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Thursday, January 5, 2012
Germany - president Christian Wulff rebuffs calls to quit
Published on Jan 5, 2012 by Euronews
http://www.euronews.net/ Public support for German president Christian Wulff has slipped from 63 percent to 47 percent percent, according to a poll by one German broadcaster.
It came after Wulff, a member of the ruling Christian Democrat party, appeared on television in a bid to defuse a home loan scandal.
Newspapers across Germany called on Wulff to step down on Thursday after it emerged that he had threatened the Bild tabloid upon learning it planned to publish a story about the affair.
It came after Wulff, a member of the ruling Christian Democrat party, appeared on television in a bid to defuse a home loan scandal.
Newspapers across Germany called on Wulff to step down on Thursday after it emerged that he had threatened the Bild tabloid upon learning it planned to publish a story about the affair.
Myanmar - Suu Kyi 'concerned' for democratic reforms Has met William Hague British foreign secretary
Published on Jan 5, 2012 by Euronews
http://www.euronews.net/ Pro-Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met William Hague in Myanmar during the first visit by a British foreign secretary since 1955.
The visit is also the first by any senior EU figure and follows a recent trip by Hillary Clinton, indicating a warming of relations between the country - also known as Burma - and the west.
Hague has welcomed a pledge by President Thein Sein that more political prisoners will be released, and indicated this could have a possitive effect on sanctions put on the country.
The visit is also the first by any senior EU figure and follows a recent trip by Hillary Clinton, indicating a warming of relations between the country - also known as Burma - and the west.
Hague has welcomed a pledge by President Thein Sein that more political prisoners will be released, and indicated this could have a possitive effect on sanctions put on the country.
Slovenia - Pension reforms for country's aging population
Published on Jan 5, 2012 by Euronews
http://www.euronews.net/ Slovenia's population is aging, and aging fast.
Last year the country's voting population rejected a bill to raise the retirement age, dealing a blow to the government's plans to control public debt.
The country's actual retirement age is one of the lowest in Europe.
But the new centre-left party headed by Zoran Jankovic, who won a surprise victory in December's snap elections, plans to enact a pension reform that would raise the retirement age to 65.
Last year the country's voting population rejected a bill to raise the retirement age, dealing a blow to the government's plans to control public debt.
The country's actual retirement age is one of the lowest in Europe.
But the new centre-left party headed by Zoran Jankovic, who won a surprise victory in December's snap elections, plans to enact a pension reform that would raise the retirement age to 65.
Iraq - Pilgrims targeted as sectarian attacks surge
Published on Jan 5, 2012 by Euronews
http://www.euronews.net/ Sectarian violence in Iraq has intensified dramatically with a spate of bombings that has left more 60 people dead. Four devices, hidden in vehicles or left by the road exploded in separate Shi'ite communities in Baghdad.
The victims in the Kadhimiya and Sadr City districts were mostly civilians going about their daily lives. Some 30 people were killed in the series of blasts that rocked the capital. Dozens of others were injured.
The victims in the Kadhimiya and Sadr City districts were mostly civilians going about their daily lives. Some 30 people were killed in the series of blasts that rocked the capital. Dozens of others were injured.
USA - Kodak prepares for Chapter 11 filing: report
Published on Jan 5, 2012 by Euronews
http://www.euronews.net/ Eastman Kodak is reportedly preparing to file for bankruptcy protection from its creditors in case it is unable to sell its digital patents to raise cash.
The Wall Street Journal said that could come later this month or early February.
The once-iconic photographic film pioneer's cash reserves are dwindling and it has been looking for a buyer for its 1,100 digital patents since last July.
China - trade surplus narrows to the equivalent of 125 billion euros.
Published on Jan 5, 2012 by Euronews
http://www.euronews.net/ China's trade surplus shrank slightly last year to the equivalent of 125 billion euros.
Export growth fell, hit by weaker demand from key export markets -- Europe and the US -- but there was also a rise in imports.
Beijing has vowed to boost domestic demand and increase imports to create a better trade balance in the face of criticism particularly from Washington.
Export growth fell, hit by weaker demand from key export markets -- Europe and the US -- but there was also a rise in imports.
Beijing has vowed to boost domestic demand and increase imports to create a better trade balance in the face of criticism particularly from Washington.
Philippines - Landslide Buries Dozens, either dead or missin
Published on Jan 5, 2012 by AssociatedPress
Dozens are either dead or missing after a massive landslide in the Southern Philippines. The landslide occurred in an area where thousands of poor people come to dig or pan for gold.
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