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    • FDI into China rises in Jan-May: govt AFP - 1 hour 0 minutes ago
      FDI into China rises in Jan-May: govt

      This file photo shows the skyline of Baoding, Hebei province, some 140 km south of Beijing, on March 9, 2013. Foreign direct investment into China rose during the first five months of this year, the government ...

    • Corporate gifts fuel US charity gains AFP - 1 hour 13 minutes ago
      Corporate gifts fuel US charity gains

      Shoppers walk past a Salvation Army kettle on December 21, 2010 in Chicago. US charitable giving rose modestly in 2012, fueled by a jump in corporate gifts and concerns about possible tax changes which ...

    • S.Korea opens bidding on $7.3 bln fighter jet deal

      This file photo shows South Korea's T-50 supersonic trainer jet planes performing during a ceremony to mark the 64th Korea Armed Forces Day at the military headquarters in Gyeryong, south of Seoul, on ...

    • Thousands protest Newmont mine plans in Peru

      This file photo shows people shouting slogans during a protest against Conga mining project, in Cajamarca, on July 9, 2012. The Conga project was approved in 2010 by then-president Alan Garcia's government. ...

    • EU, US launch talks on vast free trade deal

      British Prime Minister David Cameron (L) greets US President Barack Obama (R) during official arrrivals for the start of the G8 Summit at the Lough Erne resort near Enniskillen in Northern Ireland on June ...

    • OECD report to help G8 offensive against tax evaders

      French President Francois Hollande (Centre L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (Centre R) hold a bilateral meeting at the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland, on June 17, 2013. The OECD provided ammunition ...

    • Greek court orders state broadcaster reopened, PM offers reshuffle

      Green Eurodeputy Daniel Cohn-Bendit leaves the state television headquarters in Athens after taking part in a televised news bulletin by ERT employees on June 17, 2013. Greece's top administrative court ...

    • US stocks jump ahead of Fed meeting

      Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on June 13, 2013 in New York City. US stocks surged Monday a day before the Federal Reserve begins meeting to review monetary policy, with expectations ...

    • US oil price ends flat after surge to 9-month high

      A petrol fuel pump is pictured at a station in New Delhi on January 16, 2013. New York oil prices surged to a nine-month high Monday sparked by Middle East worries before pulling back to end flat for the ...

    • Mysterious Facebook event sparks online buzz

      A mysterious Facebook event set for Thursday has sparked buzz that the leading social network could be adding video to Instagram smartphone picture-sharing service.

    • Greek court blocks closure of state broadcaster

      Green Eurodeputy Daniel Cohn-Bendit leaves the state television headquarters in Athens after taking part in a televised news bulletin by ERT employees on June 17, 2013. Greece's top administrative court ...

    • US home-builder confidence soars in June

      A worker smooths concrete the building site for the Broad Museum in downtown Los Angeles on May 30, 2013.

    • Greek government on ropes over ERT crisis

      Green Eurodeputy Daniel Cohn-Bendit (L) speaks with ERT journalists and TV host as he takes part in a news news bulletin by ERT employees at the state television headquarters in Athens on June 17, 2013....

    • EU and US launch talks on vast free trade deal

      British Prime Minister David Cameron (L) greets US President Barack Obama (R) during the official arrrivals for the start of the G8 Summit in at the Lough Erne resort near Enniskillen in Northern Ireland ...

    • Key investor pushes for Smithfield breakup

      In this picture taken on June 1, 2013 Shuanghui ham sausages are displayed at a supermarket in Beijing. A large shareholder of global pork giant Smithfield Foods called Monday for the company to be broken ...

    • Argentine farmers declare strike a success

      View of grain ships on the Parana river near San Lorenzo, Santa Fe, some 350 km north-west of Buenos Aires, Argentina on May 30, 2013. Argentine farmers said Monday a strike against the government's economic ...

    • Greek government on the ropes over ERT crisis

      Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras awaits the arrival of his Luxembourg counterpart, in Athens, on June 11, 2013. Samaras on Monday summoned an emergency meeting with his coalition allies as a furore ...

    • EU, US to launch talks for world's biggest trade pact

      European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (R) is greeted by officials as he arrives at Belfast International airport in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on June 17, 2013, to attend the G8 summit. The ...

