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  1. What's News: World-Wide


    Wall Street Journal - 1 hour ago

    Obama said passage of New Start and other legislative priorities showed, "we're not doomed to endless gridlock." Alaska's high court ruled against Senate ...
  2. World Cup: 36 years of the festival of cricket


    Livemint - 5 hours ago

    Twelve years later, the rest of the cricket-playing world had succumbed to the One Day bug. Six Test-playing nations (England, Australia, New Zealand, ...
    Spot fixing row mars 2010 Tendulkar shines YEARENDER- Moneycontrol.com
    The year in cricket: Derek Pringle's guide to a turbulent 2010- Telegraph.co.uk
    Year ends with cricket still in a fix- AFP
    Hindustan Times
    all 78 news articles »


  3. World Bank Freezes Ivory Coast Financing


    Voice of America - 3 hours ago

    The World Bank says it has frozen financing for Ivory Coast, where incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo is clinging to power in the face of global criticism. ...
    World Bank Freezes Ivory Coast Financing- Wall Street Journal (blog)
    World Bank, West African Bank, Freezes Loans to Ivory Coast ...- Bloomberg
    Straits Times - Reuters
    all 3720 news articles »


  4. DP World unloads assets


    Sydney Morning Herald - Lucy Battersby - 17 hours ago

    PORT operator DP World will pocket $US1.5 billion after a selling a large slice of its Australian operations to a US infrastructure fund, unlocking the ...
    Dubai's DP World Sells Australia Unit for $1.5 Billion- Bloomberg
    DP World reaps $1.5bn in port sell-off- The Australian
    Dubai's DP World sells $1.5 bln Australian stake- AFP
    NPR - Reuters UK
    all 277 news articles »


  5. Americans eye repeat at world juniors


    Calgary Herald - Jim Parker - 2 hours ago

    John Ramage returns to the blueline for Team USA as it tries to win a second straight IIHF World ...
    World junior hockey title repeat eyed by US- Vancouver Sun
    USA hockey unveils its roster for world junior tournament- Toronto Star
    Rangers prospects Bourque, Kreider, Isles' Nelson make US World ...- Newsday (blog)
    NHL.com - NHL.com
    all 46 news articles »


  6. Canada banking on balanced attack at World Juniors


    TSN - 2 hours ago

    They say there's no "I" in team, and after two pre-competition games ahead of the 2011 World Junior Hockey Championship, it appears Team Canada is ...
    After sitting with Kings, Schenn seeks gold with Canada- TSN
    Last-minute holiday gifts for guys- Sportsnet.ca
    all 35 news articles »


  7. Coyle to Represent Team USA at World Juniors


    NHL.com - Mike G. Morreale - 10 hours ago

    This will be Allain's third time coaching the US at the World Juniors, following back-to-back fifth place finishes in 2001 and 2002. ...
    USA Hockey Announces Roster For 2011 World Junior Championship- NHL.com
    World Junior Championship Notes- ESPN (blog)
    TSN - NHL.com
    all 69 news articles »


  8. World Bank freezes Cote d'Ivoire financing


    NEXT - 4 hours ago

    The World Bank has frozen financing for Cote d'Ivoire, the bank's President, Robert Zoellick said on Wednesday, as the international community put pressure ...
    Brinkmanship in Cote d'Ivoire- The Nation Newspaper
    Cote D'Ivoire: One nation, two presidents (2)- Vanguard
    all 82 news articles »


  9. All eyes already on 2011


    Stuff.co.nz - Mitch Phillips - 3 hours ago

    EYES ON THE PRIZE: The Webb Ellis Cup goes to the winner of Rugby's World... Cup in New Zealand in 2011. Once again New Zealand have been the all-conquering,
    World rugby painted black in 2010- TVNZ
    New Zealand dominates 2010 as World Cup looms- SI.com
    RU Review 2010- SkySports
    all 18 news articles »


