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Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivers his opening address during the 150th Anniversary of Standard Chartered Bank held on on Thursday Feb. 19, 2009.
Business   Photos   Politics   Singapore   Wikipedia: Lee Hsien Loong  
 Japan Times 
Who will support aging Japan?
| Under the leadership of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore more than a decade ago adopted the growth strategy of making the medical industry the core of the nation's industrial development. |... (photo: AP / Wong Maye-E)
John Cleese
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 Gulf News 
John Cleese: Happily ever laughter
| With a career spanning more than five decades, it's difficult to know where to start when a man as legendary as John Cleese answersthe phone. | His recognisably posh British accent firmly in place, ... (photo: AP / )
Gold (pronounced /old/) is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and atomic number 79. It is a highly sought-after precious metal which, for many centuries, has been used as money, a store of value and in jewelry. The metal occurs as nuggets or grains in rocks, underground "veins" and in alluvial deposits. It is one of the coinage metals. Gold is dense, soft, shiny and the most malleable and ductile of the known metals. Pure gold has a bright yellow color traditionally considered attractive  The Daily Telegraph 
Is this the beginning of the end for gold?
Drama in the gold market this week. The metal was at one point trading around 20pc below its summer peak, sparking warnings that the traditional “safe haven” is now in a bear market. | Rec... (photo: WN / rina)
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Serbian President Boris Tadic addresses the media in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, July 22, 2010. Kosovo won a major victory on the world stage Thursday as the International Court of Justice, the United Nations' highest court, said its 2008 declaration of independence from Serbia was legal.  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
Serbs Vote in Presidential Runoff Election
| Correction Appended | PARIS -- Serbs voted Sunday in a presidential runoff election pitting Boris Tadic, a pro-Western reformer, against Tomislav Nikolic, a nationalist former cemetery manager who w... (photo: AP / Marko Drobnjakovic)
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Vijay Mallya, India's top businessman and liquor baron speaking at a news conference in Srinagar on Monday 12,2009, indian administrated kashmir. The Times Of India
Resentment grows among Kingfisher employees waiting for salary
Tweet MUMBAI: Resentment is brewing in a section of Kingfisher Airlines employees over the non-payment of dues despite its chairman Vijay Mallya's "assurance" of remittin... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Airlines   Finance   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: Vijay Mallya  
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen addresses the media at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, March 24, 2011. NATO announced on Thursday that it is taking control of the military operation to enforce the no-fly zone over Libya. Austin American Statesman
NATO chief sees financial aid for Afghan forces
| WASHINGTON — NATO's secretary general says he's optimistic that the international community will continue to finance the Afghan security forces. | Anders Fogh Ras... (photo: AP / Yves Logghe)
Afghanistan   Finance   Nato   Photos   Wikipedia: Anders Fogh Rasmussen  
Britain's Liberal Democrats party leader, Nick Clegg, center, speaks to the media as he arrives at the party headquarters in London, while election ballots are still being counted, Friday, Friday 7, 2010. The Daily Telegraph
Nick Clegg: academic dominance of private schools is damaging social mobility
The overwhelming dominance of privately-educated schoolchildren in Britain is “corrosive” for society, Nick Clegg has warned. | Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime M... (photo: AP / Sang Tan)
Business   Education   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Nick Clegg  
Italian Premier Mario Monti shows a graphic as he speaks during a news conference in Rome, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011. Independent online
‘Monti shows G8 bank plan’
Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti took a plan to create a European system to guarantee bank deposits to the G8 summit, the Corriere della Sera newspaper said on Saturday... (photo: AP / Pier Paolo Cito)
Business   Finance   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Mario Monti  
British Prime Minister David Cameron answers a question during his and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, not in photo, news conference after their talks in Kabul, Afghanistan Independent online
UK's Cameron calls for euro contingency plans
British Prime Minister David Cameron urged countries on Saturday to put in place strong contingency plans to deal with fallout from the euro zone debt crisis as fears gro... (photo: AP / Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Business   Finance   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: David Cameron  
 Australian dollar-money-economy-trade-currency (sl1) Canberra Times
Greece exit may hit dollar
| THE Australian dollar could fall below US90¢ if Greece pulls out of the eurozone, the chief currency strategist at Commonwealth Bank has warned, as leaders from th... (photo: creative commons)
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Air India crisis enters 13th day, losses at Rs.230 crore
| New Delhi/Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) The crisis in Air India raged on for the 13th day Sunday and the national carrier's losses mounted to Rs.230 crore as the impasse betwee... (photo: Public Domain / Adrian Pingstone)
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North America Europe
- G-8 presses Greece to stay in eurozone
- Hollande passes first test with credit, but tougher ones to
- Newton: A split among Democrats
- Ban Ki-moon: Eradicate polio, finally
Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav arrives at a court in Tel Aviv, Tuesday, March 22, 2011.
