Gazprom to review price of gas sold to Belarus and Ukraine (Russian Information Agency Novosti) Gazprom s new chairman Viktor Zubkov says the company needs to check the execution of its commitments by Belarus and Ukraine, and possibly review the price of natural gas it sells to these countries.
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Read the Latest Q2 2008 Report on Greece as Greek Consumers Spend 40% of their Income on Food, Drink & Tobacco (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) DUBLIN, Ireland—-Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Greece Food and Drink Report Q2 2008″ report to their offering.
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Public servants’ strike looms in Solomons (TVNZ) Public servants will walk off the job in the Solomon Islands on Friday, amid a damaging strike by telco workers which has hit emergency services and businesses hard.
News and Views from Other Islands (The Block Island Times) Island schools vulnerable in earthquake KODIAK ISLAND, ALASKA — The [...]

Brit Slay Case Killer Gets 2 Life Terms A British man convicted of murdering his wife and infant daughter will be sentenced to life in prison. Neil Entwistle was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his wife and their baby.
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Exec urges Pacquiao to course donation to DSWD, says Aklan hardest hit MANILA, Philippines – A social welfare official said Monday that Aklan was the hardest-hit area by typhoon 'Frank' and urged newly-crowned lightweight champion Emmanuel 'Manny' Pacquia…
Pimentel says slow response of govt bolsters argument for federalism MANILA, Philippines – Senate Minority Leader Aquilino [...]

Fuels on the Hill Why are politicians so eager to pin the blame for oil prices on speculators? Because it lets them believe that we don t have to adapt to a world of expensive gas.
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Indian premier backs nuclear deal with US despite left party threat (EARTHtimes.org) New Delhi – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday played down the threat by a key left-wing ally to withdraw support and said his government would go ahead with its civilian nuclear agreement with the United States, news reports said. The [...]

4 killed in crash of cargo plane near Sudan’s Khartoum (People’s Daily) A Sudanese cargo plane crashed near Khartoum Airport on Monday morning, killing its four crew members. The plane, an Ilyushin 76, chartered by a private company called Ababiel crashed near the airport in an empty area. Witne …
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Macedonia, Kosovo plant border marker in start of demarcation process – PR InsideSKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) – Macedonia and Kosovo officials began demarcating their disputed common border Monday by setting up a small concrete pyramid on a mountain separating the two tiny Balkan states. Macedonian Foreign Ministry spokesman Vasko …
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