Michelin awards first Chinese chef coveted 3 stars - Yahoo! News
By James Pomfret James Pomfret - Tue Dec 2, 5:52 am ET, Chan Yan-tak, chief chef of Lung King Heen, poses with a cutout of Bibendum or Reuters - Chan Yan-tak, chief chef of Lung King Heen, poses with a cutout of Bibendum or the Michelin Man mascot, ... HONG KONG (Reuters Life!) - Michelin on Tuesday awarded its top three-star accolade to a Chinese chef for the first time in the celebrated ...
AFP: Chinese yuan falls sharply ahead of US talks
The fall in the yuan's value on Monday came just before the United States and China hold high level economic talks SHANGHAI (AFP) -- The yuan's sudden fall may signal a policy shift to prop up exports during the financial crisis, experts said Tuesday, a day after the biggest one-day decline since it was depegged from the dollar. The fall in the yuan's value on Monday came just ...
AFP: Swedish government 'rules out takeover of Volvo Cars'
Swedish government 'rules out takeover of Volvo Cars' STOCKHOLM (AFP) -- The Swedish government has ruled out a takeover of the country's beleaguered automaker Volvo Cars if its owner, US group Ford, decides to sell it, daily Dagens Nyheter reported on Tuesday. "It's not in our industrial policy to own carmakers and we will not jeopardise taxpayers' money," ...
Analysis: Mumbai fallout could destabilize region - CNN.com
By CNN's Reza Sayah, (CNN) -- With the shadow of extremism reaching beyond the borders of Pakistan and India, analysts say the stakes -- as the nuclear-armed rivals try to hang on to an uneasy peace -- are higher than ever in the wake of the Mumbai attacks. But, with world leaders urging restraint on both sides, fearing a return to the conflict and stand-offs that have defined 60 years of ...
Report: Mass media harms kids - USATODAY.com
By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY, Limit screen time to one to two hours a day. Consider ditching cable or TV altogether. Learn about new media, such as text-messaging or social-networking websites, and how your children are using them. Don't rely on the ratings for video games. Instead, watch or play the games yourself. Don't allow children to have computers, TVs or other media in their ...
Sears Holdings Swings To Loss On 8.3% Lower Sales - FOXBusiness.com
TEL AVIV -- Sears Holdings Corp., the Hoffmann Estates, Ill., parent of Sears and Kmart stores, swung to a third-quarter net loss from a year-earlier profit on 8.3% lower total sales and 9% lower domestic same-store sales. The company also added 00 million to its share-buyback authorization, bringing the total available to 72 million. For the quarter ended Nov. 1, the loss was 46 million, or .16 ...
India Demands Pakistan Hand Over Fugitives - washingtonpost.com
By Rama Lakshmi and Candace Rondeaux, India has demanded that Islamabad hand over dozens of suspected terrorists believed to be living in Pakistan, including India's most-wanted man. MUMBAI, Dec. 2 -- India has demanded that Pakistan hand over 20 men wanted under Indian law to show the country is serious about closer cooperation on security issues in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks ...
Bedroom Bach? YouTube starts a cyber symphony - Yahoo! News
NEW YORK - There's a new way to get to Carnegie Hall -- YouTube, YouTube, YouTube. Borrowing from "American Idol," the online video site announced plans Monday for a YouTube Symphony Orchestra, featuring a collaboration of wannabe musicians with Carnegie Hall, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, composer Tan Dun and others. Through Jan. 28, musicians can submit entries as they ...
The Press Association: Fraud on UK cards 'higher overseas'
Fraud losses on UK credit and debit cards are 14 times higher overseas than they are in this country, a report claims. The introduction of anti-fraud measures in the UK, such as chip and pin, has pushed card fraud into countries where the system has not yet been introduced and fraud protection is weaker. A similar pattern is being seen in other European countries, such as France and Spain, ...
By Anne-Sylvaine Chassany, o `Great Recession' May Just Be Starting as Job Losses Mount, Credit Shrinks "Alstom stock has suffered from a general negative trend and investors may have hit too hard," said Pierre Boucheny, a Paris-based analyst at Landsbanki Kepler with a "buy" rating on the stock. "I agree with Patrick Kron when he says the backlog shelters the ...
The Press Association: Westminster links 'need to change'
The "informal" relationship between the Scottish Government and Westminster cannot last and needs to change, a body examining the devolution settlement found. The Calman Commission has identified broadcasting, energy policy, animal health, firearms and mis-use of drugs among a range of areas which could see further powers given to Holyrood, in an interim report released on Tuesday. But ...
The Press Association: Degale goes pro
Great Britain's Olympic boxing champion James DeGale has turned professional and signed up with promoter Frank Warren. Warren has also signed DeGale's Olympic colleague Billy Joe Saunders, and Frankie Gavin, whose dream of Beijing gold was shattered when he failed to make his required weight. The three former amateurs will make their professional debuts in 2009. By turning ...
The Associated Press: Somali pirates fail to hijack US cruise liner
An Omani shipping agency, named Youssef Kano, had a direct contact with the US cruise when it made a stop at Salalah, 1000 kilometers south of the Omani capital. Khalil Shaker, the head of the agency's branch in Salalah, confirmed that the ship arrived on Monday morning and that the passengers had a tour in Salalah then sailed to Mascut. "They talked about pirates opening fire at their ...
The Associated Press: UN concerned over treatment of Iraqi detainees
BAGHDAD (AP) -- The United Nations says it's concerned about overcrowded prisons and the treatment of detainees in Iraq. Senior U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura says the issue will be a major challenge as the United States prepares to turn over control of thousands of inmates in its custody to Iraq's government. The transfer is required under a security pact with the U.S. recently ...
The Associated Press: Bedroom Bach? YouTube starts a cyber symphony
By MARTIN STEINBERG - 3 hours ago, NEW YORK (AP) -- There's a new way to get to Carnegie Hall -- YouTube, YouTube, YouTube. Borrowing from "American Idol," the online video site announced plans Monday for a YouTube Symphony Orchestra, featuring a collaboration of wannabe musicians with Carnegie Hall, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, composer Tan Dun and others. Through Jan. 28, ...
The Press Association: 11 schoolgirls die of poisoning
Eleven girls died of carbon monoxide poisoning at a school in northern China's Shaanxi province, an education official said. According to one report the girls had lit a fire to keep warm. A dozen girls were found poisoned at the Duiziliang Middle School in Yulin city, said an official with the Yulin Education Bureau. Carbon monoxide detectors aren't required in schools in China, ...