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Breaking News Mon, 21 May 2012
Alibaba.com Chief Executive Officer Jack Ma gestures during a news conference to launch the software called ALISOFT Monday, Jan. 8, 2007 in Shanghai, China. Alibaba Group, China's largest e-commerce company, on Monday launched a new Web-based business software targeting its 18 million users.
Alibaba   Internet   Photos   Wikipedia: Alibaba Group   Yahoo  
Yahoo reaches agreement to sell half of its stake in Alibaba for about $7.1 billion
| HONG KONG — Yahoo reaches agreement to sell half of its stake in Alibaba for about $7.1 billion. | ___ | May 20, 2012 10:56 PM EDT | Copyright 2012, The Associated Press. All rights reserved. ... (photo: AP / Eugene Hoshiko)
Austin American Statesman
A woman going for water fer from home in Satara district near Pune in Maharashtra drought - India
Delhi   Finance   Maharashtra   Photos   Wikipedia: Drought  
Govt approves Rs 575 crore drought relief package for Maharashtra
Tweet NEW DELHI: The union government has approved an assistance of Rs 575 crore to Maharashtra towards drought relief work. | "The decision was taken on Friday by a high-level committee comprising fi... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
The Times Of India
John Cleese John Cleese: Happily ever laughter
| With a career spanning more than five decades, it's difficult to know where to start when a man as legendary as John Cleese answersthe phone. | His recognisably posh British accent firmly in place, ... (photo: AP / ) Gulf News
Awards   Celebrity   Filming   Photos   Wikipedia: John Cleese  
Qantas-airways Qantas to cut another 500 maintenance jobs
| MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's top airline Qantas Airways said on Monday it is eliminating 500 jobs by merging maintenance facilities to save up to A$100 million ($98.4 million) annually, as high... (photo: creative commons / ) Daily Press
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Top Stories
Barack Obama G-8 leaders hope Greece remains in eurozone
The United States and other members of the Group of Eight industrial nations agree that Europe's financial crisis must be addressed with a mix of growth and austerity mea... (photo: Creative Commons / jvh33) Independent online
Business   Finance   Greece   Photos  
Cigar from Cuba Iconic Cuban cigar goes un-smoked at home
Email Print Order Reprint Share This Share Text tool name | tool goes here By MARIA RECIO - McClatchy Newspapers By MARIA RECIO | PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba -- The elderly cigar... (photo: Creative Commons / Chmee2) The News & Observer
Agriculture   Cuba   Culture   Photos   Wikipedia: Tobacco  
Britain's Treasury chief George Osborne leaves 11 Downing Street in London, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Weaker euro zone nations need more support from core: UK
| LONDON (Reuters) - The euro zone can protect its currency if its stronger countries provide more support for the weaker to help them deal with their problems, British f... (photo: AP / Sang Tan) Daily Press
Economy   Finance   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: George Osborne  
U.S. President Barack Obama listens to remarks during the plenary session of the Nuclear Security Summit at the Coex Center in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Barack Obama warns eurozone to focus on jobs and growth
US President Barack Obama, wrapping up the G8 summit hosted at Camp David, says the euro zone crisis is threatening the world economy, but welcomes Europe's new focus on ... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh) The Daily Telegraph
Eurozone   Jobs   Obama   Photos   Wikipedia: Eurozone  
German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures during her speech at the German Federal Parliament, Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Dec. 2, 2011. Merkel: Germany needs European market
| Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday that Germany's economic health depends on that of the European Union, even though exports to the region are at a ... (photo: AP / Michael Sohn) News24
Economy   Finance   Market   Photos   Wikipedia: Angela Merkel  
President Barack Obama and Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron stand together on stage after a joint news conference at Lancaster House in London, Wednesday, May 25, 2011. Cameron and Obama talk euro crisis over workout as Tories at home plot £7bn welfare ...
