Some housewives in Jakarta coldly welcome govt`s cash assistance

"The government`s policy to provide cash assistance to the poor families following the fuel oil price hikes which will be announced in the next few days is coldly responded by some housewives as they have to spend more money in the future after the fuel oil price hikes comes...

People protest against foodstuff price hikes

"A housewife in Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta, complained of exorbitant prices as she bought a number of foodstuffs for daily needs. The 44-year-old woman, identified as Sri, was among millions of Indonesian housewives who had the same fate due to the spiralling prices of...

Abbas accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing

" DAKAR, Senegal - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of implementing policies he claimed were part of an "ethnic cleansing" campaign in the Palestinian areas of Jerusalem. ...

India Tops Asia in Salary Hikes

India Tops Asia in Salary Hikeshttp://write2ankit.blogspot.com/2008/02/india-tops-asia-in-salary-hikes.html

The catered life of the American consumer

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCBC's Neil MacDonald certainly puts things into perspective, as well as why some US retailers are none too please when Canadian Consumers  show up with US cash...

Transition Online: Europe’s Escape Routes

"Russia's threat in early August to nearly halve the amount of gas it exports to Belarus over unpaid bills must have brought back bad memories for many in Europe. Memories, for instance, of earlier this year, when...

AussieHQ takes over budget internet provider Jumba amid fears of webwide pric...

The Australian budget web hosting firm Jumba has been purchased by a more expensive company of the same nature, AussieHQ. The takeover has fuelled concerns in the Australian online community that Jumba's very reasonable domain name prices will be phased out over time.

Decline and Fall: US Comptroller General: America is Rome

"Is America going the way of Rome? David Walker, the comptroller general of the U.S., has issued a report that basically answers in the affirmative: "The U.S. government is on a 'burning platform' of unsustainable policies and practices," Walker avers, including "fiscal...

NY hikes security on dirty bomb Internet chatter

Now a part of the daily grind."NY hikes security on dirty bomb Internet chatter Sat Aug 11, 2007 1:42AM EDT Email | Print | Digg | Reprints | Single Page | Recommend (-) [-] Text [+] By Mark Egan and Christine Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York police stepped up security...

Work on wows after the vows

After exchanging I dos with your soulmate, the best way to strengthen the bonds is by buying tickets to that perfect honeymoon destination. Let us face it: getting married is exciting, crazy, fun and totally...

Mugabe Targets Zimbabwe Mines

Apparently not grasping the concept of inflation, Zimbabwe's president threatened the mining industry:"Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe threatened on Wednesday to seize mining firms and other companies if they persist with "dirty tricks" and keep raising prices in the face of...

Helena, MT Celebrates World Migratory Bird Day

Helena is "the town that gold built". With over 27,000 residents, it is one of the few gold-rush towns that flourished after the "liquid oil" dried up. It's also the home of the Montana Discovery Foundation, where...

UK Recession looks likely

"It seems the ever-increasing debt of the UK is now starting to bite back. After years of manufacturing decline and people borrowing above their means, black Wednesday will look like a boom time. This government has...

Stocks tumble on fears of Fed rate hikes (AP)

" NEW YORK - Wall Street closed sharply lower Wednesday after a series of economic reports left investors questioning whether the Federal Reserve " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> Federal Reserve might resume its string of interest rate hikes when it meets...

Market hopes Fed's rate hikes are over (AP)

" NEW YORK - Wall Street managed a solid advance last week as investors grew cautiously optimistic that the Federal Reserve " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> Federal Reserve might finally be done hiking interest rates. But with so much lingering doubt about...

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