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Huge Queues reported for Olympic Tickets in Beijing and Shanghai
" Just the ticket ... three men sleep as hundreds of people wait, and lie, in line to buy precious Olympic seats in Beijing last night. The last batch of tickets for the Games goes on sale today at booths for the various Olympic venues. Beijing police have...Planes fly empty to keep value take-off slots at Heathrow
BMI, the third largest airline in the UK, has admitted it is planning to keep running virtually empty flights in spite of decreasing passenger numbers in order to hold on to its landing and takeoff slots at airports....Vietnam Airlines to manage transport for Miss World 2010
Vietnam airlines will be the official sponsoring airline for the 60th Miss World contest, which will take place in Vietnam in 2010."The local carrier announced that under a freshly-signed Memorandum of Understanding...U.S. exports cigarettes, bras, bull semen to Iran
"WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. exports to Iran -- including brassieres, bull semen, cosmetics and possibly even weapons -- grew more than tenfold during President Bush's years in office even as he accused Iran of nuclear ambitions and helping terrorists. ...American 'Meltdown' is the Reason for the Money Injection by Fortis
""Votron stays on after a wave of criticismby our correspondentJune 28, 2008, 09:10 a.m.BRUSSEL/AMSTERDAM (DFT) - Fortis expects a complete breakdown of the American financial markets within days or weeks. This explains, according to the bank insurer, the series of...Consumers Favor Hybrid Technologies
"Americans, to quote JFK, seem willing to "pay any price" to achieve better gas mileage. As gasoline prices pass $4 a gallon, consumers remain high on hybrids. That holds true both before and after the average market price -- $5,000 -- is revealed, according to the J.D....
Top Prizes for non GMO Crops are offered to Japan's Farmer!
More and more this year Farmers are being offered prime rates for their crops if those are GMO free. Even better are the prizes paid for Organic Soya beans and vegetables.The Japanese consumer seems to be ready and... Second Home Foreclosure Tax Penalty
Investors in second or multiple homes stand to be among the biggest losers from the housing downturn. That’s because proposed mortgage bailout programs don’t address second homes and investment properties. Many owners of multiple properties don’t... So How Much Is Arsenal Worth?
Of late, the English Premier League has been facing a lot of criticism from the likes of Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, with accusations ranging from poaching players, too many foreign nationals, too much money... Boris starts review of embassies... from a boat in Turkey
The so-called "foreign embassies" that London Mayor Ken Livingstone set up during his time in offer are likely to end up on teh chopping block after a review launched by new mayor Boris Johnson. Johnson is today in Turkey taking a look at one of those embassies, which... Dead Canadians and Mexican Injustice
This article doesn't apply to just Canadians. It applies to anyone traveling abroad. Why spend money in another country when that government won't even afford an individual the justice they deserve if... The South has a Good Story to Tell
"The fast-changing modern world is raising the living standards of billions in the South – China alone has lifted 400 million people out of poverty since the 1980s - but it is also risking the loss of many rich cultural traditions. One of them is storytelling. Oral... Microsoft mulls fresh Yahoo deal
This seems Microsoft wont give up its effort to acquire the Yahoo. The comapany owned by Bill Gates, said that they will have an alternative way to get some business with Yahoo.According to BBC news article, the...Housing market: House prices dropping £500 a week
Houses are losing almost £500 of their value a week according to a leading survey which has painted the bleakest picture yet for the property market. Iran No Longer Accepts US Dollars for Oil
As fears grow that both China, with its massive foreign currency reserves, and the Middle Eeastern oil states will move from the dolalr to the euro as their favored international currency, Iran has announced that it...
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