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Swiss Delighted That "The Russians are Coming" ....finally

Suvorov's march across the Alps No Russian Head of State has ever visited Switzerland - no Tsar, no President. Are the Swiss on the bottom of priorites?  The Kremlin denies this. Building on common ground...

Prime Minister Putin praises Obama on Missile Defence Decision

   Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has praised President Obama's decision to scrap plans for missile defence as a right and brave move.Putin is also urging that the United States to scrap trade...

First Marco Polo now the iPhone in China

Apple iPhone is arriving in China by the end of 2009. It may not bring the myriad benefits of noodles and gun powder back to the west, but it will certainly bring a substantial expansion to the size and opportunity of the App Store. As the ink on the deal begins to dry, it...

WTO Allows Brazil To Sanction US $295 Million

Brazil will be allowed to impose sanctions of $295 on the United States each year, a fraction of the $2.5 billion that the country sought.Brazil targeted U.S. goods and drug patents for nearly $3 billion, while the United States argued that the sanctions should not exceed $30...

Canada urges EU to reconsider ban on seal goods

Canada has made a last minute appeal to members of the European Union to reconsider the ban on seal products.  The 27 member states are expected to endorse the ban tommorrow. "The government of Canada is...

HIGHEST BIDDER TAKES ALL !

********************* FLASH NEWS *********************Regulators and Bush Admin. to LOOSEN REGULATIONS in attempt to fix crises !!!??? With little notice, regulators at four agencies that oversee the...

Renminbi rise ‘less necessary’

" By Martin Wolf in London and Geoff Dyer in Beijing Published: August 31 2008 22:21 | Last updated: August 31 2008 22:21 China does not need to accelerate the appreciation of the renminbi against the US dollar, according to Cheng Siwei, vice-chairman of the...

Global Talks, De'tente and Tea with Mussolini

Opinion/news: I have no brilliant fireworks like Beijing's Olympic opening for you here but I'm up for some boring world news if you are. So let's permit ourselves for a second to move away from...

OPINION: M.S.G--SIGN OF WORSENING POVERTY ?

NEGROS, PHILIPPINES -- As the year of 2008 is nearly ending, many  Filipinos merely suffered from different crisis the country is facing. There goes the neverending OIL price hike, RICE SHORTAGE, HIGH PUBLIC...

Brazil to dispute US subsidies

In reaction to the collapse of the Doha round of talks at the World Trade Organisation in Geneva last week, Brazil would take actions against the US over alleged illegal subsidies and other trade barriers. Earlier...

Post-Mortem : A Change in World Trade Process

This is a follow up story and I'll just cover this briefly for those who followed the news on the collapse of global trade talks after 7 years of negotiations since the Doha round in 2001. " GENEVA: 1st August...

World Trade Talks Collapsed After 7 Years

There has always been a double edged sword in the fight for economic freedom. And with the rise of China and India in power and economy, the US is finding it more difficult in making them heel and sing along to...

At last, Latin American Bananas for EU at such good price! (Updated)

" Updates: The African, Caribbean and Pacific countries (ACP) would express their concerns to EU over the recent Banana deal with Latin America at WTO. They would be asking for compensation. Fin de la guerre de...

WTO: trade deal progresses as developed countries cut subsidies and import ta...

WTO talks in Geneva have reached major compromise by developed countries to cut subsides and import tariffs. Developing countries would open up their markets in excahge of such concessions. " WTO optimistic for trade deal World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks in...

Lula da Silva hails Vietnam victory over US in 1973

According to regional network Telesur, President Lula da Silva hailed the victory of Vietnam over the American mighty army in 1973. President da Silva paid his first visit to Hanoi to increase bilateral relations with Vietnam. Brazil backed Vietnam entry into WTO in 2007...

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