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Tuesday, 02 December 2008

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A port bow view of the Russian navy Krivak I class frigate BDITELNY during exercise BALTOPS '93. For the first time in the 22-year history of BALTOPS, the Eastern European countries of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Russia were invited to particip

Russia-Venezuela exercises begin

BBC News

The Venezuelan and Russian navies have begun joint exercises in the Caribbean Sea, close to US territorial waters. The three-day operation marks the first time that the Russian fleet has been in the area since the end of the Cold War. The Russian navy says it will include...

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Lebanese deficit falls despite drain at power company

Daily Star Lebanon

Daily Star staff Tuesday, December 02, 2008 - Powered by...

Qassem urges 'calm' talk over 'stark differences'

Daily Star Lebanon

Daily Star staff Tuesday, December 02, 2008 - Powered by...

Sleiman chastises critics of Saudi role in Lebanon

Daily Star Lebanon

Aoun defends decision to visit Damascus Tuesday, December 02, 2008...

Jewish settlers and Palestinians clash in Hebron

Jewish settlers dance around a Torah Scroll near a disputed house in the West Bank town of Hebron, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. Israel's Supreme Court has ordered Jewish settlers to evacuate the house or be evicted but they have refused to budge. So far Israel's defense ministry has not removed th

The Boston Globe

HEBRON, West Bank (Reuters) - Jewish settlers and Palestinians threw stones in clashes Monday that injured five in the West Bank city of Hebron where Jews want to stop the eviction of 13 settler families, witnesses said. Five Palestinians, including...

photo: AP / Sebastian Scheiner

Prices of vegetables, fish go up

The Star

PETALING JAYA: Vegetables prices especially red chillies have increased and so have fish prices, said the Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Ministry. In a list given by the Ministry, the price of red chillies has gone up to RM15 per kg from RM5,...

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Bush 'sorry' about economic crisis

President George W. Bush answers a reporterâs question Wednesday morning, June 14, 2006, during a news conference in the Rose Garden, following his trip to Iraq where he met with members of the Iraq government and U.S. troops (gm1)

Seattle Post

Biggest regret is 'intelligence failure' over Saddam WASHINGTON -- President George W. Bush expressed remorse that the global financial crisis has cost jobs and harmed retirement accounts and said he'll back more government intervention if needed to...

photo: White House/Paul Morse

China Eyes Consumer Boost, May Aim 8% 2009 Growth

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CNBC

China should take further steps to fight a sharp economic slowdown, including cutting interest rates and taxes as well as increasing investments aimed at spurring domestic consumption, a state think-tank stated on Tuesday. CNBC.com Beijing has...

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Oil falls below $49 on bleak US economic news

An oil tanker makes its way through New York Harbor past the Manhattan skyline on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. Oil prices rose above $119 a barrel Thursday on fears that Tropical Storm Gustav could strengthen on its way toward crude and natural gas rigs in the Gulf of Mexico and refineries in the Gulf area

The Times of India

2 Dec 2008, 0754 hrs IST SINGAPORE: Oil prices fell to near a 3-year low below $49 a barrel on Tuesday in Asia, as more bleak US economic news and plunging stocks markets darkened investor expectations for...

photo: AP / Mark Lennihan

China raises melamine deaths to six

TVNZ

Dec 2, 2008 3:27 PM China has lifted the number of children believed killed from drinking toxic milk formula to six, months after a scare that has battered confidence among local and foreign consumers. The Health Ministry had until now said four...

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