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 Israel
threatens tough economic sanctions
The Independent
Bangladesh: Israel will clamp down on Palestinian areas,
cutting the West Bank off from Gaza, banning Gaza workers from
Israel and halting most funding, in a campaign to weaken the
violent Hamas as it a... |
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 Indian
poultry meets Japanese norms
The Times Of
India: NEW DELHI: Japan on Friday approved India as a poultry
meat supplying country without inspecting the plants in the
country. Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)
has completed this e... |
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 Rise
in consumer spending supports hope for recovery
The Guardian: UK
economic growth remains sluggish but consumer spending is
recovering slowly, revised official data showed yesterday. The
economy expanded by a relatively weak 0.4% in the third
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 Gold
prices near 17-year highs
NEW
YORK — Gold is hovering near 17-year-highs. What that means
depends on who's doing the interpreting. According to one
school, demand from China and India is pushing the price
higher, but a... The State |
 World's
poultry industry braces for bird flu, as Asia shows the way
Suthat
Toonsilpa's chicken farm barely survived Thailand's first
outbreak of bird flu in late 2003, and he watched many of his
neighbours go out of business. But despite worldwide embargo
... The Independent Bangladesh |
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 Second-hand
clothes a boon for Kenyans
By
Andrew Cawthorne, NAIROBI: Drayton Maina looks sharp behind
the wheel of his car in a grey suit, colourful tie and shiny
leather shoes. It would be hard to tell t... Dawn |
 Role
of oil palm in economy
By Dr
S.M. Alam,
OIL palm Elaeis guineensis is an important plant for obtaining
edible oil and other materials. The crop grows in tropical
areas as it needs sun ... Dawn |
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 China
sees economy growing 9.2 pct in 2005
China's central bank expects the economy to grow 9.2 percent
this year and expand 8.7 percent in the first half of 2006,
the Shanghai Securities News said on Monday.... China Daily |
 PETA
to renew Aussie wool fight
THE
Australian wool industry is bracing for a renewed global
animal rights campaign against it after a proposed peace deal
lapsed without agreement. The main wool groups say the
announcement is no s...
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China and India link up to bid for oil deals
IT IS the beginning of the end of the western oil giants' dominance. As in every other area of business, the spotlight has turned to China and India, the emerging economic superpowers.
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French stock market surges ahead of its European rivals
A SURGE of some 600 index points on the CAC 40 blue-chip share index since the beginning of the year has meant the French stock market has outperformed its European counterpoints and caught many investors by surprise.
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The all-party transition for clerics
EDUCATION matters more than ever in our new Information Age, which requires more brain workers than ever, and Western workers are facing unprecedented competition from China and India; so the blatant
dumping-down of A-levels, once the 'gold standard' of
school-leaving exams for England, Wales and Northern Ireland
(Scotland has always had its own exam system) over the past 20
years is a national scandal.
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Someone, somewhere is trying to clone a human now
THE Island, a new film starring Scotland's Ewan McGregor and Hollywood starlet Scarlett Johansson, is the story of two young people who go on the run once they realise the idyll in which they live is actually a prison. It turns out the runaway pair are clones, specially bred as insurance policies for their rich, real-world counterparts. The clones are living under a death sentence - they will be harvested for organs should something go wrong with the people from whom they were created.
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SIR Malcolm Rifkind resigned from frontline politics last night after failing to be picked for a senior shadow cabinet role by David Cameron, as the new Conservative leader took control.
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THE Scottish Parliament is looking for another new home after being told it would have to leave its temporary location by the end of next week.
SCOTTISH ministers scored a notable success over their Westminster counterparts yesterday when new figures showed that a greater proportion of children had been lifted out of poverty in Scotland than in the rest of the UK.
PREGNANT women who drink four glasses of milk a day can substantially reduce their chances of premature birth and their babies dying, a study by the World Health Organisation has discovered.
A HIGH-SPEED train which would harness the power of magnetism to hurtle passengers from Edinburgh to Glasgow in 12 minutes could be built alongside the M8, the head of Britain's largest transport firm said.
MILLIONS of pounds spent by the NHS on a new contract for consultants in Scotland have so far failed to improve patient care, a critical report revealed yesterday.
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