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 Inquirer 
Meralco asks ERC to slash generation rate
| MANILA, Philippines—The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has petitioned government regulators for approval to lower the generation charge for March, claiming that the sudden increase in the generation ... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
A cane cutter works in Batatais, Brazil, in this Aug. 28, 2007 file photo. Booming Brazil is in overdrive with test drilling at a potentially mammoth offshore oil field, trucks jamming ports to offload soy shipments for China, biofuel production galore and plenty of cash for mega-infrastructure projects ranging from bridges to dams
Biofuels   EU   Environment   Law   Photos  
 Daily Star Lebanon 
EU faces court challenge over biofuels reports
| Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | - Powered by | Pete Harrison | Reuters | BRUSSELS: Four environmental groups have sued the EU’s executive for withholding documents they say will add to a growing d... (photo: AP / Andre Penner)
Cigarette Smoking  The Times Of India 
Govt may ban FDI in cigarette making
| NEW DELHI: Government is all set to ban foreign direct investment (FDI) in cigarette manufacturing. A cabinet note towards this end has been prepared by the commerce and industry ministry and circul... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Cigarettes   India   Industry   Investment   Photos  
Barack Obama shoots on the White House basketball court .jpg  The Times Of India 
Greek PM not looking for aid in meeting with Obama
WASHINGTON: Ahead of a meeting with President Barack Obama on Tuesday, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou is stressing that his country's financial woes are a problem the United States cannot affo... (photo: Public Domain / TCY)
America   Obama   Photos   Politics   US  
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UK. The view of works  in upadowa coal mine. December 2009. DNA India
JSPL set to lose Al Mutun rights
| Mumbai: Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL) is about to lose mining rights at the world’s largest iron ore site, Al Mutun Bolivia, as the Naveen Jindal-led company has ... (photo: WN / marzena)
Jindal   Mining   Mumbai   Photos   Steel  
Aer Lingus A320 EI-DVH in Dsseldorf International Airport. The Times
Nostalgia for Aer Lingus remains just that
| It wasn't so long ago that Aer Lingus meant more than mere cheap flights to Irish people everywhere. The Irish Times was able to write: "Anyone who has ever been an emi... (photo: Creative Commons / Brian)
Airline   Business   Flights   Photos   Travel  
President Barack Obama speaks about financial reform, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, at the White House in Washington. Deccan Chronicle
Economic insecurity is troubling Obama
Economic insecurity is troubling Obama | The Obama administration and Democrats in general are in trouble because they are not urgently and effectively addressing the iss... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
Democrats   Economy   Insecurity   Photos   US  
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Feb. 23, 2009. Investors unable to extinguish their worries about a recession that has no end in sight dumped stocks again Monday. The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 251 points to its lowest close since Oct. 28, 1997, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index logged its lowest finish since April 11, 1 The New York Times
Wall Street Shares Move Within a Narrow Range
| Shares traded within a tight range Tuesday, a year after major market indexes hit 12-year lows. | With little in the way of economic reports or earnings to help drive s... (photo: AP / Richard Drew)
Economy   Investment   Market   Photos   US  
Toyota Supra MKIV from the en:2 Fast 2 Furious movie. The Daily Tribune
The Toyota myth is shattered
| ZOOMING IN | 03/10/2010 | With the quickening pace of technological advance and the globalization-induced intensification of international competitiveness during the 20... (photo: Creative Commons / Simon Davison)
Automaker   Business   Japan   Photos   US  
Road Construction  -  Rehabilitation  -  Concreting  -  Construction  Workers  -  Laborers  -  Philippines The Daily Tribune
Neda board rushes P6-B infra plan before ban
| 03/10/2010 | A few days before a 45-day ban before and after elections on infrastructure spending takes effect, the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) b... (photo: WN / Trigedia)
Funding   Infrastructure   Philippines   Photos   Projects  
A man speaks on his cell phone in front of a giant globe in the main venue hall of the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen, Tuesday Dec. 15, 2009. The Star
INTERVIEW - New climate partnership planned to protect forests
| OSLO (Reuters) - Governments will seek a new climate partnership in 2010 to protect tropical forests with funds going through the United Nations, the World Bank or bila... (photo: AP / Virginia Mayo)
Climate Change   Deforestation   Environment   Photos   UN  
Brokers are seen at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, central Germany, on Friday, June 27, 2008. The New York Times
Euro Unity? It's Germany That Matters
| PARIS — Ten years after the euro, it’s still all about Germany, which isn’t the way it was supposed to be. | In the run-up to the common currency&rsqu... (photo: AP / Daniel Roland)
Euro   Finance   Germany   Paris   Photos  
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou take part a joint news conference at the State Department in Washington, Monday, March 8, 2010. The New York Times
Greece Is Not an Island
| My country's economic plight has dominated headlines for months. While many commentators have focused on the underlying problems within Greece, less attention has been ... (photo: AP / Haraz N. Ghanbari)
Economy   Europe   Finance   Greece   Photos  
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou take part a joint news conference at the State Department in Washington, Monday, March 8, 2010. The Daily Telegraph Australia
Greek PM warns debt crisis will affect US
| GREEK Prime Minister George Papandreou said Monday that the United States would not be a mere bystander if his country's debt crisis were to worsen. | In a speech ... (photo: AP / Haraz N. Ghanbari)
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