If you're looking for a beach break this summer, you could do a lot worse than staying in the UK, according to a new report into water quality. More than four-fifths of UK bathing spots have 'excellent' water quality, according to the European Environment Agency and the European Commission. And a total of 511 sites - 83 per cent of our beaches - achieved the top grade, while 97 per cent met mandatory EU standards, including London'sSerpentine Lake which will host Olympic events such as the open...
TOKYO (Reuters) - The euro wallowed at two-year lows against the dollar on Friday, weighed down by weak German manufacturing data which showed that no European state is immune from the ongoing debt crisis, which saw the currency tumble nearly 2 percent this week. Rattled by worries over lack of...
* EUR option barriers at $1.2500; stops at $1.2480 * Break of $1.25 targets June 2010 low of $1.1876 * USD/JPY supported by importers, short-covering * DXY at its highest since Sept 2010 * Sell-off in Asian currencies weighs on Aussie By Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO, May 25 (Reuters) - The euro wallowed...
ATHENS, Greece -- European leaders insist they want to keep Greece in the eurozone, but are putting off any agreement on how to accomplish that. Greece says it, too, wants to stay, but until after elections it's uncertain whether it can implement the austerity that Europe has set as a condition for...
By Holly Andres, Staff Writerdailynews.comPosted: 05/24/2012 08:42:56 PM PDTMay 25, 2012 3:49 AM GMTUpdated: 05/24/2012 08:48:06 PMPDT Friday, May 25 Flag placing at Pierce Brothers...
Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters and Editors A Moldovan court sentenced three people on Thursday for their part in illegal trafficking of uranium-235, which can be used in making nuclear weapons. The three were...
BEIJING, May 25 (Xinhuanet) -- The 2012China Financial Summit was held Thursday mainly discussing the impact of the EU crisis on China's trade and how China should deal with the current crisis. It’s been more than 3 years since the outbreak of the global financial crisis and the sovereign debt...
