A battered Asian share market saw investors return to bargain-hunt Monday, but a sustained rally was not expected.
Read more »Dollar shines along with China economy (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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The U.S. dollar taps a six-month high in Asia while gold falls on signs that economies are shrinking
Read more »China market firms on earnings (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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China markets firmed ahead of a rash of company results, while much of Asia ran in place Wednesday amid lingering economic jitters.
Read more »Japan holds rates, China slumps (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Asia markets fall sharply on worries about slowing growth across the world.
Read more »Bhutto widower proposed for Pakistan president (AP)
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AP - Pakistan's largest political party on Friday proposed the husband of assassinated leader Benazir Bhutto to succeed the ousted Pervez Musharraf as president.
Obama veep still a mystery intro set Saturday (AP)
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AP - On a day and night of political suspense, Delaware Sen. Joe Biden emerged as a leading contender Friday to become Barack Obama's vice presidential pick as two running mate rivals learned they had been eliminated.
Stolen children adopted in Australia: report (Reuters)
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Reuters - The Australian government is
investigating a media report that 13 Indian children may have
been stolen from their parents as part of a child-trafficking
network and brought to Australia for adoption.
North Korean woman arrested on spying charges (AP)
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AP - A North Korean woman accused of using "sex as a tool for her spy activity" and plotting to assassinate South Korean intelligence agents with poisoned needles has been arrested, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Read more »Barclays to invest $35 mln in Chinese finance company (AFP)
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AFP - British bank Barclays said on Wednesday that it had won regulatory approval for a minority investment worth 35 million dollars (24 million euros) in New China Trust Co. Ltd (NCT).
