http://en.redtram.com/ News on "Social Life"  everywhere Copyright (c) 2008 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Tue, 13 May 2008 11:59:24 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 273846 | 7.9 Earthquake Shakes Southern China; Death Toll Nears 10,000 http://en.redtram.com/go/106858298/top100/ 106858298 An earthquake reaching magnitude 7.9 on the Richter scale hit Wenchuan County of Sichuan Province in Southwestern China at 2:28 P.M. on May 12 Beijing time (2:28 A.M. May 12, U.S. Eastern time).... Tue, 13 May 2008 11:56:37 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/106858298/top100/ 273846 | Satellite Phone Provides Communication with Earthquake Region in China http://en.redtram.com/go/106857733/top100/ 106857733 In the early morning of May 13, contact between the earthquake stricken region of Wenchuan County and the outside world finally resumed through satellite phone, reported the Aba district government... Tue, 13 May 2008 11:55:43 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/106857733/top100/ 273846 | Truth to Power http://en.redtram.com/go/106857630/top100/ 106857630 NEW YORK-Influential leaders of several Jewish groups signed a declaration urging Jews around the world to boycott the Beijing Olympics. The release of the statement-spearheaded by a past chairman ... Tue, 13 May 2008 11:55:35 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/106857630/top100/ 273847 | Chinese Regime Quell Rumors Before Earthquake http://en.redtram.com/go/106857591/top100/ 106857591 On the afternoon of May 12, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southwest China, in Wenchuan country, a poor mountainous region in Sichuan province. But just four days ago, the local regime had issued a... Tue, 13 May 2008 11:55:22 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/106857591/top100/ 273960 | Deutsche Telekom share stake offered via convertible loan http://en.redtram.com/go/106849001/top100/ 106849001 Frankfurt - Institutional investors were offered options Tuesday on government-owned shares in Deutsche Telekom, the telecommunications giant which remains one-third controlled by the German federal government. Investors pitching in for a 3.3-billion... Tue, 13 May 2008 11:47:44 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/106849001/top100/ 273960 | Vietnam gives activists light sentences for 'terrorism' http://en.redtram.com/go/106849006/top100/ 106849006 Hanoi - A court in Ho Chi Minh City Tuesday convicted one Vietnamese-American, one Vietnamese-Thai, and one Vietnamese democracy activist of planning to commit terrorist acts, after they were arrested last November with leaflets suggesting they plann... Tue, 13 May 2008 11:47:44 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/106849006/top100/ 273960 | HP's plan to buy EDS to spark M&A in IT services sector http://en.redtram.com/go/106849017/top100/ 106849017 BANGALORE/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard's move on Electronic Data Systems Corp is likely to spark a round of consolidation in the technology outsourcing sector around the globe, as suddenly much-smaller rivals scramble to stay competitive. Tue, 13 May 2008 11:47:44 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/106849017/top100/ 273960 | German chancellor departs for Latin America tour http://en.redtram.com/go/106849021/top100/ 106849021 Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel left Tuesday on a tour of four Latin American countries aimed at cementing ties with a region of growing political and economic importance. The highpoint of the week-long trip is her participation in the Tue, 13 May 2008 11:47:44 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/106849021/top100/ 273960 | South Korea's president to visit China http://en.redtram.com/go/106848986/top100/ 106848986 Seoul - South Korea's President Lee Myung Bak will visit China later this month for talks on North Korea's nuclear programme and ways to strengthen ties between Seoul and Beijing, Lee's office said Tuesday. Lee is scheduled to visit Beijing Tue, 13 May 2008 11:47:44 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/106848986/top100/ 273960 | Lebanon's Future TV to resume broadcasting after forced closure http://en.redtram.com/go/106848983/top100/ 106848983 Beirut - Future Television, which is owned by Lebanese majority leader Saad Hariri, is to resume broadcasting Tuesday afternoon after opposition followers forced the facility to close last week. We will return to our normal broadcast at 16:30 (1330 ... Tue, 13 May 2008 11:47:44 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/106848983/top100/ 273960 | Wal-Mart profit rises 7 percent http://en.redtram.com/go/106848980/top100/ 106848980 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc , the world's largest retailer, reported a 7 percent rise in quarterly profit on Tuesday as discounts drew U.S. shoppers looking for bargains on necessities like food and pharmacy items. Tue, 13 May 2008 11:47:44 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/106848980/top100/ 273960 | Nepal police arrest more than 100 Tibetan demonstrators - Summary http://en.redtram.com/go/106848969/top100/ 106848969 Kathmandu - Nepalese police Tuesday arrested scores of Tibetan exiles taking part in anti-Chinese demonstrations in the capital Kathmandu. Dozens of Tibetan youth with their bodies painted with pro-Tibet slogans tried to march to the Chinese visa off... Tue, 13 May 2008 11:47:44 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/106848969/top100/ 273960 | Greek swimmer tests positive for banned substance http://en.redtram.com/go/106848937/top100/ 106848937 Athens - The Hellenic Swimming Federation said on Tuesday that an initial test showed one of its swimmers has tested positive for banned substances. The federation, which did not release the name of the athlete or type of drug, said Tue, 13 May 2008 11:47:43 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/106848937/top100/ 273960 | Hamas rejects Israeli demand to include captive soldier in ceasefire http://en.redtram.com/go/106848929/top100/ 106848929 Gaza - Hamas rejected Tuesday an Israeli demand that any truce deal with Gaza miltias include the release an Israeli soldier snatched in a June 2006 cross-border raid and held captive in the Gaza Strip ever since. Linking the release Tue, 13 May 2008 11:47:43 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/106848929/top100/ 273960 | Australia's Labor delivers Robin Hood budget http://en.redtram.com/go/106848952/top100/ 106848952 Sydney - Australia's new Labor government played Robin Hood in its first budget with a redistribution of wealth that sees the rich being deprived of perks and the poor benefiting from the introduction of means-tested welfare. For too long working Tue, 13 May 2008 11:47:43 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/106848952/top100/ 273960 | Ukraine wants to participate in construction of power plant http://en.redtram.com/go/106848963/top100/ 106848963 Vilnius - Ukraine is prepared to participate in the construction of a new nuclear power plant in Lithuania, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said Tuesday in Vilnius. Ukraine is interested in developing bilateral cooperation with Lithuania, Yus... Tue, 13 May 2008 11:47:43 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/106848963/top100/ 273960 | Hitachi forecasts profit, but Pioneer sees red - Summary http://en.redtram.com/go/106848924/top100/ 106848924 Tokyo - Hitachi Ltd on Tuesday forecast that it would return to the black after two years of losses as its fellow Japanese electronics company Pioneer Corp reported its fourth annual loss in a row. Profit in its disk-drive division Tue, 13 May 2008 11:47:43 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/106848924/top100/ 273960 | Wal-Mart Q1 profits up 6.9 per cent http://en.redtram.com/go/106848958/top100/ 106848958 New York - Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailing concern, reported Tuesday that it achieved 3.02 billion euros net profit in the first quarter of 2008, up 6.9 per cent year-on-year. The Bentonville, Arkansas-based concern said the earnings came on ... Tue, 13 May 2008 11:47:43 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/106848958/top100/