VIDEO: 'Painful' new debt measures for Italy |
- VIDEO: 'Painful' new debt measures for Italy
- VIDEO: Brazilian judge shot dead
- U.S. citizen kidnapped in Pakistan-police (Reuters)
- China says order restored after thousands protest (AP)
- Japan's Noda envisions grand coalition with opposition
- DARPA Plane to Circle Planet in 60 Minutes or Less
- U.S. citizen kidnapped in Pakistan-police
- China sends anti-terrorism unit to restive west (AP)
- Economics, Branding May Push Texas A & M, Florida State to SEC
- Concerned about the Consumer? Look at What China Wants
- NatGas Liquids Buoy Exxon Stock Up To $93
- Is Insurance Boring?
- Another Oil Leak Reported At China's Largest Offshore Well
- Puerto Rico Fires Up Housing Market
- VIDEO: Mars rover explores ancient crater
- VIDEO: Mars rover explores ancient crater
- No Major Slowdown As Brazil Consumers Still Happily Spending
- The 30 Best Portraits of Ron Swanson
- VIDEO: Serial killer faces lethal injection
- Polish train derails en route to Katowice
| VIDEO: 'Painful' new debt measures for Italy Posted: 12 Aug 2011 10:51 PM PDT The Italian cabinet has approved what prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, has described as "painful" austerity measures to improve public finances and reduce the nation's budget deficit.
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| VIDEO: Brazilian judge shot dead Posted: 12 Aug 2011 10:58 PM PDT A Brazilian judge, Patricia Acioli, who was renowned for her work against organised crime, has been shot dead in Rio de Janeiro State.
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| U.S. citizen kidnapped in Pakistan-police (Reuters) Posted: 12 Aug 2011 10:42 PM PDT Reuters - An American citizen was kidnapped from his residence in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Saturday, police said.
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| China says order restored after thousands protest (AP) Posted: 12 Aug 2011 11:27 PM PDT AP - A local official says order has been restored to a southwestern Chinese town after thousands took to the streets and clashed with police to protest rough handling of citizens by authorities.
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| Japan's Noda envisions grand coalition with opposition Posted: 12 Aug 2011 10:47 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Saturday he envisions forming a grand coalition with opposition parties if he were to become the country's next prime minister.
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| DARPA Plane to Circle Planet in 60 Minutes or Less Posted: 12 Aug 2011 10:28 PM PDT On Thursday, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency launched the world?s fastest airplane, the Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 (HTV-2), on the back of a rocket from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The HTV-2, which can fly at 13,000 mph and endure temperatures of more 3,500 F, was designed to fly anywhere ...
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| U.S. citizen kidnapped in Pakistan-police Posted: 12 Aug 2011 10:42 PM PDT LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - An American citizen was kidnapped from his residence in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Saturday, police said.
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| China sends anti-terrorism unit to restive west (AP) Posted: 12 Aug 2011 09:24 PM PDT AP - China has sent an elite anti-terrorism unit to the restive far western region of Xinjiang in the wake of recent violence there and ahead of an international trade convention, a state newspaper reported Saturday.
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| Economics, Branding May Push Texas A & M, Florida State to SEC Posted: 12 Aug 2011 09:27 PM PDT Within the last few days, rumors have intensified that Texas A&M and Florida State might consider accepting invitations to the SEC. And if either school accepts the invitation, you certainly couldn?t blame them from either an economics or branding perspective. Let?s first focus on the economics, and please note that most of this data comes ...
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| Concerned about the Consumer? Look at What China Wants Posted: 12 Aug 2011 09:27 PM PDT Investors concerned about a potential US "Double Dip" ought to focus where the growth is:?? luxury brands with exposure in China.?? One of the brightest candidates with great potential is Apple. Luxury good demand in Asia Pacific generally, and China specifically, is driving revenues and profits of some of the world's splashiest brands.?? Take a ...
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| NatGas Liquids Buoy Exxon Stock Up To $93 Posted: 12 Aug 2011 08:45 PM PDT The company has aggressively added to it oil and natural gas liquids (NGLs) portfolio in recent months and recently made two major discoveries in the Gulf of Mexico region. We currently have a Trefis price estimate of $92.70 for Exxon Mobil's stock which is about 20% above the current market price.
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| Posted: 12 Aug 2011 08:41 PM PDT Insurance may be boring but some of the people woking in it are not
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| Another Oil Leak Reported At China's Largest Offshore Well Posted: 12 Aug 2011 08:23 PM PDT ConocoPhillips China acknowledges more oil leaking from its Bohai Bay drilling platform than expected.
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| Puerto Rico Fires Up Housing Market Posted: 12 Aug 2011 06:37 PM PDT A stimulus program on the island, long ripe with vacant houses and condos, has sent sales of new homes surging 80% in the past 10 months from a year earlier, even as the market in much of the U.S. mainland is dead.
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| VIDEO: Mars rover explores ancient crater Posted: 12 Aug 2011 07:30 PM PDT Nasa has released footage of the Mars exploration rover, Opportunity, moving across the surface of Mars, filmed by one of its hazard cameras.
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| VIDEO: Mars rover explores ancient crater Posted: 12 Aug 2011 07:30 PM PDT Nasa has released footage of the Mars exploration rover, Opportunity, moving across the surface of Mars, filmed by one of its hazard cameras.
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| No Major Slowdown As Brazil Consumers Still Happily Spending Posted: 12 Aug 2011 07:47 PM PDT Despite economic slowdown and efforts to curb spending, Brazilians are still shopping til they're dropping.
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| The 30 Best Portraits of Ron Swanson Posted: 12 Aug 2011 07:18 PM PDT Consider this your Friday night mental health break. Buzzfeed has 30 portraits of TV?s greatest character. Here?s one: Twenty-nine more here. My pitch to the creators of Parks and Recreation here.
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| VIDEO: Serial killer faces lethal injection Posted: 12 Aug 2011 06:29 PM PDT A serial killer in the US who hid the remains of 11 women in his home and garden in Ohio has been sentenced to death.
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| Polish train derails en route to Katowice Posted: 12 Aug 2011 07:03 PM PDT At least one passenger is killed and more than 40 others wounded in the accident.
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