US marks Independence Day with fireworks, revelry
Americans across the country mixed patriotism and plain old good fun to mark Independence Day on Friday, with solemn ceremony alternating with parades, fireworks and hot-dog-eating hijinks. Hundreds of thousands of people gathered to watch the nation's
Employers cut 62,000 US jobs, sixth straight month of losses
WASHINGTON: The United States lost jobs for a sixth month in a row in June, a storm of pink slips drenching this year's July Fourth holiday for more than 60,000 Americans and leaving thousands more worried about the future. Weighed down by energy prices
EU, Egypt sign farm products deal
European Union negotiators have initialled a deal to liberalise trade in most farm and fishery products with Egypt, the most important Middle East market for EU produce, the European Commission said. The agreement will give EU exporters free and
Asian anti-crime group gathers support
More than ten thousand people have marched through east Auckland streets to support a vigilante group encouraging victims to take action against criminals.
U.S. Government Nonproliferation Priorities & Asia
Patricia A. McNerney, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Security and NonproliferationRemarks at the Sydney Institute Sydney, Australia July 1, 2008 United States Government Nonproliferation Priorities and Asia Introduction Thank you,
Chinese embassy in Ottawa may have damaged river...
OTTAWA - Construction workers at the Embassy of the People's Republic of China have been dumping old cinder blocks into the Rideau River where the embassy property backs onto the water. The large pile of crumbling blocks and construction debris outside a
Japan grants Zambia K48bn.
JAPAN has given Zambia a K48 billion grant for ground water development in Luapula Province and the rehabilitation of the road network in Livingstone.This was announced at a signing ceremony for the two projects in Lusaka yesterday. Minister of Finance
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