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Openly gay speed skater Blake Skjellerup, who is hoping to represent New Zealand at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, said Wednesday that he is unwilling to play down his sexuality in light of Russia s anti-gay laws. I m going to do my best to be in Russia, Skjellerup told CBSNews. If I m stopped at the border, I m stopped at the border. My presence there is going to be important for me and important for the community and I guess we re just going to have to wait and see. If he makes the 2014 games, which take place in February, Skjellerup is vowing to wear a gay pri adidas originals samba de pin from the 2012 Olympic games while in Sochi - despite the passage of a law last month banning propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations, which would seem to include public displays of affection by same-sex partners and statements in support of gay rights.According to Pravda, the law allows for the deportation of foreign nationals for what is deemed to be homosexual propaganda. The Associated Pressreportedthat under the law, foreign nationals could be detained for 15 days before deportation. Skjellerup competed at the 2010 Olympic games and has won s adidas yeezy ix national titles in salomon xt 6 New Zealand. He said his message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who signed the law, would be know me before you judge me, and love is love, and I don t think anybody should be persecuted. Last Friday, the International Olympic Committeesaidin a statement that it has received assurances from the highest level o Sqqy U.S. boycotts UN human rights council debate on Israel and Palestinians
The famed Iraq National Museum, home of extraordinary Babylonian, Sumerian and Assyrian collections and rare Islamic texts, sat empty Saturday, except for shattered glass display cases and cracked pottery bowls that littered the floor.In an unchecked f stanley becher renzy of cultural theft, looters who pillaged government buildings and businesses after the collapse of Saddam Hussein s regime also targeted the museum. Gone were irreplaceable archaeological treasures from the Cradle of Civilization.Everything that could be carried out has disappeared from the museum mdash; gold bowls and drinking cups, ritual masks worn in funerals, elaborately wrought headdresses, lyres studded with jewels mdash; priceless craftsmanship from ancient Mesopotamia. This is the property of this nation and the treasure of 7,000 years of civilization. What does this country think stanley cup it is doing asked Ali Mahmoud, a museum employee, futility and frustration in his voice.Much of the looting occurred Thursday, according to a security guard who stood by helplessly as hordes broke into the museum with wheelbarrows and carts and stole priceless jewelry, clay tablets and manuscripts. Left behind were row upon row of empty glass cases mdash; some smashed up, others left intact mdash; heaps of crumbled pottery and hunks of broken statues scattered across the exhibit floors.Sensing its stanley quencher treasures could be in peril, museum curators secretly removed antiquities from their display cases before the war and placed them

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The U.S. has agreed to withdraw its forces from the West African nation of Niger, an official confirmed to CBS News Friday. A state department official told CBS News in a statement that in a meeting Friday, Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and Nigerian Prime MinisterAli Lamine Zeine committed today to i nike dunk donna nitiate conversations in Niamey to begin planning an orderly and responsible withdrawal of U.S troops from Niger. The two officials affirmed the importance of the bilateral relationship and agreed to pursue collaboration in areas of joint interest, the statement read. There are about 1,000 U.S. military personnel in Niger. Niger has played a central role in the U.S. military s operations in Africa s Sahel region, and Washington is concerned about the spread of jihadist violence where local groups have pledged allegiance to al-Q adidas original campus aida and the Islamic State groups. Young boys gather on top of a car while displaying flags of Niger, Burkina Faso and Russia during a demonstration for the immediate departure of U.S. soldiers deployed in northern Niger on April 13, 2024. Thousands of people demonstrated in Niger s capital Niamey to demand the immediate departure of American soldiers. AFP via Getty Images Niger has been home to a major U.S. airbase in the city of Agadez, some 550 miles from the capital Niamey, using it for manned and unmanned s yeezy foam urveillance flights and oth Jyxe American man reveals why he joined ISIS
