Nasdaq to acquire OMX in Borse Dubai deal
Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. and Borse Dubai have reached a deal under which Nasdaq will take over Nordic bourse operator OMX AB, while Borse Dubai acquires just under 20 percent of Nasdaq and 28 percent of the London stock exchange.
Nations:Sweden United Arab Emirates Estonia Latvia Lithuania Denmark
2007-09-20
Europeans spice up stellar finale for U.S
The finale of the world athletics championships belonged to the glittering United States track team on a Sunday night spiced up by charismatic European performances in the field.
Nations:Finland Jamaica Croatia Poland Kenya Germany Activities:2007 World Athletics Championships
2007-09-02
Stones demand apology from Swedish papers
Guitarist Keith Richards has demanded that two Swedish newspapers apologize to the Rolling Stones and their fans in Sweden for stinging reviews of the band's performance at a concert in Gothenburg.
Nations:Sweden Finland People:Keith Richards
2007-08-29
Stones leave fans hanging after marathon world tour
The Rolling Stones ended their two-year world tour in their home town of London on Sunday, leaving fans wondering if it would be their last ever show.
Nations:U.K. Finland U.S. Romania China People:Keith Richards Mick Jagger Martin Scorsese
2007-08-27
Report: Iraq child mortality rate soars
The chance that an Iraqi child will live beyond age 5 has plummeted faster than anywhere else in the world since 1990, according to a report released Tuesday, which placed the country last in its child survival rankings.
Nations:Iceland Egypt Botswana Swaziland Estonia Slovenia Activities:Second Gulf War
2007-05-07
Microsoft launches new Vista system
Acrobatics, blaring music and plenty of hype accompanied Microsoft Corp.'s long-delayed debut of its new Windows Vista operating system.
Nations:U.K. Japan U.S. People:Steve Ballmer Bill Gates
2007-01-29
Motorola plans 3,500 job cuts
Motorola Inc. CEO Ed Zander said Friday the cell-phone maker will cut 3,500 jobs, or about 5 percent of its work force, as it moves to improve operating costs after a disappointing fourth quarter.
Nations:Finland
2007-01-19
World capitals condemn Fiji coup
Fiji was threatened with expulsion from the Commonwealth as other countries widely condemned the fourth coup in the former British colony in two decades.
Nations:U.K. New Zealand Australia Fiji Finland Japan People:Margaret Beckett John Howard Activities:2006 Fiji Coup
2006-12-05
Dow gains 19, reaches 12,000 milestone
The Dow Jones industrial average scored its first close above 12,000 Thursday as Wall Street, undaunted despite evidence of a weaker economy, held fast to a slim advance.
Activities:U.S. Markets
2006-10-20
Europe presses China on rights, environment
European leaders renewed pressure on China over the environment and human rights as a summit with Asian leaders aimed at promoting unity between the disparate regions entered its final day on Monday.
Nations:Denmark Finland Activities:China-Europe
2006-09-11
World remembers 9-11 but many not crying
The nations of the world joined Monday in solemn remembrance of Sept. 11 -- but for many, resentment of the United States flowed as readily as tears.
Nations:Afghanistan Syria Iraq Israel Venezuela Finland People:Jalal Talabani Hamid Karzai Angela Merkel Hugo Chavez Gerhard Schroeder Jacques Chirac Activities:Global War on Terrorism Sept 11 Terror Attack
2006-09-11
Countries ready to fortify U.N. force
The international community was scrambling Tuesday to put together a fortified U.N. peacekeeping force for southern Lebanon as Israeli forces began a pullout from the volatile region.
Nations:Ukraine Turkey Israel Lebanon Pakistan Qatar Activities:2006 Lebanon War
2006-08-15
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