2009年10月18日星期日

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

British economy in for painful recovery: report (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 05:39 PM PDT

File photo of posters advertising the low price of all of the goods in the window of AFP - Britain's recovery from recession will be slow and painful, with growth unlikely to hit one percent in 2010, a report out Monday warned.

Big four are starting to crack: Man City's Hughes (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 05:36 PM PDT

Manchester City's forward Carlos Tevez passes the ball during the English Premier League football match against Wigan Athletic at The DW Stadium in Wigan. Manchester City's 10 men held on for a 1-1 draw at Wigan.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Mark Hughes believes Manchester City's impressive start to the season proves the Premier League's big-four are no longer invincible.

Balloon boy case a hoax, says sheriff (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 04:54 PM PDT

Reuters - The flight of a home-made helium balloon that touched off a frantic rescue attempt for the young boy thought to be aboard was a publicity-seeking hoax, a Colorado sheriff said on Sunday.

Robbie Williams comeback beaten in British charts (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 01:58 PM PDT

Popstar Robbie Williams is pictured in London in March 2009. Williams' comeback single AFP - Robbie Williams' comeback single "Bodies" was beaten to number one in the British charts Sunday by talent show winner Alexandra Burke.

Brilliant Button takes F1 world title as Webber wins in Brazil (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 01:18 PM PDT

Bristish Formula one drive Jenson Button (R) of Brawn/GP celebrates with his father after winning the F1 Grand Prix, at the Interlagos racetrack in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Button was crowned world champion Sunday when he finished fifth in an incident-filled Brazilian Grand Prix won by Australian Mark Webber.(AFP/Vanderlei Almeida)AFP - Briton Jenson Button was crowned world champion Sunday when he finished fifth in an incident-filled Brazilian Grand Prix won by Australian Mark Webber.

Iceland announces Icesave deal with Britain, Dutch (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 12:38 PM PDT

A Landsbanki bank branch in Reykjavik. Iceland has reached a deal with the British and Dutch governments to reimburse them for compensating savers who lost money in the collapse of Icesave bank, the Icelandic government said Sunday.(AFP/File/Olivier Morin)AFP - Iceland has reached a deal with the British and Dutch governments to reimburse them for compensating savers who lost money in the collapse of Icesave bank, the Icelandic government said Sunday.

Kosovo, Macedonia agree full diplomatic ties (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 11:57 AM PDT

Kosovo and Macedonia have agreed to establish full diplomatic ties after resolving a long-running border dispute, the Macedonian government said on Sunday. Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki, pictured in March 2009, said the two countries hoped for AFP - Kosovo and Macedonia have agreed to establish full diplomatic ties after resolving a long-running border dispute, the Macedonian government said on Sunday.

EU launches digital library at Frankfurt Book Fair (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 11:44 AM PDT

People are seen visiting the International Book Fair in the central German city of Frankfurt. The European Union used the world's biggest book fair to launch the EU Bookshop's digital library, making more than 50 years of documents in about 50 languages available for free on the Internet.(AFP/DDP/File/Torsten Silz)AFP - The European Union used the world's biggest book fair to launch the EU Bookshop's digital library, making more than 50 years of documents in about 50 languages available for free on the Internet.

Westwood ends two-year title with Portugal Masters win (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 11:19 AM PDT

Lee Westwood of England celebrates his victory on the Portugal Masters golf tournament at Oceanico Vitoria Golf Course in Vilamoura, southern Portugal. Westwood shot a six under par final round 66 to win the Portugal Masters on Sunday, claiming his first European Tour title for over two years.(AFP/Francisco Leong)AFP - England's Ryder Cup star Lee Westwood shot a six under par final round 66 to win the Portugal Masters on Sunday, claiming his first European Tour title for over two years.

Jenson Button wins Formula One world title (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 10:47 AM PDT

Bristish Formula one drive Jenson Button (R) of Brawn/GP celebrates with his father after winning the F1 Grand Prix, at the Interlagos racetrack in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Button was crowned world champion Sunday when he finished fifth in an incident-filled Brazilian Grand Prix won by Australian Mark Webber.(AFP/Vanderlei Almeida)AFP - Britain's Jenson Button won the 2009 Formula One world championship here on Sunday.

In Mideast, marriage too can be a battlefield (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 08:18 AM PDT

This Sept. 14, 2009 photo shows Evgeny and Svetlana Likhtanskiy, from Jerusalem, kissing during their marriage at the city hall in Aradipou near coastal city of Larnaca, Cyprus. Middle East countries don't recognize civil marriages, and no religious authority will perform an interfaith wedding. Lebanon and Israel are different in that they recognize civil marriages as long as they're performed abroad, and the closest venue abroad is Cyprus. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)AP - The two couples had never met each other, and probably never would. They had come from opposite sides of a border between longtime enemies.

Letters reveal candid views of UK diplomats (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 07:40 AM PDT

AP - It's not exactly diplomatic — details of what British ambassadors really think about their foreign hosts were disclosed Sunday following the release of a series of frank, and sometimes outright rude, letters to London from embassies around the world.

Biggest economies try again to strike climate deal (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 07:31 AM PDT

AP - Representatives of the world's 17 biggest and most polluting nations were holding talks Sunday to search for a breakthrough on financing efforts to contain climate change and reduce gas emissions causing global warming.

Cargo craft docks with space station (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 02:24 AM PDT

AP - A cargo ship has delivered food, fuel, oxygen and other supplies to the International Space Station.

Key dates in collapse of communism across Europe (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 09:01 PM PDT

AP - For four decades, the communist regimes of Eastern Europe seemed unshakeable. Yet when the end came, it unfolded with stunning speed:

Communist-era files still haunt the old East Bloc (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 09:00 PM PDT

This July 29, 2009 photo shows employees of the National Council for the Study of Securitate Archives sorting files in the basement of the council headquarters in Bucharest, Romania. Twenty years ago this autumn, communism collapsed across Eastern Europe. But its dark legacy endures, and it has spawned a conundrum: Does opening declassified dossiers to the public so people can see how they were snooped on really help a nation heal, or just rip open old wounds? (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)AP - Even his best friend betrayed him.

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