Archive for April 28th, 2008
Monday, April 28th, 2008
Indonesia doesn't depend on overseas rice supplies in 2008, Vice President Jusuf Kalla said Monday.
"This is for the first time after 30 years that we don't import rice, all because the hard work by paddy farmers," he was quoted by ...
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Monday, April 28th, 2008
Pakistan and Iran on Monday resolved all issues on the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project, and agreed to ink an agreement soon, the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) reported on Monday.
Pakistani President Pervez Mushar ...
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Monday, April 28th, 2008
Tokyo stocks closed higher Monday.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 30.90 points, or 0.22percent, from Friday to 13,894.37, after briefly hitting 14,003.28in the morning.
The broader Topix index of all First Section ...
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Monday, April 28th, 2008
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Certis Cisco signed a Master Security Services contract on Monday for security services at Changi Airport, Seletar Airport, Changi Airfreight Center and the Air Traffic Control Center.
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Monday, April 28th, 2008
Crude oil hit a record high of 119.93 U.S. dollars a barrel on Monday after BP Plc shut a North Sea pipeline and as fresh violence in Nigeria reignited supply fears.
U.S. light crude for June delivery rose 81 cents to 119.33 dollars ...
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Monday, April 28th, 2008
Looking to battle back against New World winemakers that have lured wine lovers and gained market share with hip marketing campaigns, quality assurances and label information about what's inside the bottle, tradition-bound French winemakers ...
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Monday, April 28th, 2008
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday is expected to make what may be the last -- at least for the time being -- of a string of interest-rate cuts.
The Fed's hope a combination of monetary and fiscal stimulus and rising global inflat ...
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Monday, April 28th, 2008
Continental Airlines called off talks with United Airlines parent UAL Corp., saying it wouldn't merge with any carrier at this time, U.S. media reported Monday.
Continental's decision came after U.S. rivals Delta Air Lines and North ...
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