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Oil higher as Greece avoids default
Jul 4th
SINGAPORE: Oil rose in Asian trade Monday after eurozone finance ministers cleared the way for debt-hit Greece to receive 12 billion euros by mid-July, analysts said.
In afternoon trade, New York”s main contract, West Texas Intermediate for August de…
19 reasons why I’d rather text than talk
Jul 3rd
http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/6746/19-reasons-why-id-rather-text-than-talk/
Strauss-Kahn released from house arrest
Jul 2nd
NEW YORK: Former IMF chief DominiqueStrauss-Kahn was released from house arrest on Friday after prosecutors said the hotel maid who accuses him of attempted rape lied to a grand jury and made other false statements.
Strauss-Kahn, 62, still faces charg…
Fire menacing Los Alamos lab nears record size
Jul 1st
NEW YORK: Firefighters inside a nuclear weapons complex in New Mexico scrambled on Thursday to clear brush near barrels of plutonium-contaminated waste stored just a few miles from a monster blaze roaring through surrounding forests.
The so-called La…
Strauss-Kahn case in jeopardy: New York Times
Jul 1st
NEW YORK: The sexual assault case against ex-IMF chief and French presidential hopeful Dominique Strauss-Kahn is collapsing due to doubts over the victim”s credibility, a report said Thursday.
The New York Times story, citing two law enforcement sour…
Asian shares mostly up after Wall Street rally
Jul 1st
HONG KONG: Asian stocks were mostly higher on Friday as traders followed a Wall Street surge but gains were tempered by profit-taking and data showing growth in manufacturing activity almost stalled in China last month.
Sentiment was given support by …
Euro edges down against dollar on profit-taking
Jul 1st
TOKYO: The euro edged down against the dollar on profit-taking in Asia Friday, following its rally after Greece”s approval of an austerity programme for averting debt default.
The single European currency fetched $1.4488 in Tokyo morning trading, com…
Oil falls in Asian trade on profit-taking
Jul 1st
SINGAPORE: Oil fell in Asian trade Friday as investors locked in profits from recent price raises as a result of easing concerns over Greece”s debt crisis and a weaker dollar.
New York”s main contract, West Texas Intermediate for delivery in August,…
Defeating Al-Qaeda – Refining U.S. Strategy ?
Jul 1st
Obama Adviser Outlines Plans to Defeat Al Qaeda
By Eric Schmitt and Mark Mazzetti, New York Times, June 29, 2011
WASHINGTON — A week after President Obama announced the initial drawdown of American troops from Afghanistan, his top counterterrorism adviser described plans to rely more heavily on a largely landestine campaign to destroy Al Qaeda’s network, which he described as already “in its
Oil prices slide after recent bounce
Jun 30th
LONDON: World oil prices slid on Thursday on profit-taking after soaring the previous day on easing concerns over Greece and signs of strengthening energy demand in the United States.
Brent North Sea crude for delivery in August sank $1.01 to $111.39 …
