World News Archive28-Jan-2006
Covering a whole range of topics such as business, computers, electronics, science, technology or sports, the Inbox Robot offers its readers extended news coverage of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos. See: At the end of another week, test your knowledge with our world news quiz. NEWS SNAP: P&O Battle Hots Up As DP World Raises Offer (This was originally pubvlished on Thursday.) By Rod Stone and Michael Wang Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--The battle to acquire Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co. (PO.LN) intensified late Thursday after Dubai port operator DP World (DPW.YY) topped a rival bid for the U.K. transport company from Singapore-based PSA BOZEMAN , MT. Dan Rieder, who has served as editor of /the register/, /SimTalk/, and /American Simbrah/ since 1990, has been honored with the prestigious 2006 World Simmental Federation (WSF) Golden Book Award. In a bid to break into the U.S. television market, BBC World News has signed a long-term distribution deal with Discovery Communications. When word of Hamas' election upset thundered through Palestine, ABC News anchor Bob Woodruff and his eight-person crew were steps away from the bridge from Israel to Jordan for the next leg of their Mideast trip. National and world business news briefs. BBC World News has signed a long-term distribution deal with Discovery Communications, it was reported Wednesday. Discovery could wind up offering BBC World News as a digital network to cable systems in the same markets that carry its Discovery Times Channel, MediaWeek.com reports. Discovery Communications has signed a deal with the BBC to distribute BBC World News. However, in announcing it on Wednesday, the Silver Spring, MD- News that Hamas had won Palestinian legislative elections rocked the World Economic Forum Thursday, leaving a group of Israelis, Palestinians and passionate observers debating what it means for peace.
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