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U.S. President Barack Obama, left, listens to Chinese President Hu Jintao, as they attend a state dinner reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. Standing behind them are their translators.
China   Defence   Photos   Politics   US  
 Asia Times 
Beijing seeks a shift in geopolitics
| By Willy Lam | China's ongoing tussles with the United States over issues including Taiwan, Tibet and trade are in a sense nothing new. For more than two decades, Sino-US relations have periodically... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Workers pick cotton at a farm in Leme, 65 miles (150 kilometers) north of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Wednesday, April 28, 2004. A landmark World Trade Organization ruling this week that U.S. cotton subsidies cause artificially low international prices is leading to predictions that cotton producers from Brazil to Western Africa may now have an incentive to increase production and get what they call a fair price for their
Agriculture   Brazil   Photos   Trade   US  
 The New York Times 
Brazil Threatens Retaliation in Dispute on Cotton Subsidies
| BRASÍLIA (Reuters) — Brazil detailed its planned retaliation against the United States over American cotton subsidies on Monday, but said that Washington still had a chance to settle th... (photo: AP / Alexandre Meneghini)
McDonald's Restaurant  The New York Times 
McDonald's Key Sales Figure Rises in February
| Filed at 11:15 a.m. ET | OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) -- Strong overseas growth for McDonald's Corp. in February outweighed U.S. sales that barely nudged upward as the world's largest fast-food chain posted... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Economy   Mcdonald   Photos   Profits   Restaurants  
There is  not under trade. The underdevelopment pushes the populations of the countries in the process of development to be passed by all the means to join of the two ends.   Il n' a pas de sous metier. Le sous-developpement  pousse les populations des pays en voie de dveloppement  passer par tous les moyens pour joindre des deux bouts. Togo and Africa  Business Day Online 
The Birth of the Billionth African
Last year Africa's population finally reached a billion, making the continent the second most populated after Asia, mirroring its geographical size as the second largest continent after the latter. Th... (photo: WN / Eteh)
Africa   Culture   Economy   Photos   Population  
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An election official checks the seals on a ballot box after the polls closed in the country's provincial elections in central Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009. Iraqis passed through security checkpoints and razor-wire cordons to vote Saturday in provincial elections that are considered a crucial test of the nation's stability as U.S. officials consider the pace of troop withdra The Star
SNAP ANALYSIS - What next after Iraq vote?
| BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqis defied bomb, mortar and rocket attacks from insurgents to vote in a milestone election on Sunday that could help bring the country closer to ... (photo: AP / Hadi Mizban)
Democracy   Elections   Iraq   Photos   Politics  
Gasoline - Fuel - Prices The Examiner
Gas prices up 9.58 cents nationwide over 2 weeks
Comments CAMARILLO, Calif. (Map, News) - The average price of regular gasoline in the United States is up 9.58 cents over a two-week period to $2.73. | That's according t... (photo: WN / sweet)
Calif   Gas   News   Photos   Prices  
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon recives a U.N. flag as he visits the collapsed U.N. headquarters in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010. Deccan Herald
India deserves place at UN high table
By Neha Khator | Praising India’s role in peacekeeping operat-ions Ban Ki-moon describes the country as UN’s enduring partner. | The world’s tallest building is in ... (photo: AP / Francois Mori)
India   Photos   Politics   UN   World  
Iraqi police officers Merwan Abid, Riyadh Hameed, and Khalaf Ali Hamed display their ink-stained index fingers as proof that they participated in Iraq's 2010 National Parliamentary and Council of Representatives election March 4, 2010, in Tikrit, Iraq. Khaleej Times
What next after Iraq vote?