  10. Foreign Policy: Is The World Cup A Cup Of Plenty?


    NPR - 7 hours ago

    Spain's goalkeeper Iker Casillas holds a trophy in a ceremony for the Spanish team's World Cup victory. The next two tournaments will be held in Russia and ...
    S&P Explains Economic And Financial Impact Of Qatar's 2022 World Cup-Al-Bawaba
    Players' union backs winter World Cup in Qatar 2022- Sofia Echo
    Blatter defends World Cup choices in 'historic' year- AFP
    Bloomberg - The Press Association
    all 495 news articles »


  11. World of warcraft/ Cataclysm


    Irish Times - Ciara O'Brien - 6 hours ago

    GAME OF THE WEEK: I was a bit of a late starter when it came to World of Warcraft – mainly for fear of that it would slowly absorb all my free time until ...
    Review: 'Cataclysm' the best 'World of Warcraft' expansion yet- USA Today
    Review: World of Warcraft: Cataclysm- New Zealand Herald
    all 38 news articles »


  12. Golf: Twelve qualify for Masters through world ranking


    San Jose Mercury News - 4 hours ago

    AP Sean O'Hair is the only American among 12 players not already exempt for the Masters who qualified through the world ranking. There are no tournaments ...
  13. ECB Set to Become World's Largest Junk Bond Fund


    Wall Street Journal (blog) - Geoffrey T. Smith - 13 hours ago

    Barring miracles, 2011 is going to be the year when the European Central Bank becomes the world's... largest junk bond fund.
    Fed extends currency swaps with world banks- Washington Post
    Fed throws euro banks a lifeline- Fortune (blog)
    all 361 news articles »
  14. WORLD FOREX: Euro Slips Against Yen, To Remain Under Pressure


    Wall Street Journal - 18 minutes ago

    By PR Venkat Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--The euro tumbled to a near-three week low against the yen Thursday as worries over the ...
    WORLD FOREX: Dollar Higher Against Euro After Housing Data- Wall Street Journal
    WORLD FOREX: Euro Hits 3-Week Low Vs Yen, All-Time Low Vs Franc- Wall Street Journal
    all 10 news articles »
  15. WORLD FOREX: Swiss Franc Rises Broadly; Hits Record High Versus Euro


    Wall Street Journal - Min Zeng - 8 hours ago

    NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The Swiss franc rose broadly Wednesday, extending this week's rally against the euro as investors ...
    WORLD FOREX: Swiss Franc Hits Fresh Record Highs Vs Euro- Wall Street Journal
    WORLD FOREX: Euro Slides As Debt Warnings Stoke Concerns- Wall Street Journal
    WORLD FOREX: Swiss Franc Gains Broadly; Hits Record High Vs Euro- Wall Street Journal
    Reuters
    all 238 news articles »


  16. Arsene Wenger backs Russia to hold a successful World Cup in 2018


    Goal.com - Phil Haigh - 12 hours ago

    Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes Russia are capable of putting on a successful World Cup when they host the tournament in 2018, ...


  17. BMC asks World Bank for funds for traffic project


    Hindustan Times - 10 hours ago

    “We have asked the World Bank to see if it can fund the second phase of the project which will cost at least Rs70 crore,” said Additional Municipal ...
  18. Faith brings much in troubled, complex world


    New Zealand Herald - Garth George - 9 hours ago

    As Christians prepare to celebrate the anniversary of an event we consider to be the most important in the history of the world - the birth ...
    The Deep Truth of the Christmas Story- Huffington Post (blog)
    Christmas should be a day of peace, not recklessness- Daily Monitor
    Billy Graham | Let's refocus on what Christmas is all about- Kansas City Star
    all 280 news articles »


  19. Palmieri, Etem Make U.S. World Junior Team


    NHL.com - 10 hours ago

    He also represented Team USA at the 2010 World Junior Championship, winning a gold medal with the club. He scored 1-8=9 points in seven games, ...
    Morin hopping from one dream scenario to another- NHL.com
    all 11 news articles »


  20. As Rex Ryan's world turns


    Baltimore Sun (blog) - 9 hours ago

    I don't know if the stories are true or not, and I really don't care, but it's just another day in the crazy world of the Jets -- and Rex Ryan.


