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Friday, 12 March 2010 |
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Brazil's economy shrunk by 0.2 percent in 2009 despite growth recorded in three consecutive quarters during the year, the government reported Thursday.The downfall, attributed to the global financial ... |
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Friday, 12 March 2010 |
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The European Union (EU)'s current account deficit fell slightly in the final quarter of last year over the previous three months, first official estimate released here on Thursday showed.The EU's exte... |
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Friday, 12 March 2010 |
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Information on 24,000 HSBC customers with Swiss accounts has been stolen, the British bank said Thursday, potentially exposing large numbers of international clients to prosecution by tax authorities ... |
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Friday, 12 March 2010 |
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Chinese lawmakers, advisors and experts Thursday urged Google to abide by local laws and regulations, saying the online search giant should be no exception in China's current Internet clean-up campaig... |
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Friday, 12 March 2010 |
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China firmly opposes Israeli government's recent plan to build Jewish settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said Thursday.Qin made the remarks in... |
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Friday, 12 March 2010 |
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British oil giant BP said Thursday that it had bought into a diverse and broad deepwater exploration portfolio that includes assets off the shores of Brazil, Azerbaijan and the US, in a $7 billion dea... |
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Friday, 12 March 2010 |
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Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met in Beijing with Russian First Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Denisov on Thursday, said a statement from the Foreign Ministry."The two sides exchanged view... |
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Friday, 12 March 2010 |
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Airlines are recovering strongly from the financial crisis, as passengers, freight and pricing power return, the airline industry association IATA said Thursday, halving its forecast for a 2010 loss.W... |
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Friday, 12 March 2010 |
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France, Germany and the head of the eurogroup urged the EU in a joint letter to consider banning speculative trading of high-risk financial instruments known as derivatives, in a letter released by Fr... |
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Friday, 12 March 2010 |
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Senior Chinese leaders joined lawmakers Thursday in discussions on the work report of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee.In the deliberation with lawmakers from northwest China's ... |
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Friday, 12 March 2010 |
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The apparent loss of a US in-flight refueling tanker contract will not affect The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company NV (EADS)'s finances, Reuters cited the group's executive as saying Thur... |
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Friday, 12 March 2010 |
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The 11th Panchen Lama, Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu, promised to speak on behalf of the people as a political advisor to the Chinese government in Beijing Wednesday.He made his remarks during his first p... |
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Friday, 12 March 2010 |
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Brazil's state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras announced on Thursday an oil discovery in the Balay onshore exploration block in Colombia.According to Petrobras, the discovery was made at a depth of ... |
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Friday, 12 March 2010 |
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Stephen Chan Chi-wan, a famed TVB host in Hong Kong and a top executive of the broadcaster, was arrested in a graft probe Thursday along with a former assistant and three other high-profile employees,... |
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Friday, 12 March 2010 |
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/enpproperty--> The highly anticipated Beijing-Shanghai bullet train, with a speed of 218 mph, is expected to be put into use by 2012, said an official with the Railways Ministry, the Beijing News rep... |
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Friday, 12 March 2010 |
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BEIJING - Lost in his Cadillac SLS on a foggy night on the outskirts of Chengdu, Sichuan province, a driver surnamed Cao desperately needed help finding his way home. Remembering his car was equipped... |
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Friday, 12 March 2010 |
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/enpproperty--> SINGAPORE - Investors should buy Asian stocks outside Japan after valuations dropped and before sentiment strengthens further, Goldman Sachs Group Inc said. "By the time all the ligh... |
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Friday, 12 March 2010 |
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/enpproperty--> Hebei Iron & Steel Group is planning more mergers and acquisitions in China and abroad as part of a government drive to improve the country's mills. "We want to make further prog... |
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Friday, 12 March 2010 |
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/enpproperty--> JPMorgan Chase & Co will set up a securities joint venture in China with First Capital Securities Co, two people with knowledge of the matter said. New York-based JPMorgan signed... |
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Friday, 12 March 2010 |
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/enpproperty--> Subway, the US-based sandwich-shop chain, plans to open 500 stores in the Chinese mainland during the next five years as it tries for a bigger share of the fast-food market there, said... |
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