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PRESS DIGEST - British business - Feb 10

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:16:10 +0000

Source: Reuters The Independent EU PRESIDENT'S SECRET BID FOR ECONOMIC POWER Confidential documents have revealed that Herman Van Rompuy, president of the European Council, is attempting to use the current ...

Haiti secure after quake, but escapees a concern-UN

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:19:49 +0000

Source: Reuters By Jim Loney PORT-AU-PRINCE, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The top U.N. official in Haiti urged Haitians on Tuesday to turn in thousands of escaped criminals before they start trouble, but said the security ...

PRESS DIGEST - Vietnam newspapers - Feb 10

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:45:15 +0000

Source: Reuters HANOI, Feb 10 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in the official Vietnamese press on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. ...

UN Rights Council: Demand End to Fiji Abuses

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:59:23 +0000

Source: Human Rights Watch (Geneva) - UN members should press Fiji's military government during a review of its human rights record to end arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment in detention, and interference with judicial ...

Haiti PM says could take 10 years to rebuild homes

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:52:19 +0000

Source: Reuters * Shelter is quake-stricken Haiti's biggest concern * Most tent camps still lack sanitation By Jim Loney PORT-AU-PRINCE, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Four weeks after an earthquake shattered the capital, ...

Russia: Activistsâ€™ Detention Unjustified

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:15:44 +0000

Source: Human Rights Watch (Moscow) - The Russian authorities should investigate the arbitrary detention of three human rights advocates in Chechnya and hold those responsible accountable, Amnesty International, Civil Rights ...

Haiti fuel shipments resume after terminal repair

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:06:32 +0000

Source: Reuters (For full coverage, click on [nHAITI]) * U.S. company helped repair quake-damaged terminal * Varreux is Haiti's largest fuel storage depot (Adds electricity restored to portion of capital) PORT ...

Obama, Republicans find common ground on jobs

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:50 +0000

Source: Reuters * Obama plans "incremental steps" on job creation * New political realities prompt change of direction * Democrats, Republicans both eye November elections (Adds Obama comments) By ...

U.S. House panel sets hearing on Wellpoint rates

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:48:45 +0000

Source: Reuters * Lawmakers ask Wellpoint CEO to testify * Hearing set for Feb 24 * Wellpoint says reviewing letter from committee (Adds company comment, details of lawmakers' request, byline) By Lisa Richwine ...

Republicans flex new power, block Obama nominee

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:45:45 +0000

Source: Reuters * Republicans block union lawyer * Republican block is evidence of new political muscle * Obama may resort to 'recess appointments' (Updates with Obama's possible recess appointments) By ...