2009年9月24日星期四

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French exec blames email for staff stress (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 05:20 PM PDT

The new Research in Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Tour 9630 is shown at the annual general meeting of shareholders in Waterloo, Ontario, July 14, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/ Mike CasseseReuters - A top executive at France's biggest telecommunications company, which is dealing with a spate of suicides, warned that the barrage of emails from smartphones and personal computers was stressing out employees.

Huge hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure uncovered in UK (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 04:12 PM PDT

Terry Herbert at Birmingham Museum, Birmingham, England, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009, with a some of the 1,500 pieces which made up a Anglo-Saxon hoard found by Terry as he searched a field near his home with his metal detector. The 55-year-old metal detectorist unearthed the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever found, archaeologists said Thursday. The staggering discovery, on private farmland in Staffordshire, England, will redefine perceptions of Anglo-Saxon England, experts predict. (AP Photo/David Jones/PA)AP - It's an unprecedented find that could revolutionize ideas about medieval England's Germanic rulers: An amateur treasure-hunter searching a farmer's field with a metal detector unearthed a huge collection of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver artifacts.

Govt, US deny Obama snub for PM Brown (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 03:54 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama walk to Air Force One at JFK International Airport in New York. The government and the United States denied Thursday that Obama had snubbed Prime Minister Gordon Brown during meetings in the US this week, calling the suggestion AFP - The government and the United States denied Thursday that President Barack Obama had snubbed Prime Minister Gordon Brown during meetings in the US this week, calling the suggestion "absurd" and "nonsense."

Angry 'mole' sparked expenses scandal: report (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 03:38 PM PDT

British soldiers with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) walk during a patrol in Baba Ji district of Helmand province in July 2009. A AFP - A "mole" who leaked data on lawmakers' expenses, sparking the country's biggest political scandal in years, was angry about a lack of resources for troops in Afghanistan, a newspaper said Thursday.

Big chess rematch in Spain: Kasparov beats Karpov (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 02:12 PM PDT

Former chess world champions Garry Kasparov, left, and Anatoly Karpov, right, play an exhibition rematch in Valencia, Spain, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. Chess eminences Kasparov and Karpov are dusting off their knights and pawns for an exhibition rematch marking the 25th anniversary of their first title bout, a grueling one that lasted five months and was eventually halted. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)AP - Garry Kasparov soundly defeated Anatoly Karpov on Thursday in an exhibition chess match marking the 25th anniversary of their first title bout.

Two French fighters crash, one pilot recovered (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 01:58 PM PDT

A Rafale fighter jet performs a flying display in June 2009 during the 48th international Paris Air Show. Two French Rafale jet fighters crashed on Thursday in the Mediterranean sea off the coast of southern France, and one pilot was recovered, the French navy said.(AFP/File/Eric Piermont)AFP - Two French Rafale fighter jets crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday as they were returning to their aircraft carrier after a test flight, the navy said.

O2 Gets Exclusive Rights to Palm Pre in Europe (NewsFactor)

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 01:28 PM PDT

NewsFactor - The Palm Pre will make its debut in Europe next month. U.K.-based carrier O2 has the exclusive rights to sell the webOS-powered smartphone in Europe.

Wenger backs Campbell's brief encounter, Sven stunned (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 01:00 PM PDT

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes former England defender Sol Campbell, seen here in February 2009, quit English fourth-tier side Notts County after just one game because he believes he can still be a Premier League player.(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes former England defender Sol Campbell quit English fourth-tier side Notts County after just one game because he believes he can still be a Premier League player.

Russia's Chechen chief blames CIA for violence (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 12:51 PM PDT

Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov speaks with the media during his visit to the Chechen capital of Grozny February 19, 2008. REUTERS/Denis SinyakovReuters - The Kremlin-backed chief of Russia's turbulent Chechnya region said his forces were fighting U.S. and British intelligence services who want to split the country apart, according to an interview published Thursday.

2 French military jets crash during exercise (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 12:23 PM PDT

AP - Officials say two French military fighter jets have crashed into the Mediterranean Sea during a training mission and that one pilot is missing.

