Archive for October 8th, 2008

By Sandrine Rastello The credit crunch deepened in Europe as government leaders pledged to bail out troubled banks and protect depositors. BNP Paribas SA will take control of Fortis's units in Belgium and Luxembourg after government efforts to ensure the company's stability failed, while Germany's government and financial institutions agreed on a 50 billion euro ($68 billion) rescue package...
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With war raging across the globe in July 1944, ministers from all 44 Allied nations met at the imposing Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, to thrash out a set of rules that would govern world finance once Hitler was defeated.   By Gordon Rayner Knowing that greater international trade would help to prevent future wars, and determined...
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BARCELONA, Spain – A 'deadly dozen' diseases ranging from avian flu to yellow fever are likely to spread more because of climate change, the Wildlife Conservation Society said on Tuesday. The society, based in the Bronx Zoo in the United States and which works in 60 nations, urged better monitoring of wildlife health to help give an early...
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by Rabbi Noson Weisz It is the holiest space in the Jewish world. It is also the holiest space inside each one of us. The Holy of Holies. Plunge the depths...The goat will bear upon itself all their iniquities ... (Leviticus 16:22)One of the most perplexing topics that we encounter in the Torah concerns...
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Senior Palestinian defense official tells Ynet Israel has authorized request by Palestinian Authority to deploy security forces in Hebron in effort to block Hamas' growing influence over the city. Hamas, meanwhile, passed legislation calling for elections to replace AbbasAli WakedIsrael is backing a bid by the Palestinian Authority to reassert control over Hebron, a...
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marty peretz Let's face it: Peace between Israel and the Palestinians is not at the top of the agenda of either of the two nominees for president of the United States. A columnist in what is the other Israeli newspaper for Americans wrote recently that, according to advisers to each of the candidates, a...
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IAN BURUMA Two far-right parties, the Austrian Freedom Party and the Movement for Austria's Future, managed to win 29 percent of the vote in the recent general elections in Austria. This is double what they got in the elections of 2006. Both parties share the same attitudes toward immigrants, especially Muslims, and the European...
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Notion of making unqualified Mofaz Israel’s foreign minister unforgivable Mordechai KedarOne of the greatest scandals in the history of Israeli politics took place when Ehud Olmert “sold” the defense portfolio to Amir Peretz, with both of them being clueless about security matters, just so he can keep the Treasury in the hands of his...
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Channel seen as way to bypass United Nations sanctionsEditor's Note: The following report is excerpted from Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin, the premium online newsletter published by the founder of WND. Subscriptions are $99 a year or, for monthly trials, just $9.95 per month for credit card users, and provide instant access for the complete...
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The Lebanese Industrialists Association (LIA) is preparing a lawsuit against Israel for marketing and selling what it calls traditional Lebanese cuisine. The modern nation of Lebanon has only existed since 1941, but that is not stopping LIA President Fadi Abboud from claiming that it owns the rights to felafel, hummus, tabouleh and other regional...
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