Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Brazil - overtakes UK in economic league table. The world's sixth largest economy with the UK slipping to seventh

Published on Dec 27, 2011 by
http://www.euronews.net/ Brazil has topped the United Kingdom in the World Economic League Table. The British based Centre for Economics and Business Research - the CEBR - said Rio is now the world's sixth largest economy with the UK slipping to seventh.

The South American nation has a population of about 200million more than three times that of the UK.

The country's economy grew by 7.5 percent last year though the government has cut its growth forecast for 2011 to 3.5 percent.

Russia - New deputy prime minister Vladislav Surkov reunited with Medvedev

Published on Dec 27, 2011 by
http://www.euronews.net/ He is stepping out of the shadows from chief strategist at the Kremlin to Russia's new deputy prime minister. But it is unlikely that Vladislav Surkov's job swap, approved by President Dmitry Medvedev, will do anything to appease the opposition.

He is a contentious figure for anti-government protesters, some of whom he has accused of seeking a full-blown revolution.

Surkov is set to be reunited with Medvedev if, as expected, he replaces Vladimir Putin as prime minister.

#havejustwatchedONtv (tve2) - "¿Por Que Se Frotan Las Patitas?" Reparto: Lola Herrera, Antonio Dechent, Álvaro Begines

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Una disparatada comedia musical en la que Luís es abandonado por todas las mujeres de su vida. Su mujer decide retirarse a un centro budista, su hija sale tras su enamorado y su madre (que es la amante secreta de su suegro), se escapa con unos okupas. Manolete, un excéntrico detective, será el encargado de encontrarlas

USA - Countdown Begins to Iowa Caucuses next tuesday

Published on Dec 27, 2011 by
With the holidays winding down, the GOP Presidential candidates are focusing on the first major test in the 2012 race, the Iowa Caucuses. (Dec. 27)

USA - Grapevine, Texas Cops: Man in Santa Suit Killed 6 Relatives

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Investigators in suburban Grapevine, Texas, near Dallas and Fort Worth, are trying to piece together the history of a family targeted in a Christmas Day shooting that police believe was carried out by a relative dressed in a Santa Claus suit. (Dec. 27)

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Europe - EDF set to boost stake in Italian power giant Edison to 81%

Published on Dec 27, 2011 by
http://www.euronews.net/ EDF the French state controlled power company has boosted its stake in Edison, Italy's number two utility company.

It has agreed to pay 700 million euros in the deal to take its share to 81 per cent giving the power giant control of Edison.

The long-awaited agreement stands to give EDF sought after access to gas resources in southeastern Europe and the Mediterranean basin.

The deal still needs the approval from the boards of Edison shareholders as well as regulators.

India - Anna Hazare, starts a 3 day hunger strike today because anti-corruption bill does not go far enough

Published on Dec 27, 2011 by
http://www.euronews.net/ India's parliament is considering changing the anti-corruption bill, but that does not go far enough according to activist Anna Hazare, who begins a three-day hunger strike on Tuesday.

Dissatisfied with the weak legislation, Hazare has also threatened to protest against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's ruling Congress Party.

The Lokpall bill would create an anti-corruption ombudsman, and the prime minister has appealed for all parties to support the measure, but Hazare claims this will not be enough to stamp out fraud.