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Stocks tumble as Emirate says it will provide only selective support to firms Tuesday, December 01, 2009 - Powered by John Irish and Tamara Walid  Reuters    DUBAI: Dubai’s government said on Monday it that was not responsible for the debts of its flagship conglomerate, offering little clarity on a plan to delay billions in debt repayments that has rattled world markets. Dubai last week raised fears of a second bout of global financial turmoil by asking for a six-month repayment freeze on debt issued by Dubai World and its unit Nakheel, a property developer at the heart of the emirate’s boom.  Analysts said a statement by Dubai’s leading...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson on Monday awarded nearly $1 million in education grants to school districts in California, North Carolina and Oklahoma.   Johnson, who wrapped up his record fourth consecutive Cup championship in the Nov. 22 season finale, received more than 80 applications from schools in districts both he and his wife, Chandra, attended, as well as the greater Charlotte area, where they live. The grants...

LANSING, Mich. – Michigan Democrats are promoting proposals they say would make auto insurance more affordable and strengthen consumer...

This fever isn't from Peggy Lee or John Travolta - it's Hanukkah Fever, a celebration of the Festival...

NEW YORK -- "Michael Jackson's This Is It," a film about the King of Pop's final rehearsals before his death, will be released on DVD on...

Posted  | Comment  | Recommend | | |   Sony Pictures This Is It captures Jackson's final performances as he rehearsed for his concerts in London.  Interactive Calendar NEW YORK — 's This Is It, a film about the King of Pop's final rehearsals before his death, will be...

The gap between what drivers are paying for gasoline compared with a year ago is widening and figures to get worse between now and the end of the year. Prices at the pump were $2.629 a gallon on Monday, 80.4 cents more a gallon than a year ago, according to auto club AAA, Wright Express...

The Chief Executive Officer of the Holy Trinity Spa and Resort has dismissed suggestions by the Majority Leader that the services rendered by the spa were substandard. Dr Felix Anyah has defended the conduct of his staff who Majority Leader Alban Bagbin says do not...

The Ghana Tourist Board is to partner Ghana International Airlines in the promotion of tourism in Ghana. This was disclosed after a meeting between officials of the Ghana Tourist Board and the management of Ghana International Airlines recently. The Ghana Tourist Board delegation included the new...

The fear of the swine flu may be having a ruinous effect on Macedonia's tourism agencies, with some agencies reporting an up to 90 per cent drop in demand for New Year holidays. This, despite the much awaited lifting of visa requirements for nationals traveling to EU countries announced Monday....

Danica Patrick signed a three-year extension with Andretti Autosport on Monday, a deal reportedly in the works for weeks.   Her NASCAR future? Still unclear. Patrick and Andretti Autosport owner Michael Andretti announced the deal and unveiled her green-and-orange No. 7 GoDaddy.com car at New York's Times Square during a segment of Good Morning America....

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Approximately 10 years ago, children began to disappear from an amusement park of the British town of Kent. The kids would enter the hall of mirrors and never came out. BREAKING NEWS Earth temperatures reach highest point in 12,000 years From beautiful to ugly More... The local police r an of f their legs. Recently, a psychic lady announced that she knew where the kids were....

Though music has remained an unerring passion of mine right from a very early age, the harmonica had always been an alien instrument for me, and it was only recently that I began to appreciate the immense musical possibilities associated with the harmonica. Thanks to my friend Abe from Suzuki who introduced me to its limitless possibilities, and who helped arrange a music concert for harmonica virtuoso Jia-Yi He in our city earlier this year, I have been encountering quite a few harmonica players and enthusiasts in our region. Sometime back, I came across another Indian...

Shreemoyee Asomiya Mahila Samiti organized ‘Zubeen nite’ at Bunt’s Centre, Navi Mumbai on Novembver 28. The event was inaugurated by the chief guests, The Chief Adviser of SAMS & Deputy Resident Commissioner of Assam Bhawan Sri Debasish Sharma, Sri Abani Das, Dr. Tapan...

New Delhi, Nov 30 : In a first instance of its kind, the United State Central Intelligence Agency has declassified and released records that estimate that most Indians believe that Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was alive in Siberia and waiting to make a big come back.  "It is now currently rumoured in the Delhi area that the Netaji is alive and is in Siberia, where he is waiting for a chance to make a big come back," the records state.                  Recently the CIA has released two documents of 1950 related to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Rashtriya Swayam...

New Delhi, Nov 30 : The Union Government on Monday said it is aware of a recent National Aero Space Administration study which states that climate scientists have underestimated the extent of warming caused by methane.  In a...

New Delhi, Nov 30 : In a confrontational act, China has objected to road construction in Demchok near the Line of Actual Control in the Ladakh region of Kashmir.  The work has been stopped on the road project being built under the National Rural...

New Delhi, Nov 30 : The Union Government on Monday clarified that the National Action Plan on Climate Change includes a Mission on 'Green India,' that would enhance ecosystem services and...

A 60-strong trade union delegation at the WTO Ministerial meeting in Geneva next week will press for WTO rules and negotiations to promote sustained and decent employment growth. A special conference on 29 November - "Trade, Growth and Development: Can the WTO Promote Decent...

 

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