    • Embraer announces 100 orders for new E2 plane

      (L-R) Embraer COO Luis Carlos Affonso, Commercial Aviation President and CEO Paulo Cesar Silva, United Technologies President and CEO Alain Bellemare, Embraer President and CEO Frederico Fleury Curado ...

    • Airbus leads Boeing in opening air show deals

      Visitors brave rain at Le Bourget airport on June 17, 2013 on the opening day of the Paris Air show. The world's biggest air show began with a huge order for the Airbus superjumbo, deals for Boeing's troubled ...

    • Strong trade data offers EU light at end of the tunnel

      The Emma Maersk, then the largest containership in the world, docked at the AMP terminals in the port of Rotterdam on September 13, 2006. The European Union posted a strong set of trade figures in April, ...

    • Chevron signs Iraq Kurd oil deal

      A worker is seen at the Tawke oil refinery near the village of Zacho in the autonomous Iraqi region of Kurdistan on May 31, 2009. US energy giant Chevron has signed another oil exploration deal in Iraq's ...

    • Turkey unions strike after PM defends crackdown

      Thousands of people gather in Istanbul to listen to a speech by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on June 16, 2013. Two of Turkey's main trade unions began a nationwide strike to protest at police ...

    • UK's Co-op Bank seeks to plug £1.5 bn capital hole

      View of a branch of the Co-operative Bank in London, on July 19, 2012. The Co-operative Bank in Britain said on Monday that it was planning to increase its capital cushion by £1.5 billion ($2.4 billion, ...

    • Qatar selling Porsche SE share, keeps VW stake

      The oil-rich emirate of Qatar said it was selling its 10-percent stake in Porsche Automobil Holding SE (PSE) but would keep its 17-percent of Volkswagen, which owns the luxury brand Porsche.

    • Doric orders 20 Airbus superjumbos: statement

      The Airbus A380 jetliner performs a flying display at the Paris International Air Show at Le Bourget airport near Paris on June 23, 2011. European aircraft maker Airbus made a big breakthrough for its ...

    • ILFC leasing buys 50 Airbus A320neo airliners

      A model of an Airbus A320neo commercial plane is exhibited at the Singapore Airshow in Singapore on February 14, 2012. US aircraft leasing group ILFC has ordered an extra 50 Airbus A320neo airliners with ...

    • UK's Co-op Bank seeks to plug £1.5 bn capital hole

      View of a branch of the Co-operative Bank in London, on July 19, 2012. The Co-operative Bank in Britain said on Monday that it was planning to increase its capital cushion by £1.5 billion ($2.4 billion, ...

    • Apple releases details on US data requests

      Apple CEO Tim Cook reaches for iPhone as he speaks at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco on June 10, 2013. US tech giant Apple revealed on Monday it received between 4,000 and ...

    • Crucial talks in Greece over government future

      Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras awaits the arrival of his Luxembourg counterpart, in Athens, on June 11, 2013. Samaras, a conservative, has called a meeting for 1630 GMT with the leaders of the smaller ...

    • Boeing-Airbus dogfight dominates top airshow

      Visitors brave rain at Le Bourget airport on June 17, 2013 on the opening day of the Paris Air show. The world's biggest air show takes to the skies with a battle between Boeing and Airbus for orders in ...

    • India's central bank keeps rates steady, warns of risks

      This file photo shows the head office of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), pictured in Mumbai, on July 31, 2012. RBI kept its benchmark interest rates unchanged on Monday, after three successive cuts, citing ...

    • Most coal must stay in ground to save climate

      This file photo shows coal being stockpiled in Newcastle, Australia's New South Wales state, on April 25, 2012. Most fossil fuels must remain in the ground because burning them will unleash changes which ...

    • India's central bank keeps interest rates unchanged AFP - Mon, Jun 17, 2013 07:12 BST
      India's central bank keeps interest rates unchanged

      A bank employee counts Indian rupee notes, in Mumbai, on May 16, 2012. India's central bank kept its benchmark interest rates unchanged on Monday after three successive cuts this year, due to inflationary ...

    • Hong Kong tycoon buys Dutch waste-to-energy company AFP - Mon, Jun 17, 2013 06:41 BST
      Hong Kong tycoon buys Dutch waste-to-energy company

      Asia's richest man, Li Ka-shing, pictured during a press conference in Hong Kong, on August 2, 2012. A consortium led by Li has agreed to buy a Dutch waste management company, in a deal worth more than ...

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