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DHAKA, June 24, 2008 (AFP) - The backbreaking job of pedalling a rickshaw in Bangladesh could soon be history with a local company saying it has come up with …
DHAKA, June 24, 2008 (AFP) - The backbreaking job of pedalling a rickshaw in Bangladesh could soon be history with a local company saying it has come up with …
June 24, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's tea board is not encouraging the expansion of tea cultivation in an effort to prevent over-supply from depressing …
HARARE, June 23, 2008 (AFP) - Zimbabweans faced an uncertain future Monday after opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai abandoned a run-off election saying …
SINGAPORE, June 23, 2008 (AFP) - World oil prices rose in Asian trading on Monday after Saudi Arabia said at a weekend summit that it had raised output, and …
BRUSSELS, June 23, 2008 (AFP) - Business activity in the 15 countries sharing the euro contracted in June for the first time for almost five years, according …
June 23, 2008 (LBO) – The Sri Lanka Tea Board is seeking new laws to tighten quality control on exports and prevent shipments of what are considered teas …
JEDDAH, June 22, 2008 (AFP) - Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah launched an offensive against oil "speculators" on Sunday as he opened a summit on the soaring price …
SINGAPORE, June 22, 2008 (AFP) - Got at least five million US dollars? A private banker is at your service in Singapore, which is fast gaining a reputation as …
SAN FRANCISCO, June 22, 2008 (AFP) - A Harvard University dropout who ushered in the home computer age and made billions of dollars along the way will have his …
LHASA, June 21, 2008 (AFP) - The Olympic torch relay made its way through Tibet's capital Saturday amid heavy security three months after deadly riots against …
June 21, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's billion-dollar tea industry remains too divided, squabbling over trivial matters, and is losing out on benefits it can …
NEW YORK, June 21, 2008 (AFP) - Whipsawed by fresh worries on the financial sector, Wall Street enters the summer season with investors in a sour mood ahead of …
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NEW YORK, June 19, 2008 (AFP) - Oil prices slumped Thursday after Saudi Arabia said it planned to boost daily output by 200,000 barrels to help cool …
NEW DELHI, June 20, 2008 (AFP) - India's annual inflation rate accelerated to 11.05 percent, its highest level in 13 years, according to data on Friday, piling …
NEW YORK, June 18, 2008 (AFP) - The dollar held steady against other major currencies Wednesday in volatile trade as investors weighed prospects of US and …
BEIJING, June 19, 2008 (AFP) - The World Bank said Thursday it expected China's economic growth to fall to single digits in 2008 for the first time in six …
BRUSSELS, June 19, 2008 (AFP) - Soaring fuel and food prices posed a stiff challenge to EU leaders gathered for a summit in Brussels on Thursday, amid clear …
June 19, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan tea prices appear to be heading for a correction with many grades from the estates easing at this week's Colombo …
WASHINGTON, June 18, 2008 (AFP) - A civilian Pentagon official in charge of the largest US military contract in Iraq was removed from his job in 2004 after …