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Wheat crop farm-agriculture-India. Punjab wants central government to allow wheat export
| Chandigarh, May 19 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Saturday asked the central government to allow export of wheat from the state.  | Talking to me... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) Newstrack India
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Central Plaza Ratchada Rama 3 is a shopping center located on Sathupradit Rd in Yannawa district, Bangkok, Thailand. Thai PM pledges to tackle rising consumer prices
| BANGKOK, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Saturday pledged that her government will expedite solving the problem of rising consumer prices, Thai... (photo: WN / RTayco) Xinhua
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A Palestinian vendor displays a gold jewellery at a jewellery store in the Rafah Refugee Camp, Southern Gaza Strip on September. 19, 2011. Decline in demand for gold in the Palestinian markets due to the high price of $ 50 per gram, this high price in the global gold. ( Photo by Ahmed Deeb/WN) Wheat, gold make stunning runs in nervous markets
Tweet | NEW YORK: Wheat charged higher on Friday to post its biggest weekly gain in 16 years and gold continued its recovery from four-month lows as commodity markets saw... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) The Times Of India
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Consumers in a shopping mall for buying consumer durables -Electronic goods-Sony Vaio laptop-India Sony's designs on your computer
Sony’s new laptops aim to look as good as they perform, and not cost the Earth. Matt Warman examines their chances in a cut-throat market. |   Image 1&nbs... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) The Daily Telegraph
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The Minister of State for Defence, Dr. M.M. Pallam Raju - India- Politics China poses no threat to India: Pallam Raju
China posed no threat to India despite border dispute but the country was equipping itself well and having a strong deterrence posture so that no adversary took it for gr... (photo: PIB of India) The Hindu
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US Dollar - Currency US Dollar Makes A Break To 16-Month Highs As Fear Creeps In
| US Dollar Makes a Break to 16-Month Highs as Fear Creeps In | Fundamental Forecast for the US Dollar: Bullish CPI and retail sales do little to alter the outlook for ra... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) The Street
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Christmas Decorations in a shopping mall, Singapore. Illegal tour guide menace in Singapore
| While Singapore has welcomed a record number of tourists in the last two years, a problem has also emerged: illegal tourist guides muscling in on the action. | They are... (photo: WN / Periasamy) Jakarta Post
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Central Park People In The Park,New York. Virginia's jobless rate remains the same in April
| Virginia's unemployment rate held steady at 5.6 percent in April as job growth slowed during the month, the Virginia Employment Commission reported Friday. | The jobles... (photo: WN / Periasamy) Richmond Times Dispatch
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US President Barack Obama (R) meets with French President Francois Hollande following their bilateral meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 18, 2012 in advance of the G8 and NATO Summits. Greece tops G8 agenda as eurozone crisis snares Spain
| AFP - Fears that debt-stricken Greece may be headed for a chaotic eurozone exit loomed large as President Barack Obama met other G8 leaders for crisis talks in the Unit... (photo: AP / AFP PHOTO/POOL/ERIC FEFERBERG) France24
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Tourists waiting at New Delhi's IGI Airport-Air passengers-India. Foreign travel expenses shoot up 20% on falling rupee
Tweet NEW DELHI: The depreciating value of the rupee has made outbound travel for Indians at least 15-20% more expensive. In India, domestic travel too is suffering becau... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) The Times Of India
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Egyptian protesters clap and wave flags in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011. Egypt's military is taking down the makeshift tents of protesters who camped out on Tahrir Square in an effort to allow traffic and normal life to return to central Cairo. There were a few verbal altercations between soldiers and protesters Sunday morning as the tents were removed, but the process was generally peaceful. Huge economic challenge awaits Egypt's next leader
When Egyptians joined a popular revolt last year, many were demanding economic change. | They were suffering from high unemployment and prices, low wages, widespread pove... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) BBC News
Economy   Egypt   Photos   Revolution   Wikipedia: Egyptian presidential election, 2012  
The R339 road at the Prince Alfred Pass over the Langkloof Mountains, Western Cape, South Africa South Africa targets rainbow tourists
There is arguably no worse place in the world to be gay than Africa. Today more than two-thirds of African countries have laws criminalising homosexual acts and across th... (photo: Creative Commons / NJR ZA) BBC News
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View of NABARD(National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development) office-India. Nabard manager urges banks to popularize Kisan Credit Card
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweet PATNA: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural development (Nabard) Chief General Manager D V Deshpande on Friday urged all commercial banks to... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) The Times Of India
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A man stops to photograph Nasdaq in Times Square as Facebook has its IPO, Friday, May 18, 2012, in New York. Facebook stock closes nearly flat in debut
| It was barely a "like" and definitely not a "love" from Facebook investors as the online social network's stock failed to live up to the hype in its trading debut Frida... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) STL Today
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The Nasdaq MarketSite is shown Tuesday, June 17, 2008 in New York. Stocks declined Tuesday as investors reviewed worrisome data that underscored the drag of higher energy prices on the economy Nasdaq glitch confuses investors of Facebook IPO
| NEW YORK — Some investors who thought they had bought Facebook shares at the opening of trading were left without knowing for hours whether they had received the ... (photo: AP / Mark Lennihan) Springfield News-Sun
Facebook   NASDAQ   Photos   Trading   Wikipedia: History of Facebook  
View from the corridor south to Punta Pacfica, in the photo you can see various buildings in construction.Construction boom in Panama City. Panama: a hot holiday destination?
| It tops lists of hot destinations for 2012 and is sold as the ideal introduction to Latin America, but does it live up to the hype? Tranquilo Bay ecolodge private jetty... (photo: Creative Commons / Hollic) The Guardian
Culture   Holiday   Panama   Photos   Tourism   Wikipedia: Panama  
This Dec. 13, 2011 file photo, shows workers inside Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif.Facebook, the social network that changed "friend" from a noun to a verb, is expected to file as early as Wednesday to sell stock on the open market. Will Being on the Stock Market Change Facebook?
After the IPO, users may see changes to the site | Facebook began trading on the Nasdaq today, priced at $38 a share. This puts the total value of the company at $104 bil... (photo: AP / Paul Sakuma) US News
Facebook   Market   NASDAQ   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: History of Facebook  
Passers-by walk near a sign for Facebook displayed at Nasdaq, Friday, May 18, 2012, in New York. FACEBOOK IPO LIVE: The social network goes public
Mark Lennihan Electronic screens inside the Nasdaq stock market announce the listing of Facebook shares before the start of trading, Friday, May 18, 2012 in New York. The... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) Kansas City Star
Facebook   Photos   Shares   Stock   Wikipedia: NASDAQ  
A Palestinian vendor displays a gold jewellery at a jewellery store in the Rafah Refugee Camp, Southern Gaza Strip on September. 19, 2011. Decline in demand for gold in the Palestinian markets due to the high price of $ 50 per gram, this high price in the global gold. ( Photo by Ahmed Deeb/WN) Dollar Prevails while Gold Slumps below US$1,550
| , New York:Gold prices have plunged further to their lowest price this year due to concerns over Greece’s political deadlock, which triggered the appreciation of the US... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Tempo Interactive
Commodities   Dollar   Photos   Prices   Wikipedia: Gold  
Oil - Gasoline - Fuel Oil falls to near $92 after sharp 2-week selloff
Posted on May 18, 2012 at 6:30 am by Associated Press in Crude Oil Prices, Oil A gas station attendant pumps gas, in Portland, Ore. The price of oil plunged below $100 pe... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) Houston Chronicle
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