Tuesday, March 20, 2012

France - observes a minute of silence to remember Toulouse Jewish school shooting

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy led the mourning in a central Paris school as the country remembered the victims of Monday's shooting at a Jewish school in Toulouse.

How to dress: sporty clothes - the Guardian

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This week Jess Cartner-Morley outlines the best approach to sportswear. This does not in fact mean donning the local football strip, but rather 'sportswear in the catwalk sense'. That said, you'll see everything from gym-kit throwbacks to basketball chic. Even the rugby shirt makes an appearance

Britain - Queen Elizabeth II Addresses Lawmakers

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Queen Elizabeth II delivered a speech in Britain's Houses of Parliament to mark her Diamond Jubilee year. She spoke to members of the House of Commons and the House of Lords Tuesday. They presented her with a window to mark her 60 year reign. (March 20)

El té más caro del mundo, hecho con las heces del oso panda / The world's most expensive tea, made from panda feces

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http://www.rtvcyl.es/Noticias.aspx | El té más caro del mundo se fabrica en China y para fabricarlo se utiliza a su emblema nacional: los osos panda. No se trata de incluir extractos del animal en la infusión, sino algo más simple y escatológico, emplean sus heces para fertilizar el té.

La mayoría de la gente les tiene por unos seres graciosos y hasta adorables. De hecho, suelen ser las estrellas más aclamadas por los niños en los zoológicos. Aprovechando su tirón, un empresario chino ha visto en ellos una idea de negocio tan escatológica como exclusiva: si dan tanto postín a las exhibiciones de animales, por qué no hacer lo mismo con el té. No es que exprima a los pandas para fabricar la bebida, si no que se le ocurrió usar sus excrementos para abonar las plantas.

De este modo, las heces tienen un alto contenido en bambú, la comida favorita de los pandas que luego le dará un sabor especial al té.

Su elaboración es completamente natural y orgánica. La fabricación artesanal y original del método convierten al té de panda en el más caro del mundo, a unos 24 euros el kilo.

USA - Gunman at Large After Fatal Lacey, Washington Shooting

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Police say 1 person was killed and 2 wounded in a shooting in a home in Lacey, Washington. The shooting apparently occurred after an argument. The suspect remains at large. (March 20)

USA - Rush for Limited Shoes Fuel 'Sneakerhead' Fervor

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They line up in the freezing rain and wait all night. All for a few pairs of shoes. It's part of the life of "sneakerheads" who spend hundreds, even thousands of dollars on shoes, many of which carry the name of NBA stars, past and present. (March 20)

USA - Sheriff: Missing Georgia. Balloon Pilot's Body Found

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A sheriff says searchers have found the body of Edward Ristaino, the hot-air balloon pilot who went missing in south Georgia during a weekend thunderstorm. (March 19)

Russia - Net profit dive for Rusal of 92 percent Hit by write down in Norlisk Nickel stake

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http://www.euronews.com/ Rusal, the world's top aluminium maker saw its yearly net profit dive by 92 per cent. The company was hit by a write-down in the value of its stake in Norlisk Nickel as it grapples with a boardroom row between two Russian billionaires.

The company's shares added 1.4 per cent in Hong Kong after tumbling 14 per cent last week as its former chairman and Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg said the company was in, "deep crisis".