Archive for April 9th, 2008
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
In a bid to reinvigorate lackluster US traffic, Starbucks Corp introduced a new, everyday brew called Pike Place Roast yesterday and for 30 minutes handed out free 240 ml samples.
Free cups of the new coffee, which the company said has a ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
Crude oil traded around $109 a barrel as investors looked to commodities for higher returns and refinery disruptions tightened global distillate markets.
Commodities investments rose more than 20 percent in the first quarter, as investor ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
The India-Africa Forum Summit adopted here on Wednesday two key documents aimed at enhancing the "true partnership" to achieve the Milennium Development Goals.
The Delhi Declaration is a political document that covers issues of bila ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN-M) Prachanda Wednesday drew Nepali government's attention towards the killing of seven CPN-M cadres in western Nepal and required his party cadres to observe restrain.
At least ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
Four Taliban insurgents and one police were killed as they came in contact in Afghanistan's restive Helmand province, provincial police chief Mohammad Hussain Andiwal said Wednesday.
"It was yesterday evening when Taliban opened fir ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
Israeli forces withdrew from southeastern Gaza Strip Wednesday morning after killing a Hamas militant in fire exchange, witnesses and medical sources said.
The Israeli tanks and bulldozers, backed by air force, rolled into al-Qarara ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
Israeli troops arrested 24 Palestinians during overnight raids across West Bank cities, Palestinian security sources said on Wednesday.
The detentions took place in the towns of Nablus, Hebron, Ramallah, Qalqilia and Jenin, the sour ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
A Texas polygamist compound with more than 400 children was the site of rampant sexual abuse, where girls groomed to accept sex as soon as they reached puberty, officials said in court documents released Tuesday.
Girls as young as 1 ...
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