DAVOS: Thailand PM: Thai 4Q GDP Likely Down 2% To 3% On Year (Nasdaq) DAVOS, Switzerland -(Dow Jones)- Thailand’s economy is estimated to have contracted by 2% to 3% on year in the fourth quarter of last year and is expected to shrink further in the current quarter, said Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Saturday.…
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Southeast Asia – DAVOS: Thailand PM: Thai 4Q GDP Likely Down 2% To 3% On Year (Nasdaq)
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Somalia – Moderate Islamist sworn in as Somalia’s new president (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)
Moderate Islamist sworn in as Somalia’s new president (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News) NAIROBI, Kenya A moderate Islamist cleric was sworn in Saturday as Somalia’s new president, a widely popular choice that could mark a turning point for the troubled Horn of Africa nation. Somalia: Islamist Leader Elected President (AllAfrica.com) Djibouti The chairman of the…
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India – Cricket: India survive a Kandamby scare (TODAYonline)
Cricket: India survive a Kandamby scare (TODAYonline) Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh hits a stroke during the second One Day International match between India and Sri Lanka at the R. Peremadasa Stadium in Colombo. India’s apex business chamber expects seven percent growth (New Kerala) New Delhi, Jan 30, : The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce…
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African News Update – Switzerland moves to close rift with Libya (Middle East Online)
Switzerland moves to close rift with Libya (Middle East Online) Swiss Foreign Minister, Libyan’s Seif al-Islam meet to try to resolve six-month row between two countries. Côte d’Ivoire: American Embassy’s National Daily Press Review This daily press review is compiled by the Information Section of the Public Affairs Office of the American Embassy in Abidjan,…
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Middle East News – Jewish fault-line over Gaza
Jewish fault-line over GazaThe crisis in the Middle East has divided Jewish opinion in Britain and elsewhere, the BBC’s Robert Pigott writes. EXTRA: Turkey: Syria, Israel direct talks foiled by Gaza offensive (EARTHtimes.org) Davos, Switzerland – Israel and Syria were on the path to direct talks but the progress was set back by the three-week…
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South Asia – Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)’s army to start new recruitment (People’s Daily)
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)’s army to start new recruitment (People’s Daily) The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Chief Nanda Kishor Pun said on Friday that they will fill vacant posts in the PLA, since the Nepal Army (NA) did not stop its recruitment process. The number of CPN-M combatants will…
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Russian News Monitor – Russian opposition rallies against Putin (Global TV Saskatoon)
Russian opposition rallies against Putin (Global TV Saskatoon) MOSCOW – Opponents of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin from across the political spectrum were holding protests Saturday calling for the government to resign amid a growing economic crisis. Russian teen wins Australian Open junior title (Russian Information Agency Novosti) MOSCOW, January 31 (RIA Novosti) – Even…
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North America – NAFTA numbers take a plunge (Mississippi Business Journal)
NAFTA numbers take a plunge (Mississippi Business Journal) WASHINGTON The value of trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 13.8 percent lower in November 2008 than in November 2007, dropping to $60.7 billion, the biggest year-to-year decline in almost eight years,…
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Terrorism and Insurgency – ‘India protecting western world from Lashkar’s hate’ (Express India)
‘India protecting western world from Lashkar’s hate’ (Express India) The US Senate was told that India ‘unfortunately’ had become the ‘sponge’ that was protecting America and the western liberal world from the hate unleashed by Lashkar which had emerged as second only to Al-Qaeda in being a threat to global security. Islamic Terror Crumbles In…
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Asia Pacific News – Barrick Gold shuts Papua New Guinea mine (National Post)
Barrick Gold shuts Papua New Guinea mine (National Post) Barrick Gold Corp is suspending output at its small Kainantu gold mine in Papua New Guinea due to high costs, but will continue to hunt for more resources at the site, a company official said on Thursday. Barrick Gold shuts Papua New Guinea mine (The Forex…
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