Inflation czar Chavez threatens milk plant nationalization as price controls cause shortages
CARACAS, Feb 10, 2008 (AFP) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday warned Venezuela could expropriate milk processing plants based here and owned by …
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Attack on Bombay stock exchange foiled: Indian police
NEW DELHI, Feb 11, 2008 (AFP) - Police in northern Indian have held six alleged Islamic militants suspected of planning an attack on the Bombay Stock Exchange …
Hong Kong prices up as dollar peg imports US inflation
HONG KONG, Feb 11, 2008 (AFP) - On the day before the Lunar New Year festival, almost every pork butcher in Hong Kong's Wanchai market is frantically busy with …
Scheme Collapse
KABUL, Feb 10, 2008 (AFP) - Around 3,000 mostly young Afghan men marched through Kabul Sunday to demand the government lift a temporary ban on an international …
World bourses lost 5.2 trillion dollars in January: S&P
PARIS, Feb 9, 2008 (AFP) - World stockmarkets lost 5.2 trillion dollars (3.6 trillion euros) in January thanks to the fallout from the US subprime crisis and …
New twists ahead in France’s rogue trader saga
PARIS, Feb 10, 2008 (AFP) - A new court battle will be held Monday over the detention of French rogue trader Jerome Kerviel while Societe Generale is to soon …
G7 finance chiefs see growing risks to global economy
TOKYO, Feb 9, 2008 (AFP) - Top world finance ministers warned Saturday that the global economy faces growing threats from a US housing slump and credit crunch, …
IMF chief says countries should consider fiscal boost
TOKYO, Feb 9, 2008 (AFP) - The head of the IMF on Saturday renewed his call for countries to consider fiscal measures to boost demand in the face of slowing …
OPEC could ditch dollars for euros
LONDON, Feb 8, 2008 (AFP) - OPEC could switch the pricing of oil from dollars into euros within a decade, secretary general Abdullah al-Badri told a weekly …
Ranatunga looks to revamp Sri Lanka cricket
COLOMBO, Feb 8, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's legendary former cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga, who recently took over the running of the island's troubled …
Wall St. tumbles depite economic stimulus nod from Congress
NEW YORK, Feb 8, 2008 (AFP) - US stock markets tumbled heavily in the week to Friday, giving Wall Street a fresh battering, despite Congress granting a green …
Sri Lankans ponder Aussie dominance
SYDNEY, Feb 9, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka were the second best side at last year's World Cup but captain Mahela Jayawardene has admitted that a continuing …
EU money chief talks down the Euro
TOKYO, Feb 9, 2008 (AFP) - The euro is still above its fair value, EU economic and monetary affairs commissioner Joaquin Almunia said Saturday.nolvadex There …
Discord looms as finance chiefs meet on subprime crisis
TOKYO, Feb 8, 2008 (AFP) - World finance chiefs will try to bolster confidence in the faltering global economy when they meet Saturday amid signs of …
Tobacco could kill more than one billion this century: report
NEW YORK, Feb 7, 2008 (AFP) - Tobacco use could kill more than one billion people around the world this century unless governments and civil society act to …
Mufti Plan
Feb 8, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is setting up public vigilance committees and deploying thousands of policemen in plain clothes to strengthen security …
Hilary raids own kitty as Obama photofinish takes toll
US-VOTE - 02/07/2008 01:41 GMT - AFP PRINT WASHINGTON, Feb 6, 2008 (AFP) - Hillary Clinton's race for the White House showed vulnerability Wednesday as she …
Queen’s hotel bought by Dubai state firm
LONDON, Feb 7, 2008 (AFP) - A property fund backed by an investment arm of the Dubai government bought prime west London property from the Queen's portfolio, …
Euro sags ahead of ECB rate decision
TOKYO, Feb 7, 2008 (AFP) - The euro was slightly weaker against its major rivals in Asian trade on Thursday amid nervousness ahead of an interest rate decision …
Ranatunga picks new team to head Sri Lanka Cricket
Feb 7, 2008 (AFP) - Two of Sri Lanka's foremost cricketers, Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva, have joined up to lead the island's cricket administration, …