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Signs that a global economic slowdown may be less serious than previously thought and a recovery in manufacturing in post-quake Japan sent Asian stock markets higher Wednesday.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 1 percent higher to 9,745.69 after the government said the country’s industrial production rose 5.7 percent in May.
While the number was lower than the government’s […]
Greek lawmakers begin debating new austerity plans Monday that must pass this week if the debt-ridden country is to receive the critical next installment of loans from its international bailout plan and avoid default.
The deeply unpopular spending cuts and tax hikes in a midterm austerity bill and an additional implementation law are expected to be […]
Representatives at the Food and Agriculture Organization vote this weekend to give the largest U.N. agency its first new chief in almost two decades _ an election that comes at a time of critically high food prices and malnutrition across the world.
Six candidates are vying for the top job at the Rome-based agency, but the […]
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Security officials say 57 militants, mostly from al-Qaida, have escaped from a prison in southern Yemen.
They say the 57 were among 62 inmates from the Mukalla jail in the Hadarmout province who escaped Wednesday through an underground tunnel.
Bands of gunmen attacked the prison simultaneously, opening fire on the guards from outside to divert their attention […]
Have you ever wondered about your online reputation? Or how you might better look after it?
Google has now come up with a tool to do just that.
Called Me on the Web, it can be found on the Google dashboard, right below Account Details, when you sign on to your account.
According to the Google […]
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The government of one province in Argentina has declared an emergency to help towns where ash from Chile’s erupting volcano is endangering livestock and keeping tourists away.
The emergency in Neuquen province follows similar measures in other parts of Patagonia where agriculture has been hit by accumulating volcanic ash.
The decree issued Thursday by Gov. Jorge Sapag […]
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Americans paid more for food, cars and clothing in May. But overall consumer prices rose by the smallest amount in six months, slowed by the first drop in energy costs in nearly a year.
Consumer Price Index rose 0.2 percent in May, the Labor Department said. That’s down from April’s 0.4 percent increase. Food costs rose […]
The drifting plume of ash from Chile’s erupting volcano forced new cancelations of dozens of flights on Monday in Argentina, Uruguay and other South American countries, even as airlines in Australia began trying to move a backlog of volcano-stranded passengers.
Buenos Aires’ two main airports reopened on Monday after halting flights for a day due to […]