Key agreements at G8 summit Inquirer | TOYAKO -- Leaders of the Group of Eight major powers on Tuesday found common ground on climate change, the global economy and a host of political crises at a summit in Japan. | Here are some of the agreements of the G8, which comprises Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the...
Goat milk producer caters to a niche market Manila Bulletin A goat farm has come up with a technology that can significantly contribute to the country’s nutritional sufficiency. | The technological breakthrough from Alaminos Goat Farm (AGF) can produce two liters of fresh milk per doe daily for 300 days a year even under extreme tropical conditions. | The ...
Pope could land in sex-abuse row Hong Kong Standard The leader of the Catholic church in Australia yesterday denied trying to cover up allegations of sex abuse against a priest, just days before Pope Benedict visits for World Youth Day. | //--> Wednesday, July 09, 2008 | ADVERTISEMENT | The leader of ...
Trouble brews on three fronts for Thai coalition Hong Kong Standard A top leader of Thailand's People Power Party was found guilty of vote buying and banned from politics for five years, a ruling that could lead to the dissolution of the main party in the coalition government. | //--> Wednesday, July 09, 2008 | A top...
G8 emissions pledge nothing to shout about, say greens Hong Kong Standard The Group of Eight major powers agreed yesterday to at least halve global carbon emissions by 2050 in what leaders hailed as a step forward, but developing nations demanded they do much more. | //--> Wednesday, July 09, 2008 | The Group of Eight majo...
Frank assurance Hong Kong Standard Luiz Felipe Scolari revealed yesterday that Frank Lampard has told him he wants to stay at Chelsea but the London club's new boss was unable to offer fans similar reassurance about the future of strike ace Didier Drogba. | //--> Wednesday, July 09, 2...
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Rights group hits Saudi treatment of domestic help The Manila Times | JAKARTA: Saudi Arabian families are abusing female migrant workers to the point of slavery, and Riyadh needs to respond with sweeping labor and justice reforms, a major rights gr...
Lifting of VAT on oil to double deficit The Manila Times By Chino S. Leyco, Reporter | Lifting the value-added tax (VAT) on oil would double the projected budget deficit for 2008, the Department of Finance said Tuesday. | Finance Secreta...
G8 summiteers agree on joint action to curb oil prices The Australian | THE G8 leaders have agreed the big industrial economies will co-operate more closely in efforts to curb soaring oil prices, calling the huge recent rises in energy and food costs...
High Court set to rule on SJM listing tussle Hong Kong Standard Casino billionaire Stanley Ho Hung-sun will find out today if a last-minute legal bid by his estranged sister has succeeded in derailing the HK$3.85 billion listing of his SJM Holdings. | //--> Stephanie Tong | Wednesday, July 09, 2008 | ADVERTISEMEN...
Stocks drop to 15-week low on US losses fear Hong Kong Standard Shares plunged 3.16 percent to a 15-week low yesterday as investors dumped stocks on fears of more losses at US financials. | //--> Alfred Liu | Wednesday, July 09, 2008 | Shares plunged 3.16 percent to a 15-week low yesterday as investors dumped sto...
Perfect storm set to give investors a nightmare Hong Kong Standard It's earnings season again in the United States and Asia, and a perfect storm is brewing that could keep stock markets in the doldrums for a long time on both sides of the Pacific. | //--> Benjamin Scent | Wednesday, July 09, 2008 | It's earnings sea...
A tale of two downturns Asia Times | By Martin Hutchinson | British observers have in the past year indulged in a considerable amount of schadenfreude about the US subprime crisis, the excessively expansionary monetary policy of US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke and the substantial recession that appears impending. They should be less eager to gloat; the recession into which ...
Soaring food, fuel prices threaten world economy - G8 The Manila Times | TOYAKO, Japan: Leaders of the Group of Eight powers warned Tuesday that soaring oil and food prices pose a "serious challenge" to world economic growth, calling for boosted crude production capacity. | "The world economy is now facing uncertainty and downside risks persist," the G8 said in a joint statement. | "We express our strong concern about...
