6. september 2005

Typhoon Nabi hits southern Japan. Southern Japan is hit by a powerful typhoon, triggering landslides and floods and causing transport chaos. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 2:09:29 PM    comment [] Briton slams rescue 'shambles'. A British tourist stranded for five days with his wife and seven-year-old son in a New Orleans hotel calls the US rescue operation a "shambles". [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 2:08:46 PM    comment [] Deadly fire in Egyptian theatre. At least 29 people are killed in a fire in a theatre south of Cairo, apparently caused by stage candles. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 2:07:54 PM    comment [] Stark warning for weak schools. Failing schools in England could face a one-year deadline to improve or be closed. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 2:06:56 PM    comment [] Carnival Forecasts Profit Cut From Katrina. MIAMI, Sept. 5 (AP) - Carnival said Monday that cruise cancellations, the chartering of three ships for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts and other costs related to the catastrophic storm should cut earnings by a penny, to 3 cents a share, with most of the impact in the fourth quarter. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. [NYT > Business] 2:04:58 PM    comment [] Volkswagen Will Cut Jobs in Germany. Europe's largest carmaker did not disclose how many jobs would be affected, though analysts and news reports put the figure at 10,000. By MARK LANDLER. [NYT > Business] 2:03:37 PM    comment [] In Europe, High-Tech Flood Control, With Nature's Help. Experts in America say foreign flood-control projects are worth studying for inspiration about how to rebuild New Orleans. By WILLIAM J. BROAD. [NYT > Technology] 2:02:32 PM    comment [] KPMG Partners Lucked Out -- Thanks to Enron and Arthur Andersen . There's one group of people who should be giving thanks daily for the Enron scandal: the partners of KPMG, one of the Final Four accounting firms. That's because the fallout from Enron is what allowed KPMG to extract a favorable settlement from the Justice Department last week. The firm agreed to... By Allan Sloan. [washingtonpost.com - Business] 2:00:13 PM    comment [] Saturn ring particles 'fluffy'. The particles that make up Saturn's rings are more like "fluffy" snowballs than hard ice cubes, as some had thought. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 1:57:50 PM    comment []

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