Google News: U.S., Israel Discuss Triggers for Bombing Iran's Nuclear Infrastructure

The Obama administration is trying to assure Israel privately that it would strike Iran militarily if Tehran's nuclear program crosses certain "red lines"—while attempting to dissuade the Israelis from acting unilaterally.

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U.S., Israel Discuss Triggers for Bombing Iran's Nuclear Infrastructure Daily Beast - ‎Dec 28, 2011‎ The Obama administration is trying to assure Israel privately that it would strike Iran militarily if Tehran's nuclear program crosses certain "red lines"—while attempting to dissuade the Israelis from acting unilaterally. Israeli spy chief downplays Iranian nuke threat Washington Times Ynetnews - Haaretz (blog) - New York Times - Jerusalem Post more »

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Google News: U.S. Stocks Fall as Concern Over European Crisis Offsets Economy

US stocks fell, as the Standard & Poor's 500 Index pared its third straight annual gain, after concern over Europe's debt crisis overshadowed optimism that the American economy will expand in 2012.

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U.S. Stocks Fall as Concern Over European Crisis Offsets Economy San Francisco Chronicle - ‎18 hours ago‎ Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- US stocks fell, as the Standard & Poor's 500 Index pared its third straight annual gain, after concern over Europe's debt crisis overshadowed optimism that the American economy will expand in 2012. After Much Tumult, Wall Street Ends Year Where It Started NPR (blog) NewsMax.com more »

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Google News: Reserve Bank expects world economy to weaken in 2012: Midday Roundup

Tuesday, 20 December 2011 11:17 Madeleine Heffernan and Patrick Stafford More on Economy Australian sharemarket rallies on positive overseas leads SMEs shouldn't ignore M&A deals, private equity: Ernst & Young How retailers got caught in a dangerous cycle: Bartholomeusz Billabong shares crash 34% after profit downgrade: Midday Roundup Auctions end year on a low note but prospects strong for 2012 Read more on: Economy Billabong ANZ Small Business Sales The Reserve Bank noted a slight improvement in domestic economy data at its last meeting, but was swayed to cut rates by the patchwork economy, the European sovereign debt crisis and mixed news on the world economy. "Overall, members concluded that growth in the world economy was likely to weaken over the coming year," minutes from the RBA's December meeting show. The minutes, released this morning, said the board believed it would be "highly likely that the sovereign credit and banking problems would weigh heavily on economic activity

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Reserve Bank expects world economy to weaken in 2012: Midday Roundup SmartCompany.com.au - ‎Dec 19, 2011‎ The Reserve Bank noted a slight improvement in domestic economy data at its last meeting, but was swayed to cut rates by the patchwork economy, the European sovereign debt crisis and mixed news on the world economy. RBA rate cut a buffer against European turmoil The Australian RBA's bleak outlook may lead to more rate cuts Sydney Morning Herald Herald Sun - Adelaide Now - Wall Street Journal (blog) more »

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Google News: Scientists focus on methane, permafrost in fight against global warming

Scientists focus on methane, permafrost in fight against global warming The State Column - ‎1 hour ago‎ A study released earlier this month finds that melting permafrost is likely to increase the effects of global warming, prompting scientists to travel north in an effort to determine what effect increasing permafrost melt will have on the environment.

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Scientists focus on methane, permafrost in fight against global warming The State Column - ‎1 hour ago‎ A study released earlier this month finds that melting permafrost is likely to increase the effects of global warming, prompting scientists to travel north in an effort to determine what effect increasing permafrost melt will have on the environment. Melting Permafrost Could Release Greenhouse Gases: NYT Indian Country Today Media Network.com Scientists try to gauge permafrost gases UPI.com eTaiwan News - Tehran Times - Green Prophet more »

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Google News: Ecosystems shift as climate changes

Ecosystems shift as climate changes Posted on December 19, 2011 - 09:23 by Kate Taylor Tweet Email Share By 2100, nearly 40 percent of land-based ecosystems - forest, grassland or tundra, for example - will have moved from one type to another. According to a modeling study from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Institute of Technology, global climate change will modify plant communities covering almost half of Earth's land surface. The projections indicate that many plant and animal species face increasing competition for survival. Most land that's not covered by ice or desert is projected to undergo at least a 30 percent change in plant cover - meaning humans and animals will need to adapt and often relocate. "For more than 25 years, scientists have warned of the dangers of human-induced climate change," says Caltech scientist Jon Bergengren. "While warnings of melting glaciers, rising sea levels and other environmental changes are illustrative and important, ult

