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EURO CAN’T HOLD – Drop again for the 3rd week
March 15 (Bloomberg) — The euro snapped three days of gains versus the dollar after some European finance ministers ruled out aid for Greece as the nation seeks to narrow the largest budget deficit in the common-currency region. The euro weakened most against the New Zealand and Canadian dollars. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble... »
Euro Rose high
The dollar rose against the yen, but the euro recovered much of its initial loss against the greenback Friday after better-than-expected U.S. jobs numbers pointed to a U.S. economy marching forward. What caused this high increase in EURO: Trading is likely to again turn volatile when London exits currency markets, around 11 a.m. EST. Positive news on... »
Euro down again – forex news Trading
The euro is slightly lower in early North American trading Thursday as investors wait for details on a European Union plan to help Greece with its fiscal crisis. After a meeting of EU leaders in Brussels, European Council President Herman Von Rompuy told journalists, “Euro-area member states will take determined and coordinated action if needed... »
Euro multi-month lows
The euro edged up against the dollar on Monday, recovering after recent losses but still close to multi-month lows on concerns about the fiscal health of some euro zone countries. Analysts and traders said the euro was helped higher by a very modest recovery in risk appetite, but they said sentiment towards the single currency... »
Forex News Euro Fall dollar fall!
-The euro fell against the dollar and yen in Asia Thursday as weak economic data from New Zealand and Australia added to concerns over the fragility of the global economic recovery, prompting Asian hedge funds to sell riskier assets such as the common currency. Source: Wikipedia As the European Central Bank is widely expected to maintain... »
Girls are aggressive teenagers
GIRLS are starting puberty earlier and as a result are more likely to become aggressive teenagers, Queensland researchers have found. The study found that at 14, girls were also just as likely as boys to be involved in fights, threats and stealing – reinforcing the perception that young women are behaving more like their male... »
South Africa stay true to Mandela’s vision
The other day I saw the film Invictus in a cinema in Cape Town. It is the story of Nelson Mandela and the Rugby World Cup, which South Africa won in 1995 in the final against New Zealand. I was born just up the road from the cinema, which in turn is just across... »
Poster showing Mary and Joseph after sex
Christians outraged by poster showing Mary and Joseph after sex A risque church billboard showing the Virgin Mary and Joseph in bed apparently after havng disappointing sex has caused outrage among Christians in New Zealand. The large poster depicts a dejected-looking Joseph lying next to Mary, whose eyes are turned heavenwards, under the words: “Poor Joseph.... »
Danger! Giant iceberg heading for Australia
The mammoth chunk of ice, which measures 12 miles long and five miles wide, was spotted floating surprisingly close to the mainland by scientists at the Australian Antarctic Division (ADD). Known as B17B, it is currently drifting 1,000 miles from Australia’s west coast and is moving gradually north with the ocean current and prevailing wind. Dr... »
World Cup 2010 Draw Latest Update
Fabio Capello’s men were handed a relatively straightforward draw for the group stages of World Cup 2010, with their first game taking place against the USA in Rustenberg on Saturday June 12. That will be followed by fixtures against Algeria in Cape Town six days later and Slovenia in Port Elizabeth on June 23. England, one... »
Monsoon Cup most prestigious locations for sailing
the Monsoon Cup, which is synonymous with Pulau Duyong here, has succeeded in establishing Terengganu as among the most prestigious locations for sailing in the world. Although the achievement is difficult to measure in terms of statistics, it is cannot be denied that since the event was introduced in 2004, various sectors in this east... »
PADANG Indonesia Earthquake
PADANG, Indonesia — Across this coastal provincial capital, hardest hit by the latest earthquake to devastate Indonesia, mourners, survivors and rescue workers alike clawed through the rubble. Some, like Malina Utami, had already realized the worst. She was just looking for the shoes missing from her dead daughter’s body, found in the rubble of a... »

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