Archive for  February 2005
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Foreign direct investment in booming China last month rose 10.72 percent from a year earlier to $4.1 billion, the Commerce Ministry said on Saturday. But analysts say it is difficult to read too much into
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Hong Kong's unemployment rate was probably unchanged at 6.5 percent in November-January, although analysts expect it to improve gradually in coming months as the economy continues to expand. Private sector job vacancies were exceeding 1,000
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The dollar was mixed on Friday as most dealers took a more neutral stance ahead of next week's US inflation data, which could fuel speculation the Federal Reserve will get more aggressive in raising interest
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A strong earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale rocked eastern Indonesia's Sulawesi region early on Saturday, sparking panic in seaside communities as residents fearing a tsunami fled their homes for higher ground. The Indonesian
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Tens of thousands of peace demonstrators gathered in central Rome on Saturday at the start of a march to demand the release of Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena, held hostage in Iraq since February 4. Italian
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Saudi Arabia said on Saturday it had handed over 19 Yemenis detained on security charges to Yemen, in the latest of a series of extraditions between the two states which are both fighting al Qaeda
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Russian police laid siege to an apartment block in the country's turbulent south on Saturday, saying Islamic militants were holed up inside, Russian media reported. The police were in talks with the militants in the
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Thousands of Nepalese Saturday protested against King Gyanendra in the Indian capital, demanding the restoration of multi-party democracy in the restive Himalayan kingdom. The protestors carried placards and red flags and chanted slogans for the
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Thousands of Bangladeshi opposition supporters marched in the capital Dhaka on Saturday to demand the government quit for what they described as its failure to ensure security. The protest march was part of an anti-government
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Former Dutch Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers vowed on Friday he would not resign as head of the UN refugee agency but the United Nations made clear his future was in doubt because of sex harassment
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