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BRASILIA. — Brazil, Latin America’s economic behemoth, is in dire need of structural reforms and reduced government bloat to fuel sustainable growth, analysts say.
Ford, Chrysler post surprise sale gains
Detroit Michigan Ford Motor Company and Chrysler Group LLC overcame a quirk in the industry sales calendar to post surprise US gains for September while others, including General Motors Co.,…
Euro higher in Asia
TOKYO. – The euro climbed in Asia yesterday after a bid to topple Italy’s government fell apart, while the dollar struggled as the US budget impasse heightened fears of a…
Madrid got it wrong on Bale
LONDON. — Wales manager Chris Coleman has risked the wrath of Real Madrid by suggesting the Spanish club have thrown Gareth Bale at the deep end.
UK revives lovers rock
LOVERS rock, reggae’s equivalent of smooth jazz, is currently enjoying a revival in the United Kingdom where it had its genesis during the late 1970s.
China, Indonesia ink US$28bn deals
JAKARTA. — Indonesia and China inked trade and investment deals worth US$28,2 billion yesterday as Chinese president Xi Jinping paid a State visit to Southeast Asia’s biggest economy.
US shutdown prompts global trepidation, bemusement
HONG KONG – From Chinese bloggers to European central bankers, the world is watching the US government shutdown with a mixture of bewilderment and growing nervousness that any debt default…
Gunmen attack Russian embassy in Libya’s Tripoli
TRIPOLI – The Russian embassy in Tripoli, Libya, came under fire yesterday and there were attempts to get into Russia’s diplomatic compound, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement. One…
Gambia withdraws from the Commonwealth
Gambia’s government announced on Wednesday it is withdrawing from the Commonwealth – a bloc of 54 nations made up largely of former British colonies – saying it “will never be…
Latest: New twist in Wendall trial
Court Reporter Former Big Brother star’s trial took a new twist as the court heard that Wendall Parson was made to pay $1 650 which was to be transferred into…