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Ecosystems shift as climate changes TG Daily - ‎1 hour ago‎ By 2100, nearly 40 percent of land-based ecosystems - forest, grassland or tundra, for example - will have moved from one type to another. NASA: Warming will transform natural world MiamiHerald.com Notes from the Science Desk: Dramatic ecological changes ahead, courtesy of ... San Gabriel Valley Tribune International Business Times AU more »

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Google News: Belgian Suicide Attacker With Grenades Kills 5, Wounds 132

Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- A suicide attacker in the Belgian city of Liege tossed grenades into a crowd and then sprayed it with bullets, leaving at least five people dead including a 17- month-old toddler. At least 132 were wounded in yesterday's assault at a bus stop, according to preliminary official figures. The dead also included "a 15-year-old -- a young boy who died on the spot --a 17-year-old and a 75-year-old woman," city prosecutor Daniele Reynders said in a televised press conference. A fifth fatality, a 17-month-old toddler, was confirmed by Eddy Lambert, spokesman for CHC hospital in Liege. The 33-year-old assailant, Nordine Amrani, who fatally shot himself, had been convicted on arms and drugs charges, Reynders said, adding that he had never been charged with terrorism. An inquiry will determine if the attack was premeditated, Reynders said. European Union President Herman Van Rompuy said he is "completely overwhelmed" by the "atrocious murders" in Liege. "Faced with the

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Belgian Suicide Attacker With Grenades Kills 5, Wounds 132 BusinessWeek - ‎1 hour ago‎ Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- A suicide attacker in the Belgian city of Liege tossed grenades into a crowd and then sprayed it with bullets, leaving at least five people dead including a 17- month-old toddler. Belgium: Premeditated suicide attacker at least killed 5, wounds 132 with ... eTaiwan News The Associated Press - Globe and Mail - Expatica Belguim more »

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Google News: Jamaica and the world economy

Jamaica And The World Economy Published: Monday | December 12, 20111 Comment by John Rapley In recent weeks, I've written several columns about the latest wave of the financial crisis, which is the sovereign-debt crisis in Europe. After weeks of panic and drama, two fallen governments, sweeping measures and behind-the-scenes prodding by the United States, the situation for the moment seems to have been stabilised. It's been one storm after another, and like any storm, most of us can only hunker down until it blows past. Then we re-emerge into the light of day to assess the damage. And the landscape we're seeing out there is pretty bleak. If anyone in Jamaica is still hoping we can find our way on to a solid growth path by simply riding the tide of a rising world economy, it's time to pack in that dream. Europe has announced that it will barely grow this year. Britain reckons it will take several years before it can repair the damage of the great recession. The US is showing comparat

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Jamaica and the world economy Jamaica Gleaner - ‎Dec 11, 2011‎ In recent weeks, I've written several columns about the latest wave of the financial crisis, which is the sovereign-debt crisis in Europe. China: World's top economic contributor China.org.cn China Focus: Foreign trade growth slows in Nov., surplus narrows Xinhua People's Daily Online - Asia Times Online more »

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Google News: US Futures Fall as Moody's to Review EU Ratings

US stock futures fell, after the first back-to-back weekly gain in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index since October, as Moody's Investors Service said it will review the ratings of all European Union

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US Futures Fall as Moody's to Review EU Ratings Bloomberg - ‎3 minutes ago‎ US stock futures fell, after the first back-to-back weekly gain in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index since October, as Moody's Investors Service said it will review the ratings of all European Union ... Europe stocks fall as EU deal enthusiasm fades MarketWatch BBC News - AFP - New York Times more »

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Google News: Israeli warplanes fly over Lebanon after rocket fired in south

Lebanon: Israeli warplanes flew over south Lebanon, the Bekaa Valley and Beirut Monday morning after a woman was wounded in the south when a Katyusha rocket, apparently aimed at Israel, hit her home. A security source told The Daily Star that four Israeli jets flew at high altitude between 9:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Monday over villages in the Bint Jbeil border area in south Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley in the east before hovering in circles over the capital. Naseera Ali Abbas, 55, was wounded in various parts of her body, including seriously in her leg, when a rocket penetrated the ceiling and landed in the bedroom of her house in the border town of Houla shortly before midnight, the source said. Her seven-year-old son, who was sleeping in bed with her, was unscathed, added the source, who spoke to The Daily Star on condition of anonymity. A Lebanese Army statement said a rocket fired from the outskirts of the town of Majdal Silm hit a house in Houla in the Marjayoun region at 11:00

