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CLEAN ENERGY $148 bn, 60% up 2007 by UNEP/Steiner
" With end of cheap oil, renewables and energy efficiency attracts fast-growing interest;New investment surpasses $148 billion in 2007, a 60% rise from 2006, Growth continues in 2008, UNEP study says Climate change...
England cut Zimbabwe cricket ties
The collapse of Zimbabwe's elections has led to the England and Wales Cricet Board cancelling their 2009 tour. Additionally, the board is calling on other cricketing nations to do the same. "Culture Secretary Andy Burnham handed a letter to the ECB clarifying Prime Minister... RBS chooses gold to beat inflation in new expatriate fund « Peter J. Cooper...
"The role of gold in this new account is bound to raise eyebrows and comes as the bank is warning customers to expect turmoil in equity and credit markets over the next three months, an unusal statement for the second largest UK bank. "Yahoo Execs Jumping Ship
"Yahoo's executive exodus continues Three more high-ranking officials are leaving Yahoo, as the executive exodus continues at the embattled company. Juan Carlos Perez Yahoo continues to lose high-ranking officials, as more business and technology leaders give up and bail out... Santosh Sivan's 'Before the Rains' makes waves in Hollywood
"'Before the Rains', an India-US production, by India's ace cinematographer-director Santosh Sivan is making waves in Hollywood. The winner of several awards, including Best Feature Film at 41st WorldFest-Houston,... From Liberia to America: Richelieu Dennis, Founder of Sundial Creations
" Just when it seemed that the Chris Gardner story was the most inspirational story I'd come across, here's an entrepreneur's story that may even be more inspiring. I came across this interesting blog post while surfing the blogosphere today. It is about an...No Kites Fly: Basant Canceled
Basant, Pakistan's famous kite-flying festival, will not be taking place this year due to increased political violence. "The Basant festival brings a springtime buzz to eastern Pakistan and its regional capital,...McCain and Brown discuss Iraq
US presidential contender John McCain is in London this morning meeting with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Obviously, Iraq was high on the agenda."US presidential hopeful John McCain has held Downing Street talks with Prime Minister Gordon Brown. ...America Was Conned - Who Will Pay?
"Bear Stearns marks the moment when the global financial crisis went critical. Up until last Friday, it had been possible - just about - to believe that the worst was over and that things were about to get better....Mobile Phone Peacekeeping
In January this year UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon pointed out the urgent need for interesting and relevant content to attract Africans to the internet. Official statistics can make for grim reading: the continent has less bandwidth than Ireland (World Economic Forum).... Financial Services Bloodbath
The NYTimes warned of the impending crisis in Credit Default Swaps this weekend. According to their piece:"Few
Americans have heard of credit default swaps, arcane financial
instruments invented by Wall Street... Poll: Pakistanis turn against bin Laden
"By STEPHEN GRAHAM, Associated Press Writer Sun Feb 10, 5:33 AM ET
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Sympathy for al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden and the Taliban has dropped sharply in Pakistan amid a wave of deadly violence, according to the results of a recent opinion poll.
The survey,... Asian Markets Rebound on Rate Cut
Can the Asian strategy possibly work for US and other collapsing economies of the world?"Most Asian markets rebounded Wednesday, reversing their recent gut-wrenching plunge as investors welcomed a hefty, surprise...Bhutto was not killed by suicide bomber or bullets, Pakistan says
Pakistan's interior ministry said Friday that Benazir Bhutto was killed after smashing her head on her car's sunroof while trying to duck, and that no bullet or shrapnel was found inside her. The ministry also said it had intercepted a phone call from a top Al-Qaeda figure...UK House Price Slump 10% by 2008
The culmination of high interest rates, introduction of Selling packs, credit squeeze on loans and the professionals view that the UK housing stock is 40% overvalued, is now understandably starting to bite away at consumer confidence.The signs couldn't be much bleaker." House...
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