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ANSA: Saldi: 70% negozi gia' li fa, ma cala budget famiglie

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 10:31 AM PST

Consumatori spenderanno 219-224 euro, il 15-18% in meno

Financial Times: Job pays too little, says Merkel rival

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 08:38 AM PST

Peer Steinbrück, the SPD candidate in Germany's general election, has provoked criticism by declaring the chancellor's €250,000 salary too low

ANSA: Check up sull'attuazione, legge per legge

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 08:39 AM PST

ANSA: In 3 anni 154 mila dipendenti pubblici in meno

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 10:06 AM PST

Lombardia batte Lazio: è la Regione con più travet

Financial Times: Monti struggles to form alliance

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 11:15 AM PST

Signs of discord foreshadow possible problems of unity as the prime minister prepares for national elections in February with a centrist alliance

Financial Times: Experts back Deutsche whistleblowers

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 11:25 AM PST

Complainants say the bank failed to account for the risk of its counterparties walking away from the trade rather than paying out on the insurance

Aljazeera: Hillary Clinton hospitalised with blood clot

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 05:52 PM PST

US Secretary of State is being assessed by New York doctors after suffering concussion during fall earlier in December.

Financial Times: Clinton hospitalised with bloodclot

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 06:01 PM PST

US secretary of state's spokesman said her doctors discovered the clot during a follow-up exam on Sunday and she was admitted to hospital

Aljazeera: Central African rebels weigh coalition offer

Posted: 31 Dec 2012 03:02 AM PST

After meeting African Union chief, rebel leaders consider power-sharing offer, but do not want to join government.

Aljazeera: Rape dampens India's New Year celebrations

Posted: 31 Dec 2012 09:39 AM PST

Armed forces, including ordinary people, cancel parties as mark of respect to woman who died after brutal gang rape.

ANSA: Sanità: stretta contro esami inutili

Posted: 31 Dec 2012 09:41 AM PST

Aljazeera: UN peacekeepers exit East Timor

Posted: 31 Dec 2012 10:06 AM PST

The UN has ended its 13 year mission after aiding East Timor's independence from Indonesia's 24-year occupation.

Huffington Post: Ringling Bros. Wins $9.3 Million In Settlement From ASPCA Over Claims Of Elephant Abuse

Posted: 31 Dec 2012 10:18 AM PST

A decade-long legal battle is finally coming to a close after the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) agreed to pay the owners of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus $9.3 million for alleging the circus abused their elephants.

The lucrative settlement was announced on Friday, according to papers to filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., Courthouse News reports.

"Animal activists have been attacking our family, our company, and our employees for decades because they oppose animals in circuses," Kenneth Feld, chairman and chief executive officer of Feld Entertainment, said in a statement obtained by Bloomberg. "This settlement is a vindication not just for the company but also for the dedicated men and women who spend their lives working and caring for all the animals with Ringling Bros."


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Huffington Post: Nebraska Drought Likely To Worsen In 2013

Posted: 31 Dec 2012 10:19 AM PST

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraskans should expect the impact of the drought to worsen next year if the current dry forecast for the winter holds up.

Climatologists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's National Drought Mitigation Center said the effects of the drought will likely get worse in 2013 because the state's rivers and lakes have been diminished. Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming are all on track to record their driest years on record in 2012.

The drought contributed to Nebraska's worst fire season since 1919. Don Westover with the Nebraska Forest Service said wildfires burned more than 400,000 acres and destroyed 65 structures in the state this year.


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Huffington Post: 2012 Is New Jersey's Hottest Year On Record

Posted: 31 Dec 2012 10:20 AM PST

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — It may not feel like it with the cold temperatures and biting wind of the last few days, but 2012 was the warmest year on record for New Jersey.

State climatologists say the average temperature was around 55.9 degrees, the highest since record keeping began in 1895 and nearly 4 degrees above normal.

"Jersey has been baking," said David Robinson, the New Jersey state climatologist and a professor at Rutgers University. "And there's really no signs overall that it should stop."


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Huffington Post: Pope Marks End Of Difficult Year At New Years Eve Service (PHOTOS)

Posted: 31 Dec 2012 10:23 AM PST

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI marked the end of a difficult year Monday by saying that despite all the death and injustice in the world, goodness prevails.

Benedict celebrated New Year's Eve with a vespers service in St. Peter's Basilica to give thanks for 2012 and look ahead to 2013. He appeared tired during the service and used a cane afterward – an indication that the busy Christmas season may be taking a toll on the 85-year-old Benedict.


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