2008年12月31日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Czechs taking over EU presidency (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 03:34 AM CST

In this Dec. 11, 2008 file photo Czech President Vaclav Klaus gestures during a press conference, at the Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University, in Bucharest, Romania. On Thursday Jan. 1, 2009, the Czechs take over the bloc's six month rotating presidency from EU heavyweight France, whose dynamic President Nicolas Sarkozy has taken vigorous action on tackling Europe's economic woes. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)AP - A weak government. A Euro-skeptic president. Parliament in stalemate over an EU reform treaty. The Czech Republic does not look ideally suited to assume leadership of the European Union.

Credit Suisse makes swap for stake in Aberdeen (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 03:30 AM CST

AP - Credit Suisse Group said Wednesday it is selling parts of its asset management business to Aberdeen Asset Management PLC in return for a 24.9 percent interest in the British investment firm.

Flatley dances again thanks to Irish energy healer (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 03:00 AM CST

Reuters - Irish-American dance master Michael Flatley is back on stage after years of suffering from a "mystery virus," thanks to a treatment by an Irish "energy healer," Irish media quoted Flatley as saying on Wednesday.

Olympic heroes win gongs in New Year's Honours (AFP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 02:34 AM CST

Olympic gold medal winning cyclist Chris Hoy is pictured at Harrods department store in west London, on December 10, 2008. Hoy, who won three gold medals at the Beijing Games in August, received a knighthood.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Britain's Olympic heroes added a fresh haul of gongs to their Beijing medals on Wednesday in the New Year's Honours List, also notably featuring Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton.

London shares higher (AFP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 02:31 AM CST

London shares opened higher on Wednesday, the last day of trade for 2008, after a shocking 12 months.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - London shares opened higher on Wednesday, the last day of trade for 2008, after a shocking 12 months.

Corruption in Bulgaria tests EU expansion (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 02:00 AM CST

The Christian Science Monitor - This spring, after Bulgaria recalled Meglena Plugchieva from her ambassadorship in Berlin to clean up widespread corruption and misuse of European Union funds, she warned fellow ministers they must act to prevent the loss of massive funding from Brussels.

Britain hunting lovelorn beaver (AFP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 12:55 AM CST

There's a gnawing problem in the British countryside -- a giant beaver on the loose, wreaking havoc in southwest England. The six-stone (84-pound, 38-kilogramme) animal escaped from the Upcott Grange Farm in the county of Devon back in October, along with two females who were recovered soon after from a nearby lake.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - There's a gnawing problem in the countryside -- a giant beaver on the loose, wreaking havoc in southwest England.

London demo groups urge Brown to take action on Gaza (AFP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2008 11:21 PM CST

Protesters opposed to Israeli military action in Gaza burn an Israeli flag during a demonstration near the Israeli Embassy in London. The organisers of demonstrations in Britain against Israel's air strikes on the Gaza Strip urged Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Wednesday to end his AFP - The organisers of demonstrations in Britain against Israel's air strikes on the Gaza Strip urged Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Wednesday to end his "deafening silence" on the bloodshed.

Iranians raid British diplomatic compound in Gaza protest (AFP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2008 08:57 PM CST

Iranian protestors break into the British diplomatic residence known as 'Golhak Garden' in north Tehran. A group of Iranian demonstrators stormed the British diplomatic compound in Tehran Tuesday evening to protest London's stance towards the Israeli onslaught on Gaza, state news agency IRNA reported.(AFP)AFP - A group of Iranian demonstrators stormed the British diplomatic compound in Tehran to protest London's stance towards the Israeli onslaught on Gaza, state news agency IRNA reported.

Australians angry over bid to ban topless sunbathing (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2008 07:35 PM CST

Reuters - Sun-loving Australians reacted angrily on Tuesday to a mid-summer bid by a conservative Christian lawmaker to ban topless sunbathing on beaches in the country's most populous state.

New Belgian government sworn in (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2008 05:39 PM CST

New Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy, left, is sworn in by Belgium's King Albert II, not shown, at the Royal Palace in Laeken, Belgium, Tuesday Dec. 30, 2008. New Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy takes office after Yves Leterme quit the premiership along with his justice minister on Dec. 19 amid allegations they interfered in a court case dealing with the bailout of Fortis Bank. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)AP - A new government took office Tuesday that is nearly a replica of the quarrelsome alliance of Christian Democrats, Liberals and Socialists that quit earlier this month in a bank bailout scandal.

Just a second, 2009 — the Earth needs to catch up (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2008 02:36 PM CST

Visitors stand around the Greenwich Meridian Line at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, Tuesday Dec. 30, 2008. Scientists will mark the end of 2008 by tacking a second onto the clock, ever-so-slightly slowing the arrival of the new year. The addition of the 'leap second' has been used sporadically since 1972 to help keep 'atomic time' and 'earth time' in closer union. Despite this compromise, Greenwich Mean Time, a longstanding internationally agreed measure of time, faces irrelevance as time-keeping technology improves. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - Just a second, 2009. It's going to take a little longer to say goodbye to the worst economic year since the Great Depression, but all for good cause.

UK vet dies 68 years after "posthumous" honor (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2008 11:17 AM CST

AP - A British World War II hero who fought valiantly in North Africa despite severe wounds has died 68 years after he was "posthumously" awarded the nation's highest combat honor by officials who thought he had been killed.

Russia: Law signed to extend presidential terms (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2008 10:29 AM CST

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev gives the thumbs up as Prime Minister Vladimir Putin listens, left, during the last in 2008 Cabinet meeting in Moscow, Monday, Dec. 29, 2008. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Monday that Russia's long-term economic goals would remain unchanged and the financial crisis should 'raise adrenaline in the blood' to make the Cabinet work harder. (AP Photo/ Alexander Zemlianichenko)AP - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev signed a law extending presidential terms from four years to six on Tuesday in a move seen as paving the way for Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency.

British opposition leader calls for 2009 election (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2008 08:42 AM CST

AP - Britain's opposition leader on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Gordon Brown to call an election in 2009, saying the country needs a chance to choose between their competing economic plans.

French fashion designer Ted Lapidus dies at 79 (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2008 04:45 AM CST

French designer Ted Lapidus (R) holds up the Golden thimble awarded to his son Olivier (L) as best designer for the 1994-1995 Autumn Winter Haute Couture season in Paris in this July 22, 1994 file picture. Fashion designer Ted Lapidus died Monday December 29, 2008 at age 79 in a hospital, his family said. REUTERS/Nacho Castellano/Files (FRANCE)AP - Ted Lapidus, the fashion designer who redefined chic with the 1960s unisex look, has died in France. He was 79.

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