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Iqaluit eager to showcase Canada's far north for G7 Iqaluit, Canada (AFP) Feb 5, 2010 
Iqaluit residents beamed with pride Friday, eager to showcase Canada's far north to the world when G7 finance minister's meet here this weekend.
The meeting of the Group of Seven industrialized nations is the biggest event ever to hit this town of 6,000 on the southern tip of Baffin Island.
"I've been looking forward to it for a long time," said Ooloosie Tawkie, an Inuit from a tiny Arct ... read moreUS justice department slams Google book deal 
San Francisco (AFP) Feb 4, 2010The US Department of Justice slammed a legal deal that would let Google scan and sell millions of books online, saying it raises anti-trust and copyright concerns. Federal lawyers on Thursday told the US District Court in New York that despite "substantial progress" in a revised settlement between Google, The Authors Guild and other involved parties "issues remain." "The amended settleme ... more
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Fresh snow misery hits eastern US
US warns China against 'stillborn' climate deal Penguin future looks perkier with marine zone: study EU ministers call for common electric car strategy Eastern US braces for more snow misery Snowbound US government freezes up on hot issues Homes evacuated as Los Angeles braces for storm Eastern US braces for fresh snow blitz Swift help urged for Haiti's crucial weather forecasters Amnesty demands halt to Vedanta's India mine plans 
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EU defends shoe levy after China launches WTO complaint
Brussels (AFP) Feb 4, 2010The European Commission on Thursday defended its penalty taxes on Chinese shoe imports as "the right thing to do" after Beijing launched a complaint with the World Trade Organisation (WTO). "Anti-dumping measures are not about protectionism, they are about fighting unfair trade," acting EU Commission Trade Spokesman John Clancy said. "In this respect we believe this is the right action t ... more Rio mulled 35-bln-dlr iron ore tie-up with Chinalco: report 
Sydney (AFP) Feb 6, 2010Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto in 2008 considered selling state-owned Chinalco a 19.9 percent stake in its iron ore operations under a mammoth 40 billion dollar (35 billion US) tie-up, a report said Saturday. The deal was drafted just weeks before rival BHP Billiton dropped a hostile takeover bid due to the state of the global economy, The Weekend Australian newspaper said. Citing a dr ... more China welcomes foreign Internet firms: minister 
Paris (AFP) Feb 3, 2010Access to the Internet in China is "completely open" and foreign firms are welcome to work in the thriving sector, China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said on Wednesday. Beijing is locked in a dispute with US Internet giant Google which has threatened to pull out of the Chinese market over cyberattacks and Web censorship in China. "We are always very happy to welcome foreign firms (in C ... more China and US spar on trade as row rolls on 
Beijing (AFP) Feb 4, 2010China hit back at the United States on Thursday after President Barack Obama vowed to get tougher with the Asian giant on trade and currency, stoking tensions already high over Taiwan and Tibet. Obama on Wednesday hinted he would take Beijing to task over the strength of its yuan currency, responding to growing discontent in the US Congress over Chinese monetary policy as the US economy make ... more |
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Obama snubs Europe, courts Asia: analysts
Brussels (AFP) Feb 2, 2010President Barack Obama's decision not to attend an EU-US summit is a response to Europe's loss of influence and the growing importance for Washington of Asia, particularly China, analysts said. The White House announced Monday that the US president will not be travelling to the normally annual bilateral summit in Madrid on May 24-25. "It is very unlikely that this summit will take place. ... more US urges China against sanctions
Washington (AFP) Feb 1, 2010The United States has urged China not to slap sanctions on US companies selling arms to Taiwan, as the firms tried to stay out of President Barack Obama's biggest row yet with Beijing. The Obama administration defended the arms sale Monday as preserving the military balance between Taiwan and fast-growing China, which reacted furiously to a US announcement it was selling the 6.4 billion doll ... more US urges China against sanctions 
Washington (AFP) Feb 1, 2010The United States urged China on Monday not to slap sanctions on US companies selling arms to Taiwan, as the firms tried to stay out of President Barack Obama's biggest row yet with Beijing. The Obama administration said it remained committed to pursuing a broad relationship with China, which reacted furiously to a US announcement Friday it was selling 6.4 billion dollars in weapons to Taiwa ... more Boeing says no sanctions news from China 
Beijing (AFP) Feb 1, 2010Aerospace giant Boeing said Monday it had not been notified of any sanctions imposed by China in retaliation for a major US arms sale to Taiwan. Beijing said Saturday it would suspend military and security contacts with Washington, and threatened to impose sanctions on US firms involved in the deal. Through its McDonnell Douglas unit, Boeing is one of the companies. "We have yet to recei ... more |
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