martedì 26 novembre 2013

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ANSA: Oro ai minimi da 4 mesi a 1.225 dollari

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 10:22 PM PST

Sui mercati asiatici

ANSA: Cambi: euro stabile sul dollaro a 1,35

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 10:28 PM PST

Vola su yen a 137,92

Aljazeera: Further delays for US deal with Afghanistan

Posted: 25 Nov 2013 07:24 PM PST

Rift between US and Afghanistan seems to be widening as Karzai pushes for immediate end to raids on Afghan homes.

Huffington Post: LeBron James Shocked By Post-Game Cartwheels

Posted: 25 Nov 2013 08:27 PM PST

Miami Heat super star LeBron James was caught off guard after his team scored a win over the Phoenix Suns on Monday night. His teammate Dwyane Wade was doing cartwheels on camera after the game.

Check out the awesomeness above in the video from ESPN.


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Huffington Post: RG3 Got Kicked In The Groin By 49ers' Aldon Smith (GIFs)

Posted: 25 Nov 2013 08:49 PM PST

The San Francisco 49ers had RG3 looking uncomfortable on "Monday Night Football" -- and that was before this play. While attempting to get off a pass as the defense closed in around him, Robert Griffin III took a kick to the groin from 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith during the third quarter.

Robert Griffin III's night got worse, courtesy of Aldon ... on Twitpic

(GIF via @SBNation)


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Huffington Post: Sikh Group Alleges U.S. Undercounts Airport Discrimination Complaints

Posted: 25 Nov 2013 09:01 PM PST

As hectic Thanksgiving week air travel builds, a Sikh group is alleging that the Department of Homeland Security is ignoring reports about airport screening discrimination, including allegations that many members of the faith are pulled aside for secondary screening.

Sikhs, often mistaken for Muslims because of the turbans many wear as a religious obligation, have been targets of discrimination and hate attacks since 9/11. Although Transportation Security Administration policies forbid travel checkpoint profiling, they also say head coverings, including turbans, are subject to secondary screening.

"Talk about reinforcing negative stereotypes -- the government itself is targeting the object that folks are most fearful about -- the turban," said Amardeep Singh, cofounder of the Sikh Coalition. Singh said he is selected for secondary screening, on average, more than three out of four times he travels by air.


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Huffington Post: Joe Biden Says Chicago Domestic Violence Shelter Brings 'Hope' To Abused Women

Posted: 25 Nov 2013 09:01 PM PST

Vice President Joe Biden helped celebrate the groundbreaking of a domestic violence shelter in Chicago on Monday -- the city's first new shelter for abused women in more than a decade.

Biden, who championed the Violence Against Women Act in 1994 and celebrated its long-awaited reauthorization earlier this year, praised the shelter for bringing "hope" to victims of domestic violence, calling it "one of the most elusive commodities an abused woman needs."

"There's no prison on earth like the four walls of a woman's home when she's battered," Biden said. "These women are prisoners in plain sight. They walk down the street every day and they are still prisoners."


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Financial Times: China’s public sector seeks security help

Posted: 25 Nov 2013 11:23 PM PST

Chinese companies – many of them state-owned enterprises – are hiring private security companies when they venture into hostile regions

Aljazeera: Indian couple sentenced to life over murders

Posted: 26 Nov 2013 03:33 AM PST

Rajesh and Nupur Talwar are convicted of killing teenage daughter and domestic help.

Financial Times: Bosch to sell German solar module business

Posted: 26 Nov 2013 04:26 AM PST

German manufacturing group preserves jobs after its decision to quit the solar cell and module industry as prices fall because of overcapacity

Financial Times: Policies bump up China’s cost of capital

Posted: 26 Nov 2013 04:34 AM PST

China Development Bank's slashed bond issue highlights policy weaknesses as Beijing attempts 'crossing the river by feeling the stones'

Aljazeera: French heroin dealer hit with tax bill

Posted: 26 Nov 2013 08:58 AM PST

Authorities tell man he must hand over percentage of earnings, after allowing for travel and "personal use" of drug.

Financial Times: London Olympics left taxpayer out of pocket

Posted: 26 Nov 2013 09:10 AM PST

There is a halo effect; the sporting success of the games fosters the mistaken belief that they were also an economic success

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ANSA: Crisi: a Milano corsa per spalatori neve

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 03:06 AM PST

Domande +25% rispetto a 2012, 75 euro netti per 8 ore lavoro

ANSA: Bpm: Mincione rinuncia, niente lista Cds

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 09:16 AM PST

Dopo passo indietro di Dini

Aljazeera: Honduras ruling party leads presidential vote

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 09:16 PM PST

Both candidates claim victory after early tally with any result likely to be contested in post-coup nation.

