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• ANSA: 'Anziani' lasciano lavoro a giovani
• ANSA: Camfin: disgelo Tronchetti-Malacalza
• ANSA: Cambi: euro in lieve rialzo a 1,308 dlr
• ANSA: Petrolio: poco mosso in attesa Opec
• Financial Times: Russia admits Assad could be toppled
• Aljazeera: Tropical Cyclone Evan hits Samoa
• Financial Times: Stocks mixed as traders absorb Fed move
• Financial Times: China flies aircraft over disputed islands
• Financial Times: Danone targets €200m cost cuts in Europe
• Aljazeera: S Africa's Zuma to face leadership challenge
• Aljazeera: Spain seizes $36.5m worth of Mubarak assets
• Huffington Post: George H.W. Bush Could Leave Houston Hospital Before Christmas
• Huffington Post: 7 Reasons Why Doritos Locos Were A Good Idea
• Huffington Post: David Vitter Says BP Should Hire Louisiana Firms For Oil Company's Contracts
• Huffington Post: Kayla Campbell's Body Found In North Carolina Pond
• Aljazeera: China aircraft 'intrudes into Japan airspace'

ANSA: 'Anziani' lasciano lavoro a giovani Posted: 11 Dec 2012 11:46 AM PST Accordo Assolombarda-sindacati per part time prima pensione

ANSA: Camfin: disgelo Tronchetti-Malacalza Posted: 11 Dec 2012 11:49 AM PST Unicredit e Intesa lavorano a dialogo, ipotesi ruolo attivo

ANSA: Cambi: euro in lieve rialzo a 1,308 dlr Posted: 11 Dec 2012 11:15 PM PST Yen a 107,09

ANSA: Petrolio: poco mosso in attesa Opec Posted: 11 Dec 2012 11:20 PM PST Greggio a 85,80 dollari al barile

Financial Times: Russia admits Assad could be toppled Posted: 13 Dec 2012 02:55 AM PST Moscow says rebels are gaining ground and might push the Syrian president from power, as contingency powers are drawn up to fly out Russian citizens

Aljazeera: Tropical Cyclone Evan hits Samoa Posted: 13 Dec 2012 03:44 AM PST The first named storm of the South Pacific cyclone season triggers flooding and structural damage

Financial Times: Stocks mixed as traders absorb Fed move Posted: 13 Dec 2012 06:32 AM PST FTSE All-World equity index flat, hovering just shy of 16-month highs, as wariness about US fiscal cliff ensures that 'risk asset' gains are hard won

Financial Times: China flies aircraft over disputed islands Posted: 13 Dec 2012 08:06 AM PST Tokyo scrambled fighter jets and made a formal protest over the Chinese flight – an escalation of Beijing's efforts to challenge Japanese control

Financial Times: Danone targets €200m cost cuts in Europe Posted: 13 Dec 2012 08:55 AM PST Yoghurt maker denies measure is related to the call by activist investor Nelson Peltz, who took a 1% stake in November, to boost performance

Aljazeera: S Africa's Zuma to face leadership challenge Posted: 13 Dec 2012 10:05 AM PST Kgalema Motlanthe, the president's deputy, to run against Jacob Zuma for leadership of ruling African National Congress.

Aljazeera: Spain seizes $36.5m worth of Mubarak assets Posted: 13 Dec 2012 11:23 AM PST Millions of assets of ex-Egyptian president and associates located, including Marbella beach properties and luxury cars.

