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Alitalia bail-out will take place 'without Italian state funds'
ROME AFP — Italy sees no obstacle in getting European Union permission to save national air carrier Alitalia, because this bail-out will not draw on state funds, a minister told a newspaper published Sunday. "I think it will be possible to obtain the green light from Brussels because this...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Government, Italy, MARKETING, minister, Regulations, rescue
Research articles 2008-08-31
Congress to the rescue?
Will Rogers had a great line about Congress. They're very good at two things: 1.) Doing nothing and 2.) Overreacting. They've certainly done something with the passage of the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act. The question is: What have they done? The National Association of...
Tags: CEO, FINANCE, homeowner, Mortgages, rescue, Strategy, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2008-08-11
Colombian rebel chief vows to fight on
CARACAS AFP — A leader of the Marxist-inspired FARC rebel group vowed to press on with armed warfare in Colombia and ruled out peace talks with President Alvaro Uribe, in an interview with Venezuelan television Wednesday. "The armed struggle is not up for debate," Ivan Marquez, one of the...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Colombia, Government, guerrilla, leader, Leadership, rescue
Research articles 2008-07-30
US seeks extradition of rebels captured in hostage rescue
BOGTA AFP — The United States plans to ask Colombia for the extradition of the two rebels captured during last week's rescue of 15 hostages, and President Alvaro Uribe said he would agree, a top official said Tuesday. General Freddy Padilla, the head of the military, said the extradition...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Colombia, guerrilla, president, rebel, rescue
Research articles 2008-07-08
US knew of Colombian hostage plan, did not 'green light'
WASHINGTON AFP — The United States knew of Colombia's daring hostage rescue in its planning stages, but Bogota did not need Washington's "green light" for the operation, the White House said Thursday. "We were aware in its planning stages, but this was an operation that was conceived by the...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Colombia, Manufacturing, rescue, Washington
Research articles 2008-07-03
Colombian pop star Shakira hails hostage rescue
LOS ANGELES AFP — Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira on Thursday hailed the rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages from Marxist rebels as a "historic day" for the country. The 31-year-old Grammy-winner, famed for her hit single "Hips Don't Lie," said the hostages' dramatic jungle rescue had restored Colombians'...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, rescue
Research articles 2008-07-03
US hostages are in good shape: military
SAN ANTONIO, Texas AFP — Three US defense contractors held hostage for more than five years by leftist rebels in Colombia are in good shape and have proved to be very resilient, the US military said Thursday. "They were all in very good physical condition, very strong," said Colonel...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Colombia, Government, Hayes Corp., Manufacturing, rebel, rescue
Research articles 2008-07-03
Colombian hostage rescue sparks joy around the world
PARIS AFP — World leaders were swift to welcome news of the rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages from Colombian rebels, with the most heartfelt reaction coming from her children. "Words fail us," said Betancourt's daughter Melanie Delloye, as she stood next to French President Nicolas Sarkozy...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Colombia, FINANCE, Government, Leadership, president, rescue, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2008-07-02
Survivors asked to pay for rescue in Australia: reports
SYDNEYAFP — Two tourists who drifted in shark-infested waters off Australia for 19 hours when a diving trip went wrong have been asked to help pay for their rescue after selling their story, reports said Monday. Briton Richard Neely, 38, and his American partner Allyson Dalton, 40, were diving...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Insurance, MARKETING, rescue
Research articles 2008-05-25
PLB Usage Grows in U.S
More Rescues Credited to the Use of the Satellite Detectable Locator Beacons FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- During a three-day span last month, two separate outdoors enthusiasts ran into life-threatening situations in the wilderness and used Personal Locator Beacons PLBs in order to survive. Even though the circumstances of...
Tags: beacon, GPS, NOAA, rescue, satellite
Research articles 2008-04-10
Fightback for FTSE; In association with Chadwick Lawrence
Byline: HENRYK ZIENTEK THE UK's leading shares bounced back from yesterday's market turmoil today after a late rally on Wall Street cheered investors. The FTSE 100 Index was 87.9 points higher at 5501.4 - or 1.5% - in early trading amid expectations of interest rate cuts from the...
