Wellington, Feb 25 (Prensa Latina) New Zealand Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton voiced Monday his goverment´s willingness to promote agricultural cooperation with Cuba.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Northrop Grumman and Airbus parent EADS won a $35 billion U.S. Air Force refueling plane deal on Friday in a surprise blow to Boeing, until now the Pentagon’s sole supplier of aerial tankers.
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Government will develop and implement more community projects this year to improve people’s lives particularly in rural areas and outer islands, says Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - American International Group Inc on Thursday posted its biggest-ever quarterly loss, missing Wall Street expectations after being hurt by a write-down of securities exposed to bad mortgage investments.
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The recent, worst-ever outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza in the Indian state of West Bengal seems to have been brought under control by the swift and comprehensive measures taken by the country’s authorities.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday signaled a readiness to cut interest rates again to prevent further damage to the weak U.S. economy, even as he took note of rising inflation risks.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The outlook of U.S. consumers sank to a 17-year low this month as the job market deteriorated, while costly commodities drove producer price inflation in January to its highest in more than 26 years, according to reports that stoked fears of stagflation.
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The Solomon Islands Government today sends 25 students to attend medical training in Cuba. Meanwhile 10 medical doctors from Cuba are expected to arrive in the country at the end of March. “Cuba is topping the world in terms of access to health care.”
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DETROIT (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers began a strike against auto parts maker American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc shortly after midnight on Tuesday after failing to reach agreement on a new contract.
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Ferrari has started its grand tour of India with Ratan N. Tata, Chairman of the Tata Group, and John Elkann, Vice Chairman of the Fiat Group flagging off the two Ferrari 612 Scagliettis in Mumbai at the start of a 13,000 tour of India.
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