Beyonce meets with U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, at a rehearsal for the singer s performance at the General Assembly, Friday, August 10, 2012, to help mark World Humanitarian Day. UN CBS News UNITED NATIONS - Imagine: The Iranian U.N. Ambassador grooving to All the Single Ladies with Beyonce, at the s stanley becher ame General Assembly podium where Col. Muammar Qaddafi once rambled on f stanley cup or hours and Nikita Khrushchev once pounded his shoe.Well, not exactly. Beyonce WILL be there tonight. It is not clear which ambassadors will attend the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice, is on her way to the Olympics closing ceremony , but what we do know is that Beyonce will sing I Was Here to honor World Humanitarian Day on August 19. A music video of Friday s event, produced by Ridley Scott Associates, directors Kenzo Digital and Sophie Miller and the awar stanley cups d-winning advertising agency Droga5, will be filmed of tonight s performance. The objective: To get 1 billion people to view the video - and learn about the campaign. World Humanitarian DayAdding to the Beyonce glow will be other celebrities: American film producer Harvey Weinstein, Sean Puffy Combs otherwise known as P. Ditty , designer Kenneth Cole, and some relatives of famous politicians, including Lauren Bush the granddaughter of Bush 41 and niece of Bush 43 . World Humanitarian Day was created to mark the anniversary of th

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T hoka laufschuhe he government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has authorized Russian troops, planes and ships to deploy to Nicaragua for purposes of training, law enforcement or emergency response.In a decree published this week, and confirmed by Russia on Thursday, Ortega will allow Russian troops to carry out law enforcement duties, humanitarian aid, rescue and search missions in emergencies or natural disasters. The Nicaraguan government also authorized the presence of small contingents of Russian troops for exchange of experiences and training. Russia s foreign ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, told the Russian news outlet Sputnik that the measure was routine. We are talking about a routine mdash; twice a year mdash; procedure for the adoption of a Nicaraguan law on the temporary admission of foreign military personnel to its territory in order to develop cooperation in various areas, including humanitarian and emergency responses, combatting organized crime and drug trafficking, Zakharova said. She noted the law also authorizes troops from the United States samba og , Mexico a asics sneaker nd other Central American countries for such purposes.Ortega has been a staunch ally of Russia since his days in the leadership of the 1979 revolution that ousted dictator Anastasio Somoza. Ortega served as president from 1985 to 1990, before being re-elected to power in 2007.Ortega s government arrested dozens of political opposition leaders, including most of the potential presidential candidates, Qmor Photo Diary: Day 33
JERUSALEM - A senior U.S. official was expected to continue voicing American concerns over the prospect of an Israeli attack on Iran during a visit to Jerusalem on Monday, as worry over the Islamic Republic s nuclear program mounts. CBS Radio News correspondent Robert Berger says U.S. National Security Adviser Tom Donilon brought what media reports describe as a clear message to Israeli leaders: Don t attack Iran.But Israel isn t making any promises, adds Berger. We should remember that Israel and the U.S. are independent countries, said Israeli Cabinet Minister Daniel Hershkowitz.U.N. nuclear inspectors to arrive in IranIran halts oil exports to U.K., FranceAP: Iran poised for big nuke jump The U.S. wants to give sanctions on Iran more time, but Israel says time is running out. If we do not stop Iran now, later on it will be impossible, warned Israel s Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon.Donilon s arrival was the latest in a series of high-level meetings between Israel and the U.S. - all of which seem to follow the theme of Washington urging Jerusalem stanley cup to hold fire. Donilon was set to meet with Netanyahu late Sunday, and with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Monday before leaving.Meanwhile, The New York Times reported Monday that U.S. military intelligence officials have their stanley cup doubts over Israel s ability to effectively target Iranian nuclear sites with air strikes. All the pundits who talk about Oh, yeah, bomb Iran, it ain stanley quencher t going to be that

