Category Archives: The Guardian News
November 24, 2008 – 5:11 pm
divimg alt=”” src=”http://hits.guardian.co.uk/b/ss/guardiangu-feeds/1/H.15.1/98196?ns=guardianpageName=Business%3A+Barclays+fundraising+gets+investor+support+-+but+not+approvalch=Businessc3=The+Guardianc4=Barclays+%28Business%29%2CBanking+sector+%28Business%29%2CCredit+crunch+%28Business%29%2CMarket+turmoil%2CBusinessc5=Investments%2CCredit+Crunch%2CBusiness+Marketsc6=Jill+Treanorc7=2008_11_25c8=1123412c9=articlec10=GUc11=Businessc12=Barclaysc13=c14=h2=GU%2FBusiness%2FBarclays” width=”1″ height=”1″ //divpThe extent of investor fury over the pound;7bn Barclays fundraising was demonstrated yesterday when almost a quarter of its shareholders failed to support the plan./ppAt an extraordinary meeting called to endorse the fundraising, shareholders accused the bank of a “clear and egregious” breach of their rights leaving them with little [...]
November 24, 2008 – 5:11 pm
divimg alt=”” src=”http://hits.guardian.co.uk/b/ss/guardiangu-feeds/1/H.15.1/5967?ns=guardianpageName=Business%3A+US+puts+up+record+%24300bn+in+Citigroup+rescuech=Businessc3=The+Guardianc4=Citigroup%2CUS+news%2CUS+economy+%28Business%29%2CEconomic+growth+%28GDP%29%2CCredit+crunch+%28Business%29%2CMarket+turmoil%2CBanking+sector+%28Business%29%2CBusinessc5=Investments%2CCredit+Crunch%2CNot+commercially+useful%2CBusiness+Markets%2CUS+Economyc6=Dan+Milmoc7=2008_11_25c8=1123409c9=articlec10=GUc11=Businessc12=Citigroupc13=c14=h2=GU%2FBusiness%2FCitigroup” width=”1″ height=”1″ //divpThe US government pulled Citigroup back from the abyss yesterday with a comprehensive bail-out that saw taxpayers guaranteeing $306bn (pound;201bn) of risky assets and injecting $20bn of capital into the banking group. The move gave a sharp boost to global stockmarkets with the FTSE 100 enjoying its best-ever one-day percentage [...]
November 24, 2008 – 4:11 pm
divimg alt=”” src=”http://hits.guardian.co.uk/b/ss/guardiangu-feeds/1/H.15.1/36346?ns=guardianpageName=World+news%3A+Team+Obama+promises+huge+jolt+to+economych=World+newsc3=The+Guardianc4=Obama+White+House+%28News%29%2CBarack+Obama+%28News%29%2CUS+news%2CMarket+turmoil%2CUS+economy+%28Business%29%2CCredit+crunch+%28Business%29%2CBusiness%2CWorld+newsc5=Credit+Crunch%2CBusiness+Markets%2CNot+commercially+useful%2CUS+Elections%2CUS+Economyc6=Ewen+MacAskillc7=2008_11_25c8=1123386c9=articlec10=GUc11=World+newsc12=Obama+White+Housec13=c14=h2=GU%2FWorld+news%2FObama+White+House” width=”1″ height=”1″ //divpPresident-elect Barack Obama yesterday promised an extraordinary multibillion-dollar economic package to deliver a jolt to the US and stave off what he described as a “crisis of historic proportions”./ppObama, introducing his new economic team of Tim Geithner as treasury secretary and Larry Summers as his White House economics adviser, stressed [...]
November 24, 2008 – 4:11 pm
divimg alt=”” src=”http://hits.guardian.co.uk/b/ss/guardiangu-feeds/1/H.15.1/97129?ns=guardianpageName=World+news%3A+Rauf+did+not+die+in+US+attack%2C+say+fugitive%27s+familych=World+newsc3=The+Guardianc4=Pakistan+%28News%29%2CAl-Qaida+%28News%29%2CTerrorism+-+international%2CUS+news%2CWorld+newsc5=Not+commercially+usefulc6=Saeed+Shahc7=2008_11_25c8=1123392c9=articlec10=GUc11=World+newsc12=Pakistanc13=c14=h2=GU%2FWorld+news%2FPakistan” width=”1″ height=”1″ //divpThe family of Rashid Rauf, the British terror suspect who reportedly died last week in a US missile strike in Pakistan, have claimed he was not killed in the attack. /ppSpeaking through Rauf’s lawyer, Hashmat Malik, the family of Rauf’s wife in Pakistan said that the body had not been [...]