ANSA: Borsa: Tokyo chiude in rialzo +1,54%

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 10:16 PM PST

Indice principale a 15.619 punti, top da sei anni

ANSA: Petrolio: in calo a 93,39 dollari

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 10:19 PM PST

Brent giù a 108,06 dollari

Aljazeera: Indian couple found guilty of murders

Posted: 25 Nov 2013 04:30 AM PST

Rajesh and Nupur Talwar found guilty of murdering teenaged daughter Aarushi and domestic help in 2008.

Aljazeera: Sri Lanka bans remembrance of Tamil Tigers

Posted: 25 Nov 2013 05:54 AM PST

The military says any event banned because LTTE is still proscribed organisation, four years after army defeated group.

Financial Times: Walmart names McMillon as new chief

Posted: 25 Nov 2013 06:09 AM PST

Head of international division of the world's biggest retailer by sales is set to replace Mike Duke after he steps down at the end of January

Financial Times: Tensions rife in ‘Little Mogadishu’

Posted: 25 Nov 2013 06:48 AM PST

Westgate mall attack highlighted the fraught relations between Kenyans and Somalis and the difficulty of policing the Somali-dominated Nairobi suburb

Huffington Post: De-Stress With The GPS For The Soul App

Posted: 25 Nov 2013 08:41 AM PST

Need a way to de-stress and get your mind back on course? Your smartphone may be the answer.

HuffPost recently relaunched a new version of our GPS for the Soul app, available now on the iTunes store. The free app allows users to measure their stress levels and follow interactive meditation and breathing guides. These personalized tools aim to encourage harmony and balance, as well as awareness of when our stress starts to go off the charts.

"The philosophy behind it is based on two truths about human beings. First, that we all have within us a centered place of wisdom, harmony, and balance," HuffPost President and Editor-in-Chief Arianna Huffington wrote about the app last year. "The second truth is that we're all going to veer away from that place, again and again and again. That's the nature of life. In fact, we may be off-course more often than we are on-course. So what we need is a great course-correcting mechanism -- a GPS for the Soul -- because otherwise the consequences can be serious, in terms of our health, our relationships, our jobs, and even our country."


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Huffington Post: FDA Tells 23andMe To Stop Selling Genetic Tests

Posted: 25 Nov 2013 08:42 AM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is ordering genetic test maker 23andMe to halt sales of its personalized DNA test kits, saying the company has failed to show that the technology is backed by science.

In a warning letter posted online, FDA regulators say the Silicon Valley company is violating U.S. law because its products claim to identify health risks for more than 250 diseases and health conditions.


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Huffington Post: If A Living Snowman Would Terrify You, Don't Watch This Prank

Posted: 25 Nov 2013 08:42 AM PST

Most people would be terrified to see a snowman come alive while they're walking down the streets of Boston. And the reaction is inevitably priceless.


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Huffington Post: How the F_Email Project is Helping Serbian Women Gain Confidence -- and New Careers

Posted: 25 Nov 2013 08:44 AM PST

An innovative, all-female technology program at the University of Belgrade, School of Electrical Engineering, in Serbia is giving women the confidence and skills to pursue their dreams. As the information and communications technology (ICT) sector expands, opportunities for women will increase and their talent will play a key role in the continuing development of the post-war economy in Serbia.

The F_Email Project brings together a diverse group of women who have not been able to find work to become a sought-after network of ICT professionals. See the slideshow below to learn more about the program and its talented participants.

Read more about the women who have participated in the F_Email Project at csr.cisco.com


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Aljazeera: Deaths as Libya army and militia clash

Posted: 25 Nov 2013 10:23 AM PST

At least nine are killed and 47 wounded in Benghazi as tensions deepen between government and armed groups.

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ANSA: Telecom: Telco presenta lista minoranza

Posted: 22 Nov 2013 09:26 AM PST

Ma holding controllo punta a mancata revoca attuale Cda

ANSA: Telecom: lista Assogestioni con 7 nomi

Posted: 22 Nov 2013 09:45 AM PST

Primo Zingales, impegno a non assumere cariche esecutive

ANSA: L.stabilità: 602mln a fondo taglia tasse

Posted: 22 Nov 2013 10:02 AM PST

65 milioni a decorrere dal 2016

ANSA: Saccomanni, Eurogruppo? Test superato

Posted: 22 Nov 2013 10:03 AM PST

Dichiarazione finale vertice, bene misure aggiuntive Italia

Financial Times: Xbox One and PlayStation 4 fight it out

Posted: 22 Nov 2013 05:55 PM PST

Sales figures mean latest generation of consoles is off to a stronger start than their predecessors, despite the rise of alternative gaming platforms

