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Grammy Awards Honors Whitney Houston
After an opening number by Bruce Springsteen, the 54th Grammy Awards addressed what was on every viewers mind: the death of Whitney Houston the day before.
Shuaa Capital plans more job cuts
Dubai: Shuaa Capital said on Monday it planned to cut a further 55 jobs in the first half of 2012 after reporting a full-year net loss of Dh293.8 million, a…
President Obama will present his 2013 budget plan Monday
When President Barack Obama rolls out his 2013 budget proposal Monday, it's likely to unleash another round of political finger-pointing on Capitol Hill.
China tells banks to roll over loans
China has instructed its banks to embark on a mammoth roll-over of loans to local governments, delaying the country's reckoning with debts that have clouded its…
UK sent nuclear sub near Falklands, says Argentina
Hector Timerman demanded that the British confirm the location of nuclear submarines in the region. But UK officials said the accusations of militarisation were…
National Australia Bank raises mortgage rates by 0.09 pct
National Australia Bank, the country's top lender, increased variable mortgage rates by 0.09 percent on Monday, citing economic uncertainty and funding costs.
Pressures of WB on Egypt
Amwal Alghad Economic experts assured that Egypt is in a weak position in the negotiations over the US$ one billion World Bank (WB) loan, as Robert Zoellick, the…
Pakistan’s supreme court indicts PM Gilani
Yousuf Raza Gilani, Pakistan's prime minister, has been charged with contempt of court by the country's supreme court, after he disobeyed a court order to…
