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Breaking News Wed, 18 Jan 2012
** FILE ** In this April 21, 2008 file photo, a Bank of America branch is shown in Charlotte, N.C. Escalating credit costs forced Bank of America Corp. to report a $2.39 billion fourth-quarter loss Friday, Jan. 16, 2009, hours after it convinced the federal government it needed a multibillion-dollar lifeline to survive the absorption of Merrill Lynch's hefty losses..
Banking   Economy   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Merrill Lynch  
 Independent online 
Optimistic investors tiptoe towards risk exposure
While the UN warns of a second recession, Bank of America Merrill Lynch has a very upbeat view of the world. | Its January fund manager survey, released yesterday, said: “Global investors have s... (photo: AP / Chuck Burton, file)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, right, meets with Togo President Faure Gnassingbe, center, and Gilchrist Olympio, President of the Union of Forces for Change, the country's main opposition party and the son of Togo's first elected president, at the Presidential Palace in Lome, Togo, Tuesday Jan. 17, 2012. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton this week is taking stock of democratic advances in West Africa after an intense year of diplomacy preoccupied by the Arab Spring. The region's improvements in multiparty governance and the rule of law have come in fits and starts, and often on the back of political violence.
Democracy   Photos   Togo   US   West Africa   Wikipedia: TogoUnited States relations  
 Independent online 
Clinton wraps up West African tour
Lome - American Secretary of Hillary Clinton started her West Africa trip celebrating democracy, swooping in for the inauguration of Liberia's democratically re-elected president and promising help to... (photo: AP / Larry Downing)
Stephen Colbert  Al Jazeera 
Colbert for president!
| The New York Times, in its wisdom, remains irony-challenged and doesn't know what to think about satirist and Comedy Channel host Stephen Colbert's decision to run - for something. | The newspaper o... (photo: Creative Commons / webrageous)
Comedy   Photos   President   US   Wikipedia: Stephen Colbert  
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) headquarters in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 200  The New York Times 
Is the S.E.C. Getting Tougher?
| One of the criticisms that has been leveled against the Securities and Exchange Commission is that even when it has pursued cases it has not been tough enough in seeking sanctions for violations of ... (photo: AP)
Financial   Photos   Securities   US   Wikipedia: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission  
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A man checks global stock index in Tokyo Monday, May 17, 2010. Japan's benchmark Nikkei  225 stock average dropped 260.36 points, or 2.5 percent, to 10,202.15 on Monday on investor concern the Europe debt crisis will worsen. The Daily Telegraph
Investors attempt to kick the tobacco habit
With smokers throwing their cigarettes in the bin come January as they vow to stub out their craving, it appears that investors in tobacco companies are similarly trying ... (photo: AP / Koji Sasahara)
Cigarettes   Companies   Photos   Turkey   Wikipedia/Investors  
The UniCredit bank logo is seen on the bank's headquarters in downtown Milan, Italy, Sunday, Oct.5, 2008 as an extraordinary board meeting has been called for Sunday to discuss measures concerning its financial position The New York Times
UniCredit Gaining Investor Support for $9.6 Billion Rights Issue
| LONDON — Aabar Investments, an investment vehicle for Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund, said on Tuesday that it would increase its stake in Italian bank UniCre... (photo: AP / Antonio Calanni)
Financial   Investments   Photos   UniCredit   Wikipedia: UniCredit  
Stephen Colbert Al Jazeera
Colbert for president!
| The New York Times, in its wisdom, remains irony-challenged and doesn't know what to think about satirist and Comedy Channel host Stephen Colbert's decision to run - fo... (photo: Creative Commons / webrageous)
Comedy   Photos   President   US   Wikipedia: Stephen Colbert  
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) headquarters in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 200 The New York Times
Is the S.E.C. Getting Tougher?
