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Breaking News Wed, 16 Dec 2009
Pedestrians cover their heads to protect from the rain in front of the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009. Japanese shares tumbled early Tuesday after a brutal session on Wall Street overnight, but the sell-off eased as the government signaled it may move to prop up stock prices. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average lost 1.5 percent, or 107.6 points, to 7,2
Economy   Financial   Market   Photos   Stock
 ABC News 
Asia Stocks Lower After Wall Street Snaps Gains
Wed 16 Dec 2009
BANGKOK December 16, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press Asian stock markets mostly fell Wednesday, taking a lead from Wall Street where investors fretted over the prospect of higher interest rates after a... (photo: AP / Katsumi Kasahara)
Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni, center, greets wellwishers after a photo session as Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, right, and Cambodia Senate President Chea Sim, left, look forward in front of the National Assembly in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008.
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 Taipei Times 
Cambodia king pardons Thai for spying
Sat 12 Dec 2009
Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni yesterday pardoned a Thai man jailed for seven years for spying on fugitive former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra during a visit to Phnom Penh, the government... (photo: AP / Heng Sinith)
A pedestrian is reflected on an electric market information display in Tokyo, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009. Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock average losst almost 3 percent on Thursday, amid doubts that U.S. plans costing trillions of dollars will soon restore the health of the world's largest economy  Stockhouse  Fri 11 Dec 2009
World stock markets climb as weaker yen boosts Nikkei, China's exports improve

BANGKOK, Thailand - World markets advanced Friday as a big improvement in China's exports pointed to rising global demand that could lift other trade-reliant economies. Benchmarks in Tokyo and Hong... (photo: AP / Katsumi Kasahara)
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A Chevron gas station near Nederland, Texas is damaged by Hurricane Ike.  Star Tribune  Thu 10 Dec 2009
Chevron says it will cut capital and exploratory spending by 5 percent from 2009 levels
NEW YORK - Chevron will cut capital and exploratory spending next year by 5 percent compared with 2009 levels. The second-largest U.S. oil company, which is headquartered in San Ramon, Calif., said... (photo: GFDL)
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 Oil Prices, Gasoline prices, oil, gasoline, fuel,industry, gas. tp1 DNA India Wed 16 Dec 2009
Oil prices up in Asian trade

Singapore: Oil prices were stable in Asian trade today as dealers weighed recent price falls against a firming US dollar, analysts said. New York's main futures contract,... (photo: WN/Theresa Poongan)
Economy   Energy   Photos   Prices   Production
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, left, shakes hand with Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Wednesday, April 8, 2009. The Star Wed 16 Dec 2009
FACTBOX - Five facts about China-Myanmar relations
REUTERS - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, seen as frontrunner to succeed President Hu Jintao, arrives in Myanmar on Saturday for a two-day visit and is expected to... (photo: AP / Minoru Iwasaki)
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In a wired world, news good and bad touched all The Press Democrat Tue 15 Dec 2009
In a wired world, news good and bad touched all
When sweeping anti-government protests became the biggest challenge to confront Iran's 30-year-old Islamic revolution, the regime tried to suppress the news but couldn't... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Hamas   Israel   Mideast   Photos   Protests
 SCHOOL-STUDENTS-WEAR-SWINE-FLU-MASK Star Tribune Tue 15 Dec 2009
From pop to nukes, swine flu to terrorism, news in a wired world was ever ...

From climate change, swine flu and economic meltdowns to terrorism and nuclear menace, the shocks, threats and surprises that befell humanity in 2009 were, more than... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
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Roots of an old cotton tree. Business Report Tue 15 Dec 2009
Carbon price of $10/tonne could help save forests-report
  $10 CO2 price could save Brazil, Indonesia forests-report Submit your comment A price of $10 (R 74.70) per tonne of planet-warming carbon dioxide could be... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Agriculture   Farming   Forest   Indonesia   Photos


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