IMF chief says countries should consider fiscal boost
TOKYO, Feb 9, 2008 (AFP) - The head of the IMF on Saturday renewed his call for countries to consider fiscal measures to boost demand in the face of slowing …
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Ranatunga looks to revamp Sri Lanka cricket
COLOMBO, Feb 8, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's legendary former cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga, who recently took over the running of the island's troubled …
OPEC could ditch dollars for euros
LONDON, Feb 8, 2008 (AFP) - OPEC could switch the pricing of oil from dollars into euros within a decade, secretary general Abdullah al-Badri told a weekly …
Mufti Plan
Feb 8, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is setting up public vigilance committees and deploying thousands of policemen in plain clothes to strengthen security …
Discord looms as finance chiefs meet on subprime crisis
TOKYO, Feb 8, 2008 (AFP) - World finance chiefs will try to bolster confidence in the faltering global economy when they meet Saturday amid signs of …
Tobacco could kill more than one billion this century: report
NEW YORK, Feb 7, 2008 (AFP) - Tobacco use could kill more than one billion people around the world this century unless governments and civil society act to …
Ranatunga picks new team to head Sri Lanka Cricket
Feb 7, 2008 (AFP) - Two of Sri Lanka's foremost cricketers, Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva, have joined up to lead the island's cricket administration, …
Hilary raids own kitty as Obama photofinish takes toll
US-VOTE - 02/07/2008 01:41 GMT - AFP PRINT WASHINGTON, Feb 6, 2008 (AFP) - Hillary Clinton's race for the White House showed vulnerability Wednesday as she …
Sri Lanka says tea exports earned record billion dollars
Feb 7, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka earned a record one billion dollars from tea exports last year despite a drop in volumes, the island's tea board said Thursday. …
Sri Lanka suspends school sports after bomb
Feb 7, 2008 (AFP) - All school sports have been suspended in Sri Lanka after a Tamil Tiger suicide bomb attack in the capital killed nine pupils and a baseball …
Queen’s hotel bought by Dubai state firm
LONDON, Feb 7, 2008 (AFP) - A property fund backed by an investment arm of the Dubai government bought prime west London property from the Queen's portfolio, …
Euro sags ahead of ECB rate decision
TOKYO, Feb 7, 2008 (AFP) - The euro was slightly weaker against its major rivals in Asian trade on Thursday amid nervousness ahead of an interest rate decision …
French minister calls for more US consultation with G7
PARIS, Feb 5, 2008 (AFP) - Europe will press the United States to show "more cooperation" in dealing with the global financial crisis at a weekend meeting of …
Rohit Sharma fined for dissent in Sri Lanka match
BRISBANE, Australia, Feb 5, 2008 (AFP) - Indian batsman Rohit Sharma was fined for dissent after India's one-day international cricket wash-out against Sri …
Wall Street hammered as survey points to US recession
NEW YORK, Feb 5, 2008 (AFP) - US stocks went into a tailspin Tuesday as a shockingly weak reading on service sector activity bolstered the notion that a …
Sri Lanka’s Coke unit in cricket talent search
Feb 6, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Coca Cola unit has teamed up with former cricket star Aravinda de Silva to launch ˜Cricket pathway’, a project to …
Maldivians clear path for a woman on top, but will there be footprints?
Feb 06, 2008 (LBO) - Maldives have cleared the bar to elect a woman president, but the glass ceiling is unlikely to shatter soon as the incumbent strongman …
G7 to meet amid fading hopes of joint action on economy
TOKYO, Feb 5, 2008 (AFP) - Slumping global stock markets and fears of a US recession are set to dominate a weekend meeting here of the world's top finance …
Australia hikes rates to 7.00-pct, a 12-year-high
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Red Flag
Feb 05, 2008 (LBO) – Journalists unions and associations from across the Asia-Pacific region have asked Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse to protect …