Archive for November, 2010
Nov 30th, 2010
Reported by: Emon CRWE Newswire Middle East correspondent.
In the Republic of Haiti, 12 out of 18 candidates for president have demanded a break held in the country's presidential elections, accusing the authorities of fraud and deceit.
One of the opposition candidates, Mirlande Manigat, said that ballot boxes were stuffed with ballots before the election. Another presidential contender accused the current leader of Haiti, Rene Preval, of trying to steel the election and prefer a candidate from the ruling party Jude Celestin. And Sam R. Preval has no right to participate in elections, as he served as president for two terms.
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Nov 30th, 2010
Reported by: Wijdan CRWE Newswire Middle East correspondent.
British nurse, Jodie Kenna, from Halewood, Liverpool, who was unaware of her pregnancy, got into a warm bath to ease stomach cramps and ended up giving birth to baby girl.
Miss Kenna recalls the startling incidents of that day and told reporters that she felt pain in her stomach and was relieved of her duty from St Andrew's Primary School. She went home from work and made herself a warm bath to relax. She got a shock of her life when within a matter of minutes she gave birth to a healthy baby girl with a weight of 7 lbs 5 oz.
The first thing that Miss Kenna did af
Nov 30th, 2010
Reported by: Emon CRWE Newswire Middle East correspondent.
The transaction value of gold on the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE) broke all historic records in the first three quarters of 2010, it amounted 4613 tons which is 46 % more than was observed in first three quarters in 2009. In monetary terms, it valued to 1.19 trillion Yuan ($179 billion) presenting an increase of 84%.
Song Yuqing, Vice President of SGE, said that within a year, there has been a sharp increase in the number of clients - indeed, by the end of September that number has exceeded 1.6 million, including 4,548 corporate and 1.59 million individuals. Number of member
Nov 30th, 2010
Reported by: Wijdan CRWE Newswire Middle East correspondent.
Pakistan possesses ninth largest market in the world with a population of 160 million; however, only 40 million people contribute in making up the market for processed and imported foods. As the general poverty level continues to rise, an active growth in market is also observed.
Prior to the natural disasters, it was safe to conclude that Pakistan economy was steadily growing, but after being struck with a major earthquake followed by the worst floods in history, Pakistan's economy has been left in shambles. These two natural disasters affected more than two million peopl
Nov 30th, 2010
Reported by: Emon CRWE Newswire Middle East correspondent.
China plans to take several steps aimed at easing tensions between South Korea and North Korea. This was discussed during negotiations with the South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Chinese officials. According to reports, to mitigate the situation, certain steps be taken by all three parties: China, North Korea and South Korea.
In addition, during the meeting, the representative of China indicated that Beijing would like to immediately commence the six-party talks on Pyongyang's rejection of nuclear weapons. The "six" negotiators are Russia, North Korea, South Korea, C
Nov 30th, 2010
Reported by: Emon CRWE Newswire Middle East correspondent.
Economists suggest that the United States is showing signs of acceleration, largely because the number of hired employees and manufacturing in the United States in November increased, the highest increase since the economic recovery. The relevant data with published next week.
Employment in the current month has increased by 145,000 employees after an increase of 151,000 in October, which was the largest increase since May. Messages of Purchasing Managers businesses can show that assembly lines accelerated their work, while exports and business expenses are increasing.
Nov 30th, 2010
Reported by: Anza CRWE Newswire Middle East Correspondent.
The Obama Administration is setting aside 187,000 square miles in Alaska as a "critical habitat" for polar bears, which could potentially severely curtail and add unanticipated limitations to anticipated offshore drilling for oil and gas off the Alaska coast.
The total is less than originally planned for in a preliminary plan released last year and includes large areas of sea ice off the Alaska coast. It is about 13,000 square miles or 8.3 million acres.
Tom Strickland, Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks at the Interior Department, indicated that the designati
Nov 30th, 2010
Reported by: Emon CRWE Newswire Middle East correspondent.
Eurozone countries have reached an agreement on financial assistance to be provided to Ireland in the amount of 85 billion Euros.
The finance ministers of the EU met in Brussels to ratify an 85 billion Euros bailout package for Ireland.
One of the conditions of the aid package is a sharp decline of the Irish government budget expenditures on social services. A plan was developed by the Irish government earlier this week. Cost reduction is already incorporated into the national budget for 2011 causing massive protests against the reduction in social spending in Ireland, at
Nov 30th, 2010
Reported by: Emon CRWE Newswire Middle East correspondent.
On Monday, November 29, Brazilian police seized 40 tons of marijuana during a special operation against drug traffickers in the Grota favela District Alemao, located in the north of Rio de Janeiro.
The military police alone apprehended 20 tons of marijuana and the remaining 20 tons of marijuana were seized by the other security forces that participated in the crackdown.
According to local police, the marijuana was packed and ready for sale, media were shown several residences, where huge quantities of marijuana, ready packaged for distribution, were stacked in rooms and dump
Nov 30th, 2010
Reported by: Wijdan CRWE Newswire Middle East Correspondent.
American actor and star of comedic classics such as Naked Gun and Airplane, Leslie Nielson, passed away in hospital near his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at 5.34pm on November 28th, 2010. His wife Barbaree Earl, family and his friends were at his bedside at the time of his death. His agent, John S Kelly, said that the actor died due to complications from pneumonia.
Nielson’s nephew, Doug, told reporters that he has been sick and admitted to the hospital for the last 12 days and last night he just fell asleep and passed away. He added that his uncle was a truly n
