2009年11月3日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

'Russian roulette' pays off for Ferguson (AFP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 05:12 PM PST

Manchester United's midfielder Antonio Valencia (left) takes the ball past CSKA Moscow's midfielder Alan Dzagoev during their UEFA Champions League Group B football match at Old Trafford in Manchester. The match ended in a 3-3 draw.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Sir Alex Ferguson revealed he had played Russian roulette to ensure Manchester United secured their passage into the last 16 of the Champions League.

GM board decides to keep European Opel unit (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 04:24 PM PST

FILE - This April 21, 2009 file photo shows General Motors, GM, world headquarters in Detroit. General Motors Co. on Tuesday said its board of directors has decided to keep its European Opel unit rather than sell a 55 percent stake to Canadian auto parts maker Magna International. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, file)AP - General Motors Co. said Tuesday it will keep its European Opel unit and restructure it instead of selling a 55 percent stake to Canadian auto parts maker Magna International and its partner, Russian lender Sberbank.

Anthropology giant Claude Levi-Strauss dead at 100 (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 04:09 PM PST

File- Claude Levi-Strauss seen in this Jan. 13, 1967 file photo. The Academie Francaise said Tuesday Nov 3 2009 that Levi-Strauss, an influential French intellectual who was widely considered the father of modern anthropology, had died. He was 100. Levi-Strauss was widely regarded as having reshaped the field of anthropology, introducing new concepts concerning common patterns of behavior and thought, especially myths, in primitive and modern societies.(AP Photo, HO)AP - After weeks crossing the high seas, Claude Levi-Strauss breathed in his first lungful of the New World, a perfume tinged with pepper or tobacco. The sensory awakening was the start of a journey that turned a young Parisian scholar into a founder of modern anthropology.

Czech president signs EU reform treaty (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 03:41 PM PST

Chairman of the Czech Constitutional Court Pavel Rychetsky reads a verdict during the closely followed session in the city of Brno November 3, 2009. The Czech Constitutional Court threw out a complaint against the EU's Lisbon treaty on Tuesday, removing the last obstacle to its ratification. REUTERS/Petr Josek(CZECH REPUBLIC POLITICS)AP - A charter designed to transform the 27 countries and half a billion people of the European Union into a more unified and powerful global player has passed its last major hurdle and looks set to become law within weeks.

GM scraps plan to sell European unit Opel (AFP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 03:26 PM PST

The logo of the German car manufacturer Opel. General Motors said Tuesday its board decided to keep Opel, scrapping a long-delayed plan to sell the European division.(AFP/File/Kaveh Rostamkhani)AFP - US automaker General Motors Tuesday scrapped an on-again, off-again plan to sell its big European division, Opel, which had triggered a political and diplomatic controversy.

Hollywood stars light up London for Christmas (AFP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 02:49 PM PST

US actor Jim Carrey (C) switches on the Oxford Street Christmas lights in Oxford Circus in central London. Carrey and other Hollywood stars switched on the Christmas lights in London on Tuesday as part of festivities that included an attempt to stage the world's biggest carol sing-along.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - Jim Carrey and other Hollywood stars switched on the Christmas lights in London on Tuesday as part of festivities that included an attempt to stage the world's biggest carol sing-along.

Drogba back with a bang as Chelsea qualify for knockout phase (AFP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 02:29 PM PST

Chelsea's Ivorian forward Didier Drogba celebrates after scoring against Atletico de Madrid during their Champions League football match at Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid. The match ended in a 2-2 draw.(AFP/Pierre-Philippe Marcou)AFP - Didier Drogba announced his return to European football with a brace as Chelsea qualified for the knockout phase of the Champions League with a 2-2 Group D draw at Atletico Madrid on Tuesday.

Female workers sue Japanese bank for sexism in Britain (AFP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 02:11 PM PST

Businessmen walking past the headquarters of Japan's Nomura Holdings in Tokyo, in September 2009. Two female employees are suing Japanese bank in Britain for three million pounds after claiming they suffered sexist and racist behaviour from male colleagues, reports said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - Two female employees are suing Japanese bank Nomura in Britain for three million pounds after claiming they suffered sexist and racist behaviour from male colleagues, reports said Tuesday.

