Plane hits speeding calf
JAKARTA, Jan 28, 2008 (AFP) - An airliner with 141 passengers hit a calf while landing at an airport in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua, the state …
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Tigers shell Sri Lanka’s northern military base; troops retaliate: military
Jan 28, 2008 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels Monday shelled Sri Lanka's main military base in the island's north, defence officials said. online pharmacy buy …
Societe Generale chairman fighting for future after rogue trade scandal
PARIS, Jan 27, 2008 (AFP) - A week from hell when he had to admit that 7.buy ivermectin online buy ivermectin online no prescription 1 billion dollars had gone …
Obama sweeps Clinton in South Carolina with black vote
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Jan 26, 2008 (AFP) - Senator Barack Obama routed Hillary Clinton in South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary on Saturday, …
China’s mobile network: a big brother surveillance tool?
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 27, 2008 (AFP) - Serious concerns were raised in Davos last week about the ability of the Chinese government to spy on the country's …
US town sues Wall St. banks for housing misery; Fed, gets away
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan 27, 2008 (AFP) - Hit by America's mortgage crisis, the midwestern city of Cleveland has launched a legal battle against major Wall Street …
Market turmoil fuels new gold rush as paper money inflation comes to fore
SYDNEY, Jan 27, 2008 (AFP) - Turbulence on world stock markets has fuelled a new gold rush, sending high-tech traders in search of the same "barbaric" treasure …
Banks may need another US$143 bln to deal with downgrades: study
PARIS, Jan 25, 2008 (AFP) - Major world banks might need to raise a further 143 billion dollars in capital to confront the impact of ratings downgrades to bond …
Davos looks ahead to a year of trading dangerously
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 26, 2008 (AFP) - World business leaders and political powerbrokers wrapped up their annual gathering in Davos on Saturday by revisiting …
Societe Generale US$7bn loss trader ‘not on the run’: lawyer
PARIS, Jan 24, 2008 (AFP) - The trader blamed for the near five-billion-euro fraud at French banking giant Societe Generale is "not on the run", his lawyer …
Davos adopts the caring face of capitalism
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 25, 2008 (AFP) - Corporate responsibility rather than profit was set to take centre stage in Davos on Friday, as the annual …
Bank of Japan governor dismisses call for rate cut
TOKYO, Jan 25, 2008 (AFP) - Japan's central bank chief on Friday dismissed a call for an interest rate cut in coordination with the US Federal Reserve, saying …
Fed blunders under spotlight as ECB stands tall
PARIS, Jan 23, 2008 (AFP) - A stunning interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve, followed by a clear signal from its European counterpart that it would not …
NZealand central bank leaves interest rates unchanged
WELLINGTON, Jan 23, 2008 (AFP) - New Zealand's central bank left interest rates unchanged Thursday, saying the economy was in good shape despite recent global …
China’s economic growth hits 13-year high amid inflation fears
BEIJING, Jan 24, 2008 (AFP) - China's economy grew a blistering 11. buy antabuse online …
Rogue trader hits Societe Generale with 7 billion dollar loss
PARIS, Jan 24, 2008 (AFP) - Trading in shares of Societe Generale was supended on Thursday after the French banking giant announced a sole trader was …
Southeast Asia may face biggest impact from US slowdown: IMF
WASHINGTON, Jan 22, 2008 (AFP) - Southeast Asia will face stiffer export competition from China and likely bear the brunt of any impact in Asia from a major …
Maldives get 600,000 tourists in 2008
January 23, 2008 (LBO) -- The Maldive Islands, a key market of two listed Sri Lankan leisure groups, greeted over 600,000 holidaymakers in 2007, the tourism …
Global markets take wild ride as Fed makes surprise cut
NEW YORK, Jan 22, 2008 (AFP) - Global stock markets saw some relief from the mayhem of the past few days as the US Federal Reserve's surprise rate cut helped …
Central banking under microscope as Fed looks for easy way out
WASHINGTON, Jan 22, 2008 (AFP) - The Federal Reserve's emergency rate cut Tuesday will deliver a jolt of stimulus to an ailing US economy but may be too little …