Monday, October 11, 2010

My Press Review - Tuesday 12 October

Bavaria premier stokes migrant row

 

Horst Seehofer calls for halt to immigration for Turks and Arabs, claiming they find it hard to integrate

 

 

Israeli troops 'shot Gaza children'

 

At least 10 Palestinian children have been shot and wounded by Israeli troops in the past three months while collecting rubble in or near the "buffer zone" created by Israel along the Gaza border, in a low-intensity offensive on the fringes of the blockaded Palestinian territory.

 

 

U.S. Alarmed by Harsh Tone of China’s Military

 

American military officials worry about a shift in which young Chinese may see the United States only as a threat.

 

 

Obama Wants to Sell Arms to China Again

 

There's been a ban on U.S. arms sales to China since three days after 1989's Tiananmen Square clash, when tanks and soldiers of the People's Liberation Army attacked and killed an unknown number of Chinese students. At least until last Friday, that is.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/time/topstories/~4/RO4j6BzpPWI

 

 

Saudis may stop Sri Lanka workers

 

One of the main recruitment organisations in Saudi Arabia calls for a suspension in the hiring of thousands of workers from Sri Lanka.

 

 

Is France's Islamophobia State-Sanctioned?

 

France's zeal for secularism risks turning into a state-sanctioned form of Islamophobiahttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/time/topstories/~4/Eh8xpAWHe3o

 

 

France braced for another strike

 

French unions are set to stage a national day of strikes and demonstrations in opposition to the governments pension reforms - the third in a month.

 


Experts say no end in sight for gold's bull run

 

The yellow metal's bullish run will continue unabated, according to industry experts, even though the price has already soared by 23 percent this year.

 

 

U.S. decision on China yuan practices looms again

 

President Barack Obama's administration faces a deadline on Friday on whether to formally declare for the first time that China manipulates its currency, following an election-year vote in Congress to get tough with Beijing.

 

 

BRIC, U.S. Face Off on Currencies

 

The BRIC countries are united in opposing U.S. efforts to weaken or eliminate mechanisms to control currency fluctuations, Deputy Finance Minister Dmitry Pankin told reporters late Thursday.

 

 

Bahrain seeks to 'clarify' comments on Iran as threat

 

Bahrain on Sunday sought to "clarify" comments made last week by its U.S. ambassador about the threat a nuclear-armed Iran would pose to the tiny island kingdom.

 


Income gap, a woe for China and US

 

The United States and China have found something in common lately, after the US Census Bureau announced that last year the income gap between the richest and poorest US citizens was the widest in recent history.

 

 

Global hunger index

 

How bad is hunger around the world? Get the latest data, country by country

 

 

Greece could extend IMF loans

 

Greece is discussing prolonging the repayment of a €110bn (£96bn) EU/IMF bailout deal, its Finance minister, George Papaconstantinou, said yesterday.

 

 

Trio shares Nobel prize for economics

 

A British-Cypriot and two Americans, including one nominated by President Barack Obama to the US Federal Reserve board, won the 2010 Nobel Prize for Economics for their work to explain persistent unemployment.

 

 

Hungary says emergency dam to be finished today

 

Hungary said it hopes to finish building an emergency dam by Tuesday to hold back a reservoir of toxic sludge after a breach of the original retaining wall caused a deadly flood of industrial waste.

 

 

Hungarian toxic sludge boss arrested over environmental disaster

 

Zoltan Bakonyi was arrested on suspicion of public endangerment and environmental damage.

 

 

Race for oil may cause 'new cold war'

 

Global warming and a race for resources could spark a new 'cold war' in the Arctic, US naval admiral warns ahead of key talks on environmental security

 

 

‘We believe at some stage Ukraine will be a member of NATO’

 

Over the last decade, Ukraine’s relations with NATO has had its ups and downs.

 

 

In Sarajevo, Clinton seeks political reforms

 

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is pressing political reforms to the restive Balkans with the hope that such changes will lead to the region's full integration into the European Union and NATO....

 

 

Kouchner offers no change on French opposition to Turkey

 

Despite applauding Turkey’s pro-active foreign policy, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has signaled that his country has no intention of modifying its strong opposition to Turkey’s accession to the European Union in the near future.

 

 

Egypt investments in Ethiopia hit $1 billion

 

Egypt's investments in Ethiopia hit $1 billion this year, and are expected to double in 2011, which will help boost cooperation between the two sides,

 

 

Warning over N Korea food shortages

 

The British ambassador to North Korea has said food shortages in the country are causing chronic malnutrition.

 

 

Elite Colombian soldiers guilty

 

A court in Colombia finds seven members of an elite anti-kidnapping squad guilty of killing a civilian and claiming he was a left-wing guerrilla.

 


Mona Lisa's remains 'lie in Florence rubbish tip'

 

The remains of the Italian woman who was the model for Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa were dug up 30 years ago and now lie in a municipal rubbish tip, an Italian expert has claimed

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