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Washington |
US GDP rebounds with 3.3% growth The US economy grew at a revised 3.3% annually in the 2nd quarter of 2008, much higher than its first estimate of 1.9%
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| Jul.17 |
Global |
IMF raises world economic targets
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| Jun.22 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia to increase oil output
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| Jun.18 |
Washington |
Bush calls for offshore drilling President George W Bush has called on Congress to end a 27-year ban on drilling for oil in coastal waters, to reduce dependence on imports
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| Apr.17 |
South Korea |
S Korea 'due to lift US beef ban'
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| Jan.24 |
U.S. Congress |
Deal reached on US economic plan
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| Jan.9 |
New Delhi |
Tata Motors unveils bargain car
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| Dec.10 |
South Korea |
Inter-Korean train service starts
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Washington |
US GDP rebounds with 3.3% growth| The US economy grew at a revised 3.3% annually in the 2nd quarter of 2008, much higher than its first estimate of 1.9% | |
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| Jul.31 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Brazil revives nuclear power plant
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| Jul.26 |
Nigeria |
Seized oil workers freed
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| Jul.24 |
Beijing |
China: World's biggest Web population
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| Jul.22 |
China |
Most Chinese happy with nation's direction
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| Jul.17 |
Global |
IMF raises world economic targets The global slowdown resulting from the credit crunch has not been as sharp as initially feared
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| Jul.14 |
Washington |
Bush lifts ban on offshore oil drilling
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| Jun.25 |
United Arab Emirates |
'Shape-shifting skyscraper' unveiled
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| Jun.22 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia to increase oil output King Abdullah: Saudi Arabia will increase its daily production from 9 million barrels to 9.7 million in the near future to counter the sharp rise in prices
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| Jun.18 |
Washington |
Bush calls for offshore drilling| President George W Bush has called on Congress to end a 27-year ban on drilling for oil in coastal waters, to reduce dependence on imports | |
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| Jun.9 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple announces cheaper 3G iPhone
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Kenya |
Safaricom soars on debut
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Oil crisis dominates G8 meeting
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| Apr.17 |
South Korea |
S Korea 'due to lift US beef ban' Seoul's farm ministry: South Korea has agreed to relax restrictions on beef imports from the US
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| Jan.24 |
U.S. Congress |
Deal reached on US economic plan The White House and the Democrats in Congress have agreed a $150bn stimulus package that will offer tax rebates to boost growth
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| Jan.9 |
New Delhi |
Tata Motors unveils bargain car Tata Motors has unveiled the world's cheapest motor car Tata Nano at India's biggest car show
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| Dec.10 |
South Korea |
Inter-Korean train service starts The first cargo train providing regular service across the border between the two Koreas in more than a half century left for the North
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| Nov.8 |
Brazil |
Oil discovery rocks Brazil
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| Jul.8 |
Seattle |
Boeing unveils Dreamliner plane
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| May.16 |
North Korea |
Korean trains in historic link-up A pair of passenger trains have crossed the heavily fortified border for the first time in more than 50 years
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Bollywood fury at 'Big Brother'
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| Jan.10 |
European Union |
EU plans 'industrial revolution' The European Commission has urged to sign up to an unprecedented common energy policy, to diversify the energy sources
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| Jan.9 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple's 'magical' iPhone unveiled Users will be able to download music and videos with the phone, demonstrated by CEO Steve Jobs at the Macworld Expo
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| Oct.3 |
New York |
Dow hits record
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| Aug.31 |
Chile |
Strike ends at Escondida |
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| May.20 |
China |
Three Gorges dam wall complete Building crews have completed construction work across the Yangtze on the world's largest hydroelectric project
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| Apr.20 |
Nigeria |
Nigeria settles Paris Club debt |
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| Jan.3 |
Russia |
Russia restores European gas deliveries |
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| Jan.2 |
Moscow |
Russia vows to end gas shortage |
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| Dec.22 |
New York |
Transport workers end strike |
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| Dec.16 |
Belgium |
EU leaders agree 7-year budget The leaders agreed on a spending plan for the bloc seen as key to shaping the future of an enlarged EU
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| Nov.16 |
Tunisia |
Deal averts Internet showdown The US wins its fight to stay in charge of the internet at the World Summit on the Information Society
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| Sep.5 |
Beijing |
EU, China hail textile deal The deal is to release millions of Chinese garments blocked by EU customs because they exceed import ceilings
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| Aug.1 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudis pledge to keep pumping oil |
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| May.25 |
Azerbaijan |
Giant Caspian oil pipeline opens Oil is set to flow from Azerbaijan direct to the Mediterranean for the first time after a $3.6bn pipeline opened
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| Apr.27 |
France |
Airbus A380 completes test flight The world's largest passenger plane was circling the Bay of Biscay before returning to base
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| Feb.4 |
Washington |
Court rejects $280bn tobacco case |
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| Jan.18 |
Southern France |
Largest passenger jet unveiled The Airbus A380 has been introduced near the city of Toulouse, in the presence of 4 European leaders
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Battered dollar hits another low
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| Nov.9 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Mozilla Firefox browser launched
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| Jul.31 |
Switzerland |
World trade talks reach agreement
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| Jun.21 |
Southern California |
Private craft makes space history
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| Dec.11 |
New York |
Dow Jones ends above 10,000
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| Dec.4 |
Washington |
United States scrapped tariffs on steel
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| Jun.13 |
North Korea |
Railway reconnects two Koreas
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| May.6 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan to resume India links
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| Apr.28 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple launches online music service
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| Jul.24 |
New York |
Dow saw its second-biggest gain ever Dow Jones index added 488.95 points to 8,191.29. The buying was spurred by the arrest of offenders in Adelphia scandal
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| Jun.10 |
India |
India lifts Pakistan flight ban |
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| Feb.11 |
Argentina |
Peso passes first test
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| Jan.1 |
European Union |
Euro mark celebrations People lined up in freezing temperatures to get a jump on the most ambitious currency swap in history
| The euro was introduced to world financial markets as an accounting currency in 1999 and launched as physical coins and banknotes in 2002. The official spelling of the euro is 'euro' in the Latin script. The euro is divided into 100 cents
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Enron in bankruptcy filing
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| Nov.17 |
USA |
Harry Potter sets box office record
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| Nov.7 |
Paris |
Concorde back in business
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| Oct.25 |
Microsoft |
Windows XP hits the streets
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| Oct.23 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
iPod: New digital music player
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| Oct.3 |
Washington |
Bush package to boost economy
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| Aug.30 |
European Union |
Euro officially launched |
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| Aug.24 |
Paris |
French Concorde makes test flight
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| Apr.18 |
New York |
Fed cuts rates, markets rally
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| Feb.17 |
Southern Italy |
Optimistic end to G7 session |
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| Jan.3 |
Washington |
Fed cut rate, stocks up |
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| Mar.10 |
USA |
Nasdaq reached 5048| Nasdaq's all-time high. Beginning of the end of the Internet stock boom | |
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| Jan.14 |
New York |
Dow Jones reached 11,722 3.9 times higher than the high of 2,999.75 reached in 1990
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Microsoft CEO Gates Steps Down
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| Jan.1 |
USA |
Y2K bug fails to bite A flaw in computer program that caused processing to operate incorrectly on and after January 1, 2000
| The Year 2000 problem caused concern that critical industries and government functions would cease operating at midnight, January 1. Companies and organizations upgraded their computer systems. When January 1 arrived there were problems generally regarded as minor
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