Russia, Belarus fail to agree 2010 oil deal-agencies (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) Russia and Belarus have failed to reach agreement on 2010 oil supplies after talks in Moscow on Thursday, Russian news agencies reported, citing an unnamed source in the Russian delegation. With Greece Teetering, the Worst May Not Be Over for…
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Eastern Europe – Russia, Belarus fail to agree 2010 oil deal-agencies (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
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Latin America – SOUTH AMERICA: New Map Outlines Guaraní Territory
SOUTH AMERICA: New Map Outlines Guaraní Territory ASUNCIÓN, Dec 22 (IPS) – Some 100,000 Guaraní people live in the area where Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay converge, according to a new map drawn of the indigenous group’s ancestral territory, which also highlights the threats, such as expanding soy cultivation, to their natural surroundings. Puerto Rico halts…
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Asia Pacific News – Former Prime Minister Clark Gets New Zealand’s Highest Honor (BusinessWeek)
Former Prime Minister Clark Gets New Zealand’s Highest Honor (BusinessWeek) Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark received the nation’s highest accolade in the New Year honors list. Film director Peter Jackson and hedge fund billionaire Julian Robertson were also recognized. Movie director Jackson named a New Zealand knight (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News) The…
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Somalia – A US pipeline for jihad in Somalia? (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)
A US pipeline for jihad in Somalia? (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News) Nearly two decades after their parents fled war and famine for the safety and abundance of Minnesota, Ohio, and the wet suburbs of Seattle, a steady stream of young Somali-American men are headed back into the fight. Somalia: Plane Attack Attempted…
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China – China President Hu: To Maintain Macroeconomic Policy In 2010 – NASDAQ
China President Hu: To Maintain Macroeconomic Policy In 2010 – NASDAQBEIJING -(Dow Jones)- China will maintain its current macroeconomic policies in 2010, President Hu Jintao said Thursday in a New Year’s Eve address broadcast over state radio. China will continue its active fiscal policy and moderately loose monetary China’s President: Will Continue Macroeconomic Policy In…
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Russian News Monitor – Putin trumpets first Russia population growth since 1995 (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
Putin trumpets first Russia population growth since 1995 (ABS-CBNNEWS.com) MOSCOW – Russia’s population grew this year for the first time since 1995, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Wednesday, after years of precipitous decline following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Active phase of crisis over, eco growth resumes in Russia : Putin (New Kerala) Moscow,…
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World News – General – Colombian killing blamed on Farc
Colombian killing blamed on FarcColombia said today Farc guerrillas slit a state governor’s throat hours after they kidnapped him during a brazen raid in one of worst rebel strikes during president Alvaro Uribe’s government. Travel disruptions ease across EuropeTravel disruptions in many areas of Europe are expected to ease today as temperatures rise above freezing…
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Southeast Asia – Duty cut on imports from Malaysia, Thailand (MalaysiaNews.net)
Duty cut on imports from Malaysia, Thailand (MalaysiaNews.net) NEW DELHI: Imports of several items such as fish, apparel, cheese, tyres and construction equipment from Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand will become cheaper from Friday as India-ASEAN Free Trade Agreeme… 12/31/2009 13:06 THAILAND During 2010, Thai Catholics and Buddhists bearers of peace and love (AsiaNews.it) by Weena Kowitwanij…
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Southeast Asia – Do Hmong deported by Thailand face danger in Laos? (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)
Do Hmong deported by Thailand face danger in Laos? (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News) In a defiant move, Thailand has sent back to Laos more than 4,500 ethnic Hmong who fled their homeland in recent years and many of whose elders fought for the CIA during the Vietnam War. The US government has…
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North Africa – PepsiCo joint venture acquires Egyptian company (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
PepsiCo joint venture acquires Egyptian company (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Beverage and snack maker PepsiCo Inc. said Tuesday its joint venture acquired an Egyptian company called the International Company for Agro-Industrial Projects, also known as Beyti. Mido and Zaki missing from Egypt squad (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports) * Strikers will miss African Nations Cup Tunisia:…
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