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HELSINKI -- The body of a woman has been found in the Baltic Sea near where a missing Swedish journalist is believed to have died on a privately built submarine, Danish police said late Monday.A female torso without legs, arms or a head was found by a passer-by, said the head of the investigation, Jens Moller Jensen. We have recovered the body ... It is the torso of a woman, Jensen told reporters. An inquest will be conducted. He said it was too early to say if the body was that of 30-year-old Swedish reporter Kim Wall, who went missing more than a week ago after a asics trip on the submarine owned by 46-year-old Peter Madsen, a Danish inventor.Jensen said the body was discovered hours after Madsen told authorities that Wall had died onboard in an accident and that he buried her airmaxplus at sea at an unspecified location. Madsen was arrested in connection with Wall s disappearance after his submarine sank off Denmark s eastern coast, an event police said they suspected the inventor caused on purpose.He denied any wrongdoing and initially told authorities he had dropped the reporter off on a redeveloped island in Copenhagen s harbor about 3frac12; hours into a nighttime trip Aug. 10.Madsen will continue to be held on preliminary manslaughter charges, police said. They declined to provide further details about the new information he had provide hoka laufschuhe d.Madsen was known for financing his submarine project through crowdfunding. The first launch of his 40-ton, nearly 60-foot-long UC3 Nautil Vqir Halliburton To Pay Pentagon $6.3M
Lance Armstrong retook the overall lead in the Tour de France on Tuesday, closing in on a record sixth title with an emphatic sprint finish on the first Alpine stage.Armstrong out-sprinted Italian Ivan Basso, his last real challenger after two weeks of punishing racing, to take his second stage victo stanley thermos mug ry in the 2004 Tour and the 18th of his illustrious career. He also has won two team time trials with his U.S. Postal Squad.Behind Basso was Jan Ullrich, the 1997 Tour champion whose challenge fizzled Friday and Saturday in the Pyrenees. There, Armstrong demolished his rivals with dominant displays of climbing, all but clearing his path to the podium in Paris next Sunday.Armstrong took the overall leader s yellow jersey from Thomas Voeckler, the resilient French champion who finally fell prey to the 32-year-old Texan having bravely and narrowly defended his lead in the Pyrenees. There, Armstrong whittled Voeckler s lead down to 22 seconds mdash; from more than nine minutes before the mountains.Voeckler, 25, buckled in the heat and on the climbs of the 112-mile stage from Valreas to Villard-de-Lans on Tuesday. Armstrong now has 61 yellow jerseys in his Tour career. He also wore yellow for one day after the team time trial on July 7, where hi stanley mug s U.S. Postal Squad won for a second straight year, but ceded the lead to Voeckler the next day.Bonus seconds earned by Armstrong f stanley cup or winning Tuesday s stage extended his overall lead on Basso to 1 minute and 25 seconds. If he can hold t

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MIAMI -- The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Fiona has formed over the central Atlantic, becoming the seasonrsquo sixth named storm.The stormrsquo maximum sustained winds Wednesday are near 40 mph 65 kph . Fiona remains over open waters and is not currently a threat to land.The depr adidas campus ession is centered about 920 miles 1,480 kilometers adidas samba og west of the Cabo Verde Islands and is moving west-northwest near 16 mph 26 kph .According to the National Oc adidas campus eanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA , the 2016hurricane season is expected to be the most active since 2012. ponent--type-recirculation .item:nth-child 5 display: none; inline-recirc-item--id-b4ff04dc-df46-445a-a775-99e704adc150, right-rail-recirc-item--id-b4ff04dc-df46-445a-a775-99e704adc150 display: none; inline-recirc-item--id-b4ff04dc-df46-445a-a775-99e704adc150 ~ .item:nth-child 5 display: block; In: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Zepv Israeli Tanks Storm Into Gaza Strip
The Cerro Negro volcano began erupting Tuesday, just twenty-two miles from where up to two-thousand people were killed last week when a massive mudslide crashed down the slope stanley becher of a neig stanley cups uk hboring volcano. Photographs showed lava flows and ash covering about one-fourth of Cerro Negro s northern face soon after the eruption began about 4 p.m. local time.The flows appeared to have reached the base of the volcano and a plume of vapor rose from the crater. Cerro Negro is one of Nicaragua s youngest and most active volcanos.The largest town of any size, Malpaisillo, is 7 1/2 miles away. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. There are villages on the peak s southern face but apparently none on its northern side. The volcano last erupted in November 1995, showering volcanic ash on communities as far away as Leon, 56 miles to the west. The eruption was discovered by experts from Nicaragua s Institute of Earth Studies, as they traveled by helicopter to investigate the mudslide at the nearby Casitas volcano. In that tragedy, a crater lake overflowed, sending mud and rock hurtling down a volcano on to villages below. President Arnoldo Aleman Monday declared three days of national mourning for what he said was the country s worst natural disaster since a magnitude-6.2 earthquake killed five thousand people in 1972. stanley uk ponent--type-recirculation .item:nth-child 5 display: none;

