Soaring food prices and less cash to spend NZ Herald | Food is tipped to become up to 10 per cent more expensive than it was a year ago. | Institute of Economic Research principal economist Shamubeel Eaqub is predicting that by March, food prices will be 8 to 10 per cent higher than they were last March. | He is basing his forecast on the ANZ commodit...
Does Obama Celebrate Kwanzaa? Day 1 of 7 2010 Newsvine | This is the first day of Kwanzaa and the start of our 7 Part series on this African American holiday. Many AA's know about and enjoy this holiday, the question is, does the Obama family.(Video) | Lets Go To The Video Tape | You will note that in this video the President and First Lady say Merry Ch...
Binayak Sen's punishment lacks judicial conviction The Times Of India NEW DELHI: Conviction of 58-year-old paediatrician Binayak Sen on `rajdroh' or sedition charges and award of life sentence by a Raipur Sessions Court last week added a bitter note to a year that witnessed fattest of the scams, not to mention the infl...
Oil rig blast that shook the world The Times Of India The worst of the explosions gutted the Deepwater Horizon stem to stern. Crew members were cut down by shrapnel, hurled across rooms and buried under smoking wreckage. Some were swallowed by fireballs that raced through the oil rig's shattered interio...
Effective PR: Learning to say 'I'm sorry' Gulf News | If the last year has taught us anything, it's that our biggest firms aren't much good at handling difficult public relations situations. | This has been an annus horribilis for two of British industry's best-known brands: BP and Rolls-Royce. BP was...
High-tech gadgets in retro design Deccan Chronicle | New York, Dec. 26: This has been a great year for the next new electronic thing. The iPad, new iPhone, the Nexus S, HTC Evo and other Android phones, the Kindle 3 and Microsoft’s Kinect caught the eye of consumers. | But some people prefer their ...
Fed up, again Gulf News | One of the first casualties of a financial crisis is truth. During times of stress, central bankers embrace a time-honoured tradition: they issue anodyne statements that are economical with the truth. Central bankers are also prone to seize upon st...
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Nuclear treaty 'goes easy on Russia' Breitbart | US President Barack Obama (left) and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sign... | Chart showing nuclear warheads deployed by Russia and US in 2009. | The new Russia-US nuclear arm...
Palin’s daughter buys Phoenix home The Columbus Dispatch | PHOENIX — Bristol Palin, the 20-year-old daughter of Sarah Palin, has bought a five-bedroom house in Maricopa, a modest community south of Phoenix, setting off a flurry of spec...
Gov't, CPP optimistic on talks Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines―On the 42nd founding anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), a government peace negotiator and a regional guerrilla spokesperson expressed optimism that Asia's longest running insurgency would end soon...
AFP says CPP armed strength down to 4,700 fighters Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines―The military Sunday said the armed strength of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) had been whittled down to about 4,700 fighters, less than a quarter of its peak strength during the martial law years. | The 42-ye...
'Piccolo,' 'kwitis' most dangerous firecrackers, DoH warns Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines―New Year's eve revelers, beware. | The 'piccolo' and 'kwitis' may be small, cheap and colorful, but they are regarded by health authorities as the most dangerous firecrackers in the country. | In the run-up to the New Year...
WikiLeaks Panama: Wiretap Allegations Denied By Panama President Ricardo Martinelli Huffington Post | PANAMA CITY — Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli on Saturday denied information from a leaked U.S. diplomatic cable suggesting he asked the United States to help install phone taps on his political opponents, but he acknowledged a request for help against criminals and organized crime figures. | A leaked U.S. diplomatic cable from Aug....
No end soon for Guantanamo: White House Khaleej Times WASHINGTON - The White House admitted Sunday it would be unable to shut Guantanamo Bay in the near future, even as it acknowledged the US naval prison camp is a rallying cry for Islamic extremists. | Nearly a year has passed since President Barack Obama's self-imposed deadline to shutter the camp, but his spokesman said legal and legislative hurdle...
