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Several buildings at the site of the former Twin Towers are ready for occupancy, but they are still half-empty as high rent deters cost-wary companies

Financial Times: China hackers target Australia spy agency

Posted: 28 May 2013 08:06 AM PDT

An investigation by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation alleges Chinese hackers stole blueprints for the country's new spy headquarters

Aljazeera: Madrid, Istanbul and Tokyo ready Olympic bids

Posted: 28 May 2013 08:29 AM PDT

Cities bidding to host 2020 Olympic Games will present their cases to the IOC at a meeting in Russia.

Huffington Post: Secret Histories: Sex Lives Of The Renaissance Artists – Interactive

Posted: 28 May 2013 09:51 AM PDT

Titian cavorted with his models, Raphael died of sexual excess, Leonardo ran into trouble with the Florentine sex police ... We delve into the passionate private lives of art's great masters and see just how raw and radical the Renaissance really was.

Huffington Post: Estate Plan Funding For Spouses

Posted: 28 May 2013 09:54 AM PDT

Earlier in my career, I saw estate plans consisting of a set of documents drawn and signed, and that was it. There was no attention at all to dealing with the clients' assets. The clients' assets remained titled in the spouses' names. Upon the death of the first spouse to die, generally the surviving spouse succeeded to outright ownership of the marital property via tenancy by the entirety. If the deceased spouse owned property in his or her own name, his or her will bequeathed it to his or her trust, but such post-death funding of a trust requires a probate proceeding.

Huffington Post: Chile's Communist Party Backs Michelle Bachelet's Bid For Presidency

Posted: 28 May 2013 09:54 AM PDT

SANTIAGO, Chile -- Chile's small Communist Party on Monday officially announced its support for socialist Michelle Bachelet's candidacy to regain the presidency.

Party leader Guillermo Teillier announced the pact after meeting with Bachelet, who was Chile's president from 2006 to 2010 and is now the front-runner for the Nov. 17 vote.

Financial Times: Buchheit – crusader for stricken countries

Posted: 28 May 2013 10:45 AM PDT

Lee Buchheit, the man most countries in financial distress call upon for restructuring, says it's 'more fun' to work on the side of governments

Aljazeera: Race to climb Everest stirs tension

Posted: 28 May 2013 11:01 AM PDT

Too many climbers trying to follow in footsteps of Hillary and Norgay, 60 years after they scaled world's highest peak.

lunedì 27 maggio 2013

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ANSA: Ilva:Zanonato,rischi fine acciaio Italia
ANSA: Banca Giappone, banche prestino di piu'
ANSA: Gas-immobiliare, fronte liberalizzazioni
ANSA: Crisi:cresce ricorso maghi,6,5mld affari
Aljazeera: Thousands rally against gay marriage in Paris
Aljazeera: Deal reached on land reform in Colombia
Financial Times: Abu Dhabi fund reduces exposure to Europe
Financial Times: Investors pour big sums into US biotech
Financial Times: Phone safety splits carmakers and watchdog
Aljazeera: Reports say Ugandan general hiding in London
Financial Times: Israel to fulfil dream for Negev desert
Huffington Post: Reactions To Seeing A Dinosaur: Two Little Girls At The Zoo React Appropriately (PHOTO)
Huffington Post: Hemp Poll Finds Majority Favors Legalization
Huffington Post: Rafael Nadal Beats Daniel Brands, Successfully Begins Bid For 8th French Open Title
Huffington Post: Memorial Day Wedding Inspiration From Military Couples (PHOTOS)
Aljazeera: UK murder suspects still in hospital

ANSA: Ilva:Zanonato,rischi fine acciaio Italia

Posted: 26 May 2013 03:05 AM PDT

Deve restare italiana, unica strada e' risanamento

ANSA: Banca Giappone, banche prestino di piu'

Posted: 26 May 2013 05:03 AM PDT

Kuroda, e' fondamentale portare economia fuori da deflazione

ANSA: Gas-immobiliare, fronte liberalizzazioni

Posted: 26 May 2013 05:10 AM PDT

Ministero Sviluppo al lavoro per ridare slancio a concorrenza

ANSA: Crisi:cresce ricorso maghi,6,5mld affari

Posted: 26 May 2013 07:31 AM PDT

13 milioni italiani si rivolgono all'occulto (+3 mln da 2001)

Aljazeera: Thousands rally against gay marriage in Paris

Posted: 26 May 2013 06:30 PM PDT

Police arrest 96 people after scuffles break out in the wake of protest against legalisation of same-sex marriage.