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TIANJIN, China -- High levels of toxic chemicals remained inside the core area in the Chinese city of Tianjin on Friday, more than a week after a massive warehouse explosion that killed at least 116.Technicians have detected levels of cyanide as much as 356 times the national safe level within the evacuated area, although levels outside the zone show no undue contamination, according to state media reports.Workers in protective suits have already started clearing wreckage, including charred car bodies and crumpled shipping containers, from the site of a chemical warehouse that exploded. New video emerges of explosions in China 02:10 adidas yeezy Death toll climbs from blasts in Tianjin 02:31 air max Officials have ordered nationwide checks on dangerous mater adidas samba og ials, and the Chinese military said it was inspecting storage measures for weapons, ammunition and fuel, as well as chemical, explosive and toxic materials, the official newspaper People s Liberation Army Daily reported.Training in the handling of such materials and in executing emergency response plans will also be stepped up, the newspaper said.Driving home the importance of such effor Sjtw China issues travel warning for U.S. citing harassment, shootings, robberies and theft
TORONTO A man accused of plotting with al Qaeda members in Iran to derail a train in Canada was due to appear in a Toronto court Wednesday after declaring at h stanley cup is initial court appearance that the charges against him are unfair. Law enforcement officials in the U.S. said the target was a train that runs between New York City and Canada.Canadian investigators say Raed Jaser, 35, and his suspected accomplice Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, received guidance 151; but no money 151; from members of al Qaeda in Iran. Iran released a statement saying it had nothing to do with the plot, even thou stanley flask gh there were no claims in Canada that the attacks were sponsored directly by Iran.In a brief court appearance in Montreal, a bearded Esseghaier declined to be represented by a court-appointed lawyer. He made a brief statement in French in which he rejected the allegations against him.Bail hearings for 2 men in alleged Canada terror plotIran denies link to what Canada calls thwarted train terror plotCanadian police: 2 arrested in plot to attack train The conclusions were made based on facts a stanley becher nd words which are only appearances, he said in a calm voice after asking permission to speak.Esseghaier, who was arrested Monday afternoon at a McDonald s restaurant in the train station, was later flown to Toronto for a court appearance Wednesday in the city where his trial will take place.Jaser appeared in court earlier Tuesday in Toronto and also did not enter a plea. He was given a new court date of May 2

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The Biden administration will be allowing asylum-seekers who were ordered to be deported for not attending their court hearings under the Trump-era Remain-in-Mexico program to enter the U.S. and re-start their proceedings here, according to a notice sent to Congress and obtained by CBS News.Asylum-seekers crocs schuhe whose cases were terminated will also be eligible for admission starting Wednesday under this phase of the Biden administration s draw down of the Remain-in-Mexico program, which required 70,000 non-Mexican migrants to wait outside the U.S. for their court hearings.The Biden administration has already admitted more than 11,000 asylum-seekers who were previously required to wait in Mexico. The first phase b nike sb dunk enefited asylum-seekers with pending cases, like Lazaro, a political dissident from Cuba who was allowed to reunite with his U.S.-based wife and meet his baby daughter this adidas campus donna spring.Advocates have urged the Biden administration to expand processing to asylum applicants who were ordered deported under former President Trump s presidency, arguing that many were not able to attend court appointments because of squalid conditions and high levels of crime in northern Mexico. Some asylum-seekers reported being kidnapped before their court dates.More than 27,000 migrants subjected to the Remain-in-Mexico rules were ordered deported because they didn t show up to their court hearings in the U.S., according to data compiled by Syracuse University s Transactional Records Access Clear Spse Body of missing man found inside dinosaur statue in Spain