  21. World Bank offers Ghana $38 million for oil management


    Ghana News Agency - 14 hours ago

    22, GNA - The World Bank Board has approved a credit of $38 million to Ghana for the implementation of an Oil and Gas Capacity Building Project (OGCBP). ...
    World Bank approves $ 38m credit to Ghana- Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
    Building Capacity to Manage Ghana's Oil - World Bank assists with ...-Myjoyonline.com
    all 14 news articles »


  22. NZ Football bids for under-20 World Cup


    Stuff.co.nz - Simon Plumb - 12 hours ago

    New Zealand has formally contacted Fifa declaring a bid to host the 2015 under-20 World Cup. New Zealand Football chief executive Michael Glading confirmed ...


  23. World Cup final referee Howard Webb joins fight for goal-line ...


    Goal.com - Phil Haigh - 13 hours ago

    Fifa have been reluctant to introduce or test the various systems that have been proposed, but the clamour for change has only grown since the World Cup ...
    Webb backs goal-line technology- BBC Sport
    all 160 news articles »


  24. Vote for the biggest Jewish World news event of 2010


    Jerusalem Post - Gil Shefler - 18 hours ago

    Vote now for the Jewish World category: Last year Peter Beinart wrote a controversial article which appeared in the New York Review of Books that Liberalism ...
    Who's being obstinate?- Jerusalem Post
    all 84 news articles »


  25. What debt? Spaniards celebrate as £2billion is given out in the ...


    Daily Mail - Richard Hartley-parkinson - 11 hours ago

    The lottery, billed as the world's richest, has no single jackpot but rather uses a complex share-the-wealth system in which thousands of five-digit numbers ...
    Over 2 bn euros paid out in world's top lottery- Sify
    Spain awaits world's biggest lottery- BBC News
    Party Time In Spain As 'El Gordo' Pays Out- Sky News
    The Guardian - AFP
    all 366 news articles »


  26. Henry and Anelka will donate World Cup bonuses


    Reuters Africa - 12 hours ago

    PARIS (Reuters) - France strikers Thierry Henry and Nicolas Anelka have agreed to give up their World Cup-related bonuses after it was revealed they had yet ...
    Anelka, Henry to forfeit World Cup bonuses- AFP
    Henry and Anelka yet to give up World Cup bonuses- Moneycontrol.com
    all 373 news articles »


  27. World Cup-winning Italy coach Bearzot dies at 83


    Taipei Times - 14 hours ago

    He imposed a far more flexible, adventurous style of play and led the team to victory at the World Cup in Spain in 1982. The Italians made a dreary start in ...
    Italy's World Cup-winning coach dies- Sify
    Bearzot's Defiant World Cup Triumph Changed Soccer in Italy- New York Times (blog)
    Enzo Bearzot: World Cup winning manager and class act of Italian ...- Daily Mail
    The Associated Press - The Guardian
    all 290 news articles »


  28. World must remain vigilant toward N. Korea


    The Daily Yomiuri - 11 hours ago

    Nations around the world, including Japan, cannot afford to let their guard down regarding that regime. About a month ago, the North Korean military ...
    S Korea set for more war games- The Australian
    World needs 'deeds, not words' from N.Korea: Richardson- AFP
    North Korea says South's test firing 'not worth reacting to'- Irish Times
    Telegraph.co.uk - Asia Times Online
    all 8099 news articles »


  29. Atlanta Braves' Chipper Jones ready to come back to whole new world


    ESPN - Jerry Crasnick - 8 hours ago

    We lost three one-run games to the eventual World Series champions. Being the egomaniacal idiot I am, I like to think I could have had a positive impact on ...
  30. Iran scours the world for nuclear bomb scientists


    Vancouver Sun - Damien McElroy - 11 hours ago

    A general view shows the reactor building at the Bushehr nuclear power plant in southern Iran, ...
    Chronology of news events in 2010 - Part 2- News24
    all 42 news articles »


  31. The growing abyss that is world corruption


    CBC.ca - Brian Stewart - 7 hours ago

    There's one problem area in the world today that must be stated as bluntly as possible and faced as honestly as we can ...