Aljazeera: Deal reached on land reform in Colombia

Posted: 26 May 2013 10:07 PM PDT

Government and rebels laud agreement to compensate those who lost land as a major breakthrough in peace talks.

Financial Times: Abu Dhabi fund reduces exposure to Europe

Posted: 26 May 2013 10:17 PM PDT

The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority has cut its minimum investment allocation to the continent as it accelerates its focus on emerging markets

Financial Times: Investors pour big sums into US biotech

Posted: 27 May 2013 03:58 AM PDT

The resurgent mood in the US equity market has proved a boon for biotech groups as at least are said to be preparing a float in the coming months

Financial Times: Phone safety splits carmakers and watchdog

Posted: 27 May 2013 04:55 AM PDT

Traffic safety agency wants in-car docking systems to bar some usage until vehicle is parked, while carmakers say handheld phones pose greater danger

Aljazeera: Reports say Ugandan general hiding in London

Posted: 27 May 2013 06:00 AM PDT

David Sejusa given UK police protection after leaking letter alleging plot to kill senior officials, his lawyer says.

Financial Times: Israel to fulfil dream for Negev desert

Posted: 27 May 2013 07:25 AM PDT

A $9bn move to the Negev will allow the Israel Defence Force to revitalise its ageing infrastructure and bring jobs and investment to the poorer south

Huffington Post: Reactions To Seeing A Dinosaur: Two Little Girls At The Zoo React Appropriately (PHOTO)

Posted: 27 May 2013 08:54 AM PDT

"Dinosaurs Alive! The Lost Valley" is an exhibit at The Omaha Zoo that looks to be as close to an actual Jurassic Park as you can get. There are 15 animatronic dinosaurs that blink, move their limbs and roar. (Kids can even control two of the figures themselves.)

Naturally, such an exhibit elicits a range of reactions from the children who are lucky enough to visit. As Omaha.com reported when it first opened, "[The dinosaurs] scared some of the excited children getting a preview..., [but they] weren't scared for long. Soon the cold weather was forgotten and most were eagerly scurrying from one bellowing creature to another." The Lincoln Journal Star published a set of photos from the event, in which you can see how much fun the kids had and what the dinosaurs look like.

But one single image posted on Reddit over the weekend sums up two possible reactions to seeing a dinosaur more perfectly while also serving as the ultimate reminder of a parenting law -- every kid is different. One child's dream is another's nightmare.

Huffington Post: Hemp Poll Finds Majority Favors Legalization

Posted: 27 May 2013 08:54 AM PDT

A significant majority of Americans favor legalizing hemp, according to a HuffPost/You Gov poll. The poll found that 56 percent of Americans support the plant's legalization. Twenty-four percent are opposed, while 20 percent are unsure.

Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) have introduced an amendment to the farm bill that would make it legal to grow hemp domestically. Hemp can be imported legally from Canada or other foreign countries, and it is legal to produce and sell shirts, soap or other hemp products with foreign-grown hemp. But it is illegal to grow hemp domestically under current laws, since cannabis is a "schedule I controlled substance" -- though it is extremely difficult to turn hemp into a drug with the psychoactive properties of other cannabis-associated substances, such as marijuana.

Wyden introduced a similar amendment last June into the farm bill but it did not make it to a vote. "I firmly believe that American farmers should not be denied an opportunity to grow and sell a legitimate crop simply because it resembles an illegal one," he said at the time. "I'm confident that if grassroots support continues to grow and Members of Congress continue to hear from voters then common sense hemp legislation can move through Congress in the near future."

Huffington Post: Rafael Nadal Beats Daniel Brands, Successfully Begins Bid For 8th French Open Title

Posted: 27 May 2013 08:58 AM PDT

PARIS -- Rafael Nadal hopped, spun and threw an overhand punch toward his friends and family, stirring memories of past celebrations on his favorite stage.

