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Brazil to sue dam spill mining companies for US$5.2 billion

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/international/brazil-to-sue-dam-spill/2300694.html

Putin's 'realpolitik' aims to make Russia indispensable

A must read! "Russia has been willing and able to bring significant firepower to bear against ISIS at a time when France is willing but not entirely able, and the United States is able, but not entirely willing to bring its full firepower to bear against ISIS in Syria," said Bruno Tertrais, senior research fellow at the Foundation for Strategic Research in Paris. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/putin-s-realpolitik-aim/2290042.html

Turkey shoots down Russian warplane on Syria border

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34907983Sent from my mobile

Five for Fighting - 100 Years

Five for Fighting - 100 Years Album: The Battle for Everything (2003) Download MP3 here I'm 15 for a moment Caught in between 10 and 20 And I'm just dreaming Counting the ways to where you are I'm 22 for a moment And she feels better than ever And we're on fire Making our way back from Mars 15 there's still time for you Time to buy and time to lose 15, there's never a wish better than this When you only got a hundred years to live I'm 33 for a moment Still the man, but you see I'm a "they" A kid on the way, babe. A family on my mind I'm 45 for a moment The sea is high And I'm heading into a crisis Chasing the years of my life 15 there's still time for you Time to buy and time to lose yourself Within a morning star 15 I'm all right with you 15, there's never a wish better than this When you only got a hundred years to live Half time goes by Suddenly you're wise Another blink of an eye 67 is gone The sun is getting high We...

Cameron to give strongest warning over possible EU exit-media

LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron will give his strongest warning this week that he might back Britain leaving the EU unless other European leaders agree to his demands for reform of the bloc, media reported on Saturday. Cameron is due to outline British demands for renegotiation of its European Union membership terms in a letter to the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, to be published on Tuesday. In a speech the same day, he will say that if no deal can be reached, he could back a British exit when an in/out referendum is held before the end of 2017 . "If we can't reach such an agreement, and if Britain's concerns were to be met with a deaf ear, which I do not believe will happen, then we will have to think again about whether this European Union is right for us," Cameron will say, according to the media reports. "As I have said before – I rule nothing out." Cameron has faced criticism both at home and abroad for not spell...

How Millionaires Manage Their Email

How can you cut the time spent on emails in half? How can you get to "inbox zero" every single day? I recently interviewed over 200 millionaires, entrepreneurs and highly successful solopreneurs for my new book, 15 Secrets Highly Successful People Know About Time Management. I learned that ultra-... http://flip.it/0BjwJ

Lewis Hamilton being grateful to former McLaren boss Ron Dennis

I like the way he paid tribute to his former boss. Thumbs up. SOCHI, Russia: McLaren had the vision but Mercedes have the smell of success, as far as Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton is concerned. The 30-year-old, who could clinch his third world title within a matter of weeks, told British reporters at the Russian Grand Prix that he would always owe an immense debt to his former McLaren boss Ron Dennis. However, he added that current employers Mercedes felt much more like home. "Ron was amazing with me... I would not be here if this guy had not noticed me when I was 10 and actually taken notice. The majority, if not all, saw me as another kid who came along," Hamilton told reporters. "This guy has unbelievable vision. What he's created there (at McLaren) - the place is beautiful - I'm just saying as someone who loves more authentic racing teams, old school cars, I get that smell (at Mercedes). "When I walk into our factory I get that ra...