  32. Canada to take a kick at hosting 2015 Women's World Cup


    TSN - 12 hours ago

    TORONTO -- Canada has announced its bid for the 2015 Women's World Cup. But who else is going after the largest women's sporting event in the world remains ...
  33. 'World's leading luxury hotel' has power cut due to unpaid ...


    USA Today - Barbara De Lollis - 12 hours ago

    That's the scenario at the Mardan Palace Hotel, a luxury hotel in Turkey that last month was crowned "world's leading luxury hotel" by the World Travel ...
    Electricity supplies cut to top Turkish hotel- Washington Post
    Turkey's $1.4 Billion Mardan Palace Hotel Has Power Cut Over ...- Bloomberg
    all 162 news articles »


  34. World Bank gives $45 million loan for improving highways


    Sify - 16 hours ago

    New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The World Bank Wednesday extended to India $45 million technical assistance loan to help strengthen institutional capacity of its ...
    NHAI inks $45 mn loan pact with WB to improve efficiency- Business Standard
    all 11 news articles »
  35. World champion Sakamoto wins 1st national title at 48 kg


    Japan Today - 8 hours ago

    World champion Hitomi Sakamoto won the women's 48-kilogram category for the first time at the national championships Wednesday, adding to her five titles at ...
  36. Chronology of news events in 2010


    Winnipeg Free Press - 9 hours ago

    —The US delegation walks out of UN speech by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad after he says some in the world have speculated the US was behind the ...
    Netanyahu can blame himself for decline in Israel's world standing- Ha'aretz
    Rattling The Cage: The last bastion of colonialism- Jerusalem Post
    Jerusalem Post - Huffington Post (blog)
    all 1463 news articles »


  37. Primary school pupils celebrate after 'world first' research on ...


    Daily Mail - 16 hours ago

    Their findings have been hailed as a 'world first' and published as part of a paper in the science journal Biology Letters. The 30 youngsters at Blackawton ...
    British eight-year-olds publish study in top science journal- AFP
    Science really is child's play- Nature.com (blog)
    all 287 news articles »


  38. Trend Micro World Leader For Corporate Endpoint Server Security


    Bernama - 17 hours ago

    KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 (Bernama) -- Trend Micro is the leader in the worldwide market for corporate endpoint server security with an estimated 22.9 per cent ...
    TYO:4704 - ETR:TMI
  39. Westone 4 debuts as 'world's first' four driver earbuds; $449


    ZDNet (blog) - Rachel King - 9 hours ago

    Westone recently introduced its Westone 4 earbuds, which are being boasted as the “world's first four driver ...
  40. Gulf Stocks: Arabtec, DP World, First Gulf Bank, Zain Saudi


    Bloomberg - Zahraa Alkhalisi - 15 hours ago

    DP World Ltd. (DPW DU) climbed to the highest in more than two years, jumping 6.3 percent to 64 cents. The Dubai-controlled container terminal operator ...
    Growth prospects improve in Gulf- Arab News
    The Coming Iraqi Business Boom- Wall Street Journal
    all 20 news articles »


  41. UFO believers flock to French sacred mountain


    TVNZ - 5 hours ago

    Some believe that the world will end in December 2012, at which time the aliens will leave. The hope for the New Agers is that they may take a few lucky ...
    French mayor fears mass influx for 'end of the world'- BBC News
    Bugarach, Tiny French Village, Draws Apocalypse-Fearing Tourist Hordes-Huffington Post
    Last updated at 4:07 PM on 22nd December 2010- Daily Mail
    all 49 news articles »


  42. Christians senselessly tormented by extremists in Muslim world


    CNN International - Akbar Ahmed - John Bryson Chane - 17 hours ago

    So it is even more tragic to contemplate relations between the two religions today -- and particularly the plight of Christians in the Muslim world. ...
    The clash of messianic militarisms- Arab News
    all 16 news articles »


  43. World Grain Output Estimate Raised, Outlook 'Mixed,' FAO Says


    Bloomberg - Rudy Ruitenberg - 12 hours ago

    World grain production will decline 1.4 percent in 2010-11 to 2.23 billion metric tons, better than a ...
  44. 'World's first' glasses-free 3D TV hits Japan


