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NEW YORK, Aug 17, 2007 (AFP) - Credit fears have played havoc with Wall Street stock portfolios and US investors could suffer more bruises from fresh upheavals …
NEW YORK, Aug 17, 2007 (AFP) - Credit fears have played havoc with Wall Street stock portfolios and US investors could suffer more bruises from fresh upheavals …
TOKYO, Aug 17, 2007 (AFP) - Credit fears unleashed fresh turbulence on Asian stock markets Friday as Tokyo spiralled lower and other bourses in the region …
CARACAS, Aug 16, 2007 (AFP) - President Hugo Chavez late Wednesday proposed sweeping changes to Venezuela's constitution to remove presidential term limits and …
NAIROBI, Aug 16, 2007 (AFP) - A brilliant 62 from opener Morris Ouma coupled with a patient innings of 24 from captain Thomas Odoyo handed Kenya a thrilling …
TOKYO, Aug 17, 2007 (AFP) - The Group of Seven industrialised nations have begun discussing measures to cope with plunging stock markets and wild foreign …
WASHINGTON, Aug 17, 2007 (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve said Friday it had cut its discount window rate by 50 basis points to 5. online pharmacy buy abilify …
WASHINGTON, Aug 16, 2007 (AFP) - The United States on Thursday signalled opposition to any immediate expansion of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic …
NEW YORK, Aug 16, 2007 (AFP) - The dollar tumbled against the yen Thursday, but notched up gains against the euro and the British pound as investors unwound …
SINGAPORE, Aug 17, 2007 (AFP) - Singapore's central bank said the domestic money and foreign exchange markets have been orderly despite the global turmoil …
SYDNEY, Aug 16, 2007 (AFP) - Muttiah Muralitharan has warned any abuse from Australian crowds will only spur him to break Shane Warne's world record in Sri …
NEW DELHI, Aug 16, 2007 (AFP) - Former India captain Bishan Bedi has rubbished Muttiah Muralitharan's demand for monetary damages for suggesting the Sri Lankan …
LONDON, Aug 16, 2007 (AFP) - The European Commission will investigate the role played by credit rating agencies in the recent crisis over subprime US home …
TOKYO, Aug 16, 2007 (AFP) - The dollar and euro fell sharply in Asian trade Thursday against the yen, sliding to four-month lows as investors ran for cover …
PARIS, Aug 16, 2007 (AFP) - World leaders on Thursday insisted that the US credit crunch would not cause an economic crisis but stock markets across the world …
RIYADH, Aug 14, 2007 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan housemaid in Saudi Arabia pleaded in a call to a newspaper to be rescued from her employer she says has kept her …
YANGON, Aug 15, 2007 (AFP) - Myanmar's military government secretly doubled key fuel prices early Wednesday, stranding bus operators and commuters across the …
TOKYO, Aug 15, 2007 (AFP) - Most Asian stock markets suffered another mauling in early trade on Wednesday after an overnight slump on Wall Street dashed hopes …
LONDON, Aug 15, 2007 (AFP) - Europe's main stock markets tumbled again on Wednesday as investors were gripped by concerns over a potential global credit crunch …
TOKYO, Aug 14, 2007 (AFP) - The world's oldest person Yone Minagawa, who has died at age 114, was as sprightly as ever until the moment she got into bed for …
SYDNEY, Aug 14, 2007 (AFP) - Army chiefs from 19 countries, including the United States, Japan and India, met secretly in Sydney ahead of an Asia-Pacific …