2009年10月1日星期四

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Cuba launches 'no free lunch' trial (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 05:20 PM PDT

Reuters - There may soon be no such thing as a free lunch, even in Cuba where the communist-run government began an experiment on Thursday to close state-run lunchrooms and give workers money to buy their own meals.

Govt sends rescue team to quake-hit Indonesia (AFP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 04:52 PM PDT

Indonesian residents inspect the wreckage of their home in Padang, Sumatra. The government is sending search and rescue experts to Indonesia to join efforts to find victims of a devastating earthquake, officials said late Thursday.(AFP/Roslan Rahman)AFP - The government is sending search and rescue experts to Indonesia to join efforts to find victims of a devastating earthquake, officials said late Thursday.

Gas mask in a bra leads IgNobel awards (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 04:38 PM PDT

Reuters - Engineers who invented a brassiere that converts quickly into a gas mask, pathologists who determined that beer bottles can crack your skull even when empty and Irish police officers who mistakenly wrote tickets to "Driver's Licence" all won spoof "IgNobel" prizes on Thursday.

Iran, world powers agree to further nuclear talks (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 04:09 PM PDT

European Union foreign policy Chief Javier Solana, left, is seen with Iranian negotiator Saeed Jalili, right, at the opening of the Geneva talks between Iran and six world powers to discuss the Islamic republic's disputed atomic programme in Geneva, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. The U.S. and five other world powers began high-stakes talks Thursday with Iran to demand a freeze of its nuclear activities, with a senior U.S. official saying Washington is open to rare one-on-one talks with Iranian diplomats. (AP Photo/Keystone/Dominic Favre, Pool)AP - Iran and six world powers put nuclear talks back on track Thursday at a landmark session that included the highest-level bilateral contact with the U.S. in years and a pledge to meet again this month. President Barack Obama then challenged Tehran to make good on its promises quickly.

Paris keeps it raw and sexy with short hemlines (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 03:39 PM PDT

A model presents a creation by India's Manish Arora for his spring-summer 2010 ready-to-wear fashion collection presented in Paris, Thursday Oct. 1, 2009, in Paris.( AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)AP - Galdiatrixes in minidresses that looked like they were made from the skins of freshly vanquished crocodiles and models that scintillated like human disco balls had the run of Paris' catwalks on Thursday as the City of Light's spring-summer 2010 collections moved into day two.

Celtic held in Euro grudge match as Everton, Fulham win (AFP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 03:28 PM PDT

Tim Cahill (L) and Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (R) of Everton FC celebrate their goal against Bate Borisov during their UEFA Europa League football match in Minsk.(AFP/Viktor Drachev)AFP - Celtic's Europa League ambitions suffered another blow on Thursday when they were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Rapid Vienna in a match which brought back uncomfortable, ugly memories.

EC Vastly Improves GPS Accuracy for Europeans (NewsFactor)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 02:12 PM PDT

NewsFactor - The European Commission introduced a new satellite-based navigation system Thursday that vastly improves the accuracy of signals delivered to Europe by American GPS satellites. Called EGNOS -- short for European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service -- the new "open" technology promises to revolutionize navigation for European professionals and consumers alike.

Tiff over Gaddafi tent on Trump land ends (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 02:10 PM PDT

Reuters - The company that set up a huge tent for visiting Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi will plead guilty to zoning violations in the town of Bedford, New York, and pay a $1,000 fine, the town attorney said on Thursday.

2016 Olympic race too close to call ahead of vote (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 02:09 PM PDT

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama arrives for the opening ceremony for the 121st IOC session and XIII Olympic Congress at the Opera house in Copenhagen, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. Rio de Janeiro, Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo are competing for the right to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The IOC will choose the winning city in a vote on Friday Oct. 2 in Copenhagen. (AP Photo/Odd Andersen)AP - In 30 minutes, it will be over.

