Italy Declares Air France Preferred Bidder For Alitalia The long saga of who will buy Alitalia, the struggling Italian national airline, neared conclusion yesterday with Air France-KLM named as the preferred bidder.... Read Full Article U.S. Trade Deficit Hits Highest Level In 3 Months The government reported today that the deficit for October increased to $57.8 billion as record oil prices and a flood of imports from China swamped another solid gain in U.S. exports.... Read Full Article A Memorial Service For Robert Altman A memorial tribute to the film director will take place on Tuesday in New York.... Read Full Article Citing Oil Prices, Asia Starts Reducing Fuel Subsidies Consumers in Asia are feeling the heat of skyrocketing oil prices as governments start rolling back subsidies that have kept costs for gasoline and other fuel artificially low.... Read Full Article Music Review | Grand Tour Orchestra: A New Ensemble Surveys Classical’s Oft-Ignored Era The Grand Tour Orchestra played with an involved enthusiasm that was more important than absolute cleanness for its inaugural season at the Italian Academy at Columbia University on Wednesday.... Read Full Article |
World Briefing | Europe: Vatican City: Pope Appeals For ?Death Leave?Pope Benedict XVI called for those caring for the dying to be granted “death leave” similar to maternity leave for couples. “Similar rights should be accorded to close family members at the moment the illness of their loved ones is at a terminal phase,” he said. Tag CloudExternal InformationAdditional InformationPanel Questions Canadian Role in Afghanistan...Pope, Restating 2000 Document, Cites ?Defects? of Other Faiths... It has cost Hillary Clinton a fortune and tested her tenacity: now the end is ni... Elevation of Gandhi heir hints at election call... Where Am I?News Main Page - Business - World Briefing | Europe: Vatican City: Pope Appeals For ?Death Leave? |
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