May 24, 2010 Nº 910 - Vol. 8
"Never look back unless you are planning to go that way."
Henry D. Thoreau
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US warns it may 'push BP aside' on Gulf oil clean-up
Oil firm BP may be "pushed out of the way" if it fails to perform in the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster clean-up, a top US official has warned. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said the British company had missed "deadline after deadline" in its efforts to seal a blown-out oil well. The spill has reached Louisiana and is threatening Florida and Cuba. Obama is now calling the situation a disaster. Although it is within the government's power to push BP aside, our correspondent says BP is the only organization with the knowledge to deal with a situation like this at such a depth. Washington is coming under increasing criticism for its response to the disaster, as well as pressure to assume control from BP.But he said BP had agreed to pay clean-up costs beyond the current US $75m liability limit.
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Pepsi to invest $2.5bn in China over three years
PepsiCo Inc has announced it will invest $2.5bn in China over the next three years. The world's second biggest drinks maker said it would open 19 new plants and install new production lines at existing facilities. China is seen as a critical emerging market for soft drink makers, which have experienced sluggish sales in recent years in the saturated US market.
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Supreme court to rule on suspects' access to lawyer under Scottish law
The ability of police in Scotland to detain suspects without giving them access to a lawyer is a breach of human rights, lawyers will argue tomorrow, in one of the most significant challenges in recent times to criminal procedure in the UK. The supreme court will examine Scottish criminal law, which gives police up to six hours after arrest to question suspects without a legal representative. Critics say the rule – which leaves Scotland as one of only five countries in Europe that do not allow immediate access to a lawyer – is a violation of the right to a fair trial.
BP refusing to follow EPA dispersant directive
BP is balking at an US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) order issued Thursday directing it to find an alternative dispersant to address the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The agency Saturday released BP's response to the directive ordering the oil company to find a "less toxic and more effective dispersant" to combat the spill within 24 hours and begin using it within 72. Dispersants are chemicals that are used to break oil down into small droplets causing it to become more easily degradable.
British Airways cabin crew begin five-day strike action
British Airways cabin crew have begun a five-day strike, in a resumption of industrial action in their long-running dispute over jobs and pay. The Unite union is also demanding the restoration of travel concessions to staff who took part in the last series of stoppages in March. The airline said it was disappointed Unite had resorted to "negotiation through the media".
Kurdish children jailed in Turkey under anti-terror law
More than 340 children in the Kurdish south-east of Turkey have been given long prison sentences in the past three years. Most of them were detained for taking part in anti-government protests, under a law banning any show of support for the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party, or PKK. The government says it knows the law, which requires a minimum five-year sentence, is too harsh, but it has yet to change it.
Brazil environment officials arrested for logging
Illegal logging is big business in the Amazon. Police in Brazil have arrested at least 70 people suspected of illegal logging in the Amazon - including officials employed to protect the rainforest. Several environmental officials in Mato Grosso state are accused of providing false licences for the extraction of timber from protected areas. Loggers, landowners and forest managers have also been charged.
The perils of global legalism
The debate about America increasingly supporting an adherence to international law highlights a position that many believe is both ethically necessary and in the nation's best interests. But detractors contend that such views demonstrate a dangerously naïve tendency toward legalism—a belief that law can be effective even in the absence of legitimate institutions of governance.
Time
Facebook and how it’s redefining privacy. Nearly 500 million people worldwide live their lives--or versions of them--on Facebook. Is there a limit to how much we'll share? CEO Mark Zuckerberg is betting there isn't.
Newsweek
Desperately Seeking Cures. How the road from promising scientific breakthrough to real-world remedy has become all but a dead end.
Business Week
Uh-oh. Come Together. The euro zone's crisis can only be solved by unity, says ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet. So why is everyone talking about blowing it up?
The Economist
And man made life. Artificial life, the stuff of dreams and nightmares, has arrived.
Le Nouvel Observateur
Le pouvoir intellectuel.
Der Spiegel
Die Beatles - Ringo Starr & Paul McCartney über eine unsterbliche Band.
Seoul: North will pay for sinking
Al Jazeera, Doha, Qatar
Gunmen Torch UN Camp for Gaza Children
Asharq Al-Awsat, Pan-Arab daily, London, England
Varsity chosen as exam centre in the Middle East
Gulf News, Independent daily, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Anat Kamm refuses to respond to espionage charges
Haaretz, Liberal daily, Tel Aviv, Israel
MIDEAST: May Is About Memories
IPS Middle East, International cooperative of journalists, Rome, Italy
Protesters to test Gaza sea blockade
JPost, Conservative, Jerusalem, Israel
Search still on for Air India aircraft's black box
Khaleej Times, English-language daily, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Qatari banks' provisions fall 2%
Middle East North African Network, Online financial portal, Amman, Jordan
Obama Orders Review of Policies toward NKorea, Orders Military to help S.Korea 'Deter Future Aggression'
Nahamet, Online news portal, Beirut, Lebanon
Panel formed on Lebanon poll law
Saudi Gazette, English-language daily, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
As tensions with Lebanon rise, Israel launches air raid drill
The Daily Star, Independent daily, Beirut, Lebanon
Iran to hand nuclear deal letter to IAEA on Monday
Times of Oman, English-language daily, Muscat, Oman
Marathon celebrates Yemeni unity
Yemen Observer, Sana'a, Republic of Yemen
Documenting our small successes
Yemen Times, (Independent weekly), Sana'a, Republic of Yemen
Osborne to outline cuts details
BBC News, Centrist newscaster, London, England
Brittany Murphy's husband found dead
BreakingNews.ie, Online news portal, Cork, Ireland
Clinton involved in minor car crash
Daily Express, Conservative tabloid, London, England
Briton becomes first person to complete long-distance swim on Everest
Daily Mail, Conservative daily, London, England
BT launches IP Exchange platform worldwide
DMeurope, Online news portal, Amsterdam, Netherlands
SOUTH KOREA: Seoul hits Pyongyang with sanctions, vows UN action
France 24, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
Photos of two metropolitans take visitors on a journey
Hurriyet Daily News, (Liberal, English-language), Istanbul, Turkey
Sunglasses At The Ready: The Sun Is Shining!
