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Saturday, 11 October 2008
 
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<span dir="ltr" lang="en">$700,000,000,000: (That&#39;s a lot of zeroes)</span>
$700,000,000,000: (That's a lot of zeroes)
International Herald Tribune Read Full Article
Why is $700,000,000,000 (looks bigger that way, doesn't it?) the particular number that's...
<span dir="ltr" lang="en">America&#39;s missile diplomacy</span>
America's missile diplomacy
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The US arms sale to Taiwan has simply upset China instead of serving as a catalyst to settle...
<span dir="ltr" lang="en">Israel&#39;s own religious fanatics</span>
Israel's own religious fanatics
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The problem with any country fashioned along religious lines is that moderates get buried under...
 
European stocks hit five year low
Demonstrators gather outside the Bank of England in the City of London on Friday, Oct. 10, 2008. Several hundred protesters turned out to demonstrate against the British government's bank bailout. Earlier this week, the government announced a 50 billion pound (US$86 billion) plan to partly nationalize major banks and guarantee a further 250 billion pounds (US$431 billion) of bank loans to shore up the lending
Al JazeeraRead Full Article
European share prices have tumbled to their lowest close in more than five years amid fears that frozen credit markets are ushering in a global recession. Panic-selling hit markets particularly hard on Friday, as European governments continued their...
photo: AP / Sang Tan

Banking   Europe   Finance   Market   Photos
 
Efforts to clean Gomti go down the drain
Residents scoop for dead fish in the Gomti River in Lucknow, capital of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Friday, June 27, 2003. Armed with wicker baskets, residents of Lucknow waded in the sewage-filled river to scoop thousands of dead fish, killed due to the drastic drop of oxygen levels in the river, to sell to unsuspecting custom
The Times of IndiaRead Full Article
11 Oct 2008, 0543 hrs IST,TNN             LUCKNOW: A few weeks ago, Lucknowites got together to change the fate of Gomti. They all succeeded to a notable extent. The endeavour was supported by nature also when excessive...
photo: AP

Environment   India   Nature   Photos   Pollution
 
The Closing Bell: Wild session on Wall Street
Traders gather around a post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Oct. 22, 2007, in New York.
Kansas City StarRead Full Article
Wall Street ended a wild session with its best showing of the week after investors went in search of bargains among stocks devastated by seven days of massive losses. The Nasdaq composite index finished with a modest gain, while the Dow Jones...
photo: AP / Henny Ray Abrams

Business   Economy   Market   Photos   US
 
GMA faces new impeach case
PRAYER BEFORE NEDA BOARD MEETING -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo joins members of her Cabinet during the opening prayer before she presided over the 33rd National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Board Meeting Tuesday (Aug. 5, 2008) at Malacanang's Aguinaldo State Dining Room.
The Philippine StarRead Full Article
Critics of President Arroyo, including several militant lawmakers, will file a new impeachment case against her today with the House of Representatives. Lawyer Harry Roque, the impeachment complainants' counsel, told reporters yesterday that...
photo: OPS-NIB / Rey Baniquet

Arroyo   Corruption   Impeachment   Lawmakers   Photos
 
Oil prices slump to fresh low
Olin Pugh tries to pump gas at an Exxon Station in Columbia, S.C., Friday, Sept. 26, 2008. A sign on the pump asked a limit of $50 dollars per purchase on regular grade gas the medium and premium grades of gas were not available at the station. Two weeks after Hurricane Ike disrupted oil production, a gasoline shortage continues in parts of South Ca
NZ HeraldRead Full Article
Oil prices fell US$3 ($5) to a fresh one-year low below US$84 a barrel yesterday, as fears that market turmoil will send demand for fuel slumping outweighed news that Opec will hold an extraordinary meeting next month. With the financial crisis now...
photo: AP / Mary Ann Chastain

Economy   Market   Oil   Photos   US
 
Zardari seeks civilian nuclear deal with China
Co-chairman and husband of the slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party Asif Ali Zardari gestures during a press briefing following a party meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008.
The AustralianRead Full Article
PAKISTAN President Asif Ali Zardari will visit China next week, during which he is expected to push for a civilian nuclear deal similar to that just concluded between Washington and New Delhi. Mr Zardari will hold talks in Beijing with President Hu...
photo: AP / Wally Santana

China   Nuclear   Pakistan   Photos   Politics
 
Business
Economy
Markets
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Reports: GM, Chrysler hold merger talks" The Examiner
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USDA upgrades corn, soybean forecast" Kansas City Star
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Austrian chocolate: A bit(e) of heaven" Inquirer
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White House disputes that Bush is hurting markets" San Diego
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Financial meltdown dissected" Dawn
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Economy could deflect probe sting" BBC News
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IBM builds online version of China's famed Forbidden City" The Times of India
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Stemming the tide" The Star
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Dollar gains as global equities keep sinking" The Boston Globe
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Gold, silver prices plummet as fear grip markets" Houston Chronicle
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Gold breaches below $830 on panic, liquidity needs" The Times of India
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Gold shines as markets collapse" The Statesman
 
Terrorism
H. Rights
Democracy
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US ready to reconcile with Taliban, says Gates" Dawn
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US seeks support before delisting North Korea" The Times of India
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'Oprah' helps lift veil of silence in Saudi Arabia" Omaha World-Herald
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Bomb kills anti-US politician Saleh al-Ogayly in Iraq" The Australian
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Chinese men lead Nobel Peace Prize favorites" CNN
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Nicholas D. Kristof: Can this be pro-life?" International Herald Tribune
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Uighurs' Guantanamo release blocked" Al Jazeera
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White House to appeal after judge offers US soil to Gitmo detainees" The Australian
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'Mugabe dragged Africa into the mud'" Independent online (SA)
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Bush signs landmark US-India nuclear deal" Bahrain Tribune
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ANC faces split as Mbeki allies plot" The Australian
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Maldives leader faces runoff in 1st free election" Syracuse
 
Sport
Science
Health
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BD skipper eyes more success after unexpected win" Dawn
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Windsurfers catch the island wave" BBC News
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Ferrari hope to turn up the heat but Hamilton prays for rain" The Guardian
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Hamilton wises up as he strives to rule the world" The Independent
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Obesity increases risk of miscarriage" Scientific American
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U.N. says credit crisis could enable "green growth"" Scientific American
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Babies Can Tell Happy From Sad Songs" Fox News
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Keeping track of climate change" CNN
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Cupertino Rotary plans benefit to fight polio in India" The Examiner
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Red wine 'reduces lung cancer risk in smokers', study finds" The Daily Mail
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40 yrs on, Japanese encephalitis claims life in Kolkata" The Times of India
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Call to ban junk food from NHS" BBC News
 
 
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