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In this photo taken on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, a man carries his belonging on a flooded path in Changchun in northeast China's Jilin province.
China   Disaster   Floods   Photos   Wikipedia: People's Republic of China  
Floods dump scores of chemical containers into China river
| Beijing: Workers began cleaning up a chemical spill in northeastern China Thursday after more than 3,000 containers of chemicals were washed into a river by the worst floods to hit the country ... (photo: AP)
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Das Buerogebaeude der Siemens AG fuer IT Operations und Industrial Services in Erlangen, aufgenommen am Montag, 13. August 2007.
Business   Economy   Germany   Photos   Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis  
Siemens and VW Surge on Roaring Demand From China
| FRANKFURT — Germany continued to show surprising strength Thursday as a drop in unemployment, coupled along with better-than-expected profit at two of the country’s biggest manufacturers... (photo: AP / Andreas Beil)
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In this photo taken on July 18, 2009, a wind turbines are seen at the Da Bancheng Wind Farm, south of Urumqi, in Xinjiang, China. U.N. ends Kyoto CO2 offset drought ahead of key meet
| LONDON (Reuters) - The United Nations' climate secretariat on Thursday issued 228,400 Kyoto Protocol carbon offsets to three Asian clean energy projects, ending a two-week issuance drought but faili... (photo: AP / Elizabeth Dalziel) The Star
Climate Change   Kyoto Protocol   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Greenhouse gas  
A protester holds a sign during a protest against BP PLC organized by Moveon.org outside an Arco gas station in Los Angeles, Tuesday, June 8, 2010. BP spill cases head to court as Shell counts cost
| LONDON/WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - The tide of lawsuits unleashed by BP'soil spill in the Gulf of Mexico breaks into an Idaho courtroom on Thursday, just as the company's rivals are counting the co... (photo: AP / Chris Pizzello) The Star
BP   Cost   Court   Photos   Shell  
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Stock dealers are seen in front of the German stock index (DAX) display at the Stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, March 18, 2008. World stocks were mostly higher Tuesday ahead of a key U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate decision following sharp declines in Europe and Asia the day before amid credit-crisis fe European Stocks Gain Ground
By ISHAQ SIDDIQI | European stock markets opened slightly higher Thursday, as investors weigh up the competing influences of disappointing U.S. economic data but upbeat s... (photo: AP / Bernd Kammerer) Wall Street Journal
Economy   Markets   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: FTSE 100 Index  
 Gold, Gold Smith,Women Accessories, Jewel, Jewellery  ( mk1) Gold regains strength on dollar; ETF down 1%
| SINGAPORE - Gold rebounded on Thursday as the US dollar weakened against other currencies but gains could are seen limited after holdings in the world's largest gold-ba... (photo: WN / Minakumari) Mining Weekly
Business   Dollar   Gold   Market   Photos  
A public utility jeepney ( PUJ ) seen emitting smoke and causes air pollution , Mandaluyong City , Philippines, October 17 , 2008. As China's Economy Grows, Pollution Worsens Despite New Efforts to Control It
| BEIJING — China, the world’s most prodigious emitter of greenhouse gas, continues to suffer the downsides of unbridled economic growth despite a raft of new... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) The New York Times
China   Economy   Photos   Pollution   Wikipedia: Pollution  
Philippine opposition Senator Panfilo Lacson, left, joins a prayer vigil for the safety of Rodolfo Lozada Jr., a witness in a Senate corruption inquiry that has implicated President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's husband, in front of the Senate building in suburban Manila on Wednesday Feb. 6, 2008. Lozada was facing an arrest warrant from the Senate for failing to attend last week's hearing when police whisked him out of Manila airport after he returned from an official trip abroad, authorities and his family said. Sign at right reads "Cannot bare this rotten government!" (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) Lacson reinvestigation bid denied
| A Manila court has denied for lack of merit a motion filed by Sen. Panfilo Lacson to reinvestigate charges of two counts of murder filed by the justice department over ... (photo: AP / Aaron Favila) Malaya
Court   Investigation   Manila   Photos   Wikipedia: Panfilo Lacson  
Die Kurve des deutschen Aktienindex DAX ist am Donnerstag, 18. September 2008, in der Boerse in Frankfurt am Main ueber einem Aktienmakler zu sehen. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) ---The curve of German stock index Dax is seen over a broker in Frankfurt, central Germany, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)hg3 European Markets Slip on Concerns About U.S.
