2012年12月14日星期五

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Cyprus Church leader urges unions to avoid strikes

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 09:46 AM PST

The leader of Cyprus' Orthodox Christian Church is urging trade unions not to strike over austerity measures taken by the government.Cyprus has cut salaries for state workers and a range of benefits — ...

Christmas comes to Vatican with tree lighting

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 09:20 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI, center, delivers his blessing in between his personal aide Georg Gaenswein, right, and Monsignor Leonardo Sapienza during his weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. In perhaps the most drawn out Twitter launch ever, Pope Benedict XVI pushed the button on a tablet brought to him at the end of his general audience Wednesday. It read: "Dear friends, I am pleased to get in touch with you through Twitter. Thank you for your generous response. I bless all of you from my heart."Later in the day he was to respond to a few messages sent to him from around the world.As the countdown to his first tweet from his Twitter handle (at)Pontifex neared, the pope had garnered nearly 1 million followers in the eight languages of his account. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)The Christmas season kicked off Friday at the Vatican with the traditional lighting of the tree in St. Peter's Square — and a reminder from the pope about what happened when the "lights" of God were turned off in past atheistic regimes.

Unification Church quits auto venture with NKorea

Posted: 13 Dec 2012 09:48 PM PST

An automaker owned by South Korea's Unification Church says it's quitting its joint venture with North Korea.Pyeonghwa Motors Corp. general manager Roh Byoung-chun said Friday that Pyeonghwa will sell ...

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