Ten companies linked with fibre-optic backbone tender
Ten companies are reportedly interested in bidding in Peru's national fibre-optic backbone tender, reports Telecompaper citing Jesus Guillen, the telecoms projects manager at Peru's Agency ...
View ArticleWhy Ford is your best bet on U.S. housing revival
Ford Motor Co. The auto maker has close ties to the housing market because of its heavy reliance on pickup trucks, a vehicle that has more to do ...
View ArticleWhat Postmedia’s results say about the industry
The Toronto Star reports every quarter as well, but its numbers are just part of parent company Torstar Corp.'s balance sheet that also includes romance publishing and community publishing. Sun ...
View ArticleGerman economy shrinks in fourth-quarter as European demand weakens
Reuters © Traders are pictured at their desks in front of the DAX board at the Frankfurt stock exchange January 11, 2013. REUTERS/Remote/Lizza ...
View ArticleLew Seen Outside Mold of Past US Treasury Secretaries
Jacob Lew, U.S. President Barack Obama's choice to be the next Treasury secretary, is outside the mold of the usual choices for American finance chief, the official with his signature on the ...
View ArticleGoogle Earth Helps Put N. Korea Gulag System on Map
" Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt's visit to North Korea this week has been met with sharp criticism and low expectations, but the global Internet search giant indirectly is helping to make ...
View ArticleBite the bullet Yashwant Sinha tells Govt.
Former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha today asked the government to show the political will to bite the bullet by checking the alarming fiscal deficit in the Union Budget to control inflation. ...
View ArticleImproving food safety measures-need of the hour Tariq Anwar
Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries Tariq Anwar on Thursday said that it was the need of the hour to take measures to improve food safety and the focus should be on ...
View ArticleRailway fare hike was an economic decision Chidambaram
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday said that the latest hike in railway fares was an economic decision and was taken to revive the financial slowdown of the country. Chidambaram justified ...
View ArticleHalf of worlds meals go into the bin
Experts have revealed that half of the food produced in the world is actually being thrown away every year. According to a report, as much as two billion tonnes is wasted just because of overly ...
View ArticleUN chief condemns Pakistan bombings
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned what he described as "terrorist violence" in Pakistan, reaffirming the world body's support for the country in countering terrorism. "The ...
View ArticleIndia China rise set to shake global order US think tank
The rise of China and India as major world powers and how they view their relationship with the West promises to test the established global order, according to a US think tank. In the coming ...
View ArticleSpain to play football friendly with Uruguay in Doha
The Spanish football team will play a friendly match with Uruguay in Doha Feb 6 as part of its preparations for the World Cup qualifiers. The game will be held in Qatar's Khalifa International ...
View ArticleNeymar hints at new Santos deal
Brazilian football sensation Neymar says he could be persuaded to remain at Santos beyond the 2014 World Cup. The 20-year-old has been heavily linked with a move to Spanish giants Barcelona while ...
View ArticleBates backs New Zealand to win ICC Womens World Cup
New Zealand captain Suzie Bates believes her side's meticulous preparation will stand them in good stead during the upcoming ICC Women's World Cup in India. Bates is hoping that a restructured ...
View ArticleJapan unveils $117 billion stimulus package to boost economic growth
Japan, battered by weak exports and recession, has unveiled a 117 billion dollars fiscal stimulus package in a bid to boost growth. The measure will increase spending on public works, disaster ...
View ArticleWeapon training companys CEO threatens to start killing people over Obamas...
A CEO of Tennessee company, which trains people in weapon and tactical skills, has said he's willing to go to outrageous lengths to protect his right to use a gun in the US. In a video posted on ...
View ArticleFederer tips best hard court player Djokovic to win Oz Open
Swiss tennis great Roger Federer believes world number one Novak Djokovic has been the best hard court player in the past couple of years, and he tipped the Serb to win this year's Australian Open. ...
View ArticleBRICS platform will contribute in global effort to strengthen health system Azad
Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday said the BRICS platform will contribute in the global effort towards strengthening health systems particularly in the public sector through specific ...
View ArticleMcIlroy helping under-privileged kids throughout world
World number one golfer Rory McIlroy has teed up to raise a good amount of money for kids' charities around the world. The Hollywood hotshot, who travelled to earthquake-ravaged Haiti in 2011 to ...
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