    AFP - 19 hours ago

    TOKYO — Toshiba on Wednesday launched in Japan what it calls the world's first television that allows viewers to see 3D images without the need to wear ...
  45. Gonzo: Philly is now the envy of the sports world


    Philadelphia Inquirer - John Gonzalez - 22 hours ago

    By John Gonzalez Dazzling players such as the Eagles' DeSean Jackson has helped to make Philadelphia the center of the sporting world. ...
  46. Scott Pilgrim vs the World, DVD review


    Telegraph.co.uk - Ed Cumming - 12 hours ago

    Scott Pilgrim combines the staged linearity of a videogame with a cartoonish love of image. Rating: * * * By Ed Cumming 5:37PM GMT 22 Dec 2010 Scott Pilgrim ...
  47. Market forces play a role in making the world a little greener


    Globe and Mail - Neil Reynolds - 19 hours ago

    In mid-19th century Germany, merchants – using goose feathers dyed green to mimic pine needles – produced the world's first artificial Christmas trees, ...
    How Christmas Trees Could Save the World- Huffington Post (blog)
    all 173 news articles »


  48. Why the world is likely to see higher interest rates in future


    Livemint - 12 hours ago

    It says the world is on the threshold of a global investment boom, comparable to the industrial revolution, an industrial boom that will be fuelled by rapid ...
    <B>Shankar Acharya:</B> 2011 - A speculative peep- Business Standard
    all 5 news articles »
  49. Pakistani spinner Tahir hopeful to play for South Africa in World Cup


    Daily News & Analysis - Vijay Tagore - 11 hours ago

    Hopefully, I will be able to get all-clear before the World Cup,” the leg-spinner says. Love and marriage has brought the 27-year-old Pakistani player to ...
  50. Congress vs. the World


    Huffington Post - 15 hours ago

    It is stuck somewhere between Napoleon Bonaparte and Nikita Khrushchev: when mass and metal got results and the world obeyed old white guys drinking scotch ...
  51. World stocks steady after US growth figures


    The Associated Press - 1 day ago

    The figure did not spook investors following a strong run in stock markets around the world, particularly in the US where on Tuesday the S&P closed at its ...
  52. World Bank approves $1.5 billion for India's rural roads scheme


    The Hindu - 1 day ago

    File photo: D. Gopalakrishnan The World Bank on Tuesday approved a $ 1.5 billion Credit and Loan for India's Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) aimed ...


  53. World record shearing bid hit by blackout


    New Zealand Herald - 23 hours ago

    Shearer Stacey Te Huia's bid to break the world ewe shearing record was hit by a blackout this afternoon. Chasing 578 and well ahead of the required pace ...
    Shearing record no sweat- New Zealand Herald
    all 18 news articles »


  54. For India, top-level engagement with world


    Washington Post - James Lamont - 23 hours ago

    NEW DELHI - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has closed a remarkable chapter in Indian diplomacy in which five of the world's most powerful ...
    In from the cold- BBC News
    Not enough critical mass- Hindustan Times
    AngolaPress - Times of India
    all 1539 news articles »


  55. Taiwan to take 40% share of world's large-sized panel market in 2011


    Focus Taiwan News Channel - 15 hours ago

    The world market for large-sized panels will increase by 10 percent in 2011, with 85 percent of the total market being shared by the top four markers of the ...


  56. New Zealand include seven rookies among World Cup probables


    Sify - 22 hours ago

    ... New Zealand have infused some yong blood in the One-day team by inlcuding seven rookies among the 30 probables for next year's cricket World Cup. ...
    New Zealand names preliminary World Cup squad- The Hindu
    NZealand name seven new faces in WCup squad- AFP
    all 72 news articles »


  57. Gov. Barbour's Dream World


    New York Times (blog) - 1 day ago

    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was an unmemorable speaker, and notorious White Citizens Councils protected the world from violent racists. ...
    No Excuses- The Atlantic
    all 514 news articles »


  58. Real world to collide with heroes & villains


    The Associated Press - 1 day ago

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The real world is intruding in a real way for the heroes — and villains — of the Marvel universe. The publisher — whose characters range ...
    Be afraid: Marvel's heroes gear up for 'Fear Itself'- USA Today
    all 155 news articles » MVL