Who's the hero in steamy novel by ex-president (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 12:00 PM PDT

The novel 'The Princess and the President' by former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing is seen on sale at a bookstore, Thursday Sept. 24, 2009 in Paris. 'The Princess and the President' recounts the ballet of secrecy led by a man of power and a royal beauty watched by the world, whom the novel's author, former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing, says is Lady Di. But who was the inspiration for the hero? (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)AP - It was a passionate but hidden love. The president of the French Republic and the Princess of Cardiff had no choice.

US diplomat: post-9/11 embassies too fortress-like (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 11:53 AM PDT

A car passes the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw, Poland Thursday Sept. 24, 2009. The outgoing U.S. ambassador to Poland, Victor Ashe, on Thursday criticized the 'fortress-like' feel of American embassies built since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, saying that some are excessively expensive and send an unfriendly message to non-Americans. He wants new buildings to also be attractive, and the current embassy in Warsaw is an example of the kind of architecture he hopes will be avoided in the future. The American government in the 1960s tore down what Ashe called a 'beautiful historic residence' — one of the few to survive World War II — to make room for this functional-looking glass and steel structure.( AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)AP - The outgoing U.S. ambassador to Poland criticized the "fortress-like" feel of American embassies built since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, saying Thursday that some are excessively expensive and send an unfriendly message to non-Americans.

Ukraine: hotel plan for Nazi killing field opposed (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 11:37 AM PDT

AP - Jewish groups condemned Thursday a plan by authorities in the Ukrainian capital to build a hotel on what a leading scholar said was a killing field in the Babi Yar massacre, a horrific chapter of the Holocaust.

Head of the former Ottoman dynasty dies (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 11:03 AM PDT

AP - Osman Ertugrul Osmanoglu, the eldest member of the former Ottoman dynasty, has died, officials said Thursday. He was 97.

Who were the Anglo-Saxons? (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 09:26 AM PDT

Part of a hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure named 'The Staffordshire Hoard' is held by a member of museum staff during a news conference at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery during a news conference in Birmingham, central England, September 24, 2009. REUTERS/Eddie KeoghAP - The Anglo-Saxons were a group of Germanic tribes who gradually invaded England starting in the 5th century in the wake of the collapse of the Roman Empire. Originally, they came from what is now the coastal region of northwest Germany.

Irish embrace writer's dying plea for organ donors (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 08:57 AM PDT

FILE -- In this Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007, file photo Writer Frank Deasy holds the award for outstanding writing for a miniseries, movie or a dramatic special for his work on 'Prime Suspect: The Final Act' the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Frank Deasy made his living as the Emmy-winning author of sharp-witted, gritty television dramas. But with his his final acts and words, the Dubliner inspired a nation to become organ donors — and may have saved scores of lives even as he lost his own. More than 20,000 have registered to become donors after Deasy's hourlong appeal last week on Irish national radio, during which he described the 'invisible death row' of thousands awaiting salvation through surgery in Ireland and neighboring Britain. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson/file)AP - Frank Deasy made his living as the Emmy-winning author of gritty television dramas like "Prime Suspect." But with his final acts and words, the Dubliner inspired a nation to become organ donors — and may have saved scores of lives even as he lost his own.

UK prison bans hand gel inmates used to get high (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 08:15 AM PDT

AP - A British prison says a bunch of inmates have been caught with their hands clean — using hand sanitizing gel to get drunk.

Armani presents upbeat spring/summer collection (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 08:13 AM PDT

A model wears a creation part of the Giorgio Armani Spring/Summer 2010 fashion collection, presented in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)AP - Giorgio Armani presented a bright and upbeat spring/summer 2010 collection at Milan Fashion Week on Thursday, an apt response to speculation over succession at his Milan fashion house after the designer's recent illness.

UN seeks $1.5 billion for swine flu (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 08:00 AM PDT

AP - United Nations health officials claim in a new report they need nearly $1.5 billion to prevent the swine flu epidemic from spiraling into a global catastrophe.

Pope visits Czech Republic with many nonbelievers (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 07:56 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI arrives in the Paul VI hall for his weekly general audience, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - Pope Benedict XVI is going to the heart of central Europe 20 years after the fall of communism ended restrictions on religion. But what he will find is a Czech Republic where nearly half the population professes to be nonbelievers.

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