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- Mexico peso has worst day since 1995 crisis
(Recasts, adds quote and closing peso price) MEXICO CITY, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Mexico's peso plunged on Monday in its biggest one-day drop since the currency crisis of the mid-1990s and stocks sank as financial trouble in Europe stoked worries of a global
- AquaCity, Slovakia to host European & Green World Travel Awards
AquaCity Resort, Slovakia will host the European & Green World Travel Awards. It will be held in the eco-friendly waterpark and spa on the 15th October 2008. [UKPRwire, Mon Oct 06 2008] Over 150 guests, representing the world's top achievers in tourism,
- ETFs Record Big Drop as Trouble Spreads to Europe
News at a Glance Another Fall: Dow plummets 370 to finish below 10000. Trouble Abroad: World markets dive as investors panic. BofA's Bill: Bank and states agree to $8.4 bln settlement. Thanks, Ben: Fed to pay interest on banks' additional reserves. The
- Follow Europe where?
Share: How many times in this election have you heard a 'green' party leader -- say Elizabeth May, Stephane Dion or Jack Layton argue: It's time Canada followed Europe's example in fighting global warming? But what 'example' do they mean? It would be
- Europe governments go their own way on growing financial crisis
LONDON - Individual European governments issued a cascade of deposit guarantees to shore up their banks but fell short of any co-ordinated action Monday to deal with the crisis sweeping financial markets, even as stock markets crashed and the euro sank
- POINT OF VIEW: Follow Europe where?
Share: How many times in this election have you heard a 'green' party leader -- say Elizabeth May, Stephane Dion or Jack Layton argue: It's time Canada followed Europe's example in fighting global warming? But what 'example' do they mean? It would be
- Merkel and Berlusconi call for coherent action
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany and Italy agree that Europe needs coherent action in the face of the financial crisis, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday. Speaking at a joint news conference with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Merkel
- All Poppies Must Die
Did you know the one thing missing from Southern Afghanistan was an increased focus on eradicating poppies? After a whopping three day visit to the country, U.S. Army Gen. John Craddock, Supreme Allied Commander of NATO forces in Europe, certainly thinks
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- Germany, Italy Back Alitalia-Lufthansa Deal
German and Italian leaders backed a potential agreement on Monday between Alitalia and Lufthansa on the German airline taking a minority stake in the Italian carrier. CAI, the group that has offered to rescue Alitalia, has said it will choose a foreign
- Expansion at Manitowoc's Plant in Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Customers and dealers were invited to the Manitowoc facility in Wilhelmshaven, Germany this September to see the latest expansions at the factory and to see the launch of the new GMK5110-1 all-terrain crane. Manitowoc?s factory in Wilhelmshaven,
- Merkel and Berlusconi call for coherent action
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany and Italy agree that Europe needs coherent action in the face of the financial crisis, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday. Speaking at a joint news conference with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Merkel
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- Lung cancer incidence 50% higher
People in the west of Scotland are more likely to be diagnosed with lung cancer than those in the rest of the UK, a report says.
- Ukrainian coalition half-revived
Bloc of Yulia Timoshenko has signed a statement of reviving the democratic coalition with the pro-presidential party Our Ukraine. Two thirds of Our Ukraine are ready to revive the coalition in Ukraine?s Parliament immediately. Our Ukraine pulled out of
- AquaCity, Slovakia to host European & Green World Travel Awards
AquaCity Resort, Slovakia will host the European & Green World Travel Awards. It will be held in the eco-friendly waterpark and spa on the 15th October 2008. [UKPRwire, Mon Oct 06 2008] Over 150 guests, representing the world's top achievers in tourism,
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- 'Angolagate' trial opens in Paris
A president's son, a thriller writer and a former interior minister were among members of the French elite who went on trial in Paris on Monday for illegal arms sales to Africa in a high-profile case dubbed Angolagate.But a lawyer representing the Luanda
- BAILOUT MUST GO HAND IN HAND WITH REFORM
(Georgie Anne Geyer)
Georgie Anne Geyer - QUEBEC -- Winter has come early in this glorious French-Canadian city, which sits like a genteelly aging queen above the St. Lawrence River, fed by the roiling waters of the St. Lawrence Seaway. The winds were blowing December, instead of October, and hail was in the frigid air.
