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Brown joins Sarkozy in criticising US protectionism

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:01:00 +0000

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown joined forces Friday with French President Nicolas Sarkozy to criticise the US for ``protectionism`` over an aerospace deal. more...

COSTA RICA: Headhunting First-World Seniors

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:01:00 +0000

The Costa Rican government has declared retirement communities, aimed at attracting U.S. pensioners, to be ``of national interest`` Plans to create ``retirement clusters`` providing complete health services for older adults are seen as a profitable prospect for this Central American country. more...

``Can-do`` spirit makes legend of world`s oldest female mayor

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:01:00 +0000

At the age of 89, what are you expected to do? Hazel McCallion, who lives in Canada`s sixth largest city Mississauga, has provided many options: you can drive, go fishing, and you can even be a mayor. more...

Iceland Rejects Bill to Repay Britain, Netherlands

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:01:00 +0000

Icelandic voters overwhelmingly rejected a US$5.3-billion deal to repay debts to Britain and the Netherlands for their losses in the 2008 collapse of Iceland`s private online bank, Icesave. more...

Australia may hike taxes to fund health plan: paper

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:01:00 +0000

The Australian federal government may raise taxes to pay for an ambitious takeover of the nation`s ailing public heath care system, local media reported on Friday. more...

Facebook could cost accountancy firms millions of pounds

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:21:00 +0000

More than 93% of accountancy firms will go bust within a year due to viruses from social networking sites, an IT expert has warned. more...

Danger as Australia`s wage gap widens

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:01:00 +0000

New Zealand businesses could soon find it even harder to recruit skilled staff, an international survey suggests. more...

Chinese workers, police clash in Bahrain labor camp

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:22:00 +0000

Security forces clashed with a group of Chinese workers who had taken hostage at least nine of their superiors near a construction site in Zallaq, 25 km south of the capital Manama, Saturday morning. more...

Why bankers aren`t Cristiano Ronaldo

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:28:00 +0000

Exorbitant bonuses won`t go away until the principal justification for them, rare `talent`, is exposed as the sham it really is. more...

Australia, China Begin Fresh Round of Free-Trade Negotiations

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:01:00 +0000

Australia and China, which may trade goods worth A$100 billion ($89 billion) this year, will open new free trade negotiations in Canberra today. more...

`Traders can gamble on the euro for the price of a cup of coffee in Starbucks`

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:15:00 +0000

A fall in the cost of speculating in currencies is allowing hedge funds to make multimillion-pound bets against the euro ``for just the price of a cup of coffee in Starbucks``, one of Britain`s leading investment managers warned today. more...

Japan: Economic growth beats market expectations in fourth quarter of 2009

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:51:00 +0000

Japan`s economy grew by 1.1 percent in the last quarter of 2009, according to government data. While the increase beat recovery expectations, few economists expect growth to increase rapidly in the world`s second-richest country. more...

Analysts Say China Should Not Yield to Obama`s Hardline on Yuan

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:01:00 +0000

As the U.S. President Barack Obama vowed to get ``much tougher`` with China on exchange rates and trade, economists from Beijing said China should not give in to increased U.S. pressure that stems from its domestic problems. more...

Toyota shares fall 6% in one day

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:14:00 +0000

Shares in Toyota Corporation have slid to a 10-month low as the world`s largest car-maker continues to deal with the impact of worldwide vehicle recall. more...

Google Too Mean to Pay For Aboriginal Flag Copyright

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:57:00 +0000

Before and After: the winning Australia Day Google home page logo competition winner above, with Aboriginal flag, and below as it appeared on the Google home page without Aboriginal flag more...

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