ZarCom Media: Chinese entities world's biggest economic spies: Pentagon ================================================================================ REUTERS Paul Eckert and Phil Stewart on 19/05/2012 12:58:00 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Friday it believes China spent up to $180 billion on its military buildup last year, a far higher figure than acknowledged by Beijing, and it accused "Chinese actors" of being the world's biggest perpetrators of economic espionage. London Olympics 2012 torch relay starts in Britain ================================================================================ AFP Carl Court on 19/05/2012 12:51:00 Yachtsman Ben Ainslie was the first torchbearer as the Olympic flame began its 70-day journey around Britain and Ireland on Saturday ahead of the 2012 London Games. Possible engine problem delays U.S. rocket launch ================================================================================ REUTERS Irene Klotz on 19/05/2012 13:01:00 CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The launch of a privately owned Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station was delayed on Saturday when a computer detected a possible problem with one of the rocket's engines, a Space Exploration Technologies official said. Mad cow quarantines lifted at 2 California dairies ================================================================================ AP TRACIE CONE on 19/05/2012 13:05:00 FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Quarantines were lifted on two Central California dairies associated with a case of mad cow disease after investigators found no link between the illness and food the diseased bovine might have consumed, federal officials said Friday. Will Smith Slaps Reporter On Red Carpet ================================================================================ ACCESS HOLLYWOOD on 19/05/2012 13:10:00 Always expect the unexpected on the red carpet - just ask Will Smith. After Buildup, a Modest Start for Facebook ================================================================================ NYTIMES EVELYN M. RUSLI and NICOLE PERLROTH on 18/05/2012 08:02:00 Despite all the hype and buzz, Facebook didn’t pop — or even budge. The Number of Those Working Past 65 Is at a Record High ================================================================================ NYTIMES Floyd Norris on 18/05/2012 13:30:00 THE retirement dream seems further away for a lot of baby boomers, and they appear to be responding to that by holding on to their jobs if they can. But that may have worsened the employment prospects for younger workers. Heading Into Talks With Iran, U.S. Sees Hopeful Signs ================================================================================ NYTIMES MARK LANDLER on 18/05/2012 07:54:00 WASHINGTON — American negotiators, heading into a crucial round of talks with Iran over its nuclear program next week in Baghdad, are allowing themselves a rare emotion after more than a decade of fruitless haggling with Tehran: hope. Euro Crisis: Markets Tumble After Downgrades ================================================================================ SKY NEWS on 18/05/2012 16:23:00 World stock markets have suffered further steep falls in volatile trading as a result of the eurozone debt crisis after downgrades in the credit ratings of Greece and 16 Spanish banks. G8 leaders to tackle eurozone crisis this weekend ================================================================================ FINANCIAL POST via Reuters Laura MacInnis and Jeff Mason on 18/05/2012 15:19:00 WASHINGTON – Leaders of major industrial economies meet this weekend to try to tackle a full-blown crisis in Europe where fears are growing that Greece could leave the eurozone bloc, threatening the future of the common currency.