Financial Times: UN climate talks end in compromise

Posted: 23 Nov 2013 12:02 PM PST

Agreement ends deadlock between rich and poor over how to share burden of limiting emissions blamed for causing floods, drought and rising sea level

Huffington Post: Iran Nuclear Talks Down To Fine Print Stage

Posted: 23 Nov 2013 05:04 PM PST

GENEVA (AP) — Talks between Iran and six world powers seeking to curb Tehran's nuclear program bogged down early Sunday despite the personal intervention by Secretary of State John Kerry and other foreign ministers whose presence had raised hopes for a breakthrough.

Diplomats refused to spell out details of the talks, which dragged on past midnight into a fifth day. But both sides suggested negotiations focused on detailed wording that could be key in shaping an agreement that both sides could live with.


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Huffington Post: Arizona Stuns Oregon 42-16: No. 5 Ducks Blown Out By Wildcats (VIDEO)

Posted: 23 Nov 2013 05:28 PM PST

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The goal posts lying flat on the field, Arizona's fans lingered on the field, congregating around the locker room entrance nearly 30 minutes after rushing out of the stands.

This was a big one for Arizona.


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Huffington Post: Iran Nuclear Deal Reached At Geneva Talks

Posted: 23 Nov 2013 06:06 PM PST

From the AP:

Iran struck a historic nuclear deal Sunday with the United States and five other world powers, in the most significant development between Washington and Tehran in more than three decades of estrangement between the two nations.
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Huffington Post: President Obama To Deliver Statement On Iran Nuclear Deal

Posted: 23 Nov 2013 06:46 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will make a statement Saturday night on the Iran nuclear agreement from the White House.

Obama will speak shortly after the U.S. and its negotiating partners reached an agreement with Iran. The deal was finalized during talks in Geneva that stretched well past midnight.


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Financial Times: Marikana inquiry paints grim picture

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 04:34 AM PST

Police called health department and requested four mortuary vans – each one able to carry up to eight bodies – to be sent to the site in advance

Aljazeera: US criticises China's air defence move

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 05:56 AM PST

US calls China's move to control disputed island air space "destabilising", but says it will not alter the status quo.

Aljazeera: Yemen 'Gangnam' wedding dance turns deadly

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 06:11 AM PST

Gunman loses control of AK-47 while firing celebratory salvo at wedding, killing two men dancing to Korean pop song.

Aljazeera: Ukraine police clash with pro-EU protesters

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 08:28 AM PST

Police fire tear gas on protesters, as tens of thousands march through Kiev against the government's European U-turn.

Financial Times: Game of two halves for Spain’s Rajoy

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 09:27 AM PST

After two years of decline, poll ratings for the centre-right Popular party are heading up and election victory in 2015 is not unthinkable

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ANSA: Spread Btp-Bund chiude stabile a 236

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 08:51 AM PST

Rendimento al 4,12%

ANSA: Squinzi,base inquieta,scriveremo a Letta

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 10:41 AM PST

Su dismissioni Governo si prende sua responsabilità

ANSA: Petrolio: chiude in rialzo a 95,2 dlr

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 10:43 AM PST

Quotazioni salgono dell'1,49%

ANSA: Bankitalia: per banche cruciale ripresa

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 10:46 AM PST

Precondizione per iniziare a ridurre stock crediti deteriorati

Financial Times: Asset price ‘security alerts’ mask risks

Posted: 22 Nov 2013 01:44 AM PST

Just as the Homeland Security system suffered from debates over its subjectivity, so too do US accounting rules and the perceived values of securities

Financial Times: Kennedy’s death and the politics of hate

Posted: 22 Nov 2013 04:54 AM PST

The assassination of the US president 50 years ago provided one young English teacher with his first taste of the country's political extremism

Aljazeera: Latvia president calls roof disaster 'murder'

Posted: 23 Nov 2013 06:22 AM PST

Andris Berzins tells local TV supermarket cave-in that killed 52 must be "treated as murder of unprotected people".

Huffington Post: Jameis Winston Accuser's Family Releases New Statement: 'This Was A Rape'

Posted: 23 Nov 2013 08:10 AM PST

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The family of the alleged victim in a sexual assault case involving Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston says she didn't consent and the player committed rape.

Timothy Jansen, an attorney representing Winston, suggested earlier this week that Winston and the alleged victim may have had consensual sex. Jansen made his comments after results from a DNA report showed Winston's DNA was found in the underwear of the accuser.