| European exchanges traded in a narrow range Wednesday amid signs that the recent rally may be running out of steam because of concerns about a recovery in the United St... (photo: AP / Michael Probst) The New York Times
Europe   Markets   Photos   US   Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis  
This April 30, 2008 file photo shows an exterior view of Yahoo headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. Billionaire investor Carl Icahn on Thursday, May 15, 2008 officially launched a proxy contest to unseat Yahoo Inc.'s board, writing in a letter to Chairman Roy Bostock "the board of directors of Yahoo has acted irrationally and lost the faith of shareholders" and Microsoft Co Yahoo Japan Teams With Google on Search
| TOKYO — Yahoo Japan will use Google technology to power its Internet search engine and search advertising platform, the Japanese company announced Tuesday, diver... (photo: AP / Paul Sakuma, File) Herald Tribune
Google   Japan   Photos   Search   Yahoo  
A man walks past London's Stock Exchange, on Friday, May 21, 2010. The London Stock Exchange has reported a return to profit a year after absorbing heavy losses from its takeover of Borsa Italiana. For the year ending March 31, LSE said Friday that its posted a net profit of 90.4 million British pounds (some 130 million US dollars) compared to a loss of 338 million pounds in the previous year. Revenue was down 6 percent to 605.6 million pounds.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) Earnings Boost European Stocks
By ISHAQ SIDDIQI | LONDON—European stock markets opened higher Wednesday, with relatively strong earnings news offering a degree of confidence. | The U.K. FTSE 100 ... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis) Wall Street Journal
Economy   Markets   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: FTSE 100 Index  
Yahoo Japan Teams With Google on Search Yahoo Japan Teams With Google on Search
| TOKYO -- Yahoo Japan will use Google technology to power its Internet search engine and search advertising platform, the Japanese company announced Tuesday, diverging f... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Google   Japan   Photos   Search   Yahoo  
China Eastern Airlines China Eastern to launch JV
| SHANGHAI - China Eastern Airlines Co Ltd, one of the nation's three major carriers, said on Tuesday that it will set up a joint venture in Kunming with the Yunnan provi... (photo: Creative Commons / kexi) China Daily
Airlines   China   Industry   Photos   Transport  
 Pedestrians walk past new commercial buildings in Beijing Thursday July 13, 2006.The International M More Job-Seekers Hitch Ride on Asian Economy
| HONG KONG — Shahrzad Moaven quit a public relations job in London and moved to this teeming metropolis four months ago to take up what she saw as a more exciting ... (photo: AP Photo) The New York Times
Asia   Economy   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Economy of Asia  
With a list of school supplies and calculator in hand, Diamond Emory, left, compares prices of erasable markers with her five-year-old son Eric at a Wal-Mart store Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008 U.S. Markets Struggle as Consumer Confidence Falls
| Shares on Wall Street wandered Tuesday morning after a report showed the consumer confidence continue to erode last month. | Exchanges in Europe were higher on better-t... (photo: AP / Kiichiro Sato) The New York Times
Economy   Markets   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Consumer confidence  
The Yahoo logo is seen in New York Yahoo Japan Teams With Google on Search
| TOKYO — Yahoo Japan announced Tuesday that it would use Google technology to power its Internet search engine and search-advertising platform. The deal puts Yahoo... (photo: AP / Mark Lennihan) The New York Times
Company   Internet   Japan   Photos   Wikipedia: Yahoo! Japan  
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US stocks up on Astrazeneco, Bayer, telecom earnings
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Stocks up on AstraZeneca, Bayer, telecom earns
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Stock dealers are seen in front of the German stock index (DAX) display at the Stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, March 18, 2008. World stocks were mostly higher Tuesday ahead of a key U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate decision following sharp declines in Europe and Asia the day before amid credit-crisis fe
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This April 30, 2008 file photo shows an exterior view of Yahoo headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. Billionaire investor Carl Icahn on Thursday, May 15, 2008 officially launched a proxy contest to unseat Yahoo Inc.'s board, writing in a letter to Chairman Roy Bostock "the board of directors of Yahoo has acted irrationally and lost the faith of shareholders" and Microsoft Co
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Calif. revokes real estate licenses at record pace
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Investors eye real estate market
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