Jailed Israeli president freed briefly
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- Italy's Monti says Greeks want to stay in eurozone
- Italy's Monti says Greeks want to stay in eurozone
- G-8 first-timers Noda, Hollande share concerns over European
- Crisis in Europe will affect rest of the world
Gold (pronounced /old/) is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and atomic number 79. It is a highly sought-after precious metal which, for many centuries, has been used as money, a store of value and in jewelry. The metal occurs as nuggets or grains in rocks, underground "veins" and in alluvial deposits. It is one of the coinage metals. Gold is dense, soft, shiny and the most malleable and ductile of the known metals. Pure gold has a bright yellow color traditionally considered attractive
Is this the beginning of the end for gold?
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Asia Middle East
- G-8 first-timers Noda, Hollande share concerns over European
- Wild buffalo strikes back at management consultants
- Despite a trading ban on exchanges, guar's story may not
- Here Are The Key Market Moving Events For Monday, May 21, 20
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivers his opening address during the 150th Anniversary of Standard Chartered Bank held on on Thursday Feb. 19, 2009.
Who will support aging Japan?
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- Israel's fury over trade ban on West Bank produce
- Israel Aerospace Industries fined NIS 1m for trying to expor
- Emirates ID sends 24,000 text messages to Dubai companies on
- Lebanon debt costs at new low as Syria effect muted
Egyptian protesters clap and wave flags in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011. Egypt's military is taking down the makeshift tents of protesters who camped out on Tahrir Square in an effort to allow traffic and normal life to return to central Cairo. There were a few verbal altercations between soldiers and protesters Sunday morning as the tents were removed, but the process was generally peaceful.
Huge economic challenge awaits Egypt's next leader
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South America Africa
- Brazil targets Argentina with new trade licences
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Businessmen Told to Seize Argentina's Project Experience
- Argentina President's Visit to Consolidate Economic Rela
 Rio de Janeiro - Hotel Copacabana Palace, onde ser realizada a Cpula de Chefes de Estado do Mercosul, a partir de quinta-feira (18).  ula1
Brazil hotels set to cut rates for June's Rio+20 summit
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- Secular or Islamist? Egypt chooses a president
- Gas Explosion - Chevron Must Pay U.S.$3 Billion Fine, FG Ins
- Businessmen Told to Seize Argentina's Project Experience
- NAF to Partner South African Air Force
The opening of the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood in the mountain Mokattam in Cairo Egypt,Saturday, May 21, 2011.
Secular or Islamist? Egypt chooses a president
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Australia Caribbean
- How to survive the stockmarket
- Global crisis as shares crash
- Claims of lying as casino owners trade blows over the Star
- Global crisis as shares crash
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- UAE will fire up gas export forum
- Iconic Cuban cigar goes un-smoked at home
- Jamaican loyalty to BlackBerry wanes
- Carnival invests in new cruise terminal
Cigar from Cuba
Iconic Cuban cigar goes un-smoked at home
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