Huffington Post: George H.W. Bush Could Leave Houston Hospital Before Christmas Posted: 13 Dec 2012 11:37 AM PST HOUSTON -- Ex-President George H.W. Bush can look forward to spending the holidays at home after nearly three weeks in a Houston hospital with a bronchitis-related cough. Methodist Hospital spokesman George Kovacik (koh-VAH'-chik) said Thursday that Bush has steadily improved and remains stable as he battles the lingering effects of bronchitis. Kovacik says Bush's treatment now centers on physical therapy to increase his strength. Read More... More on Christmas

Huffington Post: 7 Reasons Why Doritos Locos Were A Good Idea Posted: 13 Dec 2012 11:39 AM PST Doritos Locos have been a massive success for Taco Bell. The company is planning additional roll-outs (Cool Ranch!) and is crediting the innovation for some of its success in the stock market. By the end of August 2012, Taco Bell had already sold over 200 million Doritos Locos (the product was launched in March). Two months earlier, Doritos Locos were already declared Taco Bell's most successful product ever. But why exactly has a crispy taco shell flavored with Doritos become such a sensation? There's nothing magical about the success -- it's clear that Taco Bell understood its fan base and marketed the product well. Here are seven reasons why Doritos Locos have been so successful: Read More... More on Fast Food

Huffington Post: David Vitter Says BP Should Hire Louisiana Firms For Oil Company's Contracts Posted: 13 Dec 2012 11:40 AM PST * Vitter: too many BP contracts going to European firms * Says BP promised to "make this right" after the 2010 spill * Asks BP to give a Louisiana contractor "priority" By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - BP Plc should hire more Louisiana companies to work on its project to expand an oil platform to show the oil company meant what it said in advertisements pledging to "make this right" for the state after the 2010 Gulf oil spill, U.S. Senator David Vitter said on Thursday. The Louisiana senator's letter, to be sent on Thursday to Lamar McKay, head of BP's U.S. operations, refers several times to the "make this right" slogan used in advertisements in which BP pledged to restore the Gulf Coast after the worst U.S. offshore oil spill. Vitter said too many of the contracts awarded so far for BP's "Mad Dog Phase 2" offshore project in the Gulf of Mexico have gone to Finnish, Dutch and British companies, while Louisiana companies are still trying to recover from the impact of BP's Deepwater Horizon disaster. The London-based oil company's actions don't match its vow in the wake of the disaster to "make this right," said Vitter, soon to be the top Republican on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. "Apparently, you're very keen on 'making this right' -- in Europe," Vitter said in the scathing letter, obtained by Reuters. The U.S. government recently suspended BP from new federal contracts, including oil leases, after the company agreed to pay $4.5 billion in penalties related to the 2010 oil spill. That settlement included a record large criminal fine related to the 11 workers who died in the disaster, and penalties for lying to Congress. BP also has been fighting the U.S. government and Gulf Coast states over billions of dollars in potential civil liabilities for the spill's environmental damage. A hearing on those issues is slated for February. Vitter said the Mad Dog project could be the largest fabrication project in the state in a decade, and holds the potential for 2,000 craft and professional jobs for the coast. "Accordingly, if BP truly wants to 'make this right,' I ask very specifically that an existing Louisiana contractor be given priority consideration for this project," Vitter said. "This work could easily be performed in Louisiana at the highest level of quality and at an extremely competitive price," he said. Vitter also criticized BP for ads in the state "celebrating" a $1 billion agreement to fund environmental restoration when "only a fraction" of the money has been spent so far. Read More... More on Gulf Oil Spill

Huffington Post: Kayla Campbell's Body Found In North Carolina Pond Posted: 13 Dec 2012 11:40 AM PST On Thursday, the body of teenager Kayla Campbell was pulled from a North Carolina pond, near the area where her car cell phone, bicycle and helmet were found earlier this week. "They found her in a pond they were draining. She was found deceased," Faye Fink, a spokeswoman for the Mint Hill Police Department, told The Huffington Post. Authorities found the 16-year-old's body in a pond east of Interstate 485 in Mint Hill, a suburb about 20 miles southeast of Charlotte. The discovery was made at about 12:15 a.m., roughly 11 hours after officials began draining the pond. Read More... More on North Carolina

Aljazeera: China aircraft 'intrudes into Japan airspace' Posted: 13 Dec 2012 11:56 AM PST Japan scrambles fighter jets to counter first ever 'intrusion of airspace', but China terms flight 'completely normal'.

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