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  Saudi
Arabia bans import of poultry
Dawn: By Syed
Rashid Hussain. RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has imposed a ban on the
import of poultry and its products from a number of countries,
including Pakistan. According to local media reports, Saudi... |
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 Put
to the road test
The Los Angeles
Times: ARNOLD Schwarzenegger promised to bring an end to
business as usual in Sacramento and deliver a greener
California. Now those promises are being tested as the
governor considers how to respond to a pr... |
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 Cement,
banking sectors push KSE beyond 9000 points
The News
International: By Bilal Mohammad Ali. KARACHI: The KSE-100
Index crossed the crucial barrier of 9,000 during the week
(Nov 21 to 25) and closed at 9,064.39 with a gain of 130.88
points supported by banking, cement... |
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 Cotton
trading remains active
Dawn: KARACHI:
Trading activity on the cotton market on Tuesday was
well-sustained for the sixth session in a row as price ideas
of ginners and spinners have found a meeting... |
 Palm
oil prices higher
Dawn:
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian crude palm oil futures closed up
marginally on Tuesday, reversing early losses as players bet
on better exports for September in a market struggling to stay
above 1,... |
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 US
talks seek to untangle dispute on textile imports
Hong
Kong Standard: American and Chinese negotiators were scheduled
Tuesday to wrap up a third round of talks seeking to strike a
comprehensive agreement to limit a flood of Chinese
clothing... |
 Rice
prices seen falling on supply rise
The
News International: KARACHI: Rice prices eased over the past
week amid soft demand from exporters and dealers said
increasing new-crop arrivals could pull prices further down in
coming day... |
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 China's
industrial output up 16.1 per cent
China's industrial output rose 16.1 per cent from a year
earlier in July, a slowdown suggesting curbs on real estate
investment have helped brake the blistering economy, official
data showed... The Independent Bangladesh |
 China
addressing pollution issue
China,
the factory of the world, is being slowly choked by the
pollution brought on by its unrelenting economic
transformation and the government is starting to realise it
needs to do something about ... China Daily
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James II of
Scotland meets an unfortunate end on the 3 August 1460 when one of his artillery pieces explodes during the siege of Roxburgh castle, killing the nearby king instantly. To read more about this Scots monarch and others of the Stewart dynasty go to
heritage.scotsman.com
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James Clerk
Maxwell, mathematician and physicist, died on the 5th November 1879. Born in Edinburgh, Maxwell was most famous for the "Maxwell equations", which relate to the behaviour of electric and magnetic fields and which later paved the way for technological advances such as radio and x-ray. Read more
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James Ramsay
MacDonald, died on the 9th November 1937. MacDonald, one of the pioneers of British socialism, was Labour's first Prime Minister, holding office twice between 1924 and 1935. With no secondary education, MacDonald rose to his position because of his passionate public
speeches. He was expelled from the Labour party during his second term in office, but remained in the Cabinet until his death. For more on modern-day politics
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On the 12
March in 1286 Margaret (Maid of Norway) was crowned Queen of Scotland. She died on the sea voyage to Britain, leaving Scotland in a perilous state, which King Edward of England was only too keen to exploit to his own ends. To read more about Margaret and the House of Canmore visit
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TENS of thousands of Scots are waiting longer than six months to be treated but never show up on official waiting list target figures, it was revealed yesterday.
A CORONER backed calls yesterday for a public inquiry into the events surrounding the deaths of four soldiers at Deepcut barracks after an inquest jury returned an open verdict on the death of a young Scottish private.
A SPECTACULAR open-air concert at Balmoral to mark the Queen's 80th birthday will be without a key guest - Her Majesty.
Prominent figures targeted in tax raids
Low inflation prompts RBA to hold rates
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