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Indian train, locomotive, engine ,New Delhi railway station, Delhi, India, October 2007, 102007
African   Indian   Market   Photos   Railways  
 The Times of India 
Indian Railways eyes African market to export locomotives
|                 VARANASI: Riding on the wheels of achievement, Indian Railways is now eyeing the African market to generate revenue by exporting advanced... (photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis)
 india - tata - industry - hires - am1
Business   Mumbai   Photos   Steel   Tata  
 The Times of India 
Tata Steel eyes mines buy in US, Africa and Australia
|                 MUMBAI: India's largest steel maker, Tata Steel, has identified raw material resources in America, Africa and Australia for acquisition t... (photo: WN / aruna1)
MIDEAST ISRAEL PALESTINIANS  IRINnews 
IRAQ: Increased oil revenues to fund housing scheme for the poor
web | Photo: IRIN BAGHDAD, 7 August 2008 (IRIN) - The Iraqi government is planning to make use of increased oil revenues to fund the construction of simple houses for poor families currently living in... (photo: AP Photo / Tara Todras-Whitehill)
Economy   Iraq   Oil   Photos   Politics  
gold bracelet jewelry  Chicago Sun-Times 
Jewels of the city
| Let's admit it, we feel cooler wearing a piece of jewelry from a Chicago artist: It's like being part of a club nobody knows about. Local artist Sarah Fox of Cursive Design agrees. "It's almost like... (photo: WN / James)
Chicago   Jewelry   Market   People   Photos  
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Rice fields in an agricultural site in Tugbok district, Davao City, Philippines Gulf Daily News
UAE plans farmland investments
| DUBAI: The UAE plans to invest in agricultural land in African and Asian countries to tackle basic foodstuffs shortages at home, an undersecretary at the Ministry of Ec... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)
Agricultural   Dubai   Economy   Investments   Photos  
Jewellery /ntf1 Dawn
Gold rises in Europe
| LONDON, Aug 6: Gold rose 1 per cent in Europe on Wednesday as investors took advantage of a three-day fall in prices to buy below the key $900 an ounce support level. |... (photo: public domain / /)
Europe   Gold   Investment   Market   Photos  
** FILE ** Former security guard Esakpo Henry visits the oil flow station where he worked until an attack by militants led Shell to close the station earlier this year, in Eriemu, Nigeria, in this Saturday, Oct. 28, 2006 file photo. The Times of India
Nigeria overtakes Venezuela in oil exports to US
|                 WASHINGTON: Nigeria surpassed Venezuela as the fourth largest foreign supplier of crude oil to the United S... (photo: AP / George Osodi, File)
Nigeria   Oil   Photos   Venezuela   Washington  
Cellphone                             Globe and Mail
Banking by phone for the poor
| It can scale mountains in a single bound and wend its way down the most wretched roads. It is the mighty cellphone signal - and the latest hope for bringing financial s... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag )
Banking   Cellphone   Payment   Photos   Services  
Gas Station Irish Times
Oil hits three-month low on US crude build
Related » | Tullow finds oil, gas reserves in Uganda | 06/08/2008Cathay reports $85m loss on fuel costs | 06/08/2008 | Oil slipped to a three-month low tonight as rising ... (photo: WN / Aldrin Leyba)
Consumer   Gasoline   Photos   Stocks   Uganda  
** ADDS THAT IMAGE IS AN ILLUSTRATION ** This computer generated illustration provided by the Empresa Brasileira de Aeronutica (Embraer) shows an Embraer 195 aircraft. The carrier Royal Jordanian Airlines signed an agreement Wednesday to acquire seven new aircraft from the Brazilian firm, the airline announced. The deal signed with the Embraer aircraft company involves buying four 100-passenger Embraer 195 planes and leasing three others. (AP Photo/EMBRAER)hg3 International Herald Tribune
Costly fuel brings dozens of airlines to their knees
| : From Aloha in Hawaii to Alpi Eagles in Italy, from promising upstarts like Silverjet to legends like Aeropostal of Venezuela, more than two dozen airlines have fallen... (photo: AP Photo / EMBRAER)
Airlines   Hawaii   Italy   Oil   Photos  
Mauritania National Flag Syracuse
Major developments in Mauritania
| (AP) - Major developments in Mauritania: | __ PEOPLE: Mauritania is a desert nation of 3.4 million that straddles sub-Saharan Africa and Arab-influenced North Africa. W... (photo: WN / John Sahid)
Desert   Mauritania   Nation   People   Photos  
Technology & Industry Agriculture & Farming
- Lundin Mining posts US$108 million loss in second quarter af
- Diamond Industry Faces Diminished Reserves
- Financial Technologies Launches DMA LIVE!
- Space Technology to Fight Floods
 india - tata - industry - hires - am1
Tata Steel eyes mines buy in US, Africa and Australia
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- Tropical downpours worsening, say scientists
- Zim: What's all this 'nonsense'?
- Assembly Member Initiates Fish Farming Project
- UAE's Taqa to invest $1.45 bn to boost NSea output
 An Indonesian man carries his daughter as he wades through a flood area in North Jakarta  (js1)
Tropical downpours worsening, say scientists
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Internet Business & Economy
- Internet Service Suspended in Eight Regional Towns
- BCR Brings Online, SMS Banking to Country
- Clicking with online banking?
- Telkom plans internet provider hub in London
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Clicking with online banking?
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- Gov't Takes More Flak Over GT Deal
- Batik, Tie And Dye Training Saves Unemployed Youth
- Prices of Basic Foods Down, At Last
- Stock-Theft Girl Out of Jail at Last
Indian train, locomotive, engine ,New Delhi railway station, Delhi, India, October 2007, 102007
Indian Railways eyes African market to export locomotives
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Oil & Energy Health & Science
- Pride International Cites Record Levels for Q2 Revenues
- PGS faces backlash for Nigeria work
- Oil imports from Middle East up 11 pc
- Orca bails on Uganda, focuses on Tanzania
Oil refinery
Gold edges up as dollar eases, oil climbs
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- Tropical downpours worsening, say scientists
- Syria frees economist after nearly 7 years in jail
- Wesley Health Professionals Support Akporman Methodist
- Lundin Mining posts US$108 million loss in second quarter af
 An Indonesian man carries his daughter as he wades through a flood area in North Jakarta  (js1)
Tropical downpours worsening, say scientists
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Debt & Poverty Media & Politics
- More cameras for Joburg motorists
- Man found with AK47 at hostel
- Pumas: ELVs and Bok challenge
- Nokwe expects aerial attack
Motorcycles - Vehicles - Transport - Davao City - Philippines
Motorists to Blame for Food Scarcity
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- Generals in coup promise elections
- Zim: What's all this 'nonsense'?
- 'PHDs mean Push Her Down'
- Cops on toes for 2010 crime
 President George W. Bush delivers remarks on the Global War on Terror during a visit Wednesday, March 19, 2008, to the Pentagon. In addressing representatives from each branch of the military -- including some who served in the theater at the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the President said, "Five years into this battle, there is an understandable debate over whether the war was worth fighting, whether the fight is worth winning, and whether we can win it. The answers are clear to me: Removing Saddam Hussein from power was the right decision -- and this is a fight America can and must win.
China defends rights record, accuses Bush of meddling
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