A mini-baby boom last year has pushed up the number of p stanley cup andas bred in captivity in China to 217, state media said Wednesday.Some 34 pandas were born by artificial insemination in 2006 and 30 survived mdash; both record numbers for the endangered species, Cao Qingyao, a spo stanley flasche kesman for the State Forestry Administration, was quoted as saying by the Xinhua News Agency.The previous record was the 21 baby pandas born in China s zoos and breeding centers in 2005.China has been raising pandas through artificial insemination for nearly 50 years, mostly at two research facilities in the southwestern province of Sichuan. In 2006, 17 cubs were born at the Wolong Giant Panda Protection and Research Center and 12 at the Chengdu Research Base. The other p stanley thermobecher anda was bred at the zoo in the southwestern city of Chongqing.The panda is one of the world s rarest animals, with about 1,590 living in the wild in China, mostly in Sichuan and the western province of Shaanxi. Giant pandas have a very low fertility rate because they are sexually inactive. Female pandas become pregnant only once a year and deliver two cubs at most each time.The fertility of captive giant pandas is even lower because they do not move much, experts said. ponent--type-recirculation .item:nth-child 5 display: none; inline-recirc-item--id-984be10a-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d, right-rail-recirc-item--id-984be10a-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d display: none; inline-recirc-ite

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Golden Retrievers are the third most popular dog breed in America, but in Turkey, hundreds of the pups can be found living on the streets. An organization in Istanbul is trying t adidas samba o find the Golden Retrievers new homes in the U.S. Fifteen states have taken i adidas sambarose n the so-called Turkey dogs over the last two years. Itrsquo been a long, hard winter in Istanbul, especially if yoursquo;re a stray dog ndash; one of thousands in the sprawling, Middle Eastern city. They live on the streets, dodging traffic and begging for scraps, reports CBS News correspondent Holly Williams. Theyrsquo;re dogs like Valentine, a 1-year-old Golden Retriever who was found weak and undernourished. Edna Surujon and Yasemin Baban help run a rescue center in Istanbul where many of the dogs are Golden Retrievers. They told us theyrsq crocs badelatschen uo;re bought as puppies, but some owners then discard them when they realize theyrsquo;re so big and energetic.They end up throwing them away, or giving them to shelters, Baban said.And how do these Goldens do on the street Do they cope very well Williams asked. They donrsquo;t, Baban said.Golden Retrievers are famously friendly and playful. On the streets, though, Baban told us theyrsquo;re often attacked by more aggressive breeds.But for a few, lucky dogs, therersquo hope for a better life. At a time when the flow of people from the Middle East has divided the U.S., thes Hlmk U.N. Launches Anti-Rape Campaign in Haiti
Russian President Vladimir Putin walked off with New England Patriots owner Rob stanley mugs ert Kraft s diamond-encrusted 2005 Super Bowl ring during a recent meeting with U.S. business exec stanley us utives.But not to worry: Kraft says the ring was a gift to Putin, presented out of respect and admiration. Earlier, Russian media had speculated that Kraft hadn t meant to give away the ring. I showed the president my most recent Super Bowl ring, Kraft said in a statement released Wednesday. The Russian president was clearly taken with its uniqueness, Kraft said. At that point, I decided to give him the ring as a symbol of the respect and admiration that I have for the Russian people and the leadership of President Putin, Kraft said. Putin met with the businessmen Saturday at Konstantinovsky Palace near St. Petersburg, Russia. Near the end of the meeting, Kraft took off the ring, and handed it to Putin. Putin tried it on, put it in his pocket and left, according to Russian news reports.According to Patriots spokesman Stacey James, the ring mdash; which is encrusted with 124 diamonds mdash; has a value of substantially more than the previously reported $15,000.A senior Kremlin stanley thermosflasche official, Dmitry Peskov, told The Associated Press that Putin had given the ring to the Kremlin library where other foreign gifts are kept.Kraft s business interests include paper and packaging companies and venture capital investments. He handed out Super Bowl rings to players and coaches at his home two weeks ago

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BOSTON - A man at the center of an Irish bankin asics outlets g scandal has been arrested in Massachusetts.The U.S. Marshals Service and the U.S. attorney s office say federal agents arrested former Irish banking executive David Drumm on Saturday on an extradition warrant. They didn t specify where Drumm was arrested or what charges he faces.Christina Diorio-Sterling, crocs schuhe a spokeswoman for the US Attorney s Office, told CBS Boston that Drumm will remain in custody until his hearing in federal court in Boston on Tuesday. She declined to provide additional informationThe 48-year-old Drumm was once one of Ireland s most powerful and wealthy bankers. He was chief executive of the Anglo Irish Bank in September 2008 when its finances unraveled in the global financial meltdown. He left his post that year after disclosures that the bank s chairman, Sean FitzPatrick, had received $115 million in hidden loans from the bank.Drumm fled to the Boston area in 2009 amid inquiries from Irish authorities. He later filed for bankruptcy. ponent--type-recirculation .item:nth-child 5 display: none; inline-recirc-item--id-3059c6c9-5d06-4db4-b2c9-85b874059639, right-rail-recirc-item--id-3059c6c9-5d06-4db4-b2c9-85b874 adidas yeezy 059639 display: none; inline-recirc-item--id-3059c6c9-5d06-4db4-b2c9-85b874059639 ~ .item:nth-child 5 display: block; Mrfz Cambridge Analytica ordered to release data on American voter, report says