Valencia seals dramatic United fightback in Champions League (AFP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 02:05 PM PST

Manchester United's midfielder Antonio Valencia (left) takes the ball past CSKA Moscow's midfielder Alan Dzagoev during their UEFA Champions League Group B football match at Old Trafford in Manchester. The match ended in a 3-3 draw.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Antonio Valencia struck a dramatic stoppage time equaliser as Manchester United fought back from 3-1 deficit to secure a point that takes them through to the last 16 of the Champions League.

Obama: US, Europe must push hard for climate deal (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 01:41 PM PST

President Barack Obama, second from right, listens as Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, second from left, speaks during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. European High Council High Representative Javier Solana is at left, and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso is at right. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - President Barack Obama says he and European leaders agree it is imperative that they redouble efforts to reach a climate deal in Copenhagen in December.

Vatican seeks to clarify review of US sisters (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 12:01 PM PST

AP - The Vatican defended its review of U.S. women's religious orders on Tuesday amid criticism from the sisters that the process is secretive and amounts to a crackdown.

European court: No crucifixes in Italian schools (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 11:43 AM PST

FILE - In this Sunday, April 9, 2006 file photo, a cameraman films a crucifix hanging from a wall of a classroom used as a polling station during Italy's general election, in Milan, Italy. On Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009 Europe's court of human rights said the display of crucifixes in Italian public schools violates religious and education freedoms. (AP Photo/Giuseppe Aresu, files)AP - The Vatican on Tuesday denounced a ruling by the European court of human rights that said the display of crucifixes in Italian public schools violates religious and education freedoms.

Germany's Merkel: advocate of strong US ties (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 11:11 AM PST

German Chancellor Angela Merkel listens to President Barack Obama during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Angela Merkel, the first leader of reunited Germany to grow up under communist rule, has worked as chancellor to warm up ties with the United States — a country she couldn't travel to until she was in her mid-30s.

Irish Supreme Court upholds men-only golf club (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 10:39 AM PST

AP - A premier Dublin golf club can continue to bar women from membership, the Irish Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in a discrimination case inspired by similar protests against men-only clubs in the United States.

Britain puts more money in banks, imposes breakup (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 09:57 AM PST

A man walks by the headquarter of Royal Bank of Scotland Group in the City of London, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. Royal Bank of Scotland gets a further 25.5 billion pounds from the government — all at once, instead of in stages as announced in February. The bailed-out bank will also sell assets to comply with conditions for state aid and the government's stake will rise from 70 percent to 84 percent. The government also granted tax changes worth up to 11 billion pounds to RBS, and it will spend 5.7 billion pounds to buy its share of the new Lloyds shares. And the Treasury set aside a further 8 billion pounds to support RBS if its position deteriorates badly. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - The British government moved Tuesday to break up the country's two biggest retail banks, imposing a major shakeup on the financial sector as it exacts payback for last year's massive state bailout at the height of the financial crisis.

World markets stung by banking worries (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 08:59 AM PST

A man walks by a screen showing stock prices at the London Stock Exchange in the City of London, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. World stock markets mostly fell Tuesday amid renewed concerns about the banking sector after Britain's Royal Bank of Scotland PLC got more government help and Switzerland's UBS AG booked another massive charge. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - World stock markets mostly fell Tuesday amid renewed concerns about the banking sector after Britain's Royal Bank of Scotland got more government help and Switzerland's UBS AG booked another massive charge.

(AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 08:26 AM PST

AP - French institute says seminal French anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss has died.

Spanish intellectual Francisco Ayala dies aged 103 (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 08:16 AM PST

FILE - Spanish intellectual Francisco Ayala, seen in this March 9, 2006 file photo during an interview with The Associated Press, in Madrid has died. Ayala, a novelist, sociologist and one of Spain's leading scholars, died at his home in Madrid, Tuesday Nov. 3, 2009. He was 103. Ayala won many prestige prizes in Spanish letters, from the Cervantes award in 1991 to the Prince of Asturias in 1998.The Spanish Civil War of 1936-39 forced him into exile and he worked and lived in Argentina and the United States before returning to Spain. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa del Olza, File)AP - Francisco Ayala, a novelist, sociologist and one of Spain's leading scholars, died Tuesday at age 103 after outliving the dictatorship that led him to flee into exile.

Swine flu scare tightens borders around Ukraine (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2009 07:43 AM PST

AP - Russia and Slovakia have tightened their borders with Ukraine as the World Health Organization investigates a suspected swine flu outbreak in the country.

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