November 24, 2008 – 4:11 pm
divimg alt=”” src=”http://hits.guardian.co.uk/b/ss/guardiangu-feeds/1/H.15.1/71436?ns=guardianpageName=World+news%3A+Record+poll+loosens+Ch%26aacute%3Bvez+holdch=World+newsc3=The+Guardianc4=Venezuela+%28News%29%2CHugo+Chavez%2CWorld+newsc5=Not+commercially+useful%2CUnclassifed+Contributorsc6=Rory+Carrollc7=2008_11_25c8=1123389c9=articlec10=GUc11=World+newsc12=Venezuelac13=c14=h2=GU%2FWorld+news%2FVenezuela” width=”1″ height=”1″ //divpPresident Hugo Chaacute;vez’s allies swept most states in Venezuela’s regional elections at the weekend, but his dominance was dented by the loss of important cities, including the capital, Caracas./ppThe results allowed both sides to claim victory, but the opposition wore broader smiles and emerged energised. “What’s important is that the [...]
November 24, 2008 – 4:11 pm
divimg alt=”” src=”http://hits.guardian.co.uk/b/ss/guardiangu-feeds/1/H.15.1/82235?ns=guardianpageName=Environment%3A+Unexpected+rise+in+carbon-fuelled+ocean+acidity+threatens+shellfish%2C+say+scientistsch=Environmentc3=The+Guardianc4=Food+%28Environment%29%2CWater+%28Environment%29%2CEndangered+species+%28Environment%29%2CWildlife+%28Environment%29%2CEnvironment%2CClimate+change+%28Science%29%2CScience%2CWorld+newsc5=Environment+Conservation%2CNot+commercially+useful%2CClimate+Change%2CEthical+Living%2CFood+and+Drinkc6=Ian+Samplec7=2008_11_25c8=1123419c9=articlec10=GUc11=Environmentc12=Foodc13=c14=h2=GU%2FEnvironment%2FFood” width=”1″ height=”1″ //divpThe world’s oceans are becoming acidic more quickly than climate change models predict, according to scientists who claim it will have a dramatic impact on marine ecosystems./ppWater samples collected around an island in the eastern Pacific over the past eight years showed seawater had acidified more than 20 times faster [...]
November 24, 2008 – 4:11 pm
divimg alt=”” src=”http://hits.guardian.co.uk/b/ss/guardiangu-feeds/1/H.15.1/37323?ns=guardianpageName=Life+and+style%3A+Daddy%27s+girlsch=Life+and+stylec3=The+Guardianc4=Fashion%2CCelebrity%2CLife+and+stylec5=Fashion+and+Beauty%2CNot+commercially+usefulc6=Hadley+Freemanc7=2008_11_25c8=1123380c9=articlec10=GUc11=Life+and+stylec12=Fashionc13=c14=h2=GU%2FLife+and+style%2FFashion” width=”1″ height=”1″ //divpEvery generation has its Breakfast Club, a ragtag of unlikely misfits who appear to be friends, or at least hang out on red carpets together and, to the mystification of anyone over the age of 35, become the style and, to a large extent, the lifestyle icons to their age [...]
November 24, 2008 – 1:11 pm
But don’t worry, Tiger fans: the golfer won’t have to clip coupons.
