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 Europe's banks on the brink
| LONDON, May 17 (IFR) - The euro zone crisis was in full swing when Jean-Claude Trichet took the podium in Berlin last October 6 for his final press conference as presid... (photo: AP / Martin Oeser) Reuters
Business Economy Finance Photos Wikipedia: Jean-Claude Trichet |
 Singapore's economy grows 1.6 percent in first quarter
| SINGAPORE, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's economy grew by 1.6 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2012, slower than 3. 6 percent growth in the preceding quarte... (photo: WN / Periasamy) Xinhua
Economy Growth Photos Singapore Trade Wikipedia: Singapore |
 Tokyo stocks rebound, close up 0.86%
TweetTOKYO: Tokyo stocks reversed early losses to finish 0.86 percent higher Thursday, as Japan reported better-than-expected growth figures although concerns over politi... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) The Times Of India
Economy Japan Photos Tokyo Wikipedia: Tokyo Stock Exchange |
 North Korea 'resuming work' on nuclear reactor
Satellite imagery has revealed that North Korea has resumed work on a light water reactor that analysts believe indicates Pyongyang's intention to push ahead with efforts... (photo: AP / APTN) The Daily Telegraph
North Korea Nuclear Photos US Wikipedia: Nuclear program of North Korea |
 New Zealand tourism industry steps up attack on higher Australian airport tax
| WELLINGTON, May 17 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand tourism operators Thursday stepped up pressure on the Australian government to scrap a planned 17-percent increase in the cou... (photo: Creative Commons / Mattinbgn) Xinhua
Airport Australia NewZealand Photos Tourism Wikipedia: New Zealand |
 Investments up, stocks tumble in the Philippines
| By Alito L. Malinao | MANILA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine economy was marked by both positive and negative developments in the past few days, with a huge surge in... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) Xinhua
Economy Investments Market Philippines Photos Wikipedia: Philippines |
 Whales can adjust their hearing
For many whales and dolphins, the world is shaped by sound; they hunt and navigate by listening for echoes. | Navigating in this way requires super-sensitive hearing. And... (photo: Creative Commons / ahisgett) BBC News
Photos Scientists Sense Whales Wikipedia: Whale |
 SAA needs state cash to renew its fleet — Gigaba
| South African Airways (SAA) needed to be recapitalised by the state to allow it to renew its fleet of aircraft and roll out its African aviation strategy, Public Enterp... (photo: Creative Commons / Kleinz1) Business Day
Airlines Business Photos Transport Wikipedia: South African Airways |
 Nikkei slips on Greece fears but Japan GDP supports
Tweet | TOKYO: The Nikkei share average slipped on Thursday on heightened concerns over Greece after news that some Greek banks have been denied funding by the European C... (photo: Creative Commons / Jastrow) The Times Of India
Economy Greece Japan Photos Wikipedia: Nikkei 225 |
 Chinese in bold call for official's removal
| A group of Communist Party veterans has written a daring open letter calling for the removal of China's top security official, in the latest sign of disunity ahead of B... (photo: AP / Alexander F. Yuan) Al Jazeera
China Communism Photos Politics Wikipedia: Zhou Yongkang |
 Drug trial offers new hope in preventing Alzheimer's
Click for more photos Alzheimer's prevention trial | Laura Cuartas, left, with her children Maria Elsy, 48, in bed, and Dario, 55, both suffering from Alzheimer's disease... (photo: WN / Priya Dashini) Canberra Times
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 Apple's new iPhone to have larger screen: Sources
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweetApple plans to use a larger screen on the next-generation iPhone and has begun to place orders for the new displays from suppliers in South Kore... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) The Times Of India
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 Putin-Obama Mutual Snubs Spell ‘Reset’ Crisis – Analysts
| The current diplomatic contretemps between Russia and the United States is a crisis for the reset policy in bilateral relations, which are still based on Cold War-era d... (photo: White House / Pete Souza) Novosti
Photos Politics Russia US Wikipedia: RussiaUnited States relations |
 Frequent cooking will help you live longer
| In advanced economies, households generally cook less than half of their meals leading to an increased concern among nutrition policy makers that fewer meals are being ... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) PhysOrg
Cooking Food Health Photos Wikipedia: Cooking |
 Modified motorcycles take on larger amounts of fuel in N. Maluku
| Residents in North Maluku are modifying their motorcycles to increase the fuel tank capacities following the ban on bulk fuel purchases using jerry cans. | In an observ... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Jakarta Post
Energy Fuel Harley Davidson Photos Transport Wikipedia: Harley-Davidson |
 Samsung loses $10 billion market value on Apple order report
SEOUL (Reuters) - Shares in Samsung Electronics Co slumped more than 6 percent on Wednesday, wiping $10 billion (6 billion pounds) off the electronics giant's market valu... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Guardian
Apple Market Photos Samsung Wikipedia: Samsung Electronics |
 Gardening tips for the Pacific Northwest
| First time vegetable gardeners make two common mistakes, according to Marianne Binetti. | First, they make their gardens too big. Second, they plant too early. | She un... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The News Tribune
Disaster Gardening Photos Vegetable Wikipedia: Gardening |
 Annan urges Syria to stop delaying humanitarian aid
| AFP - UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan on Tuesday urged Syria to stop delaying UN access to more than one million Syrians in need of assistance. | The United Nations has... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil) France24
Arab Photos Syria UN Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011present) |
 Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali
| Amnesty International has accused armed Tuaregs and groups fighting to impose Sharia law in northern Mali of carrying out grave rights abuses such as rape, murder and u... (photo: AP / Harouna Traore) Al Jazeera
Human Rights Mali Military Photos Wikipedia: 2012 Malian coup d'état |
 Gold hits 4-1/2 month low on Greek turmoil
Tweet | SINGAPORE: Gold extended losses on Wednesday and slipped to its weakest since December after Greece's failure to form a government prompted investors to cut their... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) The Times Of India
Business Economy Gold Photos Wikipedia: Gold |
