 Luxury Liner’s Removal to Begin Off Italian Coast Sat 19 May 2012
| ROME — One of the most expensive and challenging salvage operations ever planned, the removal of the luxury liner Costa Concordia from granite rocks off the Tusca... (photo: AP / Gregorio Borgia) The New York Times
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 Rupee falls to record low, spurs RBI to act Thu 17 May 2012
Tweet MUMBAI: The rupee hit a record low against the dollar for a second session in a row on Thursday as global risk assets remained largely under pressure, leading the R... (photo: WN / Geeta) The Times Of India
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 Greeks see reasons for hope and fear amid the political ruins Fri 11 May 2012
| Athens has become the centre of a storm as radical parties on the left and right challenge the old two-party system Greece has seen a dramatic increase in popularity of... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris) The Guardian
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 Oil Wars on the Horizon Thu 10 May 2012
| Conflict and intrigue over valuable energy supplies have been features of the international landscape for a long time. Major wars over oil have been fought every deca... (photo: AP / Abd Raouf) CounterPunch
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 U.S. Tries to Press China Sea Rights With Pact Tue 8 May 2012
By JULIAN E. BARNES | WASHINGTON—Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is beginning a new push for Senate approval of the Law of the Sea treaty, a long-stalled pact milita... (photo: US Navy / Chad J. McNeeley) Wall Street Journal
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 Wave power plants around the world Tue 8 May 2012
| Renewable energy from waves works best in parts of the world with steady access to powerful wind and wave resources. Countries with the most useful waves include Scotla... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Examiner
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 Asia stocks dive after Europe elections, US data Mon 7 May 2012
| BANGKOK — Asian stock markets were pummeled Monday by election results in Greece and France that heightened uncertainty about Europe's ability to solve its debt c... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) Palm Beach Post
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 Is Obama wary of Brazil and Dilma Rousseff? Sat 5 May 2012
| Are there hidden tensions which stand to undermine the important diplomatic relationship between Washington and rising star Brazil? During a recent meeting at the ... (photo: ABr / Abr) Al Jazeera
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 OIL IS A STRATEGIC PRODUCT, NOT A COMMODITY: Argentina and the International Oil Picture Thu 3 May 2012
| Oil is not a commodity, oil is not a raw product either. Just look at the complexity of the techniques for its efficient extraction. Oil is a strategic product that mod... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) GlobalResearch
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 Obama campaign cites women's issues ahead of Romney's Va. event Thu 3 May 2012
| Ahead of Mitt Romney's appearance in Portsmouth today with Gov. Bob McDonnell, a supporter and often-mentioned vice presidential possibility, President Barack Obama's c... (photo: AP / David Goldman) Richmond Times Dispatch
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 Latin America Delivers a Swift Kick Tue 1 May 2012
| On one level, April’s hemispheric summit meeting was an old fashioned butt kicking for Washington’s policies in the region. The White House found itself virtually a... (photo: UN / Devra Berkowitz) CounterPunch
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 ConocoPhillips Reports First-Quarter Earnings of $2.9 Billion or $2.27 Per Share Mon 23 Apr 2012
| Adjusted earnings of $2.6 billion or $2.02 per share | First-Quarter Highlights Production of 1.64 million BOE per day Worldwide refining capacity utilization rate of 9... (photo: WN / Denise Yong) Seeking Alpha
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 Markets Live: Stocks fall amid global worries Mon 23 Apr 2012
| Australian shares fall amid political worries about Europe but losses are kept in check as data indicates Chinese manufacturing is stabilising. | 4.18pm: Market heavywe... (photo: AP / Rick Rycroft) Canberra Times
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