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Employees of Bahrain Petroleum Company, the Persian Gulf island's national oil company, crank on a pipeline valve Monday, Oct. 27, 2008, in the Sakhir, Bahrain, desert oilfields. Growing evidence of a severe global economic slowdown drove oil prices below $62 a barrel Monday as investors brushed off a sizeable OPEC output
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At 50, Opec still dominates
Mon 6 Sep 2010
| Once upon a time in Baghdad, fifty years ago and exactly on September 14, 1960, the five developing countries of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela met and announced the formation of the... (photo: AP / Hasan Jamali)
A U.S. army helicopter flies past the minaret of the 14th of Ramadan mosque in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007. The Iraqi government on Tuesday approved draft legislation lifting immunity for foreign private security companies, sending the measure to parliament, following a Sept. 16 shooting incident involving Blackwater USA guards that left 17 Iraqi civilians
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Mercenaries are operating with impunity
Mon 6 Sep 2010
| When President Barack Obama announced that the majority of US troops were leaving Iraq and that only 50,000 troops would stay "to advise and assist" Iraqi security and army forces, he made... (photo: AP / Marko Drobnjakovi)
Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Chairman Anil Ambani looks on at the launch of the Initial Public Offering for Reliance Power in Mumbai, India, Friday, Jan. 4, 2008. India's Reliance Energy Ltd. plans to list its power generation unit on the stock exchange in what would be the country's biggest share offering, the company's chairman said Friday. (Jsen2)  Deccan Herald  Sun 5 Sep 2010
RBNL plans big push in FM radio
New Delhi, Sep 5 (PTI): Sunday, September 05, 2010 --> | Anil Ambani-led Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd (RBNL) plans to tap the private FM radio segment, which is expected take a leap when the third p... (photo: AP Photo / Gautam Singh)
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British Airways A319-100 in Munich  CNN  Sun 5 Sep 2010
British Airways CEO eyes India after Iberia merger
| (FT) -- A newly merged British Airways and Iberia would be "very interested" in investing in an Indian airline, BA chief Willie Walsh said on Saturday as he announced a groundbreaking code-share dea... (photo: GFDL / User:My name)
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Chief Executive Officer of British Airways, Willie Walsh, speaks to the media outside the Trade Union Congress headquarters in London, Friday March 19, 2010, after last ditch talks to avert a strike by cabin crew collapsed. Walsh said it was "deeply regrettable" that the union declined to accept a proposal on pay and working conditions from the airline, adding that offer would be withdrawn once the strike begins, but Unite joint general secretary Tony Woodley said that BA "does not want to negotiate and ultimately wants to go to war with this union." BA said it expects to operate around 65 percent of its scheduled flights over the next three days. Indian Express Sun 5 Sep 2010
Global airlines keen to invest in India: BA
| Given a chance, many international airlines would be keen to invest in Indian airline companies, British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh said on Saturday after ann... (photo: AP / Sang Tan)
Aerospace   India   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: List of airlines of India  
A migrant worker picks up a bottle of water during a break from his work near a construction site at Beijing's Central Business District Monday, Aug. 16, 2010. China has overtaken Japan as the world's second-largest economy. The Independent Sun 5 Sep 2010
Boom...or bust: Is China heading for big trouble?
| A surge in bank lending. A speculative rush to buy houses - not just second properties, but third or fourth homes. Soaring property prices. Banks hiding the loans off t... (photo: AP / Alexander F. Yuan)
China   Economy   Market   Photos   Wikipedia: Economy of China  
Burger King (rhubie) Kansas City Star Sat 4 Sep 2010
Burger King to stop buying oil from Indonesian co.
More News | Environmentalists on Saturday praised Burger King's decision to stop buying palm oil from an Indonesian company accused of destroying rainforests. | The U.S. ... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Burgerking   Environmental   Palmoil   Photos   Wikipedia: Burger King  
KLps1 - December06 - China - Chinese Yuan - Currency - Money - Reminbi. (ps1) China Daily Sat 4 Sep 2010
Chinese stocks bloom in isolation
2010-09-04 10:04:43.0Chen WeihuaChinese stocks bloom in isolationUnited States,investors,Chinese companies,listed,stock marketsMarkets11022003Money2@webnews/enpproperty--... (photo: WN/Patricia)
China   Market   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: List of companies of the People's Republic of China  
Gold necklace with earrings and ring -Jewellery-India The Times Of India Sat 4 Sep 2010
Rising gold prices trigger mining rush in India
KOLKATA: As gold prices reach record highs, it is adding new lustre to prospects for gold mining. While moves are afoot to revive state-owned Bharat Gold Mines (BGML), cl... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam)
Gold   India   Mining   Photos   Wikipedia: Gold mining  


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Employees of Bahrain Petroleum Company, the Persian Gulf island's national oil company, crank on a pipeline valve Monday, Oct. 27, 2008, in the Sakhir, Bahrain, desert oilfields. Growing evidence of a severe global economic slowdown drove oil prices below $62 a barrel Monday as investors brushed off a sizeable OPEC output At 50, Opec still dominates Gulf News
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A U.S. army helicopter flies past the minaret of the 14th of Ramadan mosque in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007. The Iraqi government on Tuesday approved draft legislation lifting immunity for foreign private security companies, sending the measure to parliament, following a Sept. 16 shooting incident involving Blackwater USA guards that left 17 Iraqi civilians Mercenaries are operating with impunity Gulf News
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** ARCHIV ** Die Zentrale des Autobauers General Motors, GM, in Detroit, USA, aufgenommen am 25. Juli 2008. Der Aufsichtsrat des Autobauers Opel kommt am Freitag, 27. Februar 2009, zu Beratungen ueber die Zukunft des Unternehmens zusammen. Das Management will dem Gremium ein Konzept fuer die Rettung des zum kriselnden General-Motors-Konzern gehoerenden Herstellers vorstellen. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, file) ** FILE ** In this July 25, 2008 file photo, General Motors Corp. headquarters are shown in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, file) Taxpayers likely to face initial loss on GM's first stock offering Gulf News
An apple seller walks past graffiti saying "cash," decorated with change and small-value Nigerian naira notes, in Lagos, Nigeria Thursday, March 26, 2009. Nigeria bourse seeks foreign investors to boost economy Gulf News
A migrant worker picks up a bottle of water during a break from his work near a construction site at Beijing's Central Business District Monday, Aug. 16, 2010. China has overtaken Japan as the world's second-largest economy. Boom...or bust: Is China heading for big trouble? The Independent
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