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Huffington Post: Kentucky Fried Chicken Candles: Get 'em While They're Hot!

Posted: 23 Nov 2013 08:20 AM PST

What's the next best thing to the aroma of fried chicken wafting from a hot iron skillet?


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Huffington Post: America's 10 Top Givers Are...

Posted: 23 Nov 2013 08:21 AM PST

They want to put an end to insidious diseases and improve underserved schools. They're giving millions to save the environment and to making sure that seniors aren't mistreated.

They're some of the richest people in our country and they're also the most generous, determined to make their mark on this world not just by accruing an incredible amount of wealth, but also by disseminating it to the causes they care about most.

They are America's top donors, as determined by Forbes and the Philanthropic Research Institute, a group which studies givers' best practices.


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Aljazeera: Angolan police teargas opposition protesters

Posted: 23 Nov 2013 08:23 AM PST

Hundreds prevented from finishing protest over disappearance and possible murder of two anti-government activists.

Huffington Post: UN Climate Talks Deadlocked In Overtime As Countries Debate A 'Warsaw Mechanism'

Posted: 23 Nov 2013 08:32 AM PST


By Nina Chestney and Michael Szabo
WARSAW, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Talks to lay the foundations for a new U.N. climate pact due in 2015 were deadlocked as they ran into overtime on Saturday, with nations at odds over stepping up finance for developing countries to ease the impact of global warming.
The Warsaw meeting, which had been due to end on Friday, was meant to lay the groundwork for creating the first climate accord to be applicable to all nations by 2015, which would come into force after 2020.
However the only concrete measure to have emerged was an agreement on new rules to protect tropical forests, which soak up carbon dioxide as they grow.
Nearly 200 countries assembled at the U.N. conference have stumbled over three major issues over the past two weeks: the level of emissions cuts, climate finance and a "mechanism" to help poor countries deal with loss and damage from global warming.
"Climate change talks are still on knife edge after a long night. A few countries (are) insisting on looking backwards. Could be a long day," British Energy and Climate Change Minister Edward Davey said on Twitter.
Developed nations, which promised in 2009 to raise climate aid to $100 billion a year after 2020 from $10 billion a year in the period 2010-12, were resisting calls by the developing world to set targets for 2013-19.
A draft text merely urged developed nations, which have been more focused on spurring economic growth than on fixing climate change, to set "increasing levels" of aid.
It also suggested they report every two years on their approaches to stepping up finance levels to $100 billion.
A group of developing countries and China were in favour of an amendment to the text that "at least $70 billion" a year of climate finance is committed from 2016.

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The talks have also proposed a new "Warsaw Mechanism" which would provide expertise, and possibly aid, to help developing nations cope with loss and damage from extreme events such as heat waves, droughts and floods, and creeping threats such as rising sea levels and desertification.
Developing nations have insisted on a "mechanism" - to show it was separate from existing structures - even though rich countries say that it will not get new funds beyond the planned $100 billion a year from 2020.
Many delegates also said they wanted a clearer understanding of when nations will publish their plans for long-term cuts in greenhouse gases in the run-up to a summit in Paris in 2015.
A text on Saturday said that all nations should "initiate or intensify" their domestic preparations for "intended nationally determined commitments" and have them ready by the end of the first quarter of 2015, if they could.
The United States is among those advocating pledges be made by the end of the first quarter of 2015. The European Union is among countries which want pledges in 2014.
"It's not everything we wanted, but we know there are some issues we cannot solve here," Pete Betts, lead negotiator for the European Union, told delegates.
Meanwhile, many developing nations want to see more urgency. Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, which has killed over 5,000 people, has put the spotlight on extreme weather.
In September, a U.N. panel of scientists raised the probability that most climate change since 1950 is man-made to at least 95 percent, from 90 in a previous assessment in 2007.
It also said that "sustained and substantial" cuts in greenhouse gases were needed to achieve a U.N. goal of limiting warming to manageable levels.
"We have compromised on many issues, but there is a limit for compromise by the most vulnerable countries of this planet," said Nepal's Prakash Mathema, chair of the group of least developed countries. (Additional reporting by Susanna Twidale and Stian Reklev; Editing by Pravin Char)


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Aljazeera: Rebels take largest Syria oilfield: activists

Posted: 23 Nov 2013 08:42 AM PST

If confirmed, the seizure in Deir Ezzor would mean cutting off Assad's access to almost all local crude reserves.

Aljazeera: Deadlock broken at UN climate talks

Posted: 23 Nov 2013 09:35 AM PST

Negotiators reach consensus on some cornerstones of pact to be signed in 2015 which is aimed at slowing global warming.