29-Nov-2012 01:01

<p>Chavez, 58, was re-elected to the presidency last month and is expected to begin his third term in January.</p>
<p>The nature of Chavez medical visit to Cuba remains unknown, though he references the cancer treatments he received in a letter to the National Assembly.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/chavez-says-health-improving-returning-cuba-treatment-907022

Spain, EU Announce €37 Billion Rescue of Banking System :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Out of the <span class="st">€</span>37 billion that the Bank of Spain announced Wednesday would be transferred to prop up the ailing Spanish banking system, it appears that, ironically, the most complicated discussions were about the first <span class="st">€</span>1.</p><p>Both the Spanish central bank and the European Union announced Wednesday the details of the financial sector rescue, which will transfer <span class="st">€</span>17.96 billion to troubled Bankia S.A. and <span class="st">€</span>14.51 billion to CatalunyaBanc and NCG Banco, two of the other nationalized Spanish banks.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/spain-eu-announce-eu37-billion-rescue-banking-system-907024

DR Congo: M23 Rebels Promise To Withdraw From Goma, Something Easier Said Than Done :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The sun has set on another day of confusion in the Democratic Republic of Congo. For regional leaders working toward the withdrawal of rebel forces from the city of Goma, Wednesday's events held some promise – but officials won't breathe easy just yet.</p><p>The insurgent group M23 has held Goma since Nov. 20. This city of 1 million is a place of strategic importance – it is the capital of the eastern North Kivu province, which is rich in mineral resources. It is also on the border between the DRC and Rwanda, two countries whose relationship has been plagued by hostilities for decades.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/dr-congo-m23-rebels-promise-withdraw-goma-something-easier-said-done-907016

How Groundbreaking Were Cyber Monday's Actual Sales? :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Black Friday and Cyber Monday have both come and gone, giving way to the less-well-defined spending spree of the rest of the U.S. holiday season. Now with everyone safely back to their usual levels of impulse-buying, the question for Wall Street has become: Was the much-heralded "e-commerce revolution" as profound as many investors and businesses hoped?</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/how-groundbreaking-were-cyber-mondays-actual-sales-907018

No Violent Crimes Reported In New York City On Monday, First Time In Recent Memory :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Even violent crime can take a day off in a city of 8 million. On Monday, New York City had its first day on record without a violent crime being reported.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/no-violent-crimes-reported-new-york-city-monday-first-time-recent-memory-906830

Argentina wins delay over debt :: Argentina, which is locked in a court battle in New York over its debt, receives more time to argue against paying investors over its defaulted debt.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20531444#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Bengals News: Cincy's Playoff Chances May Rest on 3 Key Players :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Head coach Marvin Lewis and the Cincinnati Bengals are one game back in the AFC Wild Card race and a second straight trip to the playoffs, but the team's fate may rest on three players.</p><p class="p2">The Bengals reached the 6-5 mark by beating down the doldrums of the NFL for five of their wins, with their Week 10 drubbing of the New York Giants as their sole victory against a team with a plus-.500 record. </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/bengals-news-cincys-playoff-chances-may-rest-3-key-players-907010

Nestle Ventures Into Traditional Chinese Medicine; Joins Force With Hong Kong Billionaire Li Ka-Shing's Chi-Med :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>China is the only country in the world where Western and traditional medicine are practiced alongside each other at every level of the health care system. And Wednesday saw the formation of an interesting pair: The world's No. 1 food group, Nestle SA (SIX: NESN), and Hutchison China MediTech Limited (LON: HCM), the drugmaker controlled by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, joined forces to develop nutritional and medicinal products from plants.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/nestle-ventures-traditional-chinese-medicine-joins-force-hong-kong-billionaire-li-ka-shings-chi-med

VIDEO Manchester United 1-0 West Ham: Highlights; Early Van Persie Strike Enough to Keep United Top :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Robin van Persie preserved Manchester United's advantage at the top of the Premier League table with a goal after just 32 seconds against West Ham.</p><p>The goal, which was the fastest in the Premier League this season, proved enough for a 1-0 victory against a West Ham side that remained in contention until the death. A rare clean sheet for United is likely to please Sir Alex Ferguson, although he will doubtless have hoped to have won with a greater degree of comfort.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/video-manchester-united-1-0-west-ham-highlights-early-van-persie-strike-enough-keep-united-top

Hang on, maybe Facebook did drive Black Friday sales after all :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/GsMzD0Yn-vI/story01.htm

Buffett: Cliff talks may drag on :: Billionaire investor Warren Buffett believes the US fiscal cliff may not be solved until January, missing the December deadline, as markets remain jittery.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20523750#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Exclusive: Peel partners with Samsung to take its social TV guide app international :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/4jw2YY3mJek/story01.htm

How can we build a future of post-industrial journalism? :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/2-AZJGQ-s74/story01.htm

Windows Phone 7.8: Early 2013 and… on new devices? :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/5Mz4RWbuhhs/story01.htm

Mortar Data wants to become a Hadoop developer's best friend :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/d8Q75xuD6og/story01.htm

Nokia seeks Blackberry sales bans :: Nokia is seeking to ban sales of Blackberry phones in the US, UK and Canada after its rival refused to pay patent licence fees.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20523377#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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ARPA-E backs 66 projects: energy beets, fabric wind blades, dust devils :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/Py8J5yjPmEU/story01.htm

Google Drive for iOS, Android gains mobile spreadsheet editing :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/DETMqdyJRlE/story01.htm

Voice calls over 4G LTE networks are battery killers :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/x9Ov6euFmrw/story01.htm

Amazon Publishing takes on Europe; Kirshbaum to head U.S. unit in reorg :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/B3BPIAewN7U/story01.htm