2009年1月8日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Ukrainian, Russian gas companies hold talks (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2009 04:08 AM CST

Czech President Vaclav Klaus (right) listens to EU Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso during a press conference at Prague Castle on January 9. Russian and Ukrainian energy chiefs are to hold emergency talks with the EU in Brussels after their first meeting in a gas dispute causing a deep winter energy crisis for many European countries.(AFP/Michal Cizek)AP - The heads of the Russian and Ukrainian gas companies held an unexpected meeting in Moscow early Thursday to discuss the dispute that has caused an energy crisis in Europe, but both companies said no progress was made.

BoE set to cut rates to all-time low (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2009 04:05 AM CST

A protester outside the Bank of England in central London in December 2008. The bank is expected to cut interest rates on Thursday, bringing them to their lowest ever levels, as Britain readies to join a growing list of nations officially in recession.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The Bank of England is expected to cut interest rates for a third month running on Thursday, bringing them to their lowest ever levels, as Britain readies to join a growing list of nations officially in recession.

South Korea detains financial "prophet of doom" (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jan 2009 04:00 AM CST

Reuters - South Korean prosecutors have detained a self-styled financial market prophet who had a large following on the Internet but whose gloomy predictions upset the government battling an economic slump, they said on Thursday.

German exports dive in November (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2009 04:00 AM CST

AP - Germany's exports declined by more than 10 percent in November compared with the previous month, according to an official estimate Thursday.

London stocks open down (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2009 03:53 AM CST

London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares closed down 2.8 percent Wednesday at 4,507.51 points.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - The London stock market was down in early trade on Thursday as the Bank of England (BoE) was tipped to again cut interest rates to an historic low.

Pietersen failed to carry team with him: press (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2009 03:40 AM CST

Kevin Pietersen's resignation as captain was inevitable when it became clear his team-mates were not behind him in his row with coach Peter Moores, the press said Thursday.(AFP/Alexander Joe)AFP - Kevin Pietersen's resignation as England captain was inevitable when it became clear his team-mates were not behind him in his row with coach Peter Moores, the press said Thursday.

Sainsbury reports record Christmas season sales (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2009 03:35 AM CST

AP - J Sainsbury PLC, Britain's third largest supermarket chain, on Thursday said third quarter sales rose 4.5 percent, with trading on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve at record levels despite the economic downturn.

British doctors scale Everest for medical breakthrough (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2009 03:34 AM CST

British intensive care medical research team leader Mike Grocott prepares to board a bus with colleagues in Kathmandu in 2007, ahead of their attempt to climb Mount Everest. Doctors scaling Mount Everest have measured the lowest human blood oxygen levels ever recorded, according to findings published Wednesday.(AFP/File/Devendra Man Singh)AFP - British doctors scaling Mount Everest have measured the lowest human blood oxygen levels ever recorded, according to findings in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Hotels, restaurants must step up or fail: tourism chief (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2009 03:24 AM CST

A reconditioned British Routemaster bus, repainted to look as the buses did in the 1960's, passes Nelson's Column at Trafalgar Square in London in 2005. Just as the falling pound has sparked hopes that foreign tourists will flock to Britain for cheaper holidays, the government's tourism chief warned Thursday that poor service could put them off.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Just as the falling pound has sparked hopes that foreign tourists will flock to Britain for cheaper holidays, the government's tourism chief warned on Thursday that poor service could put them off.

FACTBOX: 18 countries affected by Russia-Ukraine gas row (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jan 2009 02:38 AM CST

A worker checks the valve gears at the natural gas storage facility of Turkish Petroleum Corporation in Kinali, some 100 km (62 miles) west of Istanbul January 7, 2009. (Osman Orsal/Reuters)Reuters - Russian gas flows via Ukraine were halted for a second straight day on Thursday, hitting 18 countries ranging from large European Union members such as Germany to small ex Soviet Moldova.

Hungary: Gunman kills school principal, teacher (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2009 04:48 PM CST

AP - Police say a masked gunman has shot to death the principal and a teacher at a school in the Budapest neighborhood of Csepel.

