 | Fitch downgrades Greece on euro exit fears
Al Jazeera | Fitch, a leading credit ratings agency, has downgraded Greece a notch to CCC "vulnerable to default" rating, citing the heightened risk that the country might have to leave the Eurozone. | The failu... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris) | |
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 | Singapore's economy grows 1.6 percent in first quarter
Xinhua | 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 quarter, Singapore's Ministry of Tra... (photo: WN / Periasamy) | |
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 World stocks mixed amid bargain-hunting vs caution
Atlanta Journal | BANGKOK — Asian stocks eked out gains Thursday as traders hunted for bargains after sharp selling in recent days, but markets in Europe fell amid intensifying fears of a messy exit by Greece f... (photo: Creative Commons / Thomas doerfer) |
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 North Korea 'resuming work' on nuclear reactor
The Daily Telegraph 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 to enrich uranium for nuclear... (photo: AP / APTN) |
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 New Zealand tourism industry steps up attack on higher Australian airport tax
Xinhua | 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) |
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 Investments up, stocks tumble in the Philippines
Xinhua | 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) |
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 SAA needs state cash to renew its fleet — Gigaba
Business Day | 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) |
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 Asia stocks rise after Greece sets election date
Springfield News-Sun | BANGKOK — Asian stocks were mostly higher Thursday as markets adjusted to Greece's possible exit from the euro common currency and traders hunted for bargains aft... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) |
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 Nikkei slips on Greece fears but Japan GDP supports
The Times Of India 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) |
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 Chinese in bold call for official's removal
Al Jazeera | 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) |
| China Communism Photos Politics Wikipedia: Zhou Yongkang |
 Drug trial offers new hope in preventing Alzheimer's
Canberra Times 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) |
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 Apple's new iPhone to have larger screen: Sources
The Times Of India 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) |
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 Putin-Obama Mutual Snubs Spell ‘Reset’ Crisis – Analysts
Novosti | 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) |
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 Frequent cooking will help you live longer
PhysOrg | 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) |
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