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The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Professor K.V. Thomas chairing the meeting of the committee on containment of wastage of food, in New Delhi on June 23, 2011. Govt may decide on more sugar exports: minister
NEW DELHI: India's government could decide to allow more sugar exports at a meeting later on Thursday, Food Minister K.V. Thomas said, after industry calls for extra sales over the 500,000 tonnes allo... (photo: PIB of India) The Times Of India
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US Dollar - Currency Dollar rises further after Fed meeting
TOKYO: The dollar gained further ground in Asia on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve confirmed it will end its bond-buying programme this month and indicated further credit easing is unlikely. | M... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) The Times Of India
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Toys for sell at an exhibition-India. Christmas gloom for China toymakers as orders shrivel
* Chinese 2011 toy export orders dip on weak demand -- manufacturers * Input costs rise about 20 pct, product prices seen up 10-15 pct * Labour shortages curtail China toy sector By Alison Leung and J... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) The Guardian
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A vehicle key and two US dollar Oil slips over $1 as dollar gain overshadows stocks draw
* Brent slips as low as $113.16; U.S. oil dips to $94 * U.S. gasoline inventories post unexpected drop * Fed stance may keep oil prices under pressure -analyst (Adds comments) By Manash Goswami SINGAP... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) The Guardian
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A lone protester challenges Greek riot police officers at Syntagma square in front of the Greek Parliament in central Athens, during minor scuffles following a peaceful ongoing rally against plans for new austerity measures, early Wednesday, June 22 , 2011. Some Greeks fear government selling nation to help save it
ATHENS: They are the crown jewels of Greece's socialist state, and they are now likely to go to the highest bidder: the ports of Piraeus and Thessaloniki; prime Mediterranean real estate; the national... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis) The Times Of India
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The Chief Minister of West Bengal, Kumari Mamata Banerjee meeting the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia for finalization of Annual Plan outlay for 2011-12 of the West Bengal, in New Delhi on June 22, 2011. Mamata puts her fiscal demands before Plan panel
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday reiterated before the Planning Commission that she had inherited a bankrupt exchequer from the Left government. | Seeking the Plan pa... (photo: PIB of India) The Times Of India
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Corn - Food - Grain - Commodity Grain, bean prices drop as speculators back out
| - Grain and bean prices fell sharply Wednesday as speculators rushed to sell of contracts because of worries that warmer weather could result in larger crops. | Corn for December delivery fell 30 ce... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Houston Chronicle
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US Dollars - Currency Stocks mixed after Federal Reserve meeting
| STAN CHOE | The Associated Press | NEW YORK - Stocks traded mixed in afternoon trading Wednesday as investors wait to hear what Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will say about the economic reco... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Philadelphia Daily News
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