Defying a storm of domestic and international criticism, Russia moved toward finalizing a ban on Americans adopting Russian children, as Parliament's upper house voted unanimously in favor of a measure that President Vladimir Putin has indicated he will sign into law.The bill is widely seen as the Kremlin's retaliation against an American law that calls for sanctions against Russians deemed to be...
India gang-rape victim in Singapore for treatment
Labels: WorldA young woman who was gang-raped and assaulted on a moving bus in the Indian capital was flown Thursday to a Singapore hospital for treatment of severe internal injuries that could last several weeks, officials said.The 23-year-old student, who is in critical condition, arrived in Singapore on an air ambulance and was admitted to the Mount Elizabeth hospital, renowned for multi-organ transplant facilities.The...
India's Singh says 8 percent growth target "ambitious"
Labels: World Prime Minister Manmohan Singh struck a downbeat note on the challenges facing the Indian economy on Thursday, dubbing a five-year plan for average growth of 8 percent "ambitious".India's GDP growth has languished below 6 percent for three straight quarters, a far cry from the near-double-digit pace of expansion before the 2008 global financial downturn.Economic growth for the fiscal year ending...
Nelson Mandela "not yet fully recovered": spokesman
Labels: World Former South African President Nelson Mandela is doing well after being discharged from hospital, although he is still not fully recovered, a government spokesman said on Thursday."He is not yet fully recovered, but he has sufficiently moved forward so that he can be discharged," Mac Maharaj told local broadcaster eNCA."He is sufficiently well to be home."The 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader...
China tightening controls on Internet
Labels: World China's new communist leaders are increasing already tight controls on Internet use and electronic publishing following a spate of embarrassing online reports about official abuses.The measures suggest China's new leader, Xi Jinping, and others who took power in November share their predecessors' anxiety about the Internet's potential to spread opposition to one-party rule and their insistence...
JelliJar – New Online Specialty Food Marketplace in Beta Release
Labels: BusinessJelliJar is pleased to announce that its online food marketplace is accessible to select food producers and customers. The full site will launch in the first week of January 2013.Toronto, Ontario (PRWEB) December 20, 2012JelliJar is pleased to announce that its online food marketplace is accessible to select food producers and customers. The full site will launch in the first week of January 2013.JelliJar...
The sale of the NYSE and the death of stocks
Labels: Business
T
o the general public, it's quite a "shocker," says David Weidner at MarketWatch. IntercontinentalExchange (ICE), an upstart derivatives exchange, based in Atlanta, is buying NYSE Euronext, the company that owns the iconic, 220-year-old New York Stock Exchange, in a deal worth more than $8 billion. To long-time market professionals, however, this merger merely confirms something...
Koomkin.com the new b2b marketplace that connects companies throughout all the Americas
Labels: BusinessLooking to the global trends, American companies will have to look more and more south of the border for qualified suppliers. Koomkin is already helping companies do that: Enrique Suarez Romo co-founder of the Mexican portal.Mexico City (PRWEB) December 20, 2012Ancient Mayans are not just responsible of writing prophecies about the end of the world while drinking hot chocolate; actually they were...
Fox Web Creations Presents the New World Trade Center Kansas City Website
Labels: BusinessWeb Design in Kansas City is a little more global today with the release of the World Trade Center Kansas City Website, chock-full of great information for international businesses.(PRWEB) December 20, 2012Fox Web Creations and The World Trade Center Kansas City have launched a new website - http://www.wtc-kc.com/. Designed for companies already doing business globally, as well as those considering...
Top Realtor in Gainesville VA, Linton Hall Realtors, Launches Interactive Web Experience
Labels: BusinessA top performing realtor in Gainesville, VA - Linton Hall Realtors - is pleased to announce the launch of an interactive live chat system to aid their website visitors, who are looking to buy or sell homes in the Gainesville, VA area. The addition of the interactive service will allow for expanded real estate client service in an increasingly competitive marketplace.Gainesville, VA (PRWEB) December...
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