BAGHDAD - Iraqis defied bomb, mortar and rocket attacks from insurgents to vote in a milestone election on Sunday that could help bring the country closer to durable peac... (photo: US Navy / Chief Petty Officer Michael D. Heckman)
Democracy   Elections   Iraq   Mideast   Photos  
British long jumper Jade Johnson reacts after finishing second in the women's long jump final at the European Athletics Championships in the Olympic Stadium in Munich, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2002. The Independent
A century of distinction: 100 women who changed the world
| Tomorrow is designated International Women's Day, and it is a particularly significant milestone this year: the campaign to improve the rights of women was founded a ce... (photo: AP / Jan Pitman)
Campaign   Century   Photos   Women   World  
Filmmaker Roger Corman, left, actress Lauren Bacall, center, and cinematographer Gordon Willis pose onstage with their honorary Oscars at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 2009 Governors Awards, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, in Los Angeles. The News & Observer
Oscar party crash: No deal in Cablevision-ABC feud
| NEW YORK -- Cablevision's 3.1 million customers in New York will likely be unable to watch the Academy Awards show after ABC's parent company switched off access in a d... (photo: AP / Chris Pizzello)
Academy   Hollywood   Movies   Oscar   Photos  
various artistic things in a fair Newstrack India
Bangladesh focus country at 11th International Trade Fair in Meghalaya
| Shillong, Mar 5 (ANI): Bangladesh businessmen have taken Shillong by storm by showcasing a wide variety of goods at the 11th International Shillong Trade Fair in Meghal... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Assam   Bangladesh   India   Photos   Trade  
The Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon briefs the Media at Security Council Stakeout on Afghanistan and other matters The Independent
Ban Ki goes to Hollywood
| The next time you see an action hero save the world and get the girl, he may very well be wearing a blue helmet. That, at least, is the latest cunning plan from the Uni... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras)
Hollywood   Oscar   Photos   UN   World  
Globalisation Agriculture
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- OPT: Uphill battle to supply prosthetics to Gaza war injured
- One Latin American market for the bold
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Livestock rearing - key to poverty reduction strategies
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- Gates in Saudi Arabia to Discuss Iran
- China's Exports Rise 46%
- Marjah fears return of warlords
- Statement of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on 51st Anniversary
Defense Secretary Robert Gates holds a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008. Gates said that U.S. and British citizens were the targets of the violent siege in Mumbai, although most of those killed in the city, the nation's financial capital, were Indians. He also said Tuesday that the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, had gone to the region to meet with official
Gates in Saudi Arabia to Discuss Iran
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Export Import
- China's Exports Rise 46%
- China assesses its gold strategy
- China's Exports Rise 46%
- China's February exports jump 45.7 percent from a year a
A cargo ship loaded with containers disembarks from the Tianjin Port in China, March 4, 2009. China says the decline in its exports accelerated in February as a slump in global demand worsened, adding to pressure on China to pump up its economy with a massive stimulu
China's Exports Rise 46%
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- China's Exports Rise 46%
- Google's library project forces important media decision
- Israel Apologizes To Biden Over Settlement Announcement: We
- China iron ore imports rise 6% on 'bullish' mills
A cargo ship loaded with containers disembarks from the Tianjin Port in China, March 4, 2009. China says the decline in its exports accelerated in February as a slump in global demand worsened, adding to pressure on China to pump up its economy with a massive stimulu
China's Exports Rise 46%
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Market Industry
- E.U. Signals Approval for Larger Airline Alliance
- China's Exports Rise 46%
- Turkey and I.M.F. End Talks on Stand-By Loan
- Pakistan risks IMF's $1.2bn
In this Aug. 29, 2007 file photo, American Airlines aircrafts are shown operating at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Grapevine, Texas. American Airlines says, Wednesday, May 21, 2008, it will cut domestic capacity by 11 percent to 12 percent in the fourth quarter as it grapples with record-high fuel prices.
E.U. Signals Approval for Larger Airline Alliance
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- CF's bid better than rival's: Yara
- A. M. Castle & Co. Reports 2009 Year End and Fourth Quarter
- Kimber announces mineral resource estimate for Carotare Depo
- U.S. Concrete Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2009 Resul
An investor looks at the stock prices monitor at a private securities company Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008 in Shanghai, China. Chinese shares have dropped on profit-taking despite a decline in inflation and a government pledge to keep economic growth stable in 2009. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 2.28 percent, or 47.44 points, to close at 2031.68. (AP Photo)
Stock futures inch higher ahead of opening
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