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Accompanying the note of Christmas cheer this year there is a more sombre tone which pervades our celebrations. Our neighbourhoods are haunted by the spectre of violence and the sound of music is drowned out by the sound of gunshots. There is talk of...
DATE: Dec 24, 2009
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BEIJING (Bloomberg) — China's economic growth in the fourth quarter will exceed the 8.9 percent of the preceding three months, Xu Xianchun, deputy head of the National Bureau of Statistics, told an economic seminar in Beijing yesterday.
China's econo...
DATE: Dec 24, 2009
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Artist Peter Woolcock's annual collection of political cartoons turns 21 this year.
And Woppened 21 is on shelves now the collection of cartoons that first appeared in The Royal Gazette as weekly political commentary, spans October 2008 to September ...
DATE: Dec 24, 2009
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Rating agency Moody's Investors Service yesterday lifted its negative outlook on XL Capital Ltd. and affirmed its debt ratings on the Bermuda business insurer.
Moody's said XL's credit profile had improved and its business franchise had stabilised.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a case that has polarised public passions, director Roman Polanski did not win his freedom Monday for a 32-year-old sex offence, but an appeals court said in a strongly worded opinion there was probable judicial and prosecutoria...
DATE: Dec 24, 2009
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(AP) – If ever there has been a year to give a homemade holiday gift, this is it. The economy's in the dumps and budgets are tight. Gift-givers have to be more creative than ever if they want to delight their friends and family with something unusual...
DATE: Dec 24, 2009
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LONDON - Britain's leading share index rose 0.82 percent, gaining for the third day in a row and hitting its highest closing level in more than five weeks, led higher by banks and commodity stocks. The FTSE 100 closed 43.72 points higher at 5,372.38 ...
DATE: Dec 24, 2009
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Bermuda Winter Olympic fans will have a chance to cheer on former Mount St. Agnes student Vanessa James who just qualified for next year's Games in Vancouver after she won the French National Championships in pairs with French star Yannick Bonheur.
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DATE: Dec 24, 2009
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In this Advent Season, we have seen the advent of modern technology which has given us the ability to copy something with such intricate detail, that it is impossible to determine what is authentic from what is not. The very fact that we are celebrat...
DATE: Dec 24, 2009
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TORONTO (Bloomberg) — Canada's economy grew 0.2 percent in October, less than economists expected, as gains in real estate services and utilities offset a drop in mining output.
A jump in home sales led a 7.2 percent gain in the value of services fro...
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