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Regional free trade pact could grow
A regional free trade agreement which began two years ago with New Zealand, Singapore, Chile and Brunei could grow to include at least seven countries.Australia and Peru said yesterday they wanted to join, following the United...
New Zealand Herald – Nov 21, 2008 4:00 PM [GMT] – comment?
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A regional free trade agreement which began two years ago with New Zealand, Singapore, Chile and Brunei could grow to include at least seven countries.Australia and Peru said yesterday they wanted to join, following the United...
New Zealand Herald – Nov 21, 2008 4:00 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Organ Grinder: How do you report the global food crisis?
One hundred and nineteen million people are being pushed below the poverty line because of rising food prices across the globe, says Sami Zeidan, of al-Jazeera English, as he opens the second day of the News Xchange 2008 conference in Valencia. Are international broadcasters reporting the crisis pro ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 21, 2008 3:58 PM [GMT] – comment?
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One hundred and nineteen million people are being pushed below the poverty line because of rising food prices across the globe, says Sami Zeidan, of al-Jazeera English, as he opens the second day of the News Xchange 2008 conference in Valencia. Are international broadcasters reporting the crisis pro ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 21, 2008 3:58 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Major oil shipper calls for military force against Somali pirates
Associated Press - November 21, 2008 10:43 AM ET SINGAPORE (AP) - 1 of the world's largest oil tanker companies is calling for a multinational military force to protect ships against pirates...
KHQ Right Now – Nov 21, 2008 3:43 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Associated Press - November 21, 2008 10:43 AM ET SINGAPORE (AP) - 1 of the world's largest oil tanker companies is calling for a multinational military force to protect ships against pirates...
KHQ Right Now – Nov 21, 2008 3:43 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Oil rises from 3-year low as stocks rebound
SINGAPORE (AP) -- Oil prices rose off a 3-year low, creeping above $50 a barrel Friday in Asia as investors took a cue from a rebound in regional stock markets....
AP – Nov 21, 2008 07:47 AM [GMT] – comment?
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SINGAPORE (AP) -- Oil prices rose off a 3-year low, creeping above $50 a barrel Friday in Asia as investors took a cue from a rebound in regional stock markets....
AP – Nov 21, 2008 07:47 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Singapore officially in recessionSingapore downgrades its economic growth figure, confirming it was Asia's first country in recession in this crisis.
BBC News – Nov 21, 2008 07:35 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Singapore skids into first recesssion since 2001
AP - Singapore's economy has skidded into a recession for the first time since 2001, the government said Friday, warning that it could contract by up to 1 percent next year as a global slowdown saps export demand.
Yahoo! – Nov 21, 2008 06:43 AM [GMT] – comment?
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AP - Singapore's economy has skidded into a recession for the first time since 2001, the government said Friday, warning that it could contract by up to 1 percent next year as a global slowdown saps export demand.
Yahoo! – Nov 21, 2008 06:43 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Oil falls to 3-year low below $49 in Asia
SINGAPORE (AP) -- Oil prices fell to a 3-year low below $49 a barrel Friday in Asia as plunging stock markets, driven down by more bad U.S. economic news, battered investor confidence....
AP – Nov 21, 2008 04:09 AM [GMT] – comment?
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SINGAPORE (AP) -- Oil prices fell to a 3-year low below $49 a barrel Friday in Asia as plunging stock markets, driven down by more bad U.S. economic news, battered investor confidence....
AP – Nov 21, 2008 04:09 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Singapore falls into recession, cuts 2009 outlook
Singapore became the third major Asia-Pacific economy to fall into recession after data released Friday showed the economy had contracted for two straight quarters.
MarketWatch.com – Nov 21, 2008 03:59 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Singapore became the third major Asia-Pacific economy to fall into recession after data released Friday showed the economy had contracted for two straight quarters.
MarketWatch.com – Nov 21, 2008 03:59 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Oil falls over $1 on demand worries
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil dropped more than $1 a barrel on Friday, falling for sixth straight sessions as more distress for the global economy threatened to eat further into demand for fuels.
Reuters – Nov 21, 2008 02:17 AM [GMT] – comment?
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil dropped more than $1 a barrel on Friday, falling for sixth straight sessions as more distress for the global economy threatened to eat further into demand for fuels.
Reuters – Nov 21, 2008 02:17 AM [GMT] – comment?
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How the Malacca straits were reclaimed
Three years ago the Malacca straits were the world's most hazardous seas. Pirate attacks occurred almost weekly. Insurance premiums jumped on the 70,000 vessels that took 40% of the world's trade through the 550-mile conduit every year.Then Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia allocated consi ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 21, 2008 12:36 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Three years ago the Malacca straits were the world's most hazardous seas. Pirate attacks occurred almost weekly. Insurance premiums jumped on the 70,000 vessels that took 40% of the world's trade through the 550-mile conduit every year.Then Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia allocated consi ... more »
The Guardian – Nov 21, 2008 12:36 AM [GMT] – comment?
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