Posts Tagged ‘International’

New York crude prices retreated below $ 70

March 11th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
Crude prices fell below $ 70 a barrel Wednesday after rising more than expected gasoline inventories in the United States.
barrel of light sweet crude, the main New York contract for July delivery fell 1.90 dollars to close at 69.96 dollars.

The Bank of Canada is once again interest rates

March 11th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The Bank of Canada raised its key rate a quarter point to 4.25% Wednesday morning.
This is the seventh raising rates decided by the central bank since last fall, at which time the bank began to gradually raise interest rates to slow an economy i...

The United Nations General Assembly will hold a high-level meeting on AIDS

March 11th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The General Assembly of the United Nations organize the end of next week a high level meeting to assess progress worldwide in the fight against HIV, and to consider new ways to strengthen this campaign.
More than a dozen heads of state and gover...

Vietnam: the spread of FMD

March 11th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
FMD was hit two more Vietnamese provinces, bringing to 38 the total number of infected localities, reported Thursday a local agency for animal health.
The news spread, with 80 affected pigs was observed in the southern provinces of An Giang and ...

Bulgaria strengthens controls on its border with Romania hit by bird flu

March 11th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The National Veterinary Services of Bulgaria are strengthening control measures on the Bulgarian border with Romania, whose capital has been severely affected by bird flu, reported Thursday News Agency Sofia.
Bulgaria imposes strict the movement...

Bush-Koizumi meeting in June

March 11th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
U.S. President George W. Bush should meet with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the White House June 29, said Wednesday Tony Snow, spokesman for the White House.
The two leaders will talk about “the war against terror, defendin...

Fatah militants launch rockets into southern Israel

March 11th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
Activists Martyrs Brigades Al-Aqsa, an armed wing of Fatah movement, launched Thursday morning two rockets into southern Israel.
The group said in a statement that the attack was an act of revenge after four Palestinians were killed by the army ...

The Bush-Blair summit does not mention the withdrawal from Iraq

March 11th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
U.S. President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, will not establish a timetable for withdrawing troops from Iraq when they meet Thursday in Washington, said the White House Wednesday.
“I’m not sure you’ll he...

One year after the “no” to the European Constitution Europe remains inoperative

March 11th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
One year after the French “non” and Dutch to the European Constitution, Europe remains mired in an identity crisis without precedent and without prospect of breaking the deadlock in the foreseeable future.
The foreign ministers of Tw...

Bush refuses to set a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq

March 11th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
U.S. President George W. Bush on Thursday refused to set a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq following the formation of a new Iraqi government, saying that U.S. troops “will stay as long as is necessary to achieve victory.”
“T...