"In afternoon deals on London's InterContinental Exchange, Brent North Sea crude for delivery in January fell to $US44.87. New York light sweet crude for January dived to $US46.42 - its lowest level since February...
With the sharp rise in global grain prices, many affluent countries with limited arable land have begun looking to Africa for food security. Countries like Angola, Tanzania and Ethiopia have already shown...
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"In his most forceful effort yet to distance himself from President Bush, John McCain slammed the current administration's policies and chastised Bush for increasing the debt burden for future generations, failing to fund expanding Medicare and abusing executive powers. In...
Overnight, Asian markets dropped and the big European markets plummeting just minutes after opening. The drops were widely expected following a weekend where European leaders met to stem the growing, global...
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" Gold has fallen in value over the past couple of months while the dollar rallied in value. That rally is now over, and the dollar will fall sharply. This will bring gold and silver prices back to their earlier levels, and on to new all-time highs. "
Despite being severely chastised, the Russian government is upbeat after hearing from the EU that there would be no sanctions against their country for their attack on south Ossetia. Quite coincidentally, I'm sure, the question was asked of the Russian government whether they...
Maybe there was a language barrier of some kind and in Russia "pullback" means "CHARGE!" Who knows.Late yesterday julianw had this to say."In response to strong pressure from various world leaders, President Dmitry Medvedev has vowed to pull Russian forces out of Georgia...
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"Russia opened a second front of fighting in Georgia on Monday, sending armored vehicles beyond two breakaway provinces and seizing a military base and police stations in the country's west, officials said.The new...
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North Korea is in the middle of a food crisis that threatens the lives of millions according to the latest study of the U.N."BEIJING, China (CNN) -- The first survey on food and nutrition in North Korea since the...
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"A car bomb blew up in Baghdad, killing a civilian and wounding four others, an Interior Ministry official said. The Sunday attack underscored the fragility of relative calm in the Iraqi capital; violence levels...
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Congresswoman, Nancy Pelosi breaking Mr. Bush heart with her comment..."House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called President Bush "a total failure" on Thursday, among the California Democrat's harshest assessments to date...
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Gordon Brown tells Britons to 'Stop wasting food'. Tonnes of food is thrown away as it sits in kitchens going past its sell-by date as shoppers buy too much of what they don't need, lured in by two-for-one...
"Peter Viles LA Times Wednesday, July 2, 2008 A financial analyst fresh from a tour of construction sites in the Inland Empire is warning Wall Street of a “ghost town” where finished homes sit vacant and additional homes are still under construction. “At several...
"June 27, 2008 Red states and blue states are united on at least one issue: Americans are increasingly angry and anxious about high gas prices and favor far-reaching action on energy and climate issues, according to a new poll. About three out of four Americans and a...
The death toll in the Philippines could rise sharply after a typhoon hit over the weekend. At least 100 people were killed when streets flooded after powerful winds and torrents of rain blew through the area.A boat carrying 850 people capsized and while search and rescue...
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Oil prices slide under $US45 per barrel
