Thursday, August 2, 2012

Caribbean expecting tropical storm to form soon - via NBCNews.com: World news on 8/2/12 - "World" bundle created by Mike Nova

A system growing in the Caribbean is nearing tropical storm status, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Thursday. A system growing in the Caribbean is nearing tropical storm status, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Thursday.



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www.euronews.com Germany's Volkswagen and Porsche have completed their long-awaited tie-up. That came one day after Porsche posted a six-month profit of 1.15 billion euros, compared to a 149 million euro profit a year earlier. Once integration is completed, the two expect to gain over 700 million euros in savings in development, purchasing and production and erase Porsche's 2.5 billion euros of debt. Volkswagen's purchase of the second half of Porsche adds the super luxury - and super profitable - sports cars such as the iconic 911 model to its line-up. VW is already Europe's biggest carmaker. It is aiming to be the world number one by 2018. Both companies already cooperate in many areas. VW, which also includes luxury division Audi, makes the bodies for the Cayenne SUV and Panamera coupe, Porsche's two best-selling vehicles. They will jointly develop Porsche's next model, the Macan compact SUV, due to hit showrooms in 2014. *Long road to merger* The two manufacturers had first agreed a full merger in August 2009, after Porsche racked up more than 10 billion euros of debt in a failed attempt to take over VW, sparking feuds among the Porsche and Piech family dynasties. VW bought 49.9 percent of Porsche's sports car operations in December 2009 for 3.9 billion euros and had sought to acquire the remainder through a share-swap with the holding company. The car makers dropped the merger plan last year because of US and German investor lawsuits accusing Porsche of covertly <b>...</b>
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Kofi Annan is quitting as UN-Arab League peace envoy for Syria, as the civil war in the country spirals further out of control.

via BBC News - World on 8/2/12
The UN-Arab League special envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, is leaving his post, the UN says, as violence in the country continues.

via BBC News - World on 8/2/12
Britain win canoeing and shooting golds in the space of five minutes on day six of the London Olympics.

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Hundreds of fans hold a party to honour Dutch cyclist Marianne Vos after her gold-winning road race. Report by Sam Datta-Paulin. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com and follow us on Twitter at twitter.com . Subscribe to ITN News! www.youtube.com
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Holly Firfer takes a look at how to pack a travel first aid kit and be ready for mishaps on the road.
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Black-belted Russian President Vladimir Putin and British Prime Minister David Cameron locked horns Thursday over Syria and Moscow's crackdown on political opponents in a day of judo diplomacy at the Olympics.

A system growing in the Caribbean is nearing tropical storm status, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Thursday. A system growing in the Caribbean is nearing tropical storm status, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Thursday.

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Spanish authorities say they have arrested three suspected members of al-Qaida. Spanish Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz told reporters Thursday that there was a "clear indication" that those detained could have been planning an attack in Spain or Europe. Authorities accuse the men of storing explosives that the minister said would be especially damaging with shrapnel and could even destroy an entire bus. Officials describe the suspects as being from the Caucasus region, ...

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LONDON — South Africa is the lone African gold winner so far at this year's Olympics, with three medals, but that is not too surprising. More than half of sub-Saharan African countries have never won gold, and many have never won a single Olympic medal. With a few swift strokes, a pair of rowers managed to triple South Africa's Olympic medal count by winning the nation its third gold in this year's Games. That result put South Africa in an elite, and lonely, group on its own ...

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U.S. officials say the Obama administration is giving $12 million in new humanitarian aid for beleaguered Syrian civilians as a civil war rages between rebels and the Assad regime in Aleppo and elsewhere.

AL-MARJ, Lebanon (Reuters) - Messages broadcast from mosque loudspeakers warned residents of Damascus neighborhoods to leave their homes and helicopter gunships spitting bullets made sure they heeded the call. Now home for 18 families from the Syrian capital is a school building in Lebanon's Bekaa Vally. But they claim they have been left to their fate by Lebanese authorities and international aid agencies. And when school restarts after the summer vacation, they have no idea where they will go. ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The Syrian army's brisk recapture of parts of Damascus is unlikely to be repeated in Aleppo, where open rebel supply lines, hard-to-assail narrow streets and an apparent lack of elite manpower will limit its commanders' options. The struggle in parts of Aleppo held by insurgents is likely to be more protracted than last month's battles in the capital, inflicting further bloodshed and damage on Syria's largest city and driving more of the population out, analysts say. ...

Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you:

For the second time in less than two weeks, major U.S. airlines are raising fares.

Like many businesses, Kellogg is contending with rising commodity costs and weakness in Europe, which pushed its net income 12 percent lower in the second quarter. But the company's one-two punch of breakfast goods and snacks gave a lift to its revenue, driven by sales of Pop-Tarts and strength in North America.

It got a standing ovation. Then again, it was a captive audience.

Ann Romney, the wife of the U.S. Republican presidential candidate, says she was "thrilled do death" by the performance her horse Rafalca turned in at the Olympics dressage competition.

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Tim Baillie and Etienne Stott have claimed Britain's first ever canoe slalom gold with a stunning run at Lee Valley White Water Centre.

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