Doctors say famed Puerto Rican boxer Hector 'Macho' Camacho is clinically "brain dead" after being shot in the face. PM takes finance portfolio in new Ivorian government
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Ivory Coast announced a new government on Thursday in which newly appointed Prime Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan will als o take the finance and economy portfolio. President Alassane Ouattara named Duncan, a member of his allied PDCI party and foreign minister in the previous cabinet, as prime minister on Wednesday, after dissolving his government last week over a lack of coalition solidarity. … German high-speed rail link to London delayed further
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – European travellers will have to wait longer than expected for direct train connections from London to Frankfurt, German rail operator Deutsche Bahn said, citing delays to the delivery of new high-speed trains. The state-owned rail operator said on Thursday its three-times daily service, which promises to bring passengers the 640 kilometres from London to Frankfurt in about five hours, would not be in place before 2016. It had originally hoped to start running trains on the route for 2013. …
Canada Sept retail sales disappoint but hit record
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian retail sales edged up by a less-than-expected 0.1 percent in September from August, after July’s 0.3 percent boost, but nonetheless hit another record, Statistics Canada said on Thursday. Retail sales were led by a 0.6 percent increase in the auto sector, excluding them sales were flat. The median forecast in a Reuters survey of analysts was for a 0.5 percent increase in the overall number and also in sales excluding autos. Twenty-three of 24 forecasters expected growth of 0.3 percent or more. …
Russia's punk band spurn chance to cash in on fame
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Two members of the Russian feminist punk protest band Pussy Riot are sitting in jail for protesting in a church against Vladimir Putin. Meanwhile, for $19.95, plus shipping, fans of the U.S. singer Madonna can order a 100 percent cotton “Pussy Riot” T-shirt, featuring the band’s logo of a woman in a red mini dress and ski mask, with a raised fist and an electric guitar. First came the battle for freedom, now comes the battle for merchandise. …
TSX may open higher, buoyed by upbeat China data
(Reuters) – Canada’s main stock index looked set to open higher on Thursday, extending gains from the previous session, as positive data emerging out of manufacturing surveys in China and the United States helped boost confidence and euro zone PMI data was not as bad as anticipated. TOP STORIES * The euro zone economy is on course for its deepest downturn since early 2009, while Chinese factories returned to growth last month bringing better news for the world economy, business surveys showed. …
Hamas cries victory; truce with Israel holds
Hamas leaders in Gaza declared victory over Israel on Thursday, and thousands of flag-waving supporters rallied in celebration as the battered territory entered its first day of calm under an Egyptian-brokered truce that ended the worst cross-border fighting in four years. Italy's lower house approves Monti's budget plans
ROME (Reuters) – Italy's lower house of parliament on Thursday appr oved a package of budget measures including a sales tax hike and a cut in some payroll taxes, aimed at helping the government reach its deficit-cutting targets. Approval was expected after Prime Minister Mario Monti's government won three confidence votes on Wednesday that it had called to speed up passage of the budget. The measures will now move to the Senate for approval, which is expected before Christmas. The Chamber of Deputies approved the plans by 372 votes against 73. … Day after president brokered Gaza truce, Egypt's Brotherhood leader slams peace with Israel
CAIRO – The leader and top cleric of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has denounced peace efforts with Israel, urging holy war to liberate Palestinian territories.
Egyptian court clears 2 policemen charged with killing protesters during last year's uprising
CAIRO – An Egyptian court has cleared two policemen of killing protesters during last year’s uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak.
Rugby-North replaced by Williams in Wales team after hip injury
Nov 22 (Reuters) – Wales winger George North has been replaced in the starting lineup for Saturday’s rugby test against world champions New Zealand at the Millennium stadium after sustaining a hip injury in training. A statement on Thursday from the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) said North would be replaced by his Scarlets team mate Liam Williams, who won his only cap against the Barbarians this year. …
EU leaders prepare for bitter fight over budget
British Prime Minister David Cameron set the tone Thursday for what is expected to be a bitter fight over the European Union's budget, warning that the latest proposal for a spending ceiling does not go far enough. Pope urges dignity, rehabilitation for prisoners
The pope is urging prison administrators to respect the dignity and rights of criminals in their care, and to help rehabilitate them.
Kazakhstan media hit by raid, court order
In a crackdown on independent media, authorities in Kazakhstan have raided the offices of a news website and taken steps to halt the publication of a newspaper critical of the government.
2 policemen cleared of killing Egypt protesters
An Egyptian court has cleared two policemen of killing protesters during last year’s uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak.
Egypt Brotherhood leader blasts peace with Israel
The leader and top cleric of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has denounced peace efforts with Israel, urging holy war to liberate Palestinian territories.
Exclusive: Atlas Copco nears buy of Shandong Rock - sources
HONG KONG/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish compressor and mining gear maker Atlas Copco is close to a deal to buy a 75 percent stake in Shandong Rock Drilling Tools Co Ltd from China’s Shandong Sanshan Group, sources in China familiar with the matter told Reuters. The sources did not disclose any purchase price. The deal for the stake in the rock drilling gear maker, based in the eastern province of Shandong and which has about 400 staff, included a stake in a steel mill, a source said. …
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