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London - Oil prices rebounded on Thursday as heightened tensions in Ukraine overshadowed data showing US commercial crude inventories reaching an all-time high, analysts said. | New York's West Texas ... (photo: WN / Marzena J.) Independent online
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Spain's economy to grow, says minister Spain's economy to grow, says minister
Tweet | Madrid, April 24 (IANS/EFE) Spain's economy will grow at an average of 1.5 percent in 2014-15, authorities said. | "Everything indicates that the Spanish economy's recovery has continued in th... (photo: Creative Commons / S de Santi) Newstrack India
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 Visitors at Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo stand by the stock price board Friday afternoon, Aug. 17, 2007 as the Nikkei 225 closed down 874.81 points, or 5.42 percent, at 15,273.68 points. Japanese stocks fell more than 5 percent to a one-year low, hittin Japan’s Topix climbs to two-week high
Tokyo - Japanese shares rose, with the Topix index posting its first advance in three days, after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index capped its longest rally since September amid optimism about... (photo: AP/Koji Sasahara) Independent online
Photos   Seibu Holdings   Stock Exchange   TOPIX   Wikipedia: Nikkei 225  
A worker stretches on a chair during a morning trading at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo Monday, June 17, 2013. Nikkei rises 1.09 pct, relisted Seibu jumps on TSE debut
TOKYO, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Nikkei stock index rose 1. 09 percent Wednesday to a two-week closing high as Wall Street's rise overnight brightened the market mood and a moderately weaker yen en... (photo: AP / Koji Sasahara) Xinhua
HSBC Holdings Plc   Nikkei 225   Photos   SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.   Stock Exchange   Wikipedia: Nikkei 225  
President Barack Obama waves as he boards Air Force One during his departure from Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Tuesday, March 19, 2013. Obama dreams of sushi on first night in Tokyo
US President Barack Obama will reportedly dine at a tiny Tokyo sushi restaurant on Wednesday – a place with three coveted Michelin stars but only a handful of seats – ruled with an iron rod by its... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais) South China Morning Post
Japan   Photos   Shinzo Abe   Tokyo   Wikipedia: Barack Obama  
Fruits and Vegetables - Healthy Foods - Diet A 'third of UK adults struggle' to afford healthy food
High food prices mean a third of UK adults are struggling to afford to eat healthily, warns a charity. | The British Heart Foundation, which polled 2,444 adults, found 39% sacrificed health benefits f... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) BBC News
Economy of UK   Food Prices in UK   Health Care   Photos   Wikipedia: Economy of the United Kingdom  
Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond, arrives for a meeting with Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron,at St Andrew's House in Edinburgh, Scotland Thursday, Feb 16, 2012. A row between the British government in London and the Scottish National Party (SNP) has escalated sharply after British Prime Minister David Cameron outlined a plan to bring forward the referendum, which the SNP oppose as they want more time to rally support for a break from the United Kingdom. Salmond appeals to border community
People in the north of England would still be able to work and trade in an independent Scotland without changing currency, First Minister Alex Salmond will say today. | In a speech in Carlisle, Mr Sal... (photo: AP / Scott Heppell) Belfast Telegraph
England   Photos   Politics   Scotland   Wikipedia: Alex Salmond  
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney is seen during the daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March, 1, 2011. US Announces $50Mln Aid Package for Ukraine
MOSCOW, April 22 (RIA Novosti) – Washington will provide Ukraine with a new $50 million aid package to help with economic and political reforms, the White House told Reuters during a visit to Ki... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Novosti
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