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November 24, 2008 – 11:11 am
Ex-US Navy communications operator claims file on former PM contained information of a personal nature
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November 24, 2008 – 11:11 am
divimg alt=”” src=”http://hits.guardian.co.uk/b/ss/guardiangu-feeds/1/H.15.1/46507?ns=guardianpageName=World+news%3A+Record+poll+loosens+Ch%C3%A1vez+holdch=World+newsc3=guardian.co.ukc4=Hugo+Chavez%2CVenezuela+%28News%29%2CWorld+newsc5=Not+commercially+useful%2CUnclassifed+Contributorsc6=Rory+Carrollc7=2008_11_24c8=1123291c9=articlec10=GUc11=World+newsc12=Hugo+Ch%C3%A1vezc13=c14=h2=GU%2FWorld+news%2FHugo+Ch%C3%A1vez” width=”1″ height=”1″ //divpPresident Hugo Chávez’s allies have swept most states in Venezuela’s regional elections but his dominance was dented by the loss of important cities, including the capital Caracas./ppThe opposition rode a wave of discontent over crime, inflation and poor public services to wrest control of urban strongholds which were previously loyal [...]
November 24, 2008 – 10:11 am
Teenage vampires made a killing at US cinemas this weekend, as Twilight broke records in its opening weekend
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November 24, 2008 – 10:11 am
Any federal assistance package for US automakers must require that they finally commit to retooling their industry to produce cleaner, more fuel-efficient cars, says Jim Motavalli. From Yale Environment 360, part of the Guardian Environment Network
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November 24, 2008 – 10:11 am
divimg alt=”” src=”http://hits.guardian.co.uk/b/ss/guardiangu-feeds/1/H.15.1/63350?ns=guardianpageName=Music%3A+Chinese+newspaper+gives+new+Guns+N%27+Roses+album+nul+pointsch=Musicc3=guardian.co.ukc4=Guns+N+Roses%2CChina+%28News%29%2CMusic%2CPop+and+rock+%28Music+genre%29%2CCulture+sectionc5=Folk+Rock+Music%2CPop+Music%2CNot+commercially+usefulc6=Rosie+Swashc7=2008_11_24c8=1123124c9=articlec10=GUc11=Musicc12=Guns+N+Rosesc13=c14=h2=GU%2FMusic%2FGuns+N+Roses” width=”1″ height=”1″ //divpA a href=”http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/china”Chinese/a newspaper has furiously condemned a href=”http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/gunsnroses”Guns N’ Roses/a over the title of their latest album - Chinese Democracy - claiming it is an attack on their nation./ppThe Global Times, which is published by the country’s ruling Communist party, ran an article under the headline “American band releases [...]
November 24, 2008 – 10:11 am
Obama proposes stimulus package that calls for billions to be spent on infrastructure to help the ailing US economy
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November 24, 2008 – 9:11 am
divimg alt=”” src=”http://hits.guardian.co.uk/b/ss/guardiangu-feeds/1/H.15.1/95338?ns=guardianpageName=Environment%3A+The+eco+machine+that+can+magic+water+out+of+thin+airch=Environmentc3=The+Observerc4=Water+%28Environment%29%2CClimate+change+%28Science%29%2CGreen+technology+%28Technology%29%2CTechnology%2CClimate+change+%28Environment%29%2CScience%2CEnvironment%2CUS+news%2CWorld+news%2CObserverc5=Environment+Conservation%2CNot+commercially+useful%2CClimate+Change%2CEthical+Living%2CCorporate+ITc6=Ed+Pilkingtonc7=2008_11_23c8=1122490c9=articlec10=GUc11=Environmentc12=Waterc13=c14=h2=GU%2FEnvironment%2FWater” width=”1″ height=”1″ //divpWater, Water, everywhere; nor any drop to drink. The plight of the Ancient Mariner is about to be alleviated thanks to a firm of eco-inventors from Canada who claim to have found the solution to the world’s worsening water shortages by drawing the liquid of life from an unlimited and [...]
November 24, 2008 – 9:11 am
divimg alt=”” src=”http://hits.guardian.co.uk/b/ss/guardiangu-feeds/1/H.15.1/94034?ns=guardianpageName=Technology%3A+YouTube+Live%3A+Stars+of+online+video+take+a+real+world+bowch=Technologyc3=The+Guardianc4=YouTube+%28Technology%29%2CDigital+video+%28Technology%29%2CInternet%2CUS+news%2CTechnology%2CWorld+news%2CDigital+media%2CMediac5=Digital+Media%2CNot+commercially+useful%2CMedia+Weekly%2CTechnology+Gadgets%2CCorporate+ITc6=Lawrence+Doneganc7=2008_11_24c8=1122802c9=articlec10=GUc11=Technologyc12=YouTubec13=c14=h2=GU%2FTechnology%2FYouTube” width=”1″ height=”1″ //divpThe video-sharing website YouTube paused momentarily on its march towards global domination this weekend to celebrate those whose lives have been transformed by access to a computer and an unquenchable need to speak to the world./ppPeople like William Sledd, a former shop assistant at Gap who has been catapulted to [...]