Man charged over robbing Gerrard's home (AFP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 01:41 PM PDT

British police charged a man Thursday over the 2007 burglary of the home of Liverpool footballer Steven Gerrard, seen here in September 2009, an officer said.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Police charged a man Thursday over the 2007 burglary of the home of Liverpool and England footballer Steven Gerrard, an officer said.

US commander spells out Afghan difficulties (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 12:45 PM PDT

General Stanley McChrystal, Commander, US Forces Afghanistan delivers a speech in London, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal called on Thursday for a dramatic change in tactics in the faltering war against Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan and said it would be wrong to lower military goals there, despite recent setbacks.

Greek PM faces tough fight for 3rd mandate (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 12:21 PM PDT

AP - Greece's beleaguered prime minister faces a tough fight to win a third mandate in early elections Sunday, with voters widely expected to reject his conservative party in favor of the opposition socialists.

2016 Olympic vote at a glance (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:37 AM PDT

AP - The International Olympic Committee's voting process to select a host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics:

Turkey: student protester hurls shoe at IMF chief (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:17 AM PDT

Police detains leftist students protesting against the policies of the International Monetary Fund, as IMF Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn addresses students at the Bilgi University in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. A protester has thrown a shoe at the IMF director Dominique Strauss-Kahn during a conference at a university in Istanbul. The shoe fell short of hitting Dominique Strauss-Kahn.(AP Photo/Ibrahim Usta)AP - A student journalist threw a shoe at IMF Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Thursday and ran toward the stage shouting "IMF get out!" as the finance official answered questions at a university in Istanbul.

Russia: Israeli diplomat leaves after incident (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:07 AM PDT

AP - An Israeli diplomat in Russia has been accused of being involved in unlawful activities and has left Moscow, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday.

Finnish government wins no-confidence vote (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:36 AM PDT

AP - Finland's coalition government won a clear victory in a vote of confidence over political funding in Parliament on Thursday, but pressure mounted on the prime minister over a scandal involving building materials for his house.

Reporter says criticism of Soviets brought threats (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:16 AM PDT

In this undated handout photo released by the family, Russian journalist Alexander Podrabinek is seen. Alexander Podrabinek, a former Soviet dissident and political prisoner, says he has been threatened with physical violence and forced into hiding after posting a Web article critical of defenders of Soviet history. Podrabinek, 56, accuses the Russian government of being behind what he calls a campaign of harassment, a charge the government denies. Podrabinek became the focus of nationalist anger after he published an article Sept. 21 criticizing Moscow authorities and military veterans for pressuring a local restaurant to drop the name 'Anti-Soviet,' which they claimed insulted Russia's past. (AP Photo/HO)AP - A Russian journalist says he has been threatened with violence and forced into hiding after posting a Web article critical of Soviet army veterans.

Romania gov't collapses as coalition partner quits (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:09 AM PDT

AP - Romania's coalition government collapsed Thursday after nine ministers from the Social Democrats quit to protest the firing of the interior minister for comments about possible election fraud.

Ireland's premier appeals for embrace of EU treaty (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 08:34 AM PDT

CORRECTS DATE: Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen is confronted by a voter, during a walkabout in a shopping centre Tullamore, Ireland, Thursday Oct. 21, 2009, on the eve of Ireland's second referendum on the EU's controversial Lisbon Treaty. Once again, Ireland's voters wield the power to raise or sink years of European Union diplomacy, but the government is pleading with its people that a second 'no' to the treaty would inflict more damage on Ireland itself. Ahead of the referendum, Cowen declared that the vote was just as important as Ireland's 1973 decision to join the EU and would 'determine the direction of this country not only over the coming months and years, but decades.'(AP Photo/Julien Behal-pa) **UNITED KINGDOM OUT: NO SALES: NO ARCHIVE:AP - Ireland's voters would inflict "extraordinary uncertainty" on the European Union if they fail to ratify the 27-nation bloc's reform treaty, Prime Minister Brian Cowen said Thursday.

(AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 08:23 AM PDT

AP - Diplomats say six world powers, Iran discuss second round of nuclear talks.

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