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- Tuesday October 7, Libyan people mark Day of Faithfulness
the Libyan people mark Day of Faithfulness, which was legislated by Al-Fatah Revolution to honor freedom loving people and human rights advocates. The celebration of the Day of Faithfulness coincides with the 97th anniversary of Italian invasion of Libya
- Mortar rounds hit market in Somalia, 17 killed
a remote-controlled land mine killed a Somali driver and wounded two aid workers - an Italian and a Somali - some 60 miles southwest of Mogadishu. The aid workers' injuries were not critical, Dr. Abdi Rahman said. Witnesses said those killed in the
- Germany, Italy Back Alitalia-Lufthansa Deal
German and Italian leaders backed a potential agreement on Monday between Alitalia and Lufthansa on the German airline taking a minority stake in the Italian carrier. CAI, the group that has offered to rescue Alitalia, has said it will choose a foreign
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- Melamine found in restaurants in Hungary
EMAIL THIS ARTICLE your name: your email address: recipient's name: recipient's email address: your comment: Send Mail close this form Products containing traces of the industrial chemical melamine have been found in several Chinese restaurants in
- Melamine in Hungary
Products containing traces of the industrial chemical melamine have been found in several Chinese restaurants in Hungary, the agriculture ministry's food safety officer, Miklos Suth, said on Monday. The melamine content did not, however, reach dangerous
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- Tuesday October 7, Libyan people mark Day of Faithfulness
the Libyan people mark Day of Faithfulness, which was legislated by Al-Fatah Revolution to honor freedom loving people and human rights advocates. The celebration of the Day of Faithfulness coincides with the 97th anniversary of Italian invasion of Libya
- Mortar rounds hit market in Somalia, 17 killed
a remote-controlled land mine killed a Somali driver and wounded two aid workers - an Italian and a Somali - some 60 miles southwest of Mogadishu. The aid workers' injuries were not critical, Dr. Abdi Rahman said. Witnesses said those killed in the
- Germany, Italy Back Alitalia-Lufthansa Deal
German and Italian leaders backed a potential agreement on Monday between Alitalia and Lufthansa on the German airline taking a minority stake in the Italian carrier. CAI, the group that has offered to rescue Alitalia, has said it will choose a foreign
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- Polish banks finding it hard to access financing
in foreign currencies, according to information from Parkiet This mostly concerns Swiss francs, used for granting the foreign currency loans, however, banks have to buy them abroad to be able to lend them. Meanwhile, the financial crisis resulted with
- FIFA removes sanction threat against Poland
By Darren Ennis FIFA has dropped its threat of sanctions against Euro 2012 co-hosts Poland after reaching an agreement with the country's government, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Monday. 'We have received letters and documents that there has been
- Poland Widens Embrace of S. Korean Firms: Minister
$all $sk $eur $ SEOUL, Oct 6 Asia Pulse - Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said Monday his country wants to bring its two-decade-long political and economic ties with South Korea to a 'new stage,' taking advantage of similarities between the two
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- Russia-Belarus joint anti-missile possible
Russia and Belarus may strike a deal on creating a joint anti-missile shield very soon. A source in the Russian government has said the timeframe of the deal mainly depends on the Belarusian side. Russia and Belarus have also started merging their
- Kenyan Lawmakers Urge Probe of Weapons Seized by Pirates
Kenyan parliament members are calling for an investigation into the ownership and destination of a shipment of Russian-made tanks and other weapons aboard a Ukrainian ship seized by pirates off the coast of Somalia. The call follows a recent report,
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