Monday, February 11, 2013

Obama to focus on economy in State of Union speech (1:24)



Feb. 11 - U.S. President Obama is expected to offer proposals on infrastructure, manufacturing, and clean energy in his State of the Union. Deborah Lutterbeck reports

World cities join in Chinese Lunar New Year



Published on Feb 10, 2013
http://www.euronews.com/ There was no shortage of people in Beijing's Baiyunguan Temple taking part in the traditional bout of coin-throwing for the Lunar New Year.

Strike the bell under the arch, and according to legend it will bring good luck and prosperity in the year to come.
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Historic dig on Mars



Published on Feb 10, 2013
http://www.euronews.com/ Curiosity the Mars Rover which landed on the planet six months ago has set to work and for the first time drilled into the surface of Mars.

The powdered sample which it collected could hold the clues as to whether there has been life on the planet.
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Reuters Today: Big week for big talk (4:24)



Feb. 11 - U.S. President Obama puts the final touches to the State of the Union, policy makers from around the globe pack for the Moscow G20 summit, and Eurogroup leaders meet the new boss

Introducing the Future's Biggest Airports


Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg News previews the grand scale in cost and size of the world's largest airports currently under construction.

This Country Has the World's Fastest Internet Speed


Which country has the fastest internet connection speed on average? Here is a list of the top five.

China Begins Year of the Snake as Biggest Trader


Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Angie Lau reports that China has surpassed the United States to become the world's biggest trading nation and looks at what the year of the snake could mean for the Chinese economy. She speaks on Bloomberg Television's "The Pulse."