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Gloom persists on bourses
Statesman News ServiceMUMBAI, Nov 20 Bourses across the world today suffered intense selling pressure as the American Federal Reserve last night completely discounted chances of economic recovery
2008-11-21 14:45:17
Downturn threat to SA World Cup
With two years to go to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the downturn is threatening the economic viability of the project.
2008-11-21 10:28:09
Week in pictures: 15-21 November
Some of the most striking images around the world
2008-11-21 10:28:09
Pressure grows on Obama as world economy deteriorates Reuters
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2008-11-21 09:32:10
Nobel laureates demand help for trapped children
A letter signed by 31 Nobel Peace Prize laureates, including former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu, calls for the world to help educate 37 million children trapped in conflict zones.
2008-11-21 06:01:15
India to emerge as major world power by 2025: Report
India has been identified as a 'major rising power' in an emerging multi-polar world, according to a new US intelligence forecast.
2008-11-21 06:02:14
Global crisis: What's the G20 plan
Despite President Bush's attempts to talk up the 20-country emergency summit on financial markets and the world economy, it was hardly surprising that the outcome yielded little in terms of substantive solutions to a problem that goes beyond the immediate threat to global growth.
2008-11-21 06:00:00
Use of meltdown as USP appalling
An entire nation and even the world is literally walking on a razor's edge, yet we have some marketers of insurance and banking products using the financial crisis as a plank or a fear factor to sell A G Krishanmurthy is appalled by their lack of ethics.
2008-11-21 06:00:00
The Obama moment and the challenges it brings
For President-elect Obama the hard reality of governance is going to sink in rapidly. The world will wait to see if this triumph of hope, will transform into fulfilment of that hope.
2008-11-21 06:00:00
The Big Question: Is the world's longest-lasting civil war finally coming to an end
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2008-11-21 05:22:25