LATEST World News, Jul 03, 2011

World Games Panama: Argentina, France, US & Oz win Global Surf News Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 2 July, 2011 : - - Australia won the Billabong ISA World Surfing Games Team Gold Medal, and was awarded te Fernando Aguerre World Team Trophy today in glassy and consistent two-to-four feet waves in Panama's Playa Venao ... See all stories on this topic »

First lady of world finance Malaysia Star “I would hope that the IMF remains relevant and plays a pivotal role in transforming the international scene.” The IMF in recent years has been faced with increasing criticism from emerging powers as it failed to recognise the shift in the global ... See all stories on this topic » Malaysia Star

Best credit cards when traveling the world Alaska Dispatch You can earn free miles and nights for use on your next vacation while you're making purchases on your current vacation. Drawbacks: This card requires excellent credit and also has a $59 annual fee (waived for the first year). This card is best used if ... See all stories on this topic » Alaska Dispatch

US envoy says Iraq critical to global energy needs AFP Iraq sits on one of the world's largest oil reserves -- 143 billion barrels by Baghdad's own estimates. It also has the world's 11th largest gas reserves, but decades of sanctions and wars have prevented effective production. Current gas production ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

Is US reliance on other nations over the top? Charlotte Observer In an increasingly inter-dependent world economy, shocks spread quickly. The US financial system has limited exposure to the Greek bonds at the center of the current European financial crisis. But US banks and money-market funds are invested in ... See all stories on this topic »

Neal Peirce / Syndicated columnist Seven billion souls and counting: the ... The Seattle Times There's remarkably little US or global discussion of the perils in today's rising world population, writes Neal Peirce. The dangers are many — from food shortages to climate change and fears of resulting social tensions and economic crises. ... See all stories on this topic »

Nokia aims to be leader in smartphone market Peninsula On-line Tom Farrell, General Manager of Nokia Lower Gulf, has admitted the world's top mobile maker is facing challenging times ahead but explained they have moved away from competition to shift towards global mobile ecosystem development. ... See all stories on this topic »

Russia expands its share of global energy market Arab News Recent reports indicate that with Russia taking an expanding share of the world's fastest growing market by pumping more oil into the region, there were not too many takers for the additional Saudi crude in the target region. ... See all stories on this topic »

News Corp's battle for BSkyB shows global ambition Telegraph.co.uk Such a tactic could be risky though, and another source said News Corp "wants this deal" now as a springboard for other global ambitions. As Sky continues to win subscribers and current subscribers upgrade to HD and 3D, analysts forecast monumental ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Tata Takes On the World Barron's One positive factor: Despite the recent boom, India still has among the lowest car densities in the world–8 cars per 1000 people, compared with 34.5 per 1000 people in China and 427 in the US TO REALLY PUT ITS AUTOMOTIVE OPERATIONS on solid footing ... See all stories on this topic »

Science and education key to UAE innovation The National Its annual Global Innovation Index (GII) found just two Arab countries - the UAE and Qatar - were among the top 40 innovators in the world. Although the Emirates fell 10 places compared with last year to rank at 34 this year, experts said it was a ... See all stories on this topic » The National

Local Is Global Chabad.org When standing before him, you felt that you were the only person in the world. He never made you feel that he was greater than you; he brought out the best in you.” The myriad of important matters on his mind notwithstanding, when he met with people he ... See all stories on this topic » Chabad.org

Gaza Mobilizes for Freedom Flotilla Palestine Chronicle “Receiving foreign guests in solidarity with us is one of our government's top priorities,” he answered, then repeated himself: “Everything will be ready. Just give us 24 hours.” Later Monday morning, a hundred Palestinians marched to the Gaza complex ... See all stories on this topic » Palestine Chronicle

Delhi to host international leather fair The Hindu “Over 200 renowned global leather products-makers will take part in this prestigious event that is expected to generate revenues of around Rs.4000 crore and give a major boost to the Indian leather industry,” Expo Riva Schuh Chief Advisor Roney Simon ... See all stories on this topic » The Hindu

Getting used to Life without Food Center for Research on Globalization The US-Soviet deal hit amid global drought and severely reduced harvests worldwide, hardly a prudent time to sell the entire US grain cupboard to an ostensible Cold War opponent. The sale took place amid a major world grain harvest shortfall leading to ... See all stories on this topic » Center for Research on Globalization

