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Leaders of the world's wealthiest and most industrialised countries are being briefed about emergency evacuation plans by Italian authorities as the earthquake-hit town of L'Aquila plays host to G8 and G5 leaders during the three-day (July 8-10) summit in Rome. World leaders, including Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, arriving here are being briefed on evacuation plans, with 12 helicopters on standby to move them to Rome, in case of an emergency, from the mountain town over 100 km away. Though the earthquake is not even on the agenda of the world leaders, they will have it in the back of their minds as they sit down to discuss global issues like economic slowdown, climate change, food and energy security and other things. About 90 percent of the world's economy will be represented at the venue. US President Barack Obama,... [read full story]
Factories in the 16-nation eurozone reported a rise of new orders in September, although more recent data has suggested economic recovery in Europe may be peaking, AP reported. Industrial new orders compared to August 2009 rose...
FRANKFURT, Nov 25 (Reuters) - The fixed interest rate in the three-month refinancing operation settling on Nov. 26 will be 1.0 percent, the European Central Bank said on Wednesday. Commercial banks are guaranteed to receive all...
press release Conditions in Equatorial Guinea cast serious doubt about the credibility of the forthcoming presidential election, Human Rights Watch said today. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who has ruled the oil-rich...
France Telecom to pay 1.5 bln euros to TDC in Swiss merger , MarketWatch LONDON (MarketWatch) -- France Telecom on Wednesday said it will pay 1.5 billion euros ($2.3 billion) to Danish telecoms operator TDC as part of a deal to...