  59. Under 'High-Tech House Arrest,' WikiLeaks Founder Takes the Offensive


    New York Times - John F. Burns - Ravi Somaiya - 2 hours ago

    Articles in this series examine American diplomatic cables as a window on relations with the rest of the world in an age of war and terrorism. ...
    Get World Alerts- Huffington Post
    WikiLeaks boss Julian Assange embodies the anarchic age of the ...- Daily Mail
    Sydney Morning Herald
    all 1891 news articles »


  60. UK & World News: Dithering Cameron can't pull the plug on Cable


    Scottish Daily Record - 23 hours ago

    Dithering David Cameron exposed the weakness of his Con-Dem coalition yesterday by refusing to sack blabbermouth Business Secretary Vince Cable. ...
    Vince Cable's idiocy has ripped apart Lib Dem strategy- The Guardian
    all 1449 news articles »


  61. The World


    Winnipeg Free Press - 20 hours ago

    GIMPO, South Korea -- As troops stood guard and a choir sang carols, South Koreans lit a massive steel Christmas tree that overlooks the world's most ...
  62. Gareth Hopkins facing Black Caps World Cup cut


    Stuff.co.nz - Aaron Lawton - 1 day ago

    CUP CUT: Gareth Hopkins' name is expected to be missing when a preliminary NZ World Cup cricket squad is named. POISED: Canterbury wicket keeper Reece Young ...
    Hopkins: Not so much a fall as a plummet- Stuff.co.nz
    all 62 news articles »


  63. World away from Pandora: Zoe Saldana swaps tropical climes of the ...


    Daily Mail - Jody Thompson - 13 hours ago

    She's become best known for playing a character with a startling blue complexion - but Zoe Saldana was only a little bit chilly on a cold ...


  64. DP World Chmn: No Plans To Sell Company Assets Elsewhere


    Wall Street Journal - 19 hours ago

    DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones)--DP World (DPW.DIF), majority owned by Dubai World, the Dubai government conglomerate, has no plans to sell any of its international ...
  65. Hackers attack World Taekwondo site over Taiwan row


    AFP - 23 hours ago

    TAIPEI — Hackers attacked the website of the World Taekwondo Federation after it punished a Taiwanese fighter for allegedly cheating at the Asian Games, ...
    Taiwan journalists hit back at WTF officials- Focus Taiwan News Channel
    all 52 news articles »
  66. US Congress vote to provide free health care for 9/11 responders


    Xinhua - Wang Guanqun - 5 hours ago

    The program covers firefighters, police officers and construction workers who rushed to the smoking wreckage of the World Trade Center on Sept. ...
    Senate Passes $4.3 Billion Health-Care Bill for Sept. 11 First ...- Bloomberg
    Senate passes 9/11 first-responder measure- Los Angeles Times
    Boston Globe - Bloomberg
    all 1985 news articles »


  67. Squad a pointer to World Cup composition


    The Hindu - 1 day ago

    This will be reduced to 15 for the World Cup. While maestro Sachin Tendulkar makes an expected return to one-day cricket — his last ODI innings was a ...


  68. Nuclear pact sends 'powerful signal': Obama


    Straits Times - 7 hours ago

    'The strong bipartisan vote in the senate sends a powerful signal to the world that Republicans and Democrats stand together on behalf of our security. ...
    Nuclear arms treaty coup buoys Obama- The Australian
    First strike- BBC News
    Huffington Post - Christian Science Monitor
    all 6091 news articles »


  69. America's place in the world could play part in 2012 elections


    USA Today - Susan Page - 1 day ago

    "My father always told me, 'This is the greatest country in the world' ... and my constituents think the election of President Obama is the culmination of ...


  70. Ground Zero 'Survivor Tree' replanted


    Straits Times - 6 hours ago

    NEW YORK - A BADLY damaged pear tree that was nursed back to health after the destruction of the World Trade Center on 9/11 was replanted on Wednesday at a ...
    Bloomberg replants tree damaged on 9/11 at WTC- Wall Street Journal
    all 144 news articles »
  71. How the world can help Haiti


    Globe and Mail - 1 day ago

    For two days, Haiti's people had been awaiting the results of the presidential election – the first since the earthquake on Jan. 12. ...