AP HAMILTON, Bermuda - Tropical Storm Leslie moved slowly northward Saturday after pausing to spin in place over the Atlantic, and forecasters expected it would regain strength and become a hurri stanley canada cane before passing to the east of Bermuda.The latest forecasts pointed to the storm going by about 200 miles 320 kilometers east-so stanley cups utheast of the British territory Sunday afternoon or evening as a Category 1 hurricane, the Bermuda Weather Service said. It appears that Bermuda will be spared a direct impact, Wayne Perinchief, the national security minister, said Friday. However, I urge the public to remain cautious as there is the potential for the storm to re-intensify and change track, and we could experience heavy rai stanley us n and winds in shower bands. Some businesses closed early Friday and shops were crowded for a second day with people buying emergency supplies. At least one cruise ship canceled a stop in Bermuda and the airport was expected to close.Bermuda, a wealthy offshore financial haven and tourist destination, has strong building codes and is accustomed to storms, and many people on the island followed Leslie without fear. I have taken precautions, said Gareth Kerr, 29. The windows have the shutters across and I got supplies such as water and tinned food. If the weather is bad tomorrow I ll just sit indoors. Leslie weakens to tropical storm off BermudaStill, there was the chance of some flooding, said James Dodgson, a meteorological forecaster, for the Bermuda W

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A vendor uses a backup light at his stall in a market during a national-wide power outage, in Islamabad, Pakistan, January 23, 2023. yeezy Anjum Naveed/AP Islamabadmdash; Hospitals, school air max 98 s, factories and tens of millions of homes across Pakistan were left without power Monday after the country s electricity grid suffered a nationwide outage. The huge blackout, right as parts of the country struggle through a harsh winter, was blamed by the country s federal energy minister Khurram Dastgir-Khan on a surge th airmax plus at knocked out the network. In a bid to conserve Pakistan s rapidly-dwindling fuel supplies, electricity is often cut off during low usage hours overnight, especially in the winter when demand is highest. Dastgir-Khan told the Geo News network that power units were switched off Sunday night, but when technicians tried to turn the system back on at dawn, the network failed.Power was still being gradually restored on Monday evening, but the blackout highlighted the creaking energy infrastructure in the country of 220 million people, which is already in the midst of an economic crisis driven by overwhelming national debt and depleted foreign cash reserves.Anger over call for Pakistanis to curb their tea habit to heal economyLike much of Pakistan s national infrastructure, the power grid desperately needs an upgrade. The government, which has lurched from one International Monetary Fund bail Bjvx Unpredictable North Korea poses serious threat, U.S. officials say
Britain isn t ready to climb on the euro bandwagon, Treasury Chief Gordon Br stanley bottles own told Parliament Monday, but he said the government would pursue reforms to make adoption of the common currency possible.Brown, the chancellor of the exchequer, said that although Britain s economy was beginning to converge with that of the 12-nation euro zone, it had not yet done so sufficiently.The British economy was not yet flexible enough to cope with potential economic shocks within the euro zone, Brown said. Dangers still remained, particularly to the housing market and inflation.His address, however, was largely upbeat and positive about the euro. Brown said membership could increase Britain s political influence in the European Union and expand EU trade by 50 percent over 30 years.But he insisted it was important for the EU to continue to reform and modernize. Prime Minister Tony Blair has made it a goal of his premiership to link Britain to Europe via the common currency. Currently, Britain, Sweden and Denmark are the only members of the European Union who do not have the euro.Blair s government had hoped to hold a referendum on joining the Euro soon, but had tied any vote to five economic stanley termosy tests. In 18 studies released Monday, stanley canada Brown s Treasury decided the UK was not yet ready for the Euro.Besides the economic questions, a euro vote faced political obstacles. Many Britons feel an attachment to the pound, which features the queen s profile, as a remnant of the faded glory of the Bri