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Asian stocks tumble on weak China PMI, Fed policy plan
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares tumbled to nine-month lows on Thursday as slowing Chinese manufacturing activity exacerbated sentiment already unnerved by the U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke confirming the Fed would begin reducing its stimulus...Tags: Memorial Day, Cirrus Logic Incorporated, Land Price, International Organizations, Earnings
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Time to stop arguing about climate change, World Bank says
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - The world should stop arguing about whether humans are causing climate change and start taking action to stop dangerous temperature rises, the president of the World Bank said on Wednesday. Jim Yong Kim said there was 97 to 98...Tags: Southeast Asia, Ecosystems, Politics, Environmental Issues, Global Warming
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Small global warming rise would have 'alarming' impact -World Bank
ReutersWASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - Much of Bangkok could flood within the next two decades if global warming stays on its current trajectory, as sea levels rise and cyclones intensify, the World Bank said in a new report on Wednesday. The flooding of 40...Tags: Southeast Asia, Ecosystems, Politics, Global Warming, Environmental Issues
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INTERVIEW-World Bank watching U.S. Fed, ready to respond
ReutersBy Paul Ingrassia and Mike Peacock LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - The World Bank is concerned about the spillover effects on developing countries of a slowing of U.S. money creation and will move to provide affordable capital when borrowing costs rise,...Tags: Federal Reserve, Politics, International Organizations, Money and Monetary Policy, Economic Organization
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FEATURE-Palestinian tobacco faces threat from crackdown on black economy
Reuters* Tobacco sales cut unemployment in northern villages * Nationwide poverty, joblessness stand at around 25 percent * Cash-strapped Palestinian Authority keen to tax, regulate By Noah Browning YA'ABAD, West Bank, June 19 (Reuters) - Palestinian farmers...Tags: Palestinian National Authority, Social Issues, West Bank, Money and Monetary Policy, Government
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Palestinian tobacco faces threat from crackdown on black economy
ReutersYA'ABAD, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian farmers sow tobacco sprouts in the rocky earth of the northern West Bank, reaping a harvest that provides a reliable livelihood in the struggling occupied territory. From planting, drying and rolling, the...Tags: Palestinian National Authority, Social Issues, West Bank, Money and Monetary Policy, Government
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FEATURE-Thailand's boom: To the northeast, the spoils
ReutersBy Paul Carsten and Pairat Temphairojana UDON THANI, Thailand, June 17(Reuters) - Steel girders jut from the low skyline of the Thai city of Udon Thani near the Laos border as workers lay cement for a new shopping mall, one of many illustrating a boom in...Tags: Thai Political Protests (2010), Economic Indicator, Kraft Foods Group, Inc., Southeast Asia, BNP Paribas
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Thailand's boom: To the northeast, the spoils
ReutersUDON THANI, Thailand (Reuters) - Steel girders jut from the low skyline of the Thai city of Udon Thani near the Laos border as workers lay cement for a new shopping mall, one of many illustrating a boom in the Thai economy beyond the bright lights of...Tags: Thai Political Protests (2010), Kraft Foods Group, Inc., Economic Indicator, Southeast Asia, BNP Paribas
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World Bank, U.N. join hands in conflict zones but face hurdles
Reuters(Reuters) - When the heads of the World Bank and the United Nations flew into the violence-wracked African city of Goma on a cloudy day last month, it was the first time the giants of international development had joined forces in the struggle to help the...Tags: Brookings Institution, Oxfam America, Social Issues, Georgetown, Politics
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Wall Street rallies on data; dollar falls vs yen
Reuters* Nikkei tumbles more than 6 pct, emerging markets down 1 pct * U.S. stocks up more than 1 pct after strong retail sales, jobless claims data * Dollar slides to lowest vs yen since BOJ easing in early April By Wanfeng Zhou NEW YORK, June 13 (Reuters) -...Tags: Federal Reserve, S&P 500, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Money and Monetary Policy, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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Nicaragua canal project is approved despite few details
MEXICO CITY — The project is of mind-boggling proportions: It would cost $40 billion, take a decade to complete and be more than twice the length of the mighty Panama Canal. Yet on Thursday, the Nicaraguan legislature controlled by President...Tags: National Government, Elections, Politics, Costa Rica, Panama
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares recover after bruising selloff, sentiment still fragile
Reuters* MSCI Asia ex-Japan rises 1.5 pct, Nikkei jumps after sharp sell-off * Markets respond to upbeat US data, but sentiment fragile ahead of Fed meeting * Dollar stays volatile vs yen as position unwinding continues * European shares likely track Asia...Tags: DAX, Federal Reserve, Money and Monetary Policy, Bonds, Asia
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