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RBS net losses nearly double, cuts bonuses
AFP, Published on 23/02/2012
» State-rescued Royal Bank of Scotland on Thursday said its net losses widened to almost
Allianz says profits halved by Greece, natural disasters
AFP, Published on 23/02/2012
» German insurance giant Allianz said Thursday natural catastrophes and losses on its investments in Greece slashed its bottom-line in half in 2011.
Reporter recalls rare trip to Pol Pot's Cambodia
AFP, Published on 23/02/2012
» When the Khmer Rouge invited a pair of American journalists to Cambodia in the late 1970s for a rare glimpse of the revolution, they found empty streets and schools in a city with no laughter.
Large weapons cache seized in Surin
Online Reporters, Published on 23/02/2012
» A large cache of grenades and assault rifle ammunition was seized in the northeastern border province of Surin in December, Department of Special Investigation director-general Tharit Pengdit revealed on Thursday.
SET rises 2.25 points
Online Reporters, Published on 23/02/2012
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went 2.25 points or 0.20% to close at 1,140.07 points at the end of trading session on Thursday afternoon. The trade value was 35.90 billion baht, with 4.69 billion shares traded.
PM explains Four Seasons meeting
Online Reporters, Published on 23/02/2012
» Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Thursday posted on her Facebook page a reply to three allegations concerning her meeting with a group of businessmen at the Four Seasons Hotel on Feb 8.
Obama signs payroll tax cut extension into law
AFP, Published on 23/02/2012
» US President Barack Obama signed into law a compromise bill extending a payroll tax cut and jobless benefits through 2012, after a bitter partisan fight over how to pay for it.
India debates Tendulkar's one-day future
AFP, Published on 23/02/2012
» India's cricket greats have begun talking about a topic that was considered unthinkable a year ago -- Sachin Tendulkar's retirement from the sport.
US, North Korea hold first talks since Kim's death
AFP, Published on 23/02/2012
» A senior US diplomat said Thursday he had held "serious and substantive" talks with North Korea's nuclear envoy in Beijing, the first such contact between the two nations since leader Kim Jong-Il died.
Milan lags behind in fashion's Internet revolution
AFP, Published on 23/02/2012
» With social network sites and smartphone apps making rapid inroads into the fashion world, observers say Italy risks falling behind even as its luxury brands feel the pain from the economic crisis.