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ANSA: Euro in rialzo a 1,357 dlr

Posted: 06 Oct 2013 11:24 PM PDT

Divisa nipponica a 131,1

ANSA: Airbus: commessa per 31 A350 da Hal

Posted: 06 Oct 2013 11:29 PM PDT

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Aljazeera: Occupation costs Palestinians 'billions'

Posted: 08 Oct 2013 02:29 AM PDT

World Bank report says Palestinian economy could expand by a third if Israel lifted restrictions in West Bank.

Aljazeera: US team questions seized al-Qaeda suspect

Posted: 08 Oct 2013 03:43 AM PDT

Abu Anas al-Liby, captured in covert raid in Libya, held onboard US naval vessel and interrogated by elite team.

Financial Times: Egypt needs to show some ambition

Posted: 08 Oct 2013 04:51 AM PDT

The political – and social – polarisation Egypt has been experiencing in the past two and a half years has marginalised the forces of youth

Huffington Post: Dieter Uchtdorf, Mormon Leader, Says Church Has 'Made Mistakes' And There Is Room For All In LDS Faith

Posted: 08 Oct 2013 05:05 AM PDT

SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) It is wrong to assume that Mormons who leave the faith "have been offended or lazy or sinful," a top leader told members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Saturday (Oct. 5) during the church's 183rd Semiannual General Conference.

"It is not that simple," said Dieter F. Uchtdorf, second counselor in the LDS Church's governing three-man First Presidency.

Some struggle with "unanswered questions about things that have been done or said in the past," Uchtdorf explained. "We openly acknowledge that in nearly 200 years of church history — along with an uninterrupted line of inspired, honorable and divine events — there have been some things said and done that could cause people to question."


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Huffington Post: Happy Birthday, Matt Damon! Actor Turns 43 Today

Posted: 08 Oct 2013 05:05 AM PDT

Happy birthday, Matt Damon!

The award-winning star turns 43 today, Oct. 8. One of the most accomplished actors of his generation, Damon got his big break at 18 years old when he had a single line in the classic rom-com "Mystic Pizza." Since then, the birthday boy went on to become Jason Bourne, Private Ryan and one half of the team behind "Good Will Hunting."

A hearty happy birthday goes out to one of Boston's golden boys.


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Huffington Post: Billy Ray Cyrus Says Miley Is 'The Happiest She's Ever Been' After Split From Liam Hemsworth

Posted: 08 Oct 2013 05:06 AM PDT

Billy Ray Cyrus has consistently been vocal in his support for his daughter Miley, even at her most controversial. Yesterday, Billy Ray opened up to "Entertainment Tonight" and talked about his famous daughter's state of mind post-breakup from Liam Hemsworth, and how her happiness is really all that matters to him.

"All I know for sure is I heard my daughter say today she's the happiest she's ever been in her life immediately following [the breakup.] That's when I saw Miley being so happy," he said. "Somewhere along the stress and strain of different things I didn't see her smiling as often for a little while and all of a sudden she's like the sun, and when she smiles it's light."

He added: "Everything happens for a reason and the main thing for me, as Miley's daddy, is she's happy." Billy Ray echoed the same sentiment on Twitter following Miley's "Today" show appearance, tweeting:


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Huffington Post: Syria Chemical Weapons Plans 'Have Never Been Tried Before'

Posted: 08 Oct 2013 05:07 AM PDT

THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The chief of the global chemical weapons watchdog briefed member states Tuesday on progress in the high-stakes, high-risk mission to rid Syria of its poison gas stockpile.

Ahmet Uzumcu, director-general of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, spoke to the group's 41-nation Executive Council at the start of a four-day meeting in The Hague as inspectors continued their mission in Syria to verify and destroy the country's estimated 1,000-ton chemical arsenal in the midst of a two-year civil war.


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Financial Times: Greek economy stabilised, says Stournaras

Posted: 08 Oct 2013 05:12 AM PDT

Draft budget sees positive growth next year but country has still to implement structural reforms to ensure a lasting recovery according to finance minister

Aljazeera: Higgs and Englert win Nobel physics prize

Posted: 08 Oct 2013 06:02 AM PDT

British and Belgian scientists receive prize for predicting the existence of the Higgs boson, or "God particle".

Aljazeera: EU Parliament stubs out proposed tobacco law

Posted: 08 Oct 2013 07:23 AM PDT

EU-body rejects immediate ban on menthol cigarettes and size of health warnings on packets saying law was "too harsh".

Financial Times: The joy of Higgs

Posted: 08 Oct 2013 10:01 AM PDT

Nobel Physics Prize proves value of blue-sky research. There is no better example of why a society should support rigorous thought and experimentation

Financial Times: Banks emerge as Italy’s elephant in the room

Posted: 08 Oct 2013 10:03 AM PDT

Crippling recession, the European sovereign debt and a decade of economic stagnation have taken their toll on Italian banks' balance sheets

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