  72. Ghana to avoid oil curse - says World Bank


    Myjoyonline.com - 1 day ago

    The World Bank says it believes Ghana can avoid the "Dutch disease" on account of established and well-managed mining and cocoa sectors as commercial oil ...
    Ghana's first oil- Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
    all 68 news articles »
  73. How the world bounced back: Massive haul of 20000 ancient fossils ...


    Daily Mail - Niall Firth - 19 hours ago

    A newly-discovered treasure trove of ancient fossils are helping scientists understand how life on Earth recovered form the most catastrophic ...
    Fossil hunters uncover complete 252m year-old underwater world- The Guardian
    all 20 news articles »


  74. Business World Doubts Cable's Credibility


    Sky News - Hazel Baker - 16 hours ago

    Vince Cable's "war on Murdoch" remarks appear to have cost him valuable support among British business leaders. Entrepreneur Duncan Bannatyne told Sky News: ...


  75. India Losing US$53.18 Billion Due To Poor Hygiene: World Bank Report


    Bernama - 1 day ago

    NEW DELHI, Dec 22 (Bernama) -- A World Bank report has found that paucity of toilets might be becoming a drag on India's economy with the country losing a ...
    India's Toilet Shortage Costs More Than $50 Billion, World Bank ...- Bloomberg
    India loses Rs 24000cr annually due to lack of toilets, hygiene ...- Times of India
    all 110 news articles »


  76. 2010: A quake, a meltdown, a dramatic rescue


    Fox News - 12 hours ago

    The world's tallest skyscraper, more than 160 stories high, ... Here's a look at the things that the world saw — and will remember — from 2010. TERRORISM. ...


  77. World championship of trivia


    Times LIVE - 1 day ago

    At which grand slam tournament this year did Rafael Nadal regain his No1 ranking in world tennis? 10.What made Romanian tennis player Victor Hanesco ...
    Review of the sporting year - March: Month-by-month guide to the ...- Daily Mail
    all 184 news articles »


  78. Vonn, Ligety leading World Cup standings


    USA Today - Pat Graham - 1 day ago

    Prior to her competition last weekend, three-time World Cup champion Lindsey Vonn tuned in to a men's race, hoping to draw motivation from watching Ted ...
    Lindsey Vonn has ski world's number: 1- Los Angeles Times
    Canadians struggle as Schild captures World Cup slalom race- Vancouver Sun
    World Cup slalom win for Schild- AFP
    Calgary Herald - Yahoo! Eurosport UK
    all 190 news articles »


  79. Record oil demand pressures OPEC to open taps: Poll


    Moneycontrol.com - 1 hour ago

    Demand growth is still centered on the developing world, with one third of the 1.5 ...world are also still bloated after the ... Stocks of oil in the developed


  80. 'ABC World News' Plans Report on Ford Windstar Recall


    New York Times (blog) - 1 day ago

    ... recalls and safety issues, is to appear Tuesday night on “ABC World News With Diane Sawyer” in a segment about axle failures on Ford Windstar minivans. ...
  81. What's News: World-Wide


    Wall Street Journal - 1 day ago

    A suspicious package containing wires and powder was found in a Rome subway car, but authorities said the device couldn't have exploded. ...
    What's News: World-Wide- Wall Street Journal
    What's News: World-Wide- Wall Street Journal
    all 13 news articles »
  82. Tortured teen in a bloke's world


    Herald Sun - Ruth Lamperd - Anthony Dowsley - 1 day ago

    Jane, now 17, is articulate, intelligent and beautiful. She is tough, but to adults she likes, polite. Picture: Brooke Whatnall ONE day in February, ...
  83. Look for World Junior Championship on NHL Network


    Los Angeles Times - 1 day ago

    Come this weekend, the NHL Network will be right where it should be: in Buffalo for the IIHF World... Junior Championship, which begins Sunday and runs through
    NHL Network U.S. to broadcast USA quest for historic gold medal ...- NHL.com
    all 7 news articles »
  84. Moncton bids on 2015 Women's World Cup games


