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Financial Times: Banks test ‘CDOs’ for trade finance

Posted: 08 Apr 2012 12:00 PM PDT

Lenders begin testing investor appetite for the trade finance equivalent of collateralised debt obligations in an attempt to boost lending capacity

Financial Times: Zardari makes first visit to India

Posted: 08 Apr 2012 12:05 PM PDT

Diplomacy between the nuclear-armed rivals is being closely watched by US, which hopes a reduction in tensions might bolster stability in Afghanistan

ANSA: MONTI, LAVORO PIU' FLESSIBILE PER IMPRESE CON RIFORMA

Posted: 08 Apr 2012 01:04 PM PDT

E' UNA RIFORMA 'BILANCIATA', ANCHE PER MERCATO MENO DUALISTICO

Aljazeera: Mali leader resigns ahead of power transfer

Posted: 08 Apr 2012 04:53 PM PDT

President Amadou Toumani Toure cedes power, paving way for a deal in which junta will also hand over political control.

ANSA: Borsa: Tokyo, apertura in calo (-1,27%)

Posted: 08 Apr 2012 06:24 PM PDT

Nei primi scambi l'indice Nikkei perde 123,14 punti

Aljazeera: China's inflation rebounds sharply in March

Posted: 08 Apr 2012 09:56 PM PDT

Consumer price index rises to 3.6 per cent as bad weather and government policies push up food and fuel prices.

Aljazeera: Peru miners still trapped underground

Posted: 08 Apr 2012 11:51 PM PDT

Complications in rescue mission mean nine men may be stuck for another two to three days in unlicensed mine.

ANSA: Sony: stampa, taglia 10.000 posti

Posted: 09 Apr 2012 02:03 AM PDT

Pari al 6% forza lavoro globale

Aljazeera: Libya rules out ICC trial for Saif al-Islam

Posted: 09 Apr 2012 02:58 AM PDT

Justice minister says Muammar Gaddafi's most prominent son will be tried by Libyan judges, in the North African nation.

ANSA: Sony taglia 10.000 posti

Posted: 09 Apr 2012 03:26 AM PDT

E' il 6% della forza lavoro globale, piano da completare entro 2012 dopo quarto esercizio in perdita

Financial Times: France grapples with ‘deindustrialisation’

Posted: 09 Apr 2012 04:59 AM PDT

Past decade has been miserable for France's industry, with 355,000 factory jobs disappearing during Nicolas Sarkozy's five years at the Elysée palace

Financial Times: Pre-election threat to stability in Greece

Posted: 09 Apr 2012 05:30 AM PDT

Credibility of political class is so low that both main parties have faced problems finding suitable candidates to stand for election

Huffington Post: Madagascar Pochards, World's Rarest Ducks, Hatch In Breeding Center (PHOTO)

Posted: 09 Apr 2012 10:23 AM PDT

By Sarah Simpson, Discovery News:

Eighteen Madagascan pochards—the rarest duck on the planet—are exuding cuteness in a captive breeding center in Antsohihy, Madagascar. These adorable ducklings represent nearly a third of the entire population of their critically endangered species, signaling new hope that these birds can be saved from extinction.

PHOTOS: Madagascar Home to 615 Newly Discovered Species


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Huffington Post: Japan Cherry Blossom Season 2012: Stunning Photos Show Flowers In Bloom

Posted: 09 Apr 2012 10:26 AM PDT

Each year, Japan's cherry blossoms create one of the most stunning spring scenes our world has to offer. This weekend, thousands of people came out across the country to admire the white and pink blossoms, the Tokyo Times reports.

Japan's national weather service announced last Friday that blooming began on March 31. This announcement signals the official start of picnick, parties and festivals to celebrate the blossoms. According to The Telegraph, this annual spring tradition of enjoying the cherry blossoms on "sakura" trees goes back hundreds of years.

Last year, many festivities were canceled in the wake of the devastating earthquake that took the lives of tens of thousands of people. "We weren't in the mood for partying under the flowers," Tokyo city official Tatsuko Suzuki told the Tokyo Times.


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Huffington Post: Joy Womack, Teen Dancer, To Be First American Graduate Of Bolshoi Ballet Academy In Russia (VIDEO)

Posted: 09 Apr 2012 10:30 AM PDT

In about two months, 17-year-old Joy Womack will be the first American to graduate from a world-class Russian ballet school.

The Texas native traveled nearly 6,000 miles from home to study at the prestigious Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow, where she trained for years with instructors and other dancers, NBC reports.

Teachers from the academy extended a special invitation to Womack after they noticed her at the school's 2009 summer intensive, according to Dance magazine.


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Huffington Post: Brittany London Shoplifted, Stun-Gunned Officer, Abandoned Baby At Louisiana Mall, Cops Say

Posted: 09 Apr 2012 10:30 AM PDT

A Louisiana woman could have gotten off on a minor charge for shoplifting -- instead she's being hunted by police for allegedly using a stun gun on a mall cop and then fleeing, leaving behind a baby she was caring for.

Brittany London, 31, was caught shoplifting Saturday at a mall in Kenner while pushing a stroller, cops told WWL.

When confronted, London allegedly disabled the cop using a stun gun and then fled in a Honda Accord. The stroller and the baby -- who is estimated to be 6 to 8 months old -- were left behind.


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