Reel China: It's rough out West for Chinese films Los Angeles Times It's laziness, and it makes it difficult to tell a story to a global audience." Many of the current Chinese hits use historical reference points that elude Western audiences. "Let the Bullets Fly" is rife with allegorical meaning about standing up to ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

Is India going off track or staying on course? Hindustan Times As the Bangalore-based MD of Everett Middleware Consulting, a Dutch company specialising in identity and access management, Kinariwala believes there is much business to be wrung out of a global economic slowdown. "There's money abroad and in India, ... See all stories on this topic »

Purdue University has strong reputation, presence in China Journal and Courier "The more we can do to better understand one another, move together to learn about different global challenges and solve the problems, the better off this world is going to be." It's not just highfalutin talk. In the past two years, Purdue officials ... See all stories on this topic »

Vatican back in the black as Greece counts $17.4bn aid blessing GlobalPost All is not rosy however, as AP reports, with donations from the global faithful plummeting $22 million (€15m), or 18 per cent, amid tough economic times and a damaging sex abuse scandal. The scandal erupted last year in Europe - traditionally a top ... See all stories on this topic » GlobalPost

International Diploma in Management studies - by Greenwich College Sunday Times.lk In the recent past, the entire global economy - has been turned on its head, slapped in the face and forced to confront reality. When the bill was due, some of the wisest, most excellent and brilliant men simply couldn't face it. ... See all stories on this topic »

Sir Brian Lohore's Rugby World Cup legacy Stuff.co.nz Turns out it ain't so easy to win a Rugby World Cup. Even if Sir Brian Lochore's men of 1987 made it appear so, as they cruised through the inaugural global tournament. No one got within 20 points of them, final included. Since those all-conquering ... See all stories on this topic » Stuff.co.nz

Santiago Canyon College Robotics Team Advances to Finals in Global Technology ... TMC Net They will be training at the Microsoft facility in Irvine to polish their presentation skills to be at the top of their game for the international competition. Whatever happens in New York, the members of this technology team from a community college ... See all stories on this topic »

Charlie Munger's Thoughts on the World: Part 1 Motley Fool At the top of an idiot boom, a bank's allowance for bad debt goes to zero. That's the accounting rule. What kind of maniac thinks this is good? A certified public accountant, that's who. On financial collapse: The world learned what happened after ... See all stories on this topic »

Kenyan scribes scoop top awards Capital FM Kenya ... taken hold of the global economy, so there is a surge of interest in Africa, with increased attention, focus, and investment from all corners of the world". He warned, however, that political conflicts, rising food prices, and recent developments ... See all stories on this topic »

State oil companies hold keys to access for private sector Business Recorder (blog) LONDON: State-owned oil companies are a rising force in the global energy sector as private rivals such as BP and Total seek access to new supplies and push to expand their markets. More than half of the world's top energy firms, 28 out of 50, ... See all stories on this topic » Business Recorder (blog)

Monte Poole: American athletes lose some luster, begin to trail rest of world San Jose Mercury News Local world champions Nonito Donaire (born in the Philippines) and Andre Ward are our nation's best, yet have relatively low national profiles. In track and field, where we never owned distance runs, we're now ceding the sprints. ... See all stories on this topic »

IndiaMART.com to Take Indian MSMEs to International Shores PR Newswire (press release) 'Magic' will also host a complimentary seminar series where top industry experts will share their insights on important issues like trend forecasting, impact of social media on the retail and fashion world, gaining strategies in order to improve a ... See all stories on this topic »

Port Klang, PTP Maintain Top 20 Ranking Bernama Westports said China now accounted for nine of the world's Top 20 ports, with most of the main Chinese ports recording faster growth than ports in other regions. It said Hutchison Ports Holdings regained its global lead among the port operators, ... See all stories on this topic »

DSP BR World Energy Fund: Hold Business Line Investors can retain units of DSP BlackRock World Energy Fund. A sharp pullback in commodities, especially crude, in recent months notwithstanding, this international fund-of-fund is suitable for investors who wish to benefit from the long-term ... See all stories on this topic » Business Line

