27. desember 2005

After-Holiday Returns Continue to Decline. Like the Yule log, fruitcake and Christmas caroling, the holiday ritual of returning unwanted gifts continues to slip away. By MELANIE WARNER and MICHAEL BARBARO. [NYT > Business] 5:05:57 PM    comment [] Mississippi Casino Reopens. The Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. said that it had reopened its land-based casino at the Isle of Capri Casino Resort in Biloxi, Miss., after Hurricane Katrina in August. By REUTERS. [NYT > Business] 5:04:08 PM    comment [] Kerry Packer, 68, Australia's Media Magnate, Is Dead. Kerry Packer became Australia's richest man by turning a magazine and television inheritance worth millions into a diverse business worth billions. By JOHN SHAW. [NYT > Business] 5:03:08 PM    comment [] The Cost of Gold | The Hidden Payroll: Below a Mountain of Wealth, a River of Waste. Freeport, one of the world's largest mining companies, has dumped tons of waste into one of the world's last untouched landscapes while digging for gold in Indonesia. By JANE PERLEZ and RAYMOND BONNER. [NYT > Business] 5:02:00 PM    comment [] A Crackdown on Cartels by European Regulators. Across Europe, formerly docile cartel authorities are cracking down on collusion in economically weighty sectors like telecommunications, construction and banking. By JAMES KANTER. [NYT > Business] 5:00:50 PM    comment [] In Estonia, Former Soviet-Era Port Seeks More Bustle. A former Estonian prime minister wants to lure ships back to a port that was ordered destroyed in the 1960's by Soviet leaders. By DAN BILEFSKY. [NYT > Business] 4:58:42 PM    comment [] Contractors Are Warned: Cuts Coming for Weapons. As the Pentagon's budget faces tightening, it is redefining the strategic threats facing the U.S. and looking at weapons that are more high-tech, flexible and innovative. By LESLIE WAYNE. [NYT > Business] 4:57:50 PM    comment [] Gazprom Becomes the Bear of Russia. Gazprom, Russia's natural gas monopoly, is a corporation aspiring to join the ranks of energy majors like Exxon Mobil and BP. By ANDREW E. KRAMER. [NYT > Business] 4:57:01 PM    comment [] Vital Signs: Mental Health: Serious Depression Raises Risk of Heart Ailments. Patients hospitalized for depression are about one and a half times as likely as others to develop coronary heart disease, a new study suggests. By NICHOLAS BAKALAR. [NYT > Health] 4:55:43 PM    comment [] Essay: When Teenagers Abuse Prescription Drugs, the Fault May Be the Doctor's. Dabbling with controlled prescription drugs constitutes the fastest growing type of drug abuse in the U.S. By HOWARD MARKEL, M.D.. [NYT > Health] 4:54:04 PM    comment [] Preventing Cancer: Slowly, Cancer Genes Tender Their Secrets. Scientists are now finding that untangling the genetics of cancer is not impossible and are basing new treatments on their findings. By GINA KOLATA. [NYT > Health] 4:52:52 PM    comment [] 'Syrian held' over Beirut bombing. Lebanon arrests a Syrian suspect in the killing of newspaper owner Gibran Tueni, judicial sources say. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 4:51:35 PM    comment [] Russia closer to controlling NGOs. Russia's upper house backs a controversial bill to tighten state control over non-governmental organisations. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 4:50:27 PM    comment [] China ex-minister guilty of graft. A former Chinese government minister receives a life sentence for taking more than 4m yuan ($500,000) in bribes. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 4:48:14 PM    comment [] Fuel shortages after Buncefield. Motorists face fuel shortages with some garages running out of petrol as they struggle in the wake of the Buncefield blasts. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 4:47:28 PM    comment [] Hospital alcohol admissions rise. The number of drink-related hospital admissions has risen by 28% over the past eight years, figures show. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 4:46:22 PM    comment [] Password Trojan stalks Spanish net users. 4:44:35 PM    comment []

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