2010年1月14日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Bosch to close British factory with loss of 900 jobs (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 06:47 PM PST

German engineering giant Bosch is set to close a British car parts factory with the loss of 900 jobs, said the company, blaming the economic downturn which has hit the automotive industry hard.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)AFP - German engineering giant Bosch is set to close a British car parts factory with the loss of 900 jobs, said the company, blaming the economic downturn which has hit the automotive industry hard.

Monye says England can end Six Nations title wait (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 06:12 PM PST

England's Ugo Monye (centre) is seen runing with the ball during the Investec Challenge Series International rugby union match against New Zealand at Twickenham, south-west London, in November 2009. Monye believes England can ease the pressure mounting on manager Martin Johnson and his staff by winning their first Six Nations title in seven years.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Ugo Monye believes England can ease the pressure mounting on manager Martin Johnson and his staff by winning their first Six Nations title in seven years.

Injury blows add to Benitez's Liverpool woes (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 05:57 PM PST

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez(L) looks on as Spanish forward Fernando Torres(R) leaves the field after being injured against Reading during their English FA Cup replay football match on January 13.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Just when Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez thought things could not get any worse, he found himself facing up to the prospect of being without star players Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard.

Tories plan immediate cuts if elected (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 05:36 PM PST

Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. The Tories will start cutting back on state spending as soon as they take office if they win a general election this year, Osbourne has said.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - The Conservatives will start cutting back on state spending as soon as they take office if they win a general election this year, their finance spokesman has said.

Damrau convincing in Massenet work (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 04:14 PM PST

In this Friday, Jan. 8, 2010 dated handout photo German soprano Diana Damrau performs as Manon Lescaut and Mexican Tenor Ramon Vargas as Chevalier Des Grieux, from left, in the opera 'Manon' by Jules Massenet at the state opera in Vienna. (AP Photo/Wiener Staatsoper GmbH, Axel Zeininger)AP - There is a moment in the third act of Massenet's Manon when the heroine is hoisted on the shoulders of her admirers as the unrivaled beauty of Paris. In the current version at the Vienna State Opera, that is totally Diana Damrau's moment

London threatened by bankers' bonus tax: mayor (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 04:07 PM PST

Mayor of London Boris Johnson delivers a speech in 2009. A new tax on bankers' bonuses threatens London's position as a global financial centre and could trigger an exodus of high-earners overseas, the city's mayor warned Friday.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - A new tax on bankers' bonuses threatens London's position as a global financial centre and could trigger an exodus of high-earners overseas, the city's mayor warned Friday.

Airbus A400M aircraft partners hold crunch talks (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 04:06 PM PST

The Airbus A400M military transporter lands after its first test flight in Seville, in 2009. The seven partner countries involved in the multi-billion euro (dollar) Airbus A400M project were to meet in London on Thursday amid doubts about the future of the delayed and over-budget programme.(AFP/File/Bertrand Guay)AFP - The seven partner countries involved in the multi-billion euro (dollar) Airbus A400M plane project met in London on Thursday amid doubts about the future of the delayed and over-budget programme.

International aid pledges for Haiti quake relief (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 03:14 PM PST

The Red Cross lines up supplies as it prepares for an incoming flight from Haiti in Montreal January 14, 2010. Troops and planeloads of food and medicine streamed in to Haiti on Thursday to aid a traumatized nation still rattled by aftershocks from the catastrophic earthquake that flattened homes and government buildings and buried countless people. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)AP - A glance at some of the international aid pledges for victims of the earthquake in Haiti:

Many countries report missing and dead in Haiti (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 03:01 PM PST

AP - A glance on countries reporting dead and missing in Haiti:

Downbeat O'Sullivan defeats Ebdon (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 02:53 PM PST

British snooker champion Ronnie O'Sullivan, seen here on January 3, remained unimpressed after winning through to the semi-finals of the Masters with a 6-3 victory over Peter Ebdon at the Wembley Arena here on Thursday.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP - Reigning champion Ronnie O'Sullivan remained unimpressed after winning through to the semi-finals of the Masters with a 6-3 victory over Peter Ebdon at the Wembley Arena here on Thursday.