After more than 90 minutes of tense tennis, Nadal had finally won a set, leaving him only 20 sets from another French Open championship.

domenica 26 maggio 2013

news LV

ANSA: Petrolio: chiude in calo a Ny a 94,1 dlr
ANSA: Fiat:Wsj,operazione Chrysler vale 20 mld
ANSA: Squinzi, Paese scassato da Serie A
ANSA: Crisia cambia menù,meno sprechi a tavola
Financial Times: Sixth night of violence in Sweden
Financial Times: UK to oppose EU renewable energy target
Aljazeera: Brazil to write off $900m of African debt
Aljazeera: Bangladesh paralysed by opposition strike
Aljazeera: Israel's Peres urges return to peace talks
Financial Times: Luxury race to bag the best skins
Financial Times: Rockets strike near Hizbollah stronghold
Aljazeera: AU leaders tackle conflicts on the continent
Huffington Post: Melissa Harris-Perry Tears Apart E.W. Jackson, Virginia Lieutenant Governor Nominee (VIDEO)
Huffington Post: Adam Goodes Calls Out Spectator's Racist Comment (VIDEO)
Huffington Post: J.R. Hildebrand Crash: Indy 500 Begins With Wreck In Opening Laps (VIDEO)
Huffington Post: 'We Didn't Start The Viral' Pays Homage To YouTube Memes (VIDEO)

ANSA: Petrolio: chiude in calo a Ny a 94,1 dlr

Posted: 24 May 2013 11:35 AM PDT

Quotazioni perdono lo 0,16%

ANSA: Fiat:Wsj,operazione Chrysler vale 20 mld

Posted: 25 May 2013 03:37 AM PDT

Fra acquisto quota e Ipo Wall Street, poco meno quotazione Gm

ANSA: Squinzi, Paese scassato da Serie A

Posted: 25 May 2013 03:42 AM PDT

Abbiamo qualita'. Letta puo' rimediare errori, bene sindacati

ANSA: Crisia cambia menù,meno sprechi a tavola

Posted: 25 May 2013 03:49 AM PDT

Coldiretti, segnali crisi cibo dieta Med. Cia, -25% nel bidone

Financial Times: Sixth night of violence in Sweden

Posted: 25 May 2013 06:12 AM PDT

Rioting exposes a faultline between well-off majority and minority who are poorly educated, cannot find work and feel pushed to the edge of society

Financial Times: UK to oppose EU renewable energy target

Posted: 25 May 2013 12:04 PM PDT

Britain wants the EU to agree at least a 40 per cent cut in greenhouse emissions but leave members free to decide how to achieve the reduction

Aljazeera: Brazil to write off $900m of African debt

Posted: 26 May 2013 01:24 AM PDT

Brasilia pardons debts for 12 African countries after creating agency to support development in continent.

Aljazeera: Bangladesh paralysed by opposition strike

Posted: 26 May 2013 02:04 AM PDT

Alliance of 18 opposition parties urge nationwide shutdown to press ruling party to give up power before elections.

Aljazeera: Israel's Peres urges return to peace talks

Posted: 26 May 2013 03:38 AM PDT

Country's president says it is possible for Israelis and Palestinians to overcome differences and scepticism.

Financial Times: Luxury race to bag the best skins

Posted: 26 May 2013 07:42 AM PDT

Luxury goods companies such as Hermès, LVMH and PPR are snapping up crocodile farms and tanneries as demand for exclusive handbags escalates

Financial Times: Rockets strike near Hizbollah stronghold

Posted: 26 May 2013 07:46 AM PDT

Hizbollah's role in the civil war has been under scrutiny since its fighters played a prominent role in efforts to retake Qusair from the rebels

Aljazeera: AU leaders tackle conflicts on the continent

Posted: 26 May 2013 08:02 AM PDT

Long-running unrest in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo dominates start of talks.

Huffington Post: Melissa Harris-Perry Tears Apart E.W. Jackson, Virginia Lieutenant Governor Nominee (VIDEO)

Posted: 26 May 2013 09:43 AM PDT

During her Saturday MSNBC show, Melissa Harris-Perry tore apart E.W. Jackson, Virginia Republicans' controversial nominee for lieutenant governor.

Jackson, now a nominee for the second-highest political office in Virginia, has previously compared Planned Parenthood to the KKK and has called members of the LGBT community "perverted" and "very sick people."

In one of her signature segments, Harris-Perry penned a "letter of advice" to Jackson. She said: