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NEW DELHI, May 23, 2008 (AFP) - India's currency is feeling the pressure as world oil prices soar and foreign investors lose their "risk appetite" for emerging …
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Key eurozone study highlights flagging private sector
BRUSSELS, May 23, 2008 (AFP) - A key survey released Friday boosted fears that the eurozone is flagging, pointing to a sharp slowing in business activity as …
Sri Lanka banks on quality to hold tea prices up
May 22, 2008 (LBO) – Tea exporting countries last week agreed to stick to a minimum quality level to prevent oversupply from depressing prices, …
Sri Lanka to import copra for oil mills
May 22, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is to import copra, or dried coconut kernel, to feed the country's oil mills which are facing high prices and raw material …
Fed signals end of monetary policy road
WASHINGTON, May 21, 2008 (AFP) - The Federal Reserve sent out signals Wednesday the US economy will have to muddle through its crisis without further rate …
Freed
May 22, 2008 (AFP) - An appeal court on Thursday overturned a two-year prison term for breaking immigration law and dropped all charges against former cricket …
Telekom Malaysia’s quarterly profit falls
KUALA LUMPUR, May 22, 2008 (AFP) - Telekom Malaysia said Thursday its net profits in the first quarter fell 12.8 percent from a year ago to 519.buy orlistat …
Oil smashes 135 dollars in Asian trade
SINGAPORE, May 22, 2008 (AFP) - Oil smashed past 135 dollars a barrel for the first time Thursday, continuing its astonishing rise following unexpected drops …
Bollywood muscles in on Hollywood
CANNES, May 21, 2008 (AFP) - With India's entertainment billionaires seemingly blessed with limitless pockets, Bollywood is flexing its movie muscle, taking on …
China’s child obesity problem ballooning – study
GENEVA, May 21, 2008 (AFP) - Child obesity is ballooning into a big problem in China as 'little emperors' are increasingly getting an appetite for the Western …
Australian PM hits out at corporate fat cats’ pay packets
SYDNEY, May 21, 2008 (AFP) - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd urged company executives to rein in their salaries Wednesday, amid a furore over an 80 …
Sri Lanka eastern dairy industry gets US boost
May 21, 2008 (LBO) – The United States which is helping milk farmers in eastern Sri Lanka says more private sector investment is needed to boost …
US ethanol policy under siege in food-for-fuel debate
WASHINGTON, May 21, 2008 (AFP) - Amid a surge in food prices blamed in part on US expansion of corn-based ethanol production, lawmakers, experts and industry …
Sri Lanka Chilaw Plantations back in state hands
May 21, 2008 (LBO) – Chilaw Plantations, a Sri Lanka government owned plantation that was under private management, would be taken back to state control …
Malaysian premier Mahathir’s son quits ruling party
KUALA LUMPUR, May 21, 2008 (AFP) - Malaysian former premier Mahathir Mohamad's son quit the ruling party Wednesday after his father called for mass …
Google launches online medical records service
SAN FRANCISCO, May 19, 2008 (AFP) - Google on Monday launched Google Health, a long-anticipated medical records service letting US users store and manage their …
Marks and Spencer posts annual profit of one billion pounds
LONDON, May 20, 2008 (AFP) - British clothes to food retailer Marks and Spencer posted annual profits of more than one billion pounds (1. buy albuterol online …
Microsoft says mulling new Yahoo deal, without a takeover
WASHINGTON, May 18, 2008 (AFP) - Microsoft said Sunday it was considering some kind of new deal with Yahoo that would not involve a new takeover bid, two weeks …
Afghanistan take first step towards cricket World Cup
KARACHI, May 19, 2008 (AFP) - Burgeoning cricket talent Afghanistan are confident as they prepare for the first step towards the 2011 World Cup, captain Norooz …
EU investment in India surges past China in 2007: Eurostat
BRUSSELS, May 19, 2008 (AFP) - The flow of European cash into Indian firms surged more than fourfold last year, far surpassing EU investments into Chinese …