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Israeli warplanes fly over Lebanon after rocket fired in south The Daily Star - ‎4 hours ago‎ HOULA, Lebanon: Israeli warplanes flew over south Lebanon, the Bekaa Valley and Beirut Monday morning after a woman was wounded in the south when a Katyusha rocket, apparently aimed at Israel, hit her home. Rocket fired from Lebanon at Israel lands in border town, wounding Lebanese woman Washington Post Rocket From Lebanon To Israel Falls Short TIME Boston.com - msnbc.com more »

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Google News: Study: Greenland faces land crisis as global warming heats up

A new study released Friday finds that Greenland has risen in recent years as the rate of ice melting has increased, a startling revelation that scientists attribute to global warming.

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Study: Greenland faces land crisis as global warming heats up The State Column - ‎43 minutes ago‎ A new study released Friday finds that Greenland has risen in recent years as the rate of ice melting has increased, a startling revelation that scientists attribute to global warming. Study: Greenland rose as ice melted UPI.com `2010 temperature lifted ice loss in Greenland` Zee News PhysOrg.com more »

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Google News: The European debt crisis in eight graphs

The European debt crisis in eight graphs By Ezra Klein and Sarah Kliff, Updated: Thursday, December 1, 11:51 AM The European debt crisis can easily feel like an unwieldy, unmanageable mess of complex jargon and financial terms. Here's Wonkblog's explanation of what's happening across the Atlantic Ocean with the help of eight key graphs: The place to start with the European debt crisis is, well, with European debt. Put simply, the crisis in the euro zone is that the market doesn't trust that Greece, Italy, Spain, Ireland and Portugal can pay back their debts, and so they don't want to lend them more money except at exorbitant rates. But to understand how Europe got into this mess, how countries like Greece managed to borrow so much money that they couldn't pay it all back, you need to see this graph from the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD). On the right side, you're seeing the story everyone already knows: The market is charging Southern European countri

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Google News: New estimate boosts permafrost contribution to climate change

New estimate boosts permafrost contribution to climate change Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - ‎4 hours ago‎ by Jeff Richardson / jrichardson@newsminer.com FAIRBANKS - An international group of researchers believes greenhouse gases from thawing permafrost will be released at a much faster rate than previously estimated, which could have significant ... Permafrost Thaw May Emit More Than Deforestation, Study Says BusinessWeek

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New estimate boosts permafrost contribution to climate change Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - ‎4 hours ago‎ by Jeff Richardson / jrichardson@newsminer.com FAIRBANKS - An international group of researchers believes greenhouse gases from thawing permafrost will be released at a much faster rate than previously estimated, which could have significant ... Permafrost Thaw May Emit More Than Deforestation, Study Says BusinessWeek Warming's 'vicious cycle:' Permafrost thaws, vents lots of greenhouse gases ... Washington Post USA Today - TIME (blog) more »

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Google News: Banks agree on attempt to boost world's economy

the world's largest central banks have agreed to take coordinated action to shore up the global financial system during the euro zone's escalating debt crisis.

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Banks agree on attempt to boost world's economy Radio New Zealand - ‎20 hours ago‎ Some of the world's largest central banks have agreed to take coordinated action to shore up the global financial system during the euro zone's escalating debt crisis. Central banks co-ordinated action will help households borrow money MyFinances.co.uk Gold steadies in London Business Recorder (blog) more »

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Google News: Fed Officials Warn on World Economy

Wall Street Journal - ‎Nov 29, 2011‎ Federal Reserve officials said Tuesday they saw rising risks in the world economy, but didn't commit themselves to supporting more central-bank measures to boost growth.

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Fed Officials Warn on World Economy Wall Street Journal - ‎Nov 29, 2011‎ Federal Reserve officials said Tuesday they saw rising risks in the world economy, but didn't commit themselves to supporting more central-bank measures to boost growth. Asia could help drive global economic growth, Fed official says Washington Post Fed's Yellen: Policymakers Must Deal With Tough Challenges NASDAQ more »

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