U.S. deaths in Afghanistan drop sharply in November
An Afghan woman walks past a banner about aid on World AIDS Day in Kabul on Monday. The banner says that people affected by HIV/AIDS 'can continue their lives in society.' The attack, coming on the busiest shopping day of the week in the town of Musa
USA Hockey, NHL Net Sign Coverage Deal
USA Hockey and NHL Network have signed a three-year agreement that will give NHL Net coverage of the . The deal also includes coverage of the 2009-10 U.S. Women's National Teams Qwest Tour. NHL Network will air live HD TV coverage of all U.S. games and
FCC to vote on free broadband across USA; Rural areas would get access under plan
Tuesday FIRST EDITION Free broadband for America has inched closer to reality: The plan, after two years of debate, is finally on the calendar for a full vote by the Federal Communications Commission. Assuming the plan is approved at the FCC's Dec. 18
Chrysler seeks $7 billion in aid from US government
Tags: Automobiles, Cars, Chrysler, Ford, GM, USA US based automaker Chrysler has asked for $7-billion in loans from the US government. The company said that they need this money to survive the slowdown in the country?s economy. The slowing down sales
Welcome to the Future, Hu Jintao
----Commentary---- Two events shadowed China's President, Hu Jintao, as he arrived in America on Nov. 14 to attend the week-long G-20 summit. Both prefigure the inherent instability that the Chinese government brings to the world community. An elderly
Asian Markets Climb on Wall Street's Gains
Text Size Asian markets open the Wednesday stronger, buoyed by a rebound on Wall Street after economic bellwether General Electric loading... [GE Loading... () ] pledged to maintain its dividend. U.S. markets were also calmed by the
Asia-Pacific policy makers move to bolster economies as markets fall in the region
HONG KONG: Policy makers in the Asia-Pacific region stepped up efforts to bolster their economies Tuesday as rising concerns about the slowdown in the United States sent stock markets around the region sharply lower. The Australian central bank cut its
Taiwan's Uni-President China unit's sugar supplier to default on contracts
(XFN-ASIA via COMTEX News Network) -- Uni-President China Holdings Ltd, the Hong Kong-listed unit of Uni-President Enterprises Corp (1216. TW), Taiwan's largest food and beverage group, said a supplier in China will fail to deliver on 100 mln yuan worth
Antaike sees China aluminium demand up 3 pct in 09
SANYA, China, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Consumption of primary aluminium by China, the world's top consumer, may rise 8.5 percent this year and just 3 percent next year due to the global financial crisis, a senior analyst at Antaike, a state-owned research
PRESS DIGEST - China - Dec 3
BEIJING/SHANGHAI, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Chinese newspapers available in Beijing and Shanghai carried the following stories on Wednesday. Reuters has not checked the stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. CHINA SECURITIES JOURNAL -- China Securities
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