Tags: Bank of England, Bear Stearns & Co. Inc., FINANCE, Investment, rescue, stock
Research articles 2008-03-18
'GUTS AND THE WILL'
Air Force Academy cadet Thomas Avolio accepts his notoriety. "I don't want to be identified as the guy who fell down Eagle Peak," he said. "But I know it will be that way." Avolio, who fell 200 feet on a hike in April 2006,...
Tags: Air Force, CAREER, rescue, semester
Research articles 2008-01-10
CERtainly, these skills couldn't hurt
When the "big one" hits, don't expect an immediate response from 911 for a rescue from police, firefighters or paramedics, who will be initially overwhelmed. That's the word from this city, which has teamed up with Palomar College to sponsor a Community Emergency Response Team program, offering training in...
Tags: CERT, firefighter, rescue, training
Research articles 2008-01-07
U.S. Congress Hears Details of Horizon Lines' Crew Bravery; U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx Cites 'Exemplary Deed'
To: STATE EDITORSContact: Barbara Yeninas of BSY Associates Inc., +1-732-817-0400, for Horizon Lines, Inc. CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Stressing that "ordinary people can do extraordinary good if given a chance," U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., on the floor of the U.S. Congress recently commended the bravery of the...
Tags: logistics, Rep., rescue, U.S. Congress, United States Coast Guard
Research articles 2007-09-20
Ground Zero Workers Report 12 Times Normal Asthma Rate
NEW YORK, New York ENS — --> Twelve times as many rescue and recovery workers developed asthma after responding to the World Trade Center disaster on September 11, 2001 than would be normally expected for the adult population, finds a new study released Monday by the New York...
Tags: asthma, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, rescue, SOFTWARE, worker, World Trade Center
Research articles 2007-08-28
Registration Deadline for International Mine Rescue Conference Nears
To: NATIONAL EDITORSContact: Amy Louviere, +1-202-693-9423, or Dirk Fillpot, +1-202- 693-9406, both of U.S. Department of Labor ARLINGTON, Va., July 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Registration for the U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration's MSHA international mine rescue conference in Nashville, Tenn., which will include opening remarks by Secretary...
Tags: conference, INTERNET, Rescue, U.S. Department of Labor
Research articles 2007-07-25
Registration Deadline for International Mine Rescue Conference Nears
To: NATIONAL EDITORSContact: Amy Louviere, +1-202-693-9423, or Dirk Fillpot, +1-202- 693-9406, both of the U.S. Department of Labor U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao to deliver opening remarksARLINGTON, Va., July 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Registration for the U.S. Department of Labors Mine Safety and Health Administrations MSHA international mine rescue...
Tags: Benefits, conference, HEALTHCARE, Rescue, secretary, SOFTWARE, U.S. Department of Labor
Research articles 2007-07-25
Status Quo, Rod Stewart to the rescue for Diana concert
LONDON AFP — Status Quo and Rod Stewart rode to the rescue of the Diana memorial concert as the latest performers were announced Thursday, following fears that the big acts had been hoovered up by Live Earth. Organisers had fretted that the giant July 1 concert at London's new...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, London, rescue
Research articles 2007-04-26
In 24/7 information age, truth beats war propaganda
Americans have known for some time that the stories of Jessica Lynch and Pat Tillman, the two most famous faces of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, were embellished by the Pentagon. Even so, details revealed at congressional hearings this week were shocking. It emerged, for example,...
Tags: Afghanistan, HEALTHCARE, hospital, Pentagon, rescue
Research articles 2007-04-26
Out and about!
A Subaru Outback 2.5 came to the rescue of a crack military ski team in the European championships. The all-wheel drive Outback has been put through its paces in the snows of Norway as a back-up vehicle during the intense training by the 26th Regiment Royal Artillery Nordic Ski...
Tags: Norway, rescue, Subaru, team, training
Research articles 2007-01-26
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