Lady Gaga to guest judge on 'SYTYCD' Entertainment Weekly THE announcement in the Newark Star-Ledger was hardly designed to set the world alight. In a column headed New Jersey People it announced that Joseph Germanotta, previously president of the business development company Global Touch Inc and a man with ... See all stories on this topic »

Jobs the top priority for state's new commissioner of economic development Savannah Morning News We have the best port in the country, a world-class airport in Atlanta and an excellent rail system. But we're not without our challenges, including water issues and transportation. "While we are addressing the water issues, we must also find ways to ... See all stories on this topic »

The plots against Nigeria Football Federation Vanguard All serious countries must consistently observe their obligations to the global institutions they patronise. Indeed, lack of diligent observance of international charters and protocols can easily turn any nation into a pariah. ... See all stories on this topic »

Nation isn't as independent as it used to be STLtoday.com The increasing integration of the US economy into a poorer global economy is thought to be a key factor in growing US income inequality, where the income gains of the middle class are far smaller than those at the top of the income scale. ... See all stories on this topic »

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Strauss-Kahn Leaves NYC House, Returns Hours Later | MyPress.SE ... By ABC News: Top Stories On July 3, 2011, in US, World News, by ABC News: Top Stories. Tweet. With house arrest lifted, ex-IMF leader Strauss-Kahn leaves NYC townhouse, returns hours later. Email this Article ... MyPress.SE - Universal News Agency...

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OECD Releases Future Global Shocks | Live Stock Trading News ... By Shayne Heffernan The Paris-based international economic organisation of 34 advanced nations OECD warns that disruptive shocks are likely to occur with increasing frequency and. ... Posted by Shayne Heffernan on Jul 2nd, 2011 and filed under Latest News, Markets, The Hot List. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response by filling following comment form or trackback to this entry from your site. You must be logged in to post a comment Login ... Live Trading News

Mideast: Gaza Flotilla Move Sinks — Global Issues By Global Issues The resolute Greek order is the latest in a series of no-lesser determined decisions that have highlighted a strange alliance of states against the international front of NGOs. ... 'Greece of July 2011 is not the Greece of May 2010 when it comes to Israel,' savoured a top Israeli official involved in the attempt to ward off the second Flotilla. 'The organisers didn't understand this. ... Where next? Related News Topics; Latest News Headlines; Related In-depth Issues ... Global Issues News Headlines

NGO Assistance Fund Helps Civil Society Activists Withstand Crackdowns Breaking News: Astronomers Discover Distant Galaxies Grazed On Gas. Find more stories recommended by Stumbleupon. Published: July 02, 2011. Send to a friend. NGO Assistance Fund Helps Civil Society Activists Withstand Crackdowns. Freedom House today announces the launch of an international consortium to support non-governmental organizations under threat around the world. The Embattled NGO Assistance Fund will help civil society activists withstand crackdowns and pressure ... NewsBlaze.com Current News - Top Stories

Clinton: Gadhafi threats won't deter NATO mission - World news Appearing alongside Spanish Foreign Minister Trinidad Jimenez at a news conference in Madrid, Clinton said Gadhafi must end military operations. She insisted that NATO's mission to protect civilians was on track and that the pressure ... Spain is struggling with soaring unemployment as nearly one in five is out of work, and it was the last major economy to emerge from the global recession. Spain's government has raised the retirement age and made it easier for companies ... Mail.com: Breaking News

Gaza Mobilizes for Freedom Flotilla | | Gaza TV News By Tom Baker An international flotilla of nine ships and hundreds of crew and passengers is a huge undertaking, in Gaza as much as anywhere. Mahmoud Elmadhoun knows this better than most. A member of Gaza's Higher Government Committee, as well as the Governmental Committee for .... Everyone – from friends in cafes, to contacts in social movements, to strangers in refugee camps – is eager to share the latest news from Athens, and even more eager to hear of the Flotilla's departure. ... Gaza TV News

China's ports will remain number one - Business News - SINA English By SINA.com Containers are the basic element of the global trading system. The average growth at the world's top 20 ports will remain at between 8.5 percent and 10.3 percent year-on-year, down from an increase of 15.2 percent in 2010, the report said. ... "Given the current global economic climate, it is safe to predict a slowdown in the growth of container volumes worldwide," she added. China's Dalian port is expected to become the 20th largest in the world this year, ... English headline news from SINA.com

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