways said Monday it had agreed to buy six 170 and five 190 SR efficiency jets from Embraer, with options on three more, in a deal worth 247 million pounds.(AFP/File/Mauricio Lima)AFP - British Airways said Monday it had agreed to buy 11 jets from Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer, with options on three more, in a deal worth 247 million pounds (376 million dollars).

Ireland unveils euro5.5 billion bank bailout (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 03:02 AM CST

AP - Three of Ireland's major banks on Monday welcomed a euro5.5 billion ($7.7 billion) government bailout designed to boost their cash reserves and lending power in the face of deepening recession.

Hallelujah! Cohen classic is Christmas No.1... and 2 (AFP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 03:00 AM CST

Canadian singer Leonard Cohen performs in July 2008. Cohen's song AFP - Leonard Cohen's song "Hallelujah" made music chart history Sunday when it became both number one and number two in the Christmas singles charts -- although both versions were covers.

Bank of England's deputy head calls for new tools (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 02:56 AM CST

AP - The Bank of England needs a new way of keeping financial crises from getting out of hand, its deputy head said in an interview aired Monday.

German consumer confidence stagnating, GfK institute says (AFP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 02:56 AM CST

Christmas shoppers crowd Dortmund's pedestrian zone on December 20. The recession is catching up with German consumers, and their confidence has stagnated following three straight months of gradually growing optimism, a poll released on Monday showed.(DDP/AFP/File/Philipp Guelland)AFP - The recession is catching up with German consumers, and their confidence has stagnated following three straight months of gradually growing optimism, a poll released on Monday showed.

'Geordie' Thai PM gets Newcastle United shirt (AFP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 02:44 AM CST

Britain's ambassador to Thailand presented new prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, seen here, with a Newcastle United football shirt Monday to mark the Thai leader's links with the city of his birth(AFP/Pool/File)AFP - Britain's ambassador to Thailand presented new prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva with a Newcastle United football shirt Monday to mark the Thai leader's links with the city of his birth.

India gain handsome lead in final Test (AFP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 02:40 AM CST

Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh celebrates after taking the wicket of England batsman Matt Prior in Mohali, northern India. India bowled out England for 302 in their first innings to take a 151-run lead on the fourth day of the second and final cricket Test on Monday.(AFP/Prakash Singh)AFP - India bowled out England for 302 in their first innings to take a 151-run lead on the fourth day of the second and final cricket Test here on Monday.

Russian ruble drops for 3rd time in 4 days (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 02:30 AM CST

AP - The ruble dropped further on Monday as the Central Bank again eased its support of the Russian currency, under constant pressure from plunging oil prices and economic woes.

Munich Re says it will buy US insurer HSB from AIG for 742 mln dlrs (AFP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 02:30 AM CST

File photo of the logo of German reinsurance giant Munich Re at the company's headquarters in Munich, southern Germany. Munich Re has agreed to buy the specialty insurer HSB Group from US giant AIG for 742 million dollars (531 million euros), Munich Re said on Monday.(DDP/AFP/File/Joerg Koch)AFP - German reinsurance group Munich Re has agreed to buy the specialty insurer HSB Group from US giant AIG for 742 million dollars (531 million euros), Munich Re said on Monday.

Munich RE to buy AIG's HSB unit (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 02:22 AM CST

AP - Reinsurer Munich Re AG on Monday said it would pay $742 million to buy Hartford Steam Boiler from its embattled parent company, American International Group Inc.

UK Ceremonies mark 20th anniversary of Lockerbie (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 02:06 PM CST

AP - Ceremonies were held Sunday in the Scottish town of Lockerbie to mark the 20th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, in which 270 people were killed.

Polish president makes historic synagogue visit (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 01:56 PM CST

AP - Poland's president celebrated the start of Hanukkah by visiting Warsaw's main synagogue Sunday, a gesture the city's Jewish community greeted as a historic step in its revival.

Russia tariff protest widens into broad discontent (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 11:39 AM CST

Police detains participants of a protest against the authorities' plans to raise tariffs on imported used Japanese cars in central part of the Pacific port of Vladivostok, about 6,400 km (4,000 miles) east of Moscow, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008. Some 500 motorists rallied in Russia's far east Saturday to protest the government's decision to raise car import tariffs, and thousands others are expected to stage similar demonstrations across Russia Sunday. (AP Photo)AP - Riot police clubbed, kicked and detained dozens in the Pacific port of Vladivostok on Sunday in a harsh crackdown on a protest that was one of dozens across Russia by people outraged over an increase in car import tariffs.

Russia licenses faith healers (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 11:19 AM CST

Mikhail Fadkin, left, treats a boy named Sasha who declined to give his last name, in the village of Malakhovka, 20 km ( about 13 miles) southeast of Moscow on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008. The 63-year-old healer claims he can cure a long list of disorders by putting his hands on a person's 'bio-energy field' and the Russian government has licensed him to do so. (AP Photo/ Mikhail Metzel)AP - Mikhail Fadkin claims he can cure a long list of disorders — pancreatitis, bronchitis, digestive problems, even infertility — by using his hands to manipulate what he describes as a person's "bio-energy field."

Bosnia lacks cash to purge killer mines (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 11:16 AM CST

Muriz Jukic, 43, talks to a reporter at his home in the village of Vitinica, near the Bosnian town of Zvornik, 100 kilometers northeast of the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo on Nov.19, 2008. Muriz Jukic keeps reliving the day last winter when his tractor hit a land mine, unleashing shrapnel that tore one of his eyes from its socket and left him stumbling and screaming. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)AP - Muriz Jukic keeps reliving the day last winter when his tractor hit a land mine, unleashing shrapnel that tore one of his eyes from its socket and left him stumbling and screaming.

Amsterdam's gay Christmas features Mary in drag (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 10:57 AM CST

'Miss Wendy', center, portraying the Virgin Mary in drag, holds his three-month-old niece Lily Pink Albers, as she poses with other men at a tableau of the Nativity in the garden of Bar Arc in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Sunday Dec. 21, 2008. Amsterdam is hosting its first Pink Christmas for gays, featuring a nativity tableau with a male Mary in drag that church organizations denounced as provocative. The event is sponsored by the Amsterdam city council. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)AP - Amsterdam hosted a Christmas celebration for its gay community on Sunday featuring a nativity tableau with a male Mary in drag that church organizations denounced as an affront to traditional values.

Pope marks Galileo anniversary, praises astronomy (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 09:18 AM CST

Pope Benedict XVI is seen through a Christmas tree as he leads his Angelus prayer from the window of his private apartment at the Vatican December 21, 2008. REUTERS/Max Rossi (VATICAN)AP - Pope Benedict XVI is marking the 400th anniversary of Galileo's use of a telescope.

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