Haiti missing-persons site gets quick response (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 01:34 PM PST

AP - More than 5,000 people registered on a special Red Cross Web site a few hours after it was launched to help Haitians find loved ones missing in the earthquake, an official said Thursday.

Ukraine's Tymoshenko seeks better ties to Russia (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 01:30 PM PST

An activist of the Women's Movement AP - The front-runners in Ukraine's presidential race have vowed to revive ties with Russia if elected — a strong signal that Sunday's vote could mark the end of the Western-oriented leadership ushered in by Ukraine's 2004 Orange Revolution.

Aid workers in Haiti face 'logistical nightmare' (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 11:45 AM PST

An Italian military C-130J is loaded with first-aid kits and medical supplies for relief in earthquake ravaged Haiti, in Pisa's military airport, central Italy, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Paolo Lazzeroni)AP - Roads full of hungry, homeless people. An estimated 50,000 dead. A ruined port and an overwhelmed airport. Hundreds of crumpled buildings and little heavy machinery. Few working phones.

Activists protest experiments burying pigs in snow (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 11:10 AM PST

AP - Vehement protests by animal rights activists prompted scientists on Thursday to temporarily stop an avalanche experiment that involved burying pigs in snow and monitoring their deaths.

Doge's palace in Venice restored (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 11:07 AM PST

A view of decorative details on the steps of the 'Scala dei Giganti' (stairway of giants) part of the inner courtyard of the 'Palazzo Ducale di Venezia' palace in Venice, northern Italy, during a press preview to announce the completion of the first phase of restoration work, Thursday Jan. 14, 2010. According to historic accounts, the palace was mostly constructed between the 14th and 15th centuries and was the residence of the ruler of Venice, the Doge di Venezia. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)AP - Experts have restored part of Venice's Palazzo Ducale, cleaning marble facades and uncovering hidden shades of color and gold.

Red Cross estimates 50,000 dead in Haiti quake (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 11:04 AM PST

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy speaks at the Elysee Palace in Paris January 14, 2010, on the Haiti situation following an earthquake. REUTERS/Gerard Cerles/PoolAP - The Haitian earthquake has killed an estimated 45,000-50,000 people, a spokesman for the Red Cross federation said Thursday.

Radio Free Europe begins broadcast to Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 10:56 AM PST

AP - U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty says it will start broadcasting to the tribal areas of Pakistan to provide an alternative to Islamic extremist stations.

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Posted: 14 Jan 2010 10:14 AM PST

AP - Red Cross federation estimates 45,000-50,000 dead in Haitian earthquake.

Italy recovers euro165 million in stolen art, relics (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 08:49 AM PST

An Italian Carabinieri paramilitary police officer looks at an elaborately painted Corinthian vase for mixing water and wine dating from 580 to 570 B.C, during a press conference in Rome on the occasion of their return to Italy, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010. Italy's art police said Thursday they had recovered or seized nearly 60,000 pieces of looted or stolen artwork and archaeological artifacts worth €165 million ($239 million) last year. That compares with the €183 million in stolen or looted art and artifacts recovered in 2008, the Carabinieri art squad said in its annual accounting of the government's efforts to recover looted antiquities and stolen artwork. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - Ancient frescoes, statues and decorated vases that graced tables more than 2,000 years ago were among tens of thousands of artifacts recovered last year by Italy's art police, officials said Thursday.

UK report calls for tougher dog breeding standards (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 08:44 AM PST

FILE -- In this March 5, 2009 file photo, two Bassett Hounds wait together on the first day of the annual Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre, in Birmingham, England. An inquiry set up to examine if the way pedigree dogs are bred damages their health, published its findings in London, Thursday Jan. 14, 2010. All puppies should be microchipped and new owners should insist on seeing them with their mothers as part of efforts to crackdown on bad breeding practices including dog 'farming', the report recommended. The independent inquiry by Professor Sir Patrick Bateson called for changes in the law to include a requirement for all puppies to be microchipped before sale, which could help trace bad breeders.(AP Photo/Rui Vieira-pa, file)AP - Britain considers itself a nation of dog lovers. But a new report says the country needs tougher breeding standards and better education to curb deformity and disease caused by the quest for the best beagle or the perfect Pekingese.

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