Strong currency forces Dubai to import less from euro zone Gulf News | Dubai: Dubai's trade with large European markets is slowing down, while China and India are taking over the market, a report released by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry showed. | Dubai's trade with the rest of the world ballooned to Dh663 billion in 2007 from Dh510 billion in 2006 - a g...
Let's make haste while the sun shines The Times Of India | 20 Jul 2008, 0318 hrs IST, Shashi Tharoor In all the brouhaha about the Indo-US nuclear deal, not enough attention has been paid to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's recent announcement of a credible energy plan for India that goes way beyond the nuclear. By...
Valve maker not feeling many money pressures The Charlotte Observer KERRY HALL | T. ORTEGA GAINES/Observer staff photo Howard Rozendal, manager of Flow Con International's U.S. operations, says business is booming because companies want to cut their air-conditioning costs. | Two and a half years ago, a Copenhagen, De...
Let's make haste while the sun shines The Times Of India | 20 Jul 2008, 0318 hrs IST, Shashi Tharoor In all the brouhaha about the Indo-US nuclear deal, not enough attention has been paid to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's recent announcement of a credible energy p...
Fantasy islands The Guardian | Cities at sea have long been a libertarian dream, but concerns over climate change have now pushed the idea on to the environmental agenda. Do they hold water, asks Oliver Burkeman | In the event that it is ever actually built, the Freedom Ship, "t...
HKG voted top airport Canada Dot Com | Hong Kong International Airport was voted the world's best for the seventh year in an annual survey of passengers, with Asian airports dominating the top positions in the list. Vancouver's YVR placed behind the top-ranked North American airport -- ...
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George Bush falls in line on climate challenge The Australian | THE G8 group of industrialised nations has set a goal of halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 under a pact that for the first time ties the US to a global target. | The deal ...
Dubai partner of Scan-Trans buys out firm's Danish stake Gulf News | Dubai: In a significant acquisition deal for the Middle East and global shipping industry, Dubai-based ship chartering and broking firm, Scan-Trans Middle East and South Asia Holding Ltd on a split in its eight-year long partnership with its Dubai-...
DONG, E.ON want Shell's London Array stake Energy Current 7/10/2008 | LONDON: Shell's stake in the London Array wind farm could be picked up by the other two partners in the project. | London Array is one of the world's largest proposed wind farms, but the Dutch supermajor turned its back on the development...
Developing nations balk at G8 climate deal Globe and Mail | The newly minted strategy for fighting global warming that was supported by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and other G8 leaders was given a chilly reception Wednesday as key developing nations balked at parts of it and the UN's top climate official ...
Design flaw caused US mine collapse TVNZ Jul 25, 2008 10:16 AM | A 2007 Utah coal mine collapse that killed six miners and three rescuers was triggered by a faulty mine design, federal investigators said on Thursday, rejecting the owner's claim that it was caused by an earthquake. | In announcing its findings, the Mine Safety and Health Administration fined the Crandall Canyon Mine's oper...
Foreign demand boosts 3M The Star | BOSTON: Diversified US manufacturer 3M Co said yesterday quarterly profit rose 3% as strong international demand more than offset a slowing US economy. | The company, whose products range from Scotch tape to optical films for liquid crystal displays, posted second-quarter profit of US$945mil versus US$917mil a year earlier. Revenue rose nearly 10...