Look Magazine, London, England
Man held on attempted murder charge after triple stabbing at Brampton party
News & Star, Independent daily, Carlisle, England
The Rundown - May 24
Radio Free Europe, Prague, Czech Republic
BA Cabin Crew Begin Strikes After Talks Fail
Sky News, Independent newscaster, Middlesex, England
Interview With Former Foreign Minister: Merkel 'Botched' Her Duties in Euro Crisis, Says Joschka Fischer
Spiegel International, Liberal newsmagazine, Hamburg, Germany
Osborne unveils GBP 6bn spending cuts
The Guardian, Liberal daily, London, England
Oil spill clean-up cost soars to GBP 523m
The Independent, London, England
Euro crisis will have 'minimimal impact' on global growth
The Irish Times, Centrist daily, Dublin, Ireland
Medvedev Orders Review of Wobbly Bridge
The Moscow Times, Independent daily, Moscow, Russia
Army bomb chief: I quit
The Sun, London, England
Cannes Film Festival 2010: winners and red carpet glamour
The Telegraph, London, England
Queen's speech revealed: David Cameron's 500 day programme to change Britain
The Telegraph, Conservative daily, London, England
Army's bomb disposal chief Bob Seddon resigns
Times Online, Conservative daily, London, England
Mer-C joins Freedom Flotilla to bring aid to Gaza
Antara News, News agency, Jakarta, Indonesia
Thai film 'Boonmee' wins top honor at Cannes fest
China Post, English-language daily, Taipei, Taiwan
10th Seoul International Financial Forum Kicks Off
Chosun Ilbo, Conservative daily, Seoul, South Korea
Three Pakistanis innocent in Times Square case: Relatives
Dawn, English-language daily, Karachi, Pakistan
Profumo Says 2% Euro Breakup Risk Encourages Italy's No. 1 Bank
Gazeta.kz, Official online newspaper, Kazakhstan
Rape myths discussed by British kids
Hindustan Times, New Delhi, India
No mistrust between I and Sonia: PM
India Express, News portal, Mumbai, India
26/11 attack suspect held in Mangalore
India Times, Conservative daily, New Delhi, India
Doraemon to make 3-D debut at Expo
Japan Times, Independent centrist, Tokyo, Japan
Zaid Ibrahim petitions for Hulu Selangor poll to be declared null and void
Malaysian Star, Online news portal, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Everest attempt may prove Sir Ed was not first to summit
New Zealand Herald, Conservative daily, Auckland, New Zealand
Commander surrenders
Pajhwok Afghan News, (Independent news agency), Kabul, Afghanistan
Indian held with tortoises in Bangladesh's main airport
People's Daily Online, English-language, Beijing, China
England soccer fans get specially composed prayers
Sify News, Chennai, India
The quantum dot
Sydney Morning Herald, Centrist daily, Sydney, Australia
As Europe falters, China balks at revaluing yuan
Taiwan News, English-language daily, Taipei, Taiwan
Ma wins US Hispanic leadership award
Taiwan Today, Government Information Office, Taipei, Taiwan
MIT scientists devise better way to detect food allergies
Thaindian News, Bangkok, Thailand
Ambani brothers bury the hatchet
The Hindu, Left-leaning daily, Chennai, India
Taliban says it attacked NATO base
Canadian Broadcasting Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Tourism avoids fallout from Dudus storm
Caribbean360, Online news portal, St. Michael, Barbados
MLAs make political history
Cayman Net News, Online news portal, George Town, Cayman Islands
Dominican population is getting older, study reveals
Dominican Today, Independent daily, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
URUGUAY: Job Training Moves "Trans" Off Streets to Better Future
IPS Latin America, International cooperative of journalists, Rome, Italy
Attack on State - Police stations set ablaze Cop shot, civilian slain
Jamaica Gleaner, Independent daily, Kingston, Jamaica
Aerosmith concert in Lima, Peru draws 30 thousand fans
Living in Peru, News portal, Lima, Peru
Take this chicken soup to heart, young economists
The Globe and Mail, Centrist daily, Toronto, Canada
Taliban attacks Kandahar base
Toronto Star, Toronto, Ontario
What to do or not do on Election Day
Trinidad Guardian, Independent daily, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
Ethiopia votes in crunch election
BBC News, Centrist newscaster, London, England
African Leaders Discuss Nile River Dispute
CongoPlanet.com, Independent online news aggregator
AMA clears the Accra Novotel Market
GhanaWeb, Online news portal, Amsterdam, Netherlands
German helicopter crashes
iafrica, Online news portal, Cape Town, South Africa
Israel denies report on SA nuclear arms offer
Independent Online, News portal, Cape Town, South Africa
Pictures from Ethiopian election 2010
Jimma Times, Online news portal, Jimma, Ethiopia
Two new Springbok caps for Wales clash
Mail & Guardian Online, Liberal, Johannesburg, South Africa
Israel's Peres denies offering SA nukes
News24.com, Online news portal, Cape Town, South Africa
Indigenous contractors have failed me - Amaechi
Vanguard, Independent daily, Lagos, Nigeria
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