London. A police van parked with flashing lights lit in blue stripes reserved for the bus stop. The fact attracts the attention of passers-by who think in an emergency, a call to 999 (our 113). But no car chases or excitement. Only one of the two agents descend slowly from the car and goes at a slow pace towards a Costa coffee, and then return without rushing toward the van carrying two coffees in hand.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
In Hainan, the western luxury woos Chinese millionaires
There are nearly one million millionaires in China, more than any other country. The Chinese luxury market is booming. In Hainan, the western brands are trying to attract new customers.





Looking for the new Mille Italy
No need to be "patriotic" to feel the absence of their country? First, how do we know what must be "home"? For me, the home may well be an imaginary pantheon, made with the faces of all the teachers who most influenced me: by Montanelli to Pasolini, from Good to Patience, etc. It could be home, yet, the galaxy of friends worried that Italy still have questions.
Or the many "liberated areas" scattered here and there, of people "satisfied" that experiments new forms of consumer research and "stand together". These are the "homelands" that here I chased and even here in London, where possible, re-created. What made me most sad in Naples and Milan were kids my age: apathetic, arrogant, conceited.
Or the many "liberated areas" scattered here and there, of people "satisfied" that experiments new forms of consumer research and "stand together". These are the "homelands" that here I chased and even here in London, where possible, re-created. What made me most sad in Naples and Milan were kids my age: apathetic, arrogant, conceited.
The EU is willing to punish 14 members of the Syrian regime
The twenty-seven European states have agreed, Friday, May 6, punish 14 members of the Syrian regime, excluding the immediate President Bashar Al-Assad. These sanctions would include a freeze on assets and visa bans against those leaders. The principle of an embargo on arms and equipment of repression is also acquired.
The agreement reached by the ambassadors of Twenty-Seven in Brussels has yet to be formally endorsed by governments and opens the way for entry into force of an initial package of sanctions against the Syrian regime by Tuesday, has said a European diplomat. But the bloc also agreed to "work without delay to additional restrictive measures for those responsible for violent repression against civilians, and particularly to examine the full inclusion on the list of the highest level Syrian leadership "said one diplomat.
The agreement reached by the ambassadors of Twenty-Seven in Brussels has yet to be formally endorsed by governments and opens the way for entry into force of an initial package of sanctions against the Syrian regime by Tuesday, has said a European diplomat. But the bloc also agreed to "work without delay to additional restrictive measures for those responsible for violent repression against civilians, and particularly to examine the full inclusion on the list of the highest level Syrian leadership "said one diplomat.
Correa revolution moves forward with its citizens in Ecuador
President Rafael Correa assumed the victory of their proposals in the referendum to be held in Ecuador. It is the third in his few more than four years in office and reinforces in power. The consultation proposes a major judicial reform that will allow the Executive to have more control over the system, and the creation of a monitoring body for the press will also be useful to the government to limit freedom of expression.
Libya, the rebels' weapons from Italy soon. " Saddam bombed the oil deposits in Misurata
Very soon the rebels receive weapons from Italy. To fight against forces loyal to Gaddafi. The sources said the National Transitional Council: Vice-President Abdel Hafiz Cnt Ghoga said military representatives of the insurgents were in Italy and have reached a supply agreement with Italian leaders. But the news was denied by the foreign ministry sources, who remember that Italy provides "self-defense" in the Doha agreements within the framework of Resolution 1973, but no material of attack.
USA: hiring is accelerating, but unemployment rises
Hiring has accelerated in the United States in April, but this has not prevented the unemployment rate rise after four months of declines. The U.S. economy created 244,000 net new jobs in seasonally adjusted data that month, or 10.4% more than in March, said the monthly report on employment in the Department of Labor, published Friday 6 May in Washington.
It's the largest increase in employment since May 2009. Contrary to what happened then, where the bulk of the increase was caused by temporary hires in the public sector, it is the result of good dynamic private sector. The increase in hiring has been particularly strong in the manufacturing sector (32%).
It's the largest increase in employment since May 2009. Contrary to what happened then, where the bulk of the increase was caused by temporary hires in the public sector, it is the result of good dynamic private sector. The increase in hiring has been particularly strong in the manufacturing sector (32%).
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