World News Archive11-Jan-2006
(Press Release) First, of course, we at Sycuan Ringside Promotions congratulate Carlos Baldomir on his terrific performance and tremendous victory in capturing the World Boxing Council welterweight championship Saturday night in New York City. We're thrilled by that awesome showing, one that has catapulted both Carlos and Sycuan Ringside Promotions to the forefront of the boxing world. BEIJING ? Two people who had been sickened by bird flu in China have died, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, bringing the total number of people killed by the disease on the mainland to five. AMSTERDAM, Netherlands ? A Dutch company is selling replica Nazi helmets bearing pro-Dutch slogans in an early attempt to cash in on German-Dutch rivalry going into this summer's World Cup in Germany. MADRID, Spain ? Spanish police on Tuesday arrested at least seven people suspected of recruiting fighters for the Iraqi insurgency, Spanish news reports said. BEIJING ? Two more people sickened by bird flu in China have died, bringing the total number of humans killed by the disease in the country to five, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. National and world business news briefs. Xinhua world economic news summary at 0430 GMT, Jan. 10 NEW YORK -- Crude prices fell below 64 dollars a barrel Monday amid worries that higher-than-normal U.S. temperatures may reduce heating-fuel consumption. **News Advisory** For Immediate Release: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 * **EPA to Propose Real-World Estimates for Passenger Vehicle Fuel Economy Stickers * Contact: John Millett, 202-564-4355 / millett.john@epa.gov (Washington, D.C.-Jan. 10, 2006) EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson will announce a proposal to improve fuel economy estimates for EPA stickers on new cars and light trucks. All-news channels are emerging in countries such as India, Russia and Qatar, and they have settled on a lingua franca: English.
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