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Airline   Business   Economy   Hong Kong   Photos		  Gulf News 
Cathay Pacific returns to profit
Wed 10 Mar 2010
Hong Kong: Cathay Pacific Airways, Hong Kong's biggest carrier, posted a second-half profit after paring capacity and selling a stake in a maintenance venture. The HK$3.9 billion (Dh1.84 billion)... (photo: Public Domain)
Wide-view of the Security Council meeting considering the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Sudan, at UN Headquarters in New York. cg1
Iran   Japan   Nuclear   Photos   UN		  Daily Yomiuri 
Will Japan preside over Iran sanctions at UNSC?
Wed 10 Mar 2010
As Japan prepares to assume the president of the U.N. Security Council in April, debate is already under way in various arenas regarding sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. Against this... (photo: UN/Eskinder Debebe)
New Slovenian euro coins are seen in Ljubljana, in this, Dec. 15, 2006 photo. The euro will be Slovenia's currency as of Jan. 1, 2007. The tiny alpine country is becoming the 13th nation using the single European currency, a switch Prime Minister Janez Jansa called the "biggest national achievement" since this former Yugoslav country joined the European Union in 2004.  Gulf News  Wed 10 Mar 2010
Euro, pound slip on debt worries
London: Concerns over Europe's fiscal problems hit the euro and sterling Wednesday, while world stocks hovered near their recent six-week highs, though they were still up 66 per cent from a low hit... (photo: AP / Denis Sarkic)
Currency   Europe   Financial Crisis   Photos   UK
Petron station- gasoline - oil price - energy (mj1) wnhires  Syracuse  Wed 10 Mar 2010
Oil rises to near $82 on China trade data, dollar
(AP) - Oil prices edged up to near $82 a barrel Wednesday, as surging trade figures in China and a weaker dollar helped offset an inventory report providing mixed evidence about U.S. crude demand. By... (photo: WN)
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An investor looks at a stock price board at a private security company Friday June 27, 2008, in Shanghai, China. China's shares are joining the rest of the Asia market in tumbling in response to crude oil spiking above $140 a barrel for the first time. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index closed down 5.29 percent at 2748.43 points Friday. The New York Times Wed 10 Mar 2010
Oil Drifts Near $81 Amid Mixed US Inventory Data
Filed at 4:07 a.m. ET SINGAPORE (AP) -- Oil prices drifted down to near $81 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after a report showed mixed evidence about U.S. crude demand.... (photo: AP Photo)
Asia   Economy   Photos   Singapore   US
World stocks little changed as China exports surge Breitbart Wed 10 Mar 2010
World stocks little changed as China exports surge
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, March... HONG KONG (AP) - World stock markets were little changed Wednesday even as surging Chinese... (photo: Creative Commons / Jleon)
China   Exports   Photos   Products   Stock
Su Wei, chief negotiator of China on climate change, makes a point during his press conference at the UN Climate summit in Copenhagen, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009. The New York Times Tue 9 Mar 2010
China and India Join Climate Accord
WASHINGTON — China and India formally agreed to join the international climate change agreement reached last December in Copenhagen, the last two major economies to... (photo: AP / Heribert Proepper)
China   Climate Change   India   Photos   UN
Entrance to Chevron's headquarters complex in San Ramon, California. Chevron was found to have evaded $3.25 billion in federal and state taxes from 1970 to 2000 through a complex petroleum pricing scheme involving a project in Indonesia. The Guardian Tue 9 Mar 2010
Chevron to seek UK refinery sale, cut 2,000 jobs
* Chevron to cut 2,000 downstream jobs in 2010 * To seek bids for UK refinery, other downstream ops * Shares down 0.2 percent in early trading (Adds quote, detail,... (photo: Creative Commons / Coolcaesar)
Chevron   Jobs   Photos   Refinery   Trading
A wooden boat carrying Sri Lankans migrants is seen docked next to an Indonesian Navy ship at a port in Cilegon, banten province, Indonesia, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. The Daily Telegraph Australia Tue 9 Mar 2010
Kevin Rudd and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's plan to stop people smuggling
PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will formalise an agreement to combat people smuggling today. Dr Yudhoyono will make history... (photo: AP / Irwin Fedriansyah)
Australia   Immigration   Indonesia   Photos   Politics


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Dog - Cage Navy says 3 dogs died after contractor neglect The Guardian
Container ship Hanjin Ottawa manouevres away from the terminal at Harbor Island as the Ban bridge Island ferry enters the Port of Seattle. The Port of Seattle is a port district that runs Seattle's seaport and airport. Hanjin says Subic shipyard's cost competitiveness stands out in crisis Malaya
U.S. Army soldiers evacuate a wounded soldier during operations to eliminate insurgents in Qubbah, Iraq, March 24, 2007. The soldiers are assigned to Charlie Troop, 82nd Airborne Division out of Fort Bragg, N.C. ula1 U.S. troops withdrawing en masse from Port-Au-Prince Post-Bulletin
Shipping Shipping cos raise freight rates up to 30% The Times of India
OPEC
A section of Tehran's oil refinery is seen, Iran, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007. Iran's president said Saturday that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is "under heavy economic and political pressures" and that the oil prices are below its real value, state-run-news agency reported. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made his remarks prior to his trip to Bahrain and Saudi Arabia where he is due to attend the OPEC summ OPEC Raises 2010 Oil Demand Forecast ABC News
Jose Maria Botelho de Vasconcelos, president of the OPEC conference and minister of petroleum from Angola OPEC sees risk of overproduction m&c
OPEC Vienna Oct. 2006 NNPC: FG May Push for Higher OPEC Quota This Day
Crude Oil Oil near 8-week high on weak dollar, technicals The Times of India
Refineries
Task Force on Niger-Delta Destroys Illegal Refineries, Arrests 6 Suspected Oil Thieves All Africa
Good refining results, fuel pricing revisions boost Sinopec profit Gulf News
Chevron to eliminate 2,000 jobs in refining and marketing Houston Chronicle
Rising stocks, higher US dollar push oil lower Gulf News
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