| One of the criticisms that has been leveled against the Securities and Exchange Commission is that even when it has pursued cases it has not been tough enough in seekin... (photo: AP)
Financial   Photos   Securities   US   Wikipedia: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission  
Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, seated right, and Liberian Vice President Joseph N. Boakai, seated left, attend Sirleaf's second presidential inauguration at the Capitol in Monrovia Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. Zeenews
Liberia's Sirleaf takes presidential oath in land of hope
Monrovia: Liberia's Nobel peace laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has been sworn in a lavish USD 1.2 million ceremony and called for reconciliation after her reelection in d... (photo: AP / Larry Downing)
Africa   Liberia   Peace   Photos   Wikipedia: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf  
Mazda MX-5 20th Anniversary.JPG my SA
World stocks mixed after Europe credit downgrades
| BANGKOK (AP) — World stocks were mixed Monday after a ratings downgrade rattled Europe and crucial talks aimed at nudging Greece toward solvency were mired in disagre... (photo: Creative Commons / Thomas doerfer)
Economy   Market   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: Mazda  
Politics Defense & Terrorism
- Obama Doctrine: Control Over Strategic Sea Lanes To China
- Slow response to East Africa famine 'cost lives'
- Slow response to East Africa famine 'cost lives'
- Ghana Bar Association says not interested in internal politi
New Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos stands after his statements outside the presidential palace in Athens, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011.
Greek Premier Says Creditors Could Be Forced to Take Losses
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- Man arrested while trying to smuggle 2.5kg of cocaine
- Tuareg rebels attack 2 more towns in north Mali
- Tuareg rebels attack 2 more towns in north Mali
- Tuareg rebels attack 2 more towns in north Mali
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani chairing DCC meeting. Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee, Services Chiefs and Federal Ministers are attending the meeting at Prime Minister's House, Islamabad on January 14, 2012
Embattled Pakistan leaders face court test
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Business & Economy Energy & Industry
- Take it easy entrepreneur!
- Bulgaria Bans Fracking Following Public Protests
- Greece in new talks to avoid debt default
- Nigeria reels after oil subsidy row turns into country's
** FILE ** In this April 21, 2008 file photo, a Bank of America branch is shown in Charlotte, N.C. Escalating credit costs forced Bank of America Corp. to report a $2.39 billion fourth-quarter loss Friday, Jan. 16, 2009, hours after it convinced the federal government it needed a multibillion-dollar lifeline to survive the absorption of Merrill Lynch's hefty losses..
Optimistic investors tiptoe towards risk exposure
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- Take it easy entrepreneur!
- IEA demand downgrade fails to curb crude prices
- Obama Doctrine: Control Over Strategic Sea Lanes To China
- Slow response to East Africa famine 'cost lives'
A man checks global stock index in Tokyo Monday, May 17, 2010. Japan's benchmark Nikkei  225 stock average dropped 260.36 points, or 2.5 percent, to 10,202.15 on Monday on investor concern the Europe debt crisis will worsen.
Investors attempt to kick the tobacco habit
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Health Society & Culture
- Secretary Clinton Presents Awards for Corporate Excellence
- Liberian president vows ‘a rebirth of democracy’
- A Boy's Suffering, Father's Pain!
- Quality improvement initiatives can save moms, babies in Afr
Breast Cancer
International Breast Cancer And Nutrition Project In Ghana Takes Off
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- Obama Doctrine: Control Over Strategic Sea Lanes To China
- 70% Of Children Found On Streets A Result Of Irresponsible F
- African Leaders Must End Hunger Crises Now
- Eddie Conta Releases Debut Album
Stephen Colbert
Colbert for president!
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Science & InfoTech Sports
- Secretary Clinton Presents Awards for Corporate Excellence
- A Boy's Suffering, Father's Pain!
- Upper East Tops In Open Defecation
- Man walks in support of Apostle Safo’s technology
Breast Cancer
International Breast Cancer And Nutrition Project In Ghana Takes Off
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- Soccer community scores big for those in need
- Celtic confirm signing of Rabiu Ibrahim after his release fr
- Ghana up 26th position in FIFA rankings
- Gyan makes goalscoring return for Ghana
Bolton Wanderers Fabrice Fernandes, Jay-Jay Okocha and El Hadji Diouf, from left, stand dejected after conceding a goal against Lokomotiv Plovdiv during the first round second leg UEFA Cup soccer match in Burgas
I Can't Come Out of Retirement - Okocha
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