Russia tries to counter weak macro-management with agriculture
MOSCOW, Dec 27, 2007 (AFP) - President Vladimir Putin on Thursday urged government ministers to fight inflation by making Russia's agriculture sector …
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In Christmas homily, pope deplores selfishness, harm to environment
VATICAN CITY, Dec 25, 2007 (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday used his Christmas homily to speak out against selfishness and the degradation of the …
Wall St. higher as Merrill unveils Singapore investor
NEW YORK, Dec 24, 2007 (AFP) - US stock markets were higher Monday morning as investors tied up their year-end positions and as Merrill Lynch announced it had …
Fed money printing will not influence ECB: Trichet
LONDON, Dec 24, 2007 (AFP) - European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet pledged, in an interview published Monday, to focus on eurozone inflation, and …
China raises tax threshold to ease burden on poor
BEIJING, Dec 23, 2007 (AFP) - China has proposed lifting millions of its citizens out of the income tax net to ease the burden on low-wage earners amid rising …
US Senate stays in session to block Bush
WASHINGTON, Dec 24, 2007 (AFP) - The US Senate is holding special one man sessions throughout Christmas and the New Year to prevent President George W. online …
Asteroid could hit Mars next month: NASA
LOS ANGELES, Dec 21, 2007 (AFP) - An asteroid hurtling towards Mars has a one in 75 chance of chance of scoring a direct hit on the red planet next month, NASA …
Singapore to spend 1.4 billion US dollars to expand port: report
SINGAPORE, Dec 22, 2007 (AFP) - Singapore is set to spend two billion dollars (1. online pharmacy buy spiriva inhaler with best prices today in the USA online …
Money printing, oil subsidizing Iran, increases petrol ration
TEHRAN, Dec 22, 2007 (AFP) - Iran on Saturday started to allow motorists an extra 20 litres (5. buy clomiphene online buy clomiphene generic 2 gallons) of …
Spurned Tatas want apology from Orient-Express hotels
NEW DELHI, Dec 20, 2007 (AFP) - India's Tata Group has demanded an apology from US-listed luxury hotel chain Orient-Express for rejecting its offer for a …
Sri Lanka declare at 499-8 in final England Test
GALLE, Sri Lanka, Dec 20, 2007 (AFP) - Skipper Mahela Jayawardene hit an unbeaten 213 as Sri Lanka declared their first innings at 499-8 before lunch on the …
US says China currency not ‘manipulated’ but severely undervalued
WASHINGTON, Dec 20, 2007 (AFP) - The US government declined to name China a currency "manipulator" but said in a report Wednesday that the Chinese yuan remains …
India’s Deccan and Kingfisher airlines to merge
BANGALORE, India, Dec 20, 2007 (AFP) - India's biggest discount carrier, Deccan, will merge with liquor baron Vijay Mallya's upmarket Kingfisher Airlines to …
Arctic towns make a killing on Santa Claus
ROVANIEMI, Finland, Dec 19, 2007 (AFP) - SantaSport, SantaFood, SantaPark, Hotel Santa Claus, Santa Hair Center: in the Finnish Arctic town of Rovaniemi Father …
Roots of democracy sold for US$21mn
NEW YORK, Dec 18, 2007 (AFP) - One of only 17 existing copies of the Magna Carta, an 800-year-old English royal manuscript setting out the rights of man, sold …
Doubts emerge over Fed’s ability to print its way out of trouble
NEW YORK, Dec 17, 2007 (AFP) - World stock markets were roiled Monday by worries that resurgent US inflation would reduce the chances for another Federal …
Saudi king pardons female rape victim: report
RIYADH, Dec 17, 2007 (AFP) - Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has pardoned a teenage girl sentenced to six months in jail and 200 lashes after being gang raped, Al …
Money printing Iran blames critics for 19.1-pct inflation; money supply growth 40-pct
TEHRAN, Dec 16, 2007 (AFP) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday blamed his political rivals and the global economy for stoking inflation in Iran, amid …
Democracy’s roots under the hammer in New York
NEW YORK, Dec 17, 2007 (AFP) - Arguably the most important document ever to be auctioned goes on sale Tuesday when the Magna Carta, an 800-year-old English …
Toyota to expand output to near 10 million units in 2008: report
TOKYO, Dec 16, 2007 (AFP) - Japanese car giant Toyota Motor Corp. plans to raise its global output to near 10 million units next year, out-distancing its rival …