Ireland orders new probe into Catholic sex abuse (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2009 02:32 PM CST

AP - The Irish government ordered a new investigation Wednesday into how a Roman Catholic bishop mishandled complaints against sexually abusive priests in his diocese.

Turkish police detain dozens in coup plot probe (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2009 01:36 PM CST

AP - Police detained three retired generals and dozens of others in raids across Turkey on Wednesday, as they broadened their investigation into an alleged plot by secularists to overthrow Turkey's Islamic-rooted government.

12 deaths blamed on snow and cold across Europe (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2009 12:52 PM CST

An Italian forensic police officer and a firefighter inspect a balcony next to snow-covered roofs where a 46 year-old man was crushed to death when a canopy covered in snow collapsed in downtown Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009. Subfreezing temperatures and exceptional snowfall caused travel woes around Europe on Wednesday. Milan's Malpensa and Linate airports briefly closed, then struggled to overcome a morning of delays and cancellations when the facilities reopened in the early afternoon as the city, Italy's financial capital, dug out from a foot (30 centimeters) of snow. Snow that blanketed much of northwestern Italy caused train delays of up to two hours as the Italian railway had to slow track speeds. Schools closed in many cities. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)AP - Freezing temperatures and exceptional snowfall caused travel delays Wednesday across Europe and were blamed for at least 12 deaths, including that of a man in Milan who was crushed when a canopy collapsed under the weight of snow.

AP NewsBreak: No trial for Nazi hit man in Germany (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2009 12:51 PM CST

AP - A German court ruled Wednesday that an elderly former Nazi hit squad member is medically unfit to stand trial for the World War II reprisal killings of three Dutch civilians.

US soldier referred to court-martial (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2009 10:49 AM CST

AP - A U.S. soldier charged with murder in the deaths of four bound and blindfolded Iraqis will be court-martialed, the U.S. Army said Wednesday.

MI5 chief: Terror plots against UK have fallen (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2009 09:31 AM CST

In this image provided by the British Government and released Wednesday Jan. 7, 2009, shows The Director General of Britain's domestic spy agency MI5, Jonathan Evans sits at a desk in Thames House, London, on Tuesday Jan. 6, 2009. Evans gave the first-ever media interview Tuesday by a serving chief in MI5's 100-year history, and is quoted in British newspapers published Wednesday, as saying al-Qaida is still trying to use British citizens to carry out terrorist attacks on the U.K. and his officers keep some 2,000 people suspected of terrorism involvement under constant surveillance.(AP Photo / British Government - CROWN COPYRIGHT)AP - Terrorists based in Britain have plotted fewer attacks against the U.K. over the last 18 months — but the overall threat from terrorism remains severe, the head of Britain's MI5 domestic intelligence agency was quoted as saying Wednesday.

German polar bear Flocke gets zoo company (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2009 09:02 AM CST

In a photo provided by the 'Tiergarten Nuremberg' zoo in Nuremberg, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 'Flocke', the young female polar bear left, seen with a young, nameless male polar bear from Russia. Nuremberg's celebrity polar bear cub, Flocke, has a new friend: a Russian bear. The city's zoo says it introduced the male polar bear Wednesday to 1-year-old Flocke, who was raised by zookeepers after her mother rejected her. (AP Photo/Tiergarten Nuremberg) * EDITORIAL USE ONLY * NO SALES *AP - Nuremberg's celebrity polar bear cub, Flocke, has a new friend: a Russian bear.

Greek interior minister survives Cabinet reshuffle (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2009 08:07 AM CST

AP - Greece's embattled leader reshuffled his Cabinet on Wednesday but retained his interior minister, who has been sharply criticized for the government's handling of riots across the nation last month.

Pope Benedict jokes about hoarse voice (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2009 07:01 AM CST

Pope Benedict XVI blesses faithful as he arrives for his weekly general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009. Pope Benedict XVI asked the faithful during a general audience Wednesday to bear with his hoarse voice. A Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Ciro Benedettini, said Benedict's voice was affected by Rome's cold and damp weather, and that his health was fine. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - A hoarse Pope Benedict XVI asked the faithful during a general audience Wednesday to bear with his weak voice.

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