• China has no plans to alter $9 billion Congolese deal

    02/06/2009 05:00

    China has no plans to change a US$9 billion investment accord with the Democratic Republic of Congo, after the International Monetary Fund threatened to withhold debt relief unless it is altered. “For the moment, it’s advancing very, very...

  • Global consumer confidence stabilizing: survey

    02/06/2009 05:00

    Global consumer confidence is stabilizing after falling for 18 months, providing a glimmer of hope for a shattered world economy in which three quarters of households cut spending, a survey showed Tuesday. Some 40 percent of consumers blame the...

  • GM’s bankruptcy ripples across Asia, threatening growth plans

    GM’s bankruptcy ripples across Asia, threatening growth plans

    02/06/2009 05:00

    A Chevy vehicle exits the General Motors Inc. Livonia Engine Plant in Livonia, Michigan, US, on Monday. General Motors (GM) Corp.’s bankruptcy rippled across Asia Tuesday. The...

  • Obama names new Army Secretary

    Obama names new Army Secretary

    02/06/2009 05:00

    U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday nominated a Republican congressman from New York as Secretary of the Army. U.S. President Barack Obama (L) watches on as his nominee for Secretary of the Army, Congressman John McHugh (R-NY) speaks to the...

  • OAS chief urges members to debate Cuba re-entry without fear

    OAS chief urges members to debate Cuba re-entry without fear

    02/06/2009 05:00

    Cuba’s potential reintegration to the Organization of American States (OAS) should be discussed without fear, OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza said Tuesday. Participants to the 39th General Assembly of the Organization of American...

  • WHO getting closer to declaring A/H1N1 pandemic, says official

    WHO getting closer to declaring A/H1N1 pandemic, says official

    02/06/2009 05:00

    As the A/H1N1 flu virus spreads further around the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) is getting closer to declaring a full pandemic, a senior official of the UN agency said on Tuesday. Several medical workers rest in the special wards...

  • GM kicked out of Dow auto classified index

    GM kicked out of Dow auto classified index

    01/06/2009 05:00

    General Motors Corp. will be removed from the Dow Jones Automobiles & Parts Titans 30 Index after the automaker filed for bankruptcy on Monday. The logo of General Motors Corp. (GM) is seen outside the GM headquarters in Detroit, the United...

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