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Stocks, bond prices fall after Fed decision
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Equities and bond prices pulled lower on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it would maintain the pace of its bond buying and gave no explicit indication it was close to slowing the stimulus program. Fed officials cited further...Tags: Israel, Stamford, IBM, Imperial Oil Limited, Tokyo Stock Exchange
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How long can $100 last?
Last year the trip-planning website Tripomatic calculated one simple, fascinating statistic: In different cities across the globe, how long can $100 last? Presuming a traveler stayed in the cheapest possible accommodation (usually a shared dorm), took...
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Taliban held secret talks in Norway to broker Doha deal
ReutersOSLO (Reuters) - The Taliban held secret negotiations in Norway over the past few months, helping yield a deal that allowed the radical Afghan rebels to open an office in Qatar, Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said on Tuesday. "We have played a key...Tags: Doha (Qatar), Colombia, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Afghanistan, NATO
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Oslo to okay Arctic oil drilling near sea ice, despite risks
Reuters* Norway government seeking to offset production decline * Draft law to allow drilling in waters vulnerable to ice * Environmentalists see risks By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO, June 14 (Reuters) - Norway is set to permit offshore...Tags: World Wildlife Fund, Politics, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Parliament, Conservation
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Jamaiquino Bolt gana Liga de Diamante en Oslo con mejor marca en 200 mts
ReutersPor Victoria Klesty OSLO (Reuters) - El campeón olímpico jamaiquino Usain Bolt dominó el jueves la prueba de los 200 metros de la sexta etapa de la Liga de Diamante en Oslo, donde cronometró 19,79 segundos para consagrarse como el líder mundial de... -
Athletics-Bolt ready to break 20 seconds in 200 metres
ReutersOSLO, June 11 (Reuters) - Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt is confident he can set a 200 metres world season's best at Oslo's Bislett Games on Thursday despite last week's defeat in the 100 in Rome. "During the season, none of the 200 metre runners...Tags: Rome (Italy), Track and Field, Usain Bolt, IAAF Diamond League, Justin Gatlin
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Soccer-Norway nul points - Cabin crew take flight at singing players
ReutersOSLO, June 3 - A bold attempt by four Norway under-21 players to sing their way into business class on a flight ended in failure when their vocal talents left the cabin crew reaching for ear plugs. With the team travelling from Oslo to Tel Aviv via...Tags: Entertainment, Music, Norway
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COLUMN - Tech, prosperity and peace on West Bank
ReutersBy David Rohde RAMALLAH, West Bank, May 31 (Reuters) - At first glance, it is a tech utopian's dream. For the last two years several dozen Israeli and Palestinian high-tech entrepreneurs have been quietly meeting at a Dead Sea resort that Palestinians...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Israel, Tony Blair, Suicide, Palestine
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Polar bears complicate life for world's northernmost residents
ReutersBy Balazs Koranyi OSLO, May 30 (Reuters) - Ole Oeiseth doesn't like leaving his house without a gun. "A polar bear can come anytime and from anywhere; the hungry young males are especially unpredictable," he said. Oeiseth runs Ny-Aalesund, the world'...Tags: Science and Technology, Mining, Metal and Mineral, Norway, Cruise Line Ports
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INTERVIEW-Norway oil fund may sell out of mines that mistreat workers
Reuters* Fund's ethics council investigating mining sector * Focus is on whether slave-like working conditions * Council also eyeing cattle-ranching, illegal fishing By Gwladys Fouche OSLO, May 29 (Reuters) - Norway's $740-billion sovereign wealth fund,...Tags: Ethics, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Career and Workplace, Illegal Immigrants
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Seadrill Q1 earnings beat expectations
ReutersOSLO, May 28 (Reuters) - Offshore oil driller Seadrill reported a higher-than-expected profit in the first quarter and said given the performance so far, it expected strong results in the second quarter. The Oslo-listed firm posted earnings before... -
Soccer-Norwegian championship results and standings
ReutersMay 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Norwegian championship matches on Sunday Sunday, May 26 Lillestrom 3 FK Haugesund 0 Saturday, May 25 Molde 4 Honefoss BK 0 Valerenga Oslo 1 Rosenborg Trondheim 2 Friday, May 24 Stromsgodset...
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