China web-user dies after three-day online binge
BEIJING, Sept 17, 2007 (AFP) - A man in southern China collapsed and died after a three-day marathon online session at a cybercafe, state media reported on …
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Bangladesh gets duty-free access to Indian garment market
DHAKA, Sept 16, 2007 (AFP) - Bangladesh and India on Sunday signed a deal that will allow Dhaka to export eight million garments duty-free across the border, …
Dollar firms, sterling hit by Northern Rock bank panic
NEW YORK, Sept 14, 2007 (AFP) - The dollar steadied Friday a day after plunging to a record low on the euro, while the pound fell on jitters after a Bank of …
ECB shrugs off French criticism, German support for prudence
PORTO, Portugal, Sept 15, 2007 (AFP) - European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet shrugged off on Saturday fresh French criticism of the ECB over its …
Northern Rock customers continue to take money out
LONDON, Sept 15, 2007 (AFP) - "My head tells me it's all right but my heart says otherwise," said an anxious accountant on the state of beleaguered British …
Bank of England to bail out British lender: reports
LONDON, Sept 13, 2007 (AFP) - The Bank of England has agreed to provide emergency funding to mortgage lender Northern Rock after it fell victim to the …
Google founders pay million dollar parking fee
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 13, 2007 (AFP) - Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin park their jet just a stone's throw from their offices, paying 1. online …
Lifestyle disease deaths may double by 2015, WHO warns
SEOUL, Sept 14, 2007 (AFP) - World deaths from "lifestyle" diseases will double by 2015 unless all-out efforts are taken to combat them, the World Health …
Indonesia issues another tsunami alert
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Indonesia issues tsunami alert after 7.9-magnitude quake
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Dollar drops as speculation grows on Fed move
NEW YORK, Sept 11, 2007 (AFP) - The euro flirted with a new record high against the dollar Tuesday as speculation increased about a Federal Reserve rate cut to …
Southeast Asia gears up for palm oil boom
JAKARTA, Sept 12, 2007 (AFP) - Southeast Asian nations are gearing up for a palm oil boom as interest in biofuels soars, but activists warn the crop may not …
Sri Lanka treasury yields move up; cut off edges to 18%
Sept 12, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka treasury 3-month Treasury bill yields went up 13 basis points to 17.93 percent with the cut-off tripping over 18.00 …
Saudi campaign for OPEC output rise gathers pace
VIENNA, Sept 11, 2007 (AFP) - OPEC ministers head into crunch talks about the cartel's output on Tuesday, with signs that the group might bend to the will of …
China’s inflation, trade surplus soar
BEIJING, Sept 11, 2007 (AFP) - China's inflation hit its highest rate in almost 11 years in August while the nation's trade surplus soared again, official data …
Bin Laden taunts US on 9/11 anniversary
NEW YORK, Sept 11, 2007 (AFP) - Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden eulogized one of the September 11 hijackers in a video released on Tuesday's sixth anniversary …
Body Shop founder Anita Roddick dies
LONDON, Sept 11, 2007 (AFP) - Anita Roddick, founder of the Body Shop cosmetics chain, died on Monday evening after suffering a major brain haemorrhage, her …
Oil price danger looms over OPEC meeting
VIENNA, Sept 10, 2007 (AFP) - OPEC oil ministers arrive in Vienna on Monday, under pressure to help combat high crude prices, which have surged to near-record …
WHO says time to get tough with tobacco giants
JEJU ISLAND, South Korea, Sept 10, 2007 (AFP) - A top World Health Organisation official on Monday urged the world to get tough with tobacco companies, saying …
Japan’s economy shrinks, adding to global concerns
TOKYO, Sept 10, 2007 (AFP) - Japan's economy contracted in the second quarter of 2007 as firms cut spending on new factories and equipment, the government said …