Doha trade talks face 'moment of truth' in
| Doha trade talks face 'moment of truth' in Geneva - Financial Times History suggests that talk of "do-or-die" surrounding the meeting of trade ministers that starts today in Geneva deserves to be greeted with weary cynicism. Ever since the collapse of the World Trade Organisation's ministerial conference in Canc n Source: www.ft.com No funny business: Billy Connolly's role in the X-Files movie is no - The Independent He is a famous comedian, but there is nothing funny about Billy Connolly's latest role: he plays a tortured Catholic priest in The X-Files: I Want To Believe. "There are no laughs at all, which is brilliant," says Connolly gleefully. "Father Joe is Source: www.independent.co.uk Florida man wins Hemingway look-alike contest - Miami Herald KEY WEST, Fla. A white-bearded Florida man won an Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest, a highlight of a festival that ended Sunday honoring the late Nobel Prize-winning author. Tom Grizzard, 69, of Leesburg bested 141 other contenders in the Source: www.miamiherald.com Taiwan tribe struggles to keep traditional culture - Guardian Unlimited ORCHID ISLAND, Taiwan (AP) - The four dozen men in loincloths stopped repeatedly to toss the new boat into the air as they carried it through their village to shore. Then they launched it ceremoniously into the Pacific Ocean. It was the first launch Source: www.guardian.co.uk Tropical Storm Cristobal heads toward open ocean, strengthens slightly - International Herald Tribune RALEIGH, North Carolina : Tropical Storm Cristobal headed for the open Atlantic late Sunday as forecasters discontinued tropical storm warnings along North and aluminum fishing boat South Carolina. At 11 p.m. EDT Sunday (0300 GMT Monday), the National Hurricane Center Source: www.iht.com |