Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in physics through 2008Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in physics, and their research, according to the Nobel Foundation: Costa Rica convicts ex-president of embezzlement from Finnish gov’t loan: 5-year sentenceSAN JOSE, Costa Rica — A former Costa Rican president was convicted and sentenced to five years in prison Monday for embezzling funds from a Finnish loan intended for medical equipment for public hospitals. Britain plans cutback on salary increases for 750,000 senior government workersLONDON — The British government plans to freeze the salaries of top bureaucrats and offer only minimal increases to other senior workers in an effort to control the country’s spiraling deficit, a treasury official said Monday. RI man faces Caribbean murder charges in wife’s scuba death; already responsible in civil casePROVIDENCE, R.I. — Scuba shop owner David Swain and his wife of six years, Shelley Tyre, traveled to Tortola in 1999 for what was to be a romantic Caribbean getaway. Italian debunkers reproduce Shroud of Turin, say it’s evidence relic is man-madeROME — Scientists have reproduced the Shroud of Turin — revered as the cloth that covered Jesus in the tomb — and say the experiment proves the relic was man-made, a group of Italian debunkers claimed Monday. Britain’s Tony Blair seen as possible choice for new European Union presidential postLONDON — President Tony Blair? Don’t laugh, it could happen. Upscale British supermarket pulls ad from Fox News over Glenn Beck programLONDON — Upscale British supermarket chain Waitrose said Monday it was pulling its advertisements from Fox News in the U.K. after customers complained about the cable news channel’s Glenn Beck program. Farmers angry over low prices create chaos with spilled milk, rampaging cow in BrusselsBRUSSELS — Farmers drove hundreds of tractors and a lone cow to the heart of the European Union bureaucracy on Monday, pelting police with bottles and chickens and dumping milk and manure onto the streets of Brussels in a protest against collapsing milk prices. Socialist leader Papandreou to announce new Cabinet after landslide election winATHENS, Greece — Greece’s Socialist prime minister-elect made final decisions Monday on his new Cabinet, whose main challenges will be to revive the faltering economy and improve environmental protection. Spanish official: Grave holding purported remains of poet Garcia Lorca to be opened in weeksMADRID — A Spanish Civil War-era grave believed to hold the remains of the acclaimed poet Federico Garcia Lorca will be dug up in two to three weeks, an official said Monday, in the most high-profile step yet in a drive for Spain to address atrocities committed against civilians during that ruinous conflict. UK’s Supreme Court hears 1st case on government’s power to freeze assets of terror suspectsLONDON — Britain’s Supreme Court heard its first case Monday — an appeal by five terrorism suspects who say the British government has overstepped its power by freezing their assets without a conviction. Tombstone tours: Check out these famous boneyards for a spirited history lessonNEW YORK — Even if you don’t believe in ghosts, walking through a graveyard can be a little spooky — especially in autumn as the trees lose their leaves, flowers wither away and light fades in the late afternoon. Spain official says bodies in grave holding purported remains of Garcia Lorca to be exhumedMADRID — A Spanish official says bodies from a Civil War-era grave believed to hold the remains of the poet Federico Garcia Lorca will be disinterred in two to three weeks. Belgian retailer Delhaize in talks to buy assets of southern grocery chain BI-LOBelgian international food retailer Delhaize Group is in talks to buy shops and inventory worth $425 million from South Carolina-based BI-LO, a grocery chain that entered bankruptcy proceedings earlier this year. Whale skulls and engine dust: Turner Prize show opens in London galleryLONDON — Artworks by four artists shortlisted for Britain’s controversial Turner Prize have gone on display at central London’s Tate Britain gallery. Man jailed for 18 years for role in one of Britain’s biggest cash robberiesLONDON — A British man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in a robbery nearly three years ago of 53 million pounds (about $85 million). New book: British spy service thinks the threat from Islamist terrorism has stopped growingLONDON — Britain’s domestic spy service thinks the threat from Islamist terrorism has stopped growing but remains severe, with terrorists eager to acquire weapons of mass destruction, according to the first authorized history of the agency. UN index rates quality of life best in Norway, worst in Niger; US ranks 13thBANGKOK — Norway enjoys the world’s highest quality of life, while Niger suffers the lowest, a U.N. agency said Monday, as it released a ranking that highlights the wide disparities in well-being between rich and poor countries. Farmers push demands for more EU support over milk; 20 nations call for more protectionsBRUSSELS — Hundreds of dairy farmers drove their tractors into Belgium’s capital, pelted police and snarled traffic Monday but left without any new short-term commitment from EU farm ministers to ease the financial pressure caused by plummeting milk prices. Germany’s largest women’s magazine to ditch professional models in favor of real womenBERLIN — Germany’s most popular women’s magazine announced Monday that it is banning professional models from its pages in favor of “real women” in an attempt to combat an unhealthy standard of rail-thin beauty that it says has isolated its readers. Socialist leader Papandreou given mandate to form Greek govt after landslide election winATHENS, Greece — Greece’s president formally asked George Papandreou to form a government Monday, a day after the Socialist leader trounced the governing conservatives in an election focused on rescuing the economy. European stocks lifted by upbeat services sector data as Wall Street awaits key US PMI surveyLONDON — European markets rose modestly Monday ahead of an expected solid start to the week on Wall Street and after upbeat survey data from the services sector helped offset the gloom from last week’s worse than expected U.S. jobs data. French foreign minister urges international intervention in Guinea after bloody protestPARIS — France’s foreign minister says international intervention is needed in Guinea after soldiers there opened fire on demonstrators last week. Famed bust of Egypt’s Nefertiti moved to new home in Berlin; on show from Oct. 17BERLIN — A famous 3,300-year-old bust of the Egyptian queen Nefertiti has been moved to its new permanent home at Berlin’s restored Neues Museum. Finance ministers: developing countries deserve more voting power in World BankISTANBUL — The World Bank needs to become more efficient in how it uses its resources and give more say to developing economies, several member states, including major donors the U.S. and Britain, said Monday. British Prime Minister Brown confronts deadlock in Northern Ireland power-sharingBELFAST, Northern Ireland — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown pressed rival Catholic and Protestant leaders Monday to end the deadlock threatening their power-sharing government, the central pillar of Northern Ireland peacemaking. UN chief Ban says attacks on UN building in Pakistan a ‘heinous crime’GENEVA — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned a suicide bombing at the U.N. food agency’s Pakistan headquarters that killed five people. Belgian retailer Delhaize to pay $425 mln for assets of bankrupt southern grocery chain BI-LOBelgian international food retailer Delhaize Group is in talks to buy shops and inventory worth $425 million from South Carolina-based BI-LO, a grocery chain that entered bankruptcy proceedings earlier this year. Fearing arrest, Israeli Cabinet minister cancels visit to BritainJERUSALEM — An Israeli Cabinet minister has called off a visit to Britain because of concerns he could be arrested on suspicion of committing war crimes, a spokesman said Monday, becoming the latest Israeli official affected by a Palestinian legal campaign in the U.K. German chancellor to address both houses of US Congress on Nov. 3BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel will address the U.S. Congress in early November, ahead of ceremonies in Berlin marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. |
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