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ANSA: Petrolio:poco mosso in Asia a 103,38 dlr

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 11:21 PM PDT

Brent a 106,87 dollari

ANSA: Snam: utile giu' a 462 mln, ricavi +3,4%

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 11:25 PM PDT

Pesa rifinanziamento debito, acconto dividendo 0,1 euro

ANSA: Oro: in rialzo intorno a 1.300 dollari

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 11:26 PM PDT

guadagna lo 0,4%

ANSA: Cambi: euro in calo a 1,3248 dollari

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 11:39 PM PDT

yen a 129,69

Aljazeera: Fatah dismisses Hamas papers as fabrications

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 07:47 AM PDT

Fatah denies claims it worked with elements of the Egyptian government on a malicious campaign to tarnish rival Hamas.

Aljazeera: Berlusconi lawyers want fraud case dismissed

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 07:17 PM PDT

Supreme Court to rule on case against former PM that could plunge Italy's fragile coalition government into crisis.

Aljazeera: US spy chiefs admit snooping on Americans

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 08:05 PM PDT

Deputy director says NSA has ability to read phone records of millions of citizens while looking for one terror suspect.

Aljazeera: US army overwhelmed by Manning leaks

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 08:58 PM PDT

Judge hears first of 20 witnesses in long sentencing phase of court martial of WikiLeaks whistleblower.

Financial Times: Caxton reopens hedge fund to new clients

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 07:30 AM PDT

First of the global macro funds – which speculate on shifts between national economies – to accept new capital after years of scarce opportunities

Financial Times: Ebony, ivory . . .and timber

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 09:12 AM PDT

Musician Chuck Leavell's forestry business near Macon, Georgia, gives him respite from touring as keyboard player with The Rolling Stones

Financial Times: We need a new Apollo to harness the sun

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 09:47 AM PDT

Global warming, the world's greatest problem, should be treated as such and have the first call on research money and attract the best minds

Huffington Post: Sahara Dust Cloud Crossing The Atlantic, Approaching South America (VIDEO)

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 10:23 AM PDT

South America could be getting a gritty taste of the Sahara Desert soon, from 5,000 miles away.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released a stunning visualization of what's called the "Saharan Air Layer," a massive blob of dust that travels into the Northern Atlantic every 3 to 5 days when winds pick up from late spring to early fall. The dust cloud can get as large as the contiguous United States, and it's not terribly uncommon for it to make its way across the ocean.

You can see where the sand is right now here, but starting Friday and into the weekend it'll settle over northern Brazil, Venezuela, Haiti and other caribbean destinations.


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Huffington Post: Stephen Colbert Mocks Cable News Over Obama-Hillary Clinton Lunch (VIDEO)

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 10:23 AM PDT

President Obama and Hillary Clinton had a lunch meeting together on Monday, sending the cable news networks into a tizzy over what it could all mean. Stephen Colbert broke it down for viewers on Wednesday night.

"What could it mean?" Colbert sang, mocking cable news for its coverage of the lunch and in-depth analysis of implications for Clinton's possible 2016 presidential run.

"We don't know, but a total absence of facts has never stopped cable news before," he joked. "Remember we're the ones that broke the story that the royal baby was a boy or a girl and we were right."


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Huffington Post: Californians On Climate Change: 65 Percent Call For Immediate Action On Environmental Issues

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 10:23 AM PDT

Californians, apparently feeling better about the state's economic prospects, believe more strongly than ever that their state government should act immediately to combat climate change by reducing greenhouse-gas emissions.

That was among the findings of a poll conducted by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California, which surveys state residents each year on a range of environmental issues.

Nearly two-thirds of Californians, or 65 percent, said the state should "take action right away" rather than wait until the economy improves. That was 9 percentage points higher than last year and the highest level since pollsters began asking the question in 2008.


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Huffington Post: Show Off Rider Crashes Motorcycle (VIDEO)

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 10:24 AM PDT

Ahh. A busy highway, what a perfect place to explore utter ignorance to it's fullest.

A video from Brazil, that has recently gone viral, depicts an adventurous rider showing off on his motorcycle by riding it backwards... with no hands. He is seemingly successful, until the grand finale, which lands him in the side of an unsuspecting car.

Luckily, from the looks of it, the only serious injury was done to the rider's ego.


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Financial Times: Zero-hours workers

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 10:34 AM PDT

UK should not ban contracts that can suit both employers and employees but crack down on abuses

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