    CBC.ca - 1 day ago

    Moncton will vie to become one of six host cities as Canada bids to host FIFA's Women's World Cup in 2015. Moncton Mayor George LeBlanc said the city helped ...
    Ottawa agrees to help 2015 women's World Cup bid- Globe and Mail
    Women's World Cup bid given boost- Victoria Times Colonist
    Moncton may join 2015 Women's World Cup bid- CBC.ca
    Vancouver Sun
    all 61 news articles »


  85. World's No 1 blackberry application made in Pakistan!


    Daily Times - 1 day ago

    Saad Hussain, a Pakistani guy, made an application that is currently No.1 on blackberry. It is indeed a commendable achievement, which has received high ...
  86. World's tiniest periodic table etched on a hair


    Belfast Telegraph - 1 day ago

    Scientists have written what they believe is the world's smallest periodic table — on a strand of human hair. Experts at Nottingham University created the ...
  87. Congress passes bill to help save world's sharks


    MiamiHerald.com - Renee Schoof - 1 day ago

    They estimate that 73 million sharks are killed annually to support the shark fin trade, and that 30 percent of the world's species are threatened or nearly ...
  88. US GDP growth less than forecast as inflation cools


    Sydney Morning Herald - 10 hours ago

    The world's largest economy grew at a 1.7 per cent pace in the previous ... Ford Motor Co, the world's most profitable automaker, said December 20 that US ...
    Post mortem for the world's reserve currency- Arab News
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  89. Bates urges World Cup boycott


    ESPN - Harry Harris - 1 day ago

    Leeds United chairman Ken Bates has launched a scathing attack on FIFA, insisting that the 2018 and 2022 World Cups ...


  90. Steve Brown ends Jelle Klaasen's PDC World Darts bid


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  91. A world of difference for P&O


    Mirror.co.uk (blog) - John Honeywell - 21 hours ago

    Targeting customers who may well be heading for the shops and the January sales, a 40-second commercial will urge them to "discover a different world" ...
  92. Kearney wins first World Cup moguls event in China


    Universal Sports - 1 day ago

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    Canada wins four medals at World Cup freestyle skiing event- TSN
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  93. WORLD FOREX: Euro Falls Below $1.31 On Rating Agency Debt Warnings


    Wall Street Journal - Chana R. Schoenberger - Javier E. David - 1 day ago

    NEW YORK (Dow Jones)- The euro fell below $1.31 and to three-week lows on Tuesday, as rating agencies' warnings reignited concerns about euro-zone sovereign ...
    World stocks buoyed ahead of US growth data- BusinessWeek
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  94. Should Newspapers Sugar Coat The World?


    The Atlantic - Conor Friedersdorf - 1 day ago

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  95. 'World crying for great rock band'


    Stuff.co.nz - 1 day ago

    Liam Gallagher thinks the world is "crying out" for a new rock band - and he is going to give it one. His new band Beady Eye contains four of the five final ...


  96. Nuclear rescue


    BBC News - Gordon Corera - 11 hours ago

    More than 750 radiological sites around the world - containing enough material for ... Around the world there is a race to secure vulnerable material before ...
  97. West Indies cricket calls up 2 players for 2011 World Cup


    CBC.ca - 1 day ago

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    West Indies preliminary World Cup squad- AFP
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  98. Internet Things That Made the World a (Slightly) Better Place in 2010


    Vancouver Sun - Mike Barber - David Wylie - 1 day ago

    All matter of strange and beautiful digital happenings shaped the online world in 2010 — or at least, gave us a few seconds of respite from a dreary workday ...
  99. World's first dual-core smartphone helps consumers ditch their laptop


    Independent - 1 day ago

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  100. Two World Cup victories earn Lindsey Vonn weekly honor


    USA Today - 2 days ago

    Two wins in France pushed her to the top of the World Cup overall standings, making her USA TODAY's athlete of the week. Starting in 20th place, ...
    Lindsey Vonn Wins World Cup Super-Combined; Ted Ligety Takes Giant ...- Bloomberg
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