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Today in HistoryToday is Thursday, July 5, the 186th day of 2007. There are 179 days left in the year.
ON THIS DATE
In 1811, Venezuela became the first South American country to declare independence from Spain.
THOUGHT FOR TODAY
“If a man does not ke...
DATE: Jul 05, 2007
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TORONTO (Bloomberg) — Canadian telephone and materials stocks including Telus advanced for a second day after take-over speculation was fanned by the acquisitions in the past week of BCE and Aur Resources."The driving force in the market is still M&A...
DATE: Jul 05, 2007
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rebounded yesterday but remained near a record low against the euro as investors eyed central bank meetings this week in Europe which could keep overseas yields climbing.The dollar rose against a basket of six major cu...
DATE: Jul 04, 2007
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Bermuda’s connection with first the 13 American colonies and then with an independent United States of America reaches back to the early seventeenth century.
Whether it involved the early assistance of the burgeoning settlement in Jamestown in 1615, ...
DATE: Jul 04, 2007
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With the approach of summer, Americans' thoughts inevitably turn to July 4th. To some, July 4th is a holiday — plain and simple — a day free of work and obligation, a time to gather with family and friends.
But for many, Independence Day has a deeper...
DATE: Jul 04, 2007
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PRISTINA (Reuters) — The West says it’s out of the question. Serbia insists it isn’t interested. And ethnic Albanians living in Kosovo shudder at the thought. But diplomatic deadlock over the province’s demand for independence is deepening; and the ‘...
DATE: Jul 04, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street soared in the first day of trading for the third quarter, boosted by a decline in Treasury yields, a rise in June manufacturing activity and a spate of buyout news.The Dow Jones industrial average gained more than 120 poin...
DATE: Jul 03, 2007
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Barbra Streisand wins enthusiastic welcome from Berlin fansBERLIN (AP) — Barbra Streisand has played her first concert in Germany, winning an enthusiastic welcome from some 18,000 fans in Berlin and praising the capital’s “beauty — and desserts.”Satu...
DATE: Jul 03, 2007
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NEW YORK(Reuters) - Investors are hoping this week brings some answers to the question of whether an improving US economy unleashes inflationary forces, and one place to look will be in the June payrolls data.At the same time, the potential for defau...
DATE: Jul 02, 2007
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Michael Dunkley told radio listeners last night that he was against Independence but for the death penalty for pre-meditated murder.
The Opposition Leader took part in a lengthy interview on Hott 1075 with presenter Jamal Hartman during which he took...
DATE: Jul 02, 2007
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