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A monthly survey shows China’s manufacturers suffered sluggish growth in orders in June as inflation-fighting curbs on credit took a toll on demand.
The China Federation […]

Stocks rose for the third day in a row after Greece cleared a major hurdle toward getting more emergency loans and Bank of America reached […]

The Russians are back.
Twenty years after Soviet troops left to the delight of a liberated nation, Russian schools, businesses, newspapers and communities are thriving in […]

Chinese premier Wen Jiabao, reportedly a big Shakespeare fan, made a pilgrimage to the Bard’s birthplace of Stratford-upon-Avon on Sunday.
Wen is in Britain as part […]

Homeowners are regularly reminded these days that the best way to cope with rising energy costs is to do a better job of managing their […]

Germany’s national disease control center says the death toll from Europe’s E. coli outbreak has risen to 43.
The Robert Koch Institute said Thursday that 42 […]

The Palestinians are ready to drop their demand for a complete Israeli settlement construction freeze and resume peace talks if Israel accepts a U.S. proposal […]

Portugal’s new coalition government took office Tuesday, charged with steering the debt-heavy country out of an acute financial crisis that forced it to take a […]

Libya’s government said NATO warplanes struck a residential neighborhood in the capital Sunday and killed nine civilians, including two children. Hours later, NATO confirmed one […]

Gone are days, when Toronto would tout the cheap dollar as a selling point.
Even though the Canadian dollar has been at par or above with […]