| David Cameron and Barack Obama yesterday staged a 35-minute ‘treadmill summit’ side by side at a G8 gathering dominated by the Euro crisis. | Their crunch t... (photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster) The Daily Mail
Business   Finance   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: David Cameron  
Ed Balls, shadow Education Secretary and an unsuccessful candidate in the Labour Party's 2010 leadership election, delivers his speech, at Britain's opposition Labour party's annual conference, in Manchester, England, Wednesday Sept. 29, 2010. Ed Balls warns of cuts 'catastrophe'
Labour's Ed Balls has warned the world economy faces a "catastrophe" unless Germany abandons pressure on eurozone countries to cut public spending. | Speak... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis) BBC News
Business   Economy   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Ed Balls  
President Barack Obama briefs journalists following the G-8 Summit Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Camp David, Md. Obama sees 'emerging consensus' on economic fix
CAMP DAVID, Md. - Confronting an economic crisis that threatens them all, President Barack Obama and leaders of other world powers on Saturday declared that their governm... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak) Tulsa World
Government   Obama   Photos   President   Wikipedia: Barack Obama  
North America Europe
Egypt presidential race gets new twist: Mubarak-era figure s
Yahoo to sell half of its Alibaba stake for $7.1 billion
Riviera Country Club to host of U.S. amateur play
Small US firms eying Indonesia
Alibaba.com Chief Executive Officer Jack Ma gestures during a news conference to launch the software called ALISOFT Monday, Jan. 8, 2007 in Shanghai, China. Alibaba Group, China's largest e-commerce company, on Monday launched a new Web-based business software targeting its 18 million users.
Yahoo reaches agreement to sell half of its stake in Alibaba for about $7.1 billion
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STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-Struggle at 4-mth low; yield play eyed
Spreadbetters see Europe stocks extending sell-off
Gold gains on steady euro; Europe concerns stay
The economic week ahead: Europe's existential crisis
Gold (pronounced /old/) is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and atomic number 79. It is a highly sought-after precious metal which, for many centuries, has been used as money, a store of value and in jewelry. The metal occurs as nuggets or grains in rocks, underground "veins" and in alluvial deposits. It is one of the coinage metals. Gold is dense, soft, shiny and the most malleable and ductile of the known metals. Pure gold has a bright yellow color traditionally considered attractive
Is this the beginning of the end for gold?
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Asia Middle East
Thai economy rebounds strongly from flood crisis
STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-Struggle at 4-mth low; yield play eyed
Dollar Bond Sales Stall in Asia as Yields Soar on Debt Crisi
Small US firms eying Indonesia
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivers his opening address during the 150th Anniversary of Standard Chartered Bank held on on Thursday Feb. 19, 2009.
Who will support aging Japan?
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Egypt presidential race gets new twist: Mubarak-era figure s
Oil prices recover on Middle East supply concern
Oil rises near $92 ahead of key Iran nuclear talks
Oil rises near $92 ahead of key Iran nuclear talks
Egyptian protesters clap and wave flags in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011. Egypt's military is taking down the makeshift tents of protesters who camped out on Tahrir Square in an effort to allow traffic and normal life to return to central Cairo. There were a few verbal altercations between soldiers and protesters Sunday morning as the tents were removed, but the process was generally peaceful.
Huge economic challenge awaits Egypt's next leader
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South America Africa
UPDATE 1-Chinese buyers default on coal shipments -traders
Heady future seen for Australian wines
Brazil targets Argentina with new trade licences
SmartCamp shines light on healthcare innovation
 Rio de Janeiro - Hotel Copacabana Palace, onde ser realizada a Cpula de Chefes de Estado do Mercosul, a partir de quinta-feira (18).  ula1
Brazil hotels set to cut rates for June's Rio+20 summit
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Egypt presidential race gets new twist: Mubarak-era figure s
DIANNA GAMES: The light and shade of Ethiopia’s nondemocra
Conflicts case study: Kenya, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Zimbabwe,
NGOs Push for More Budget On Maternal Health
The opening of the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood in the mountain Mokattam in Cairo Egypt,Saturday, May 21, 2011.
Secular or Islamist? Egypt chooses a president
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Australia Caribbean
Toro jumps on WA uranium frontrunner status
Qantas base closure to create Brisbane jobs
Toro jumps on WA uranium frontrunner status
Chinese deferring iron ore purchases as economic uncertainty
John Cleese
John Cleese: Happily ever laughter
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Monday Talk with Michelle English - Going with the Jamaican
CEOs see new investment opportunities in Caribbean
UAE will fire up gas export forum
Dominican Republic votes in tight presidential race
Cigar from Cuba
Iconic Cuban cigar goes un-smoked at home
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