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A telling scene from a recent Bollywood movie (“Patiala House”), pretty much says it all. A character ( splendidly played by Rishi Kapoor) addressed by all as ‘Bauji’, thunders away and asserts...
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Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said the Islamic Republic and Turkey have potentials to be forerunners of international nuclear disarmament, the local...
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In the wake of saving Afghanistan’s largest commercial and private bank, Afghan government is under unbearable pressure from both customers of the bank and the US...
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In his book “Face à la Crise”, Luc FERRY says in page 7 : “In contrast with the forth opinion almost everywhere today, the current crisis is not...
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The council system in Benue State has been beset by a myriad of problems. The fear is that the third tier of government could collapse.
The Sword of Damocles had been...
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez decreed an “electrical emergency in the country” after noting that the water levels at the dams where hydroelectric plants are...
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Reporting from Nairobi, Kenya — Rose is 17 months old. She weighs 15 pounds and looks the size of an American 5-month-old. She cannot sit up, walk or speak. She has...
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The Swedish government has held emergency talks with unions to prepare for the possible closure of Saab, despite new offers for the carmaker.
Enterprise Minister Maud...
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Nearly two years after a wave of post-election violence brought this East African nation to the brink of civil war, Joseph Ngaruiya has learned to ride his bike with...
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Rising numbers of Iraqi women are being sold into sexual slavery every year because of the waning economy and dire security situation.
Human rights organizations are...
made popular Dec 3 2009
Iraq’s national soccer team has certainly endured hardship. Saddam Hussein had players beaten after losses. And the war that deposed him forced them into exile, after...
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Reporting from Bilin, West Bank - Every Friday, Mohammed Khatib’s forces assemble for battle with the Israeli army and gather their weapons: a bullhorn, banners...
made popular Nov 5 2009
Considering the serious humanitarian situation in Gaza strip resulted from the Israeli military operation, the UN Security Council has adopted a resolution on the...
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After having imported the global recession into the domestic economy by pursuing neoliberal policies, the UPA Government is now abdicating its...
made popular Jan 12 2009
It seems to me the optimistic brigade is out in full force. All those happy clappy people who are paid to help us maintain a positive mental attitude. The...
made popular Jan 8 2009
It is up to Palestinians to raise their voice against the tyranny of hamas. (I have not heard a single voice from among Palestinians to condemn hamas rocket slinging....
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Global and regional shipping operators and financiers are to gather in Dubai in December to assess the impact of global financial market turbulence and the economic...
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Germany will provide as much as 500 billion euros ($681 billion) in loan guarantees and capital to bolster the banking system, the country’s biggest government...
made popular Oct 14 2008
After another weekend of crisis, nationalisation and ministerial chicanery, several thoughts occur on the political implications.Firstly, the concept of Scottish...
made popular Oct 13 2008
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If a stock market falls, but no one hears about it, did it really happen? That seems to be part of the Kremlin’s strategy for addressing Russia’s jittery...
made popular Oct 11 2008
I am writing this blog lying on my stomach in bed in Bujumbura. Although it is not an ideal posture for composing, it is one in which I can be in for an extended period...
made popular Oct 11 2008
Brazil’s president said Friday that emerging market nations like Brazil must have a strong say in developing strict international rules for financial...
made popular Oct 11 2008
The international financial crisis that originated in mortgages and derivatives in the United States has spread to Europe, Asia, and Latin America, and Mexico will be...
made popular Oct 10 2008
Latin American equities were rattled Wednesday after a key organization forecast a major downturn in global economic growth, but Brazilian and Mexican markets finished...
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Brazil’s Central Bank Wednesday staged the first U.S. dollar auctions on the foreign exchange market since March 2003, selling 1.7 billion dollars altogether
made popular Oct 11 2008
As the son of a multi-millionaire, and the fact that I am from India (largely shielded from this shock) - I don’t give a damn about the global crises. On the contrary...
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Suppose you give me a million dollars with the instructions, “Invest this profitably, and I’ll pay you well.” I’m a sharp dresser — why...
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Here I have listed the top ten reasons why you should kill yourself - commit suicide. In today’s world, with a major population problem, you would think that this...
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Summary conclusions drawn by Kathryn Williams & Keith Hawton of the Centre for Suicide Research, Department of Psychiatry, Oxford University.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Tuesday the Brazilian economy is sound and solid enough to face the international financial crisis and the U.S....
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It seemed as if the global economy were headed for the kind of crash we haven’t seen since 1929. All the elements for a great financial meltdown and economic...
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The US economy could grind to a halt if Congress refuses to back its $700bn financial rescue plan, the administration warned on Tuesday as it stepped up efforts to win...
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Nato foreign ministers are gathering in Brussels for an emergency summit to discuss how the alliance should respond to Russia’s military action in Georgia.
On...
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A state government in eastern India is encouraging people to eat rats in an effort to battle soaring food prices and save grain stocks.
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The political antics of the government the PPP and the opposition People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) are continuing. These two political parties are acting...
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Somalia residents are currently facing a massive humanitarian crisis with unmet critical medical needs, a new report indicates.
In May alone, Médecins Sans...
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Everyone is aware of the critical situation in India is facing, even the govt is at stake, why not intellectuals come forward to find out ways and means to redress the...
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What rules our life in modern times? What makes us a loser? Recently a columnist has said, “If you don’t have money you are a loser”. Is it so? As the DLF IPL...
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The price of gold continues to hit record highs, with futures trading at $1,000 an ounce this morning. Gold crossed the $900 level in January.
The recent rise comes...
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The rising trend of food crisis in the Philippines is beginning to blow out of proportions as this problem is expected to continue until 2010. According to one of the...
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