November 24, 2008 – 9:11 am
Tim Footman: However low your expectations the new Guns N’ Roses album, like so many other long-awaited releases, will be an anticlimax
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November 24, 2008 – 9:11 am
John McQuaid: Barack Obama’s emphasis on performance will eradicate the twisted personal loyalties that political dynasties inspire
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November 24, 2008 – 9:11 am
divimg alt=”” src=”http://hits.guardian.co.uk/b/ss/guardiangu-feeds/1/H.15.1/66206?ns=guardianpageName=Business%3A+Markets+rebound+Citigroup+gets+%2420bn+lifeline+from+US+governmentch=Businessc3=guardian.co.ukc4=Citigroup%2CGlobal+recession%2CUS+economy+%28Business%29%2CBusiness%2CUS+news%2CWorld+news%2CUS+housing+and+sub-prime+crisis+%28Business%29c5=Not+commercially+useful%2CBusiness+Markets%2CUS+Economyc6=Dan+Milmo%2CMark+Tranc7=2008_11_24c8=1122872c9=articlec10=GUc11=Businessc12=Citigroupc13=c14=h2=GU%2FBusiness%2FCitigroup” width=”1″ height=”1″ //divpShares around the world rebounded strongly today as traders took heart from the US government’s multibillion dollar rescue of a href=”http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/citigroup”Citigroup/a, the tottering US banking behemoth./ppThe move gave a big boost to confidence, sending shares sharply higher throughout Europe. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was also expected to move ahead [...]
November 24, 2008 – 8:11 am
Starbucks have lost a laptop containing employee data - could there be an ulterior business motive?
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November 24, 2008 – 8:11 am
Eric Sapp: Among all the decisions facing him, Barack Obama’s choice of church is attracting particular interest
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November 24, 2008 – 7:11 am
divimg alt=”” src=”http://hits.guardian.co.uk/b/ss/guardiangu-feeds/1/H.15.1/26610?ns=guardianpageName=Media%3A+%40+Silicon+Valley+Comes+to+Oxford%3A+Strategies+for+survivalch=Mediac3=guardian.co.ukc4=Media+events%2CInternet+startups+%28Technology%29%2CEntrepreneurs+%28Business%29%2CDigital+media%2CMedia%2CSocial+networking%2CTwitter+%28Technology%29c5=Digital+Media%2CBusiness+Markets%2CMedia+Weekly%2CCorporate+IT%2CMarketing+Media%2CFamily+and+Relationshipsc6=Jemima+Kissc7=2008_11_24c8=1123120c9=articlec10=GUc11=Mediac12=blogc13=c14=PDAh2=GU%2FMedia%2Fblog%2FPDA” width=”1″ height=”1″ //divpa href=”http://www.siliconvalleyoxford.com/”Silicon Valley has been ‘Coming’ to Oxford/a for eight years now. It’s a simple premise and a relatively small crowd, but with a powerful combination of ambitious and talented MBAs and entrepreneurs and a slice of experienced, high-profile Silicon Valleyers./ppFirst topic on the agenda this year? The economic crisis./pp• [...]
November 24, 2008 – 7:11 am
pAfter taking Broadway by storm, the family drama August: Osage County opens at the National Theatre this week. Playwright Tracy Letts and cast members talk to Andrew Dickson about this bitter and bleakly funny play/p
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November 24, 2008 – 6:11 am
A gang of Jewish teenagers were today jailed by an Israeli court for a campaign of neo-Nazi attacks over a 12-month period
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November 24, 2008 – 4:11 am
She sings songs about love and maths and is being hailed as the future of pop. Paul Lester meets Little Boots
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