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...

Temasek says `not guilty` of breaking Indonesian competition law

"Temasek executive director Simon Israel said Temasek was "not guilty" and the company would fight the ruling by the Indonesian business regulator which is also known as KPPU.Temasek owns 56 percent of Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) which in turn owns 35 percent of...

TM`s Overseas Subscriber Growth Contributes to Strong 3Q Results

"Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, TM's Asian mobile operations include stakes in Indonesia's PT Excelcomindo Pratama Tbk (67.02 percent), Bangladesh's TM International (Bangladesh) Limited (70 percent), Sri Lanka's Dialog Telekom Plc (84.83 percent), India's Spice...

Indonesian telecoms stocks fall on anti-monopoly ruling

"Shares of the largest telecommunication firm, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (Telkom) opened down 3.35 percent at 10,100 rupiah at the start of trading. Telkom owns 65 percent of Indonesia's biggest mobile phone operator Telkomsel. PT Indosat Tbk, Indonesia's second-largest...

Leading Latin American furniture trade show to be held in southern Brazil

"Organized by the Furniture Industry association of Bento Goncalves - SINDMOVEIS - the show's services are aimed at attracting new business. MOVELSUL is held in even-numbered years, and because it will take place next year in March, it will showcase launches, an ideal event...

Murdoch poised to revolutionize financial reporting

Adage sees a sea change ahead in the business of business reporting.  "Rupert Murdoch is poised to take control of The Wall Street Journal, the country's second-largest newspaper by circulation, the top...

Montreal, by Wikipedia

"Formerly the largest metropolis of Canada (a distinction acquired by Toronto in the mid-1970s), it is the second-largest French-speaking city in the Western world after Paris. As of the 2006 Canadian Census,...

Mexico City Legalizes Abortion

Lawmakers in Mexico City voted overwhelmingly to legalize abortion in the first trimester. The vote took place as riot police kept rival demonstration groups separate."Mexico City's legislative assembly has voted to legalise abortion in the city, the capital of the world's...

Your Tax Dollars: Their Mercenaries

Have a read through these links. Blackwater is not necessarily a new topic or breaking news, but this is a pretty comprehensive expose on the private security company which is making headlines. No real surprise...

Scotts shareholders reject bid for environmental lobbying disclosures

"More than 76 percent of Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. shareholders rejected a request that the company provide more information about its lobbying against state and local environmental policies. Earlier this month, a group of shareholders expressed concern that Scotts' opposition...

The World's Second-Largest Army Fights Against HIV

"It may sound like a strange battle cry but the world's second-largest Army has trained its guns on an unlikely enemy. "We consider HIV our enemy No. 1," says Director General of Armed Forces Medical For most of the 1.2 million troops who live away from their families for...

Nepal's former Maoist rebels begin handing over weapons

"Nepal's former Maoist rebels begin handing over weapons 17/01/2007 - 11:38:07 Nepal’s former communist guerrillas began handing over weapons to UN monitors today, launching a landmark peace deal calling for...

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