Mbeki opens talks to save Zimbabwe power-sharing deal
HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and his main political rival arrived for talks Tuesday with former South African leader Thabo Mbeki aimed at saving a flagging power-sharing deal.
(AFP
) - Oct 14, 10:47 pm
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UEFA ban for Atletico after racism at Marseille
MARSEILLE, France (AFP) - UEFA have slapped Spanish side Atletico Madrid with a stadium ban following a complaint of racism by French club Marseille.
(AFP
) - Oct 14, 10:27 pm
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Battle-scarred Reykjavik stock exchange resumes trading
REYKJAVIK (AFP) - After three full days of suspended trading, a disfigured Reykjavik stock exchange reopened Tuesday, amputated of its once dominant financial stocks that have long made up the cornerstone of Iceland's economy.
(AFP
) - Oct 14, 10:25 pm
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WHO warns of health inequalities
GENEVA (AFP) - The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday that current healthcare systems were inadequate to meet the challenges of the modern world and urged countries instead to go back to the basics of patient care.
(AFP
) - Oct 14, 9:18 pm
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US to pump bailout billions into banks: Bush
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President George W. Bush on Tuesday unveiled new steps to confront the global financial meltdown, including plans to use some of a 700 billion dollar bailout to buy stakes in banks.
(AFP
) - Oct 14, 8:40 pm
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Canada begins vote amid economic uncertainty
OTTAWA (AFP) - Canadians on Tuesday began voting in the country's third election in four years, likely to return the Conservatives to office in the first G7 ballot since the start of a global financial meltdown.
(AFP
) - Oct 14, 8:37 pm
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Recession fears overshadow markets upsurge
BERLIN (AFP) - Gathering storm clouds cast a pall Tuesday over efforts to combat the global financial crisis despite an upsurge in markets, with two of Europe's biggest economies said to be on the brink of recession.
(AFP
) - Oct 14, 7:57 pm
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Portuguese prisoners locked up with award winning wine
ALCOENTRE, Portugal (AFP) - Shears in hand, proudly tasting this year's award winning grapes, Joao Manuel is no ordinary oenologist. He is a second term prisoner at Alcoentre penitentiary in the middle of one of Portugal's prime wine-making regions.
(AFP
) - Oct 14, 7:48 pm
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Thailand, Cambodia spar over border troop positions
PHNOM PENH (AFP) - Thailand and Cambodia showed no signs Tuesday of resolving their long-simmering spat over a disputed border area near an ancient temple, with Bangkok insisting its troops would remain in place.
(AFP
) - Oct 14, 7:42 pm
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Reykjavik stock exchange plummets 76%
REYKJAVIK (AFP) - Trading resumed on the Reykjavik stock exchange Tuesday and the main index showed a decline of 76.13 percent, but market officials insisted this figure was heavily distorted by the absence of trading in finance companies.
(AFP
) - Oct 14, 7:33 pm
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| Earlier Stories: |
| Canada polls open
(AFP
) - Oct 14, 7:13 pm |
| Fortis shares resume trading down over 60%
(AFP
) - Oct 14, 6:53 pm |
| EU approves Britain's banking bailout
(AFP
) - Oct 14, 6:52 pm |
| Markets surge after rescue packages but storm clouds remain
(AFP
) - Oct 14, 6:34 pm |
| Taylor's hundred boosts NZ in cricket series decider
(AFP
) - Oct 14, 5:37 pm |
| Thailand denies withdrawal from disputed Cambodian border
(AFP
) - Oct 14, 3:44 pm |
| Markets keep rising as govts build confidence
(AFP
) - Oct 14, 3:39 pm |
| McCain vows: I'll be back
(AFP
) - Oct 14, 3:29 pm |
| Global stocks soar as banks get bailouts
(AFP
) - Oct 14, 3:18 pm |
| Thai troops leave disputed territory: Cambodia
(AFP
) - Oct 14, 3:05 pm |
| Bank of Japan injects 2.0 trillion yen into markets, shares leap 14.15 percent
(AFP
) - Oct 14, 2:08 pm |
| Thai troops withdraw from border zone: Cambodian army
(AFP
) - Oct 14, 1:52 pm |
| KRouge fighters jailed for British mine clearer's murder
(AFP
) - Oct 14, 1:02 pm |
| Browns hand Giants first defeat of NFL season
(AFP
) - Oct 14, 12:48 pm |
| Rays rock Red Sox 9-1 to take AL series lead
(AFP
) - Oct 14, 12:00 pm |
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