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Food security and price-stability set to top G8 agriculture talks

Treviso, Italy – Food security and efforts to stabilize global food prices were set to dominate the first-ever meeting of agriculture ministers from the Group of Eight (G8) which began Saturday. But the potentially divisive issue of protectionism was also … Continue reading

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EUR/USD Daily Commentary for 4.8.09

The EUR/USD is strengthening after yesterday’s large losses in the wake of a better than expected trade balance number out of Germany coupled with encouraging German factory orders data. Germany’s trade balance seems to be bottoming out, indicating stabilization in … Continue reading

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UN Security Council wrestles over North Korea resolution

New York – The five veto-wielding powers and Japan continued wrestling Monday over Japan’s insistence on a sharpened UN resolution against North Korea for testing a ballistic missile over the weekend. The UN ambassadors from the United States, Russia, China, … Continue reading

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ROUNDUP: Rocket attack targets Afghan base visited by German leader

Kunduz, Afghanistan – A German military base in Afghanistan came under rocket fire shortly after a visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday. Two missiles were fired at the facility in the northern city of Kunduz, just 20 minutes … Continue reading

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British foreign secretary arrives in Basra

aghdad – British Foreign Secretary David Miliband arrived in Basra on Monday leading a delegation of British investors and businessmen to explore investment opportunities in Iraq, the Voices of Iraq (VOI) news agency reported. VOI cited Basra media spokesperson Aqeel … Continue reading

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French police find 500 kilos of ETA explosives

Madrid – French police have discovered 500 kilograms of explosives which were believed to have been stored by the militant Basque separatist group ETA, Spanish police sources said Monday. The explosives were found in a garage in the south-eastern French … Continue reading

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US braces for ‘difficult’ diplomacy on North Korea

Washington, April 7 (DPA) The US warned Monday of ‘difficult diplomacy’ in finding agreement on a strong, effective international reaction to North Korea’s defiant launching of a missile over the weekend. ‘The issue’s a bit complicated, as you know, and … Continue reading

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Obama lands in Strasbourg for NATO meeting

Strasbourg (France), April 3 (DPA) US President Barack Obama landed in Strasbourg Friday ahead of a NATO summit in the French city. The presidential Air Force One plane landed in France shortly after 11 a.m. after flying from Stansted airport … Continue reading

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US expects NATO to do more in Afghanistan: Clinton

Strasbourg (France), April 3 (DPA) The US expects its NATO allies to contribute more soldiers, trainers and money to the alliance’s operations in Afghanistan, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said ahead of a NATO summit that opens Friday. ‘The NATO … Continue reading

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Venezuela offers to accept Guantanamo prisoners

Cairo, April 2 (EFE) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said that his country ‘would have no problems in receiving’ prisoners released from the detention centre for suspected terrorists at the US navy base in Guantanamo, Cuba. ‘We wouldn’t have any … Continue reading

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After G20, Obama to discuss Afghan plans with NATO

U.S. President Barack Obama, after helping broker a deal to tackle the global economic crisis, heads to France on Friday to try to secure NATO backing for a new strategy to turn the tide in Afghanistan. On his first major … Continue reading

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Madoff’s waterfront Florida home, three boats seized

Washington, April 3 (DPA) Prosecutors have started seizing the property of the fraudster-financier Bernard Madoff, taking possession of his multimillion-dollar waterfront home in upscale Palm Beach, Florida, and three boats, the US Attorney’s Office has said. Madoff, 70, faces 150 … Continue reading

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India to begin fighter jet trials soon

India will soon begin trials of fighter jets competing for one of the world’s biggest arms deals, a defence ministry official said on Thursday, brushing aside speculation the upcoming election could affect the deal. Last year, six international companies submitted … Continue reading

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G20 strikes trillion-dollar crisis deal

World leaders agreed a trillion-dollar deal on Thursday to combat the deepest economic downturn since the Great Depression. At a G20 summit, they also signed off on plans to commission blacklists of tax havens and tighten financial rules to bring … Continue reading

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World markets surge as US data boost recovery hope, 2nd Ld-Writethru

HONG KONG (AP) World stock markets soared Thursday, with Hong Kong’s benchmark vaulting more than 7 percent, as stronger-than-expected U.S. economic figures boosted confidence the world’s largest economy is on the mend. Huge gains in Asia and a strong open … Continue reading

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France, Brazil to propose system of world governance

Paris, April 1 (DPA) French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Wednesday that their countries were preparing a proposal for a new world governance to prevent future economic crises caused by a lack … Continue reading

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India gets first consignment of uranium post-NSG clearance

Hyderabad, April 1 (IANS) India has started benefiting from the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) clearance for supply of nuclear fuel with the first consignment of 60 tonnes of uranium from France landing at the Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC) here. This … Continue reading

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Manmohan Singh will be in much demand at G20: Financial Times

London, April 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be sought after at the G20 summit, says the Financial Times that has a full-page interview with him ahead of the crucial meeting here Thursday to find a way out of … Continue reading

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Wall St rises as data spurs optimism

U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as data on home sales and manufacturing added to hopes that the economic slump was moderating, prompting investors to scoop up bank shares. The data offset negative sentiment arising from a report showing job losses … Continue reading

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Obama plays down G20 splits, seeks consensus

U.S. President Barack Obama denied rifts between the world’s leading economies on the eve of a crisis summit and urged them on Wednesday to act together to find the fastest route out of global recession. Effective action by the Group … Continue reading

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