IMF's Lagarde says will push on with IMF reforms
 06.07.2011 16:32  3 wyświetleń  0 komentarzy
Tags: China, WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New Managing Director pledged on Wednesday to push ahead with reforms to give fast-growing emerging markets greater sway at the global lender. At a news conference on her second day on the job, Lagarde said the global economy was rebounding from the 2007-2009 financial crisis but unevenly as growth in old-line industrial nations trails key emerging markets such as China and India. X She acknowledged demands that institutions such as the IMF better reflect the shifting balance...
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Security officials see renewed interest in implanted explosives
06.07.2011 16:32 4 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: United, States, United States, WASHINGTON, Security
WASHINGTON () -- Terrorists intent on striking commercial aircraft have shown renewed interest in surgically implanting explosives or explosive components in humans to conduct attacks, a U.S. security official tells CNN. The idea of implanting bombs has been discussed in the past, but the United States has obtained fresh intelligence about the desire of terrorists, and there is new intelligence about a possible technique that could be used, according to the official, who...
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Marines to be among first to leave Afghanistan
06.07.2011 16:27 4 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: Afghanistan, Associated, Press, Associated Press, The Associated, WASHINGTON
ROBERT BURNS The Associated Press WASHINGTON - The second-ranking U.S. commander in Afghanistan is providing new details on the planned...
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GOP leader criticizes handling of Somali suspect
06.07.2011 16:27 6 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: Obama, Republican, Senate, Associated, Press, Associated Press, The Associated, WASHINGTON, Somali
The Associated Press WASHINGTON - The Senate Republican leader is criticizing the Obama administration's decision to bring a Somali...
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With 1 in 5 pilots 750 miles or more from work, study says commutes could ...
06.07.2011 16:25 1 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: WiFi, National, Research, WASHINGTON, Council
WASHINGTON - One in five airline pilots lives at least 750 miles from work, according to a study by scientific advisers to the government, raising concerns that long commutes to airports could lead to fatigue in the cockpit. The calculations were based on home addresses of more than 25,000 pilots. Six percent of pilots listed a primary residence at least 1,500 miles from the airline base where they begin flights, according to a National Research Council report released Wednesday. Although a significant share of pilots list addresses hundreds of miles from their base, it's not clear that they routinely begin their commutes to work from those...
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