Colombia returns land to peasants plundered by militia
byMonteria (Colombia), April 11 (IANS/EFE) President Juan Manuel Santos travelled to the northern province of Cordoba Wednesday to preside over the restoration of lands…
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Russian cyclist Kaykov caught doping
byMoscow, April 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian cycling team RusVelo has torn up its contract with rider Valery Kaykov after the 2012 European silver…
South Korea freezes key rate
bySeoul, April 11 (IANS) South Korea’s central bank Thursday froze its benchmark interest rate at 2.75 percent, keeping its wait-and-see stance for six straight…
IMF chief warns over `three-speed’ world economic recovery
byWashington, April 11 (IANS) The world economy looks better than it did half a year ago, but uneven pace of growth among regions have…
33 infected with bird flu, says China
byBeijing, April 11 (IANS/EFE) The number of people infected with the new H7N9 strain of bird flu in China stands at 33 with the…
US federal deficit narrows
byWashington, April 11 (IANS) The US federal government registered a budget deficit of $106.5 billion in March, about half of the level recorded in…
Dutch food watchdog recalls 50,000 tonnes of beef
byThe Hague, April 11 (IANS) Around 50,000 tonnes of beef sold across Europe was recalled by the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority…
Spanish chef focuses on creativity to deal with recession
bySantiago, April 11 (IANS/EFE) Spanish chef Joan Roca said Wednesday in Chile that he had managed to ride out Spain’s economic crisis by emphasizing…
Return our money, European Commission tells Austria
byVienna, April 11 (IANS) The European Commission wants Austria to pay back 64.2 million euros in funding due to errors made in measuring its…
Chilean court halts gold mining project
bySantiago, April 11 (IANS/EFE) Citing unresolved environmental issues, a Chilean court ordered a complete halt to work on the Chile portion of Barrick Gold’s…