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- Tunisia buys 75,000 T wheat, 42,000 T durum-traders
(Adds details) PARIS, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Tunisia bought 75,000 tonnes of milling wheat of optional origin at $176.75 a tonne, cost and freight included, in a tender on Friday, European traders said. Tunisia's state grain office purchased the milling
- Tunisia relaunches tender for milling, durum wheat
(Adds detail) PARIS, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Tunisia relaunched on Friday a tender to buy 75,000 tonnes of milling wheat and 67,000 tonnes of durum wheat, with the origin of the grain optional, European traders said. Tunisia's state grain office had cancelled
- Dollar edges up to 94 yen level in Tokyo
The U.S. dollar edged up to the lower 94 yen level Friday morning in Tokyo after falling to the upper 93 yen range. At noon, the dollar fetched 94.33-38 yen, against Thursday's 5p.m. quotes of 93.65-75 yen in New York and 95.23-26 yen in Tokyo. The euro
- Ukraine's leaders in dispute over debt
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has ordered his prime minister to pay off a 2 billion euro debt to Russia within five days. A statement on the presidency website criticises Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko of acting irresponsibly by allowing the
- UPDATE 1-ECB grants Poland 10 bln euros to aid liquidity
(Adds reaction, pvs FRANKFURT) WARSAW, Nov 21 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank said on Friday it had agreed on a 10-billion euro facility with the Polish central bank (NBP) to aid liquidity provisions for its domestic money market. 'The agreement,
- EU confident Russia, Ukraine to resolve gas dispute
MOSCOW, Nov 21 (Reuters) - The European Union is 'pretty confident' Russia and Ukraine will resolve their fresh gas dispute, the bloc's envoy to Russia told Reuters in an interview on Friday. 'We have expressed... our confidence that they will find a
- German States Back Iraqi Refugee Plan
Germany's state interior ministers have given their backing to German interior minister Wolfgang Schaeuble's plans to accept up to 2,500 Iraqi Christian refugees in the framework of a European Union agreement.
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- German States Back Iraqi Refugee Plan
Germany's state interior ministers have given their backing to German interior minister Wolfgang Schaeuble's plans to accept up to 2,500 Iraqi Christian refugees in the framework of a European Union agreement.
- Germany bans Hizbullah television station al-Manar
Germany's Interior Ministry has banned Hizbullah's television station al-Manar, saying that it violates the country's constitution. The ministry said al-Manar television programming was forbidden under Article 9 of Germany's constitution, which says that
- Russia allows transit of Nato arms to Afghanistan
MOSCOW, Nov 20: Russia said on Thursday it had authorised the transport of German military equipment to Afghanistan through Russian territory, the first time it had allowed such a transit by a foreign state. Russian authorities on November 10 'issued a
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- Crude prank calls broke BBC rules
Lewd telephone calls by two British comedians to a well-known actor, which were aired in a BBC radio program, were "grossly offensive" and should never have taken place, the public broadcaster's watchdog group said Friday.
    
- Is the mobile Web replacing the wired Web in Southeast Asia?
Egypt continues its meteoric rise since its debut last month. The United Kingdom and Poland move down in the rankings to make way for the African newcomer. Report findings Mobile Web access continues its march towards surpassing desktop Web access.
- Ukraine's leaders in dispute over debt
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has ordered his prime minister to pay off a 2 billion euro debt to Russia within five days. A statement on the presidency website criticises Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko of acting irresponsibly by allowing the
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- Libya: OPEC should act to halt oil price decline
Libya's OPEC representative says oil cartel should look into reasons behind fall in prices. PARIS - Action should be taken to halt a decline in oil prices, Libya's OPEC representative said on Friday, after prices slipped below 50 dollars a barrel and
- Tunisia buys 75,000 T wheat, 42,000 T durum-traders
(Adds details) PARIS, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Tunisia bought 75,000 tonnes of milling wheat of optional origin at $176.75 a tonne, cost and freight included, in a tender on Friday, European traders said. Tunisia's state grain office purchased the milling
- Tunisia relaunches tender for milling, durum wheat
(Adds detail) PARIS, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Tunisia relaunched on Friday a tender to buy 75,000 tonnes of milling wheat and 67,000 tonnes of durum wheat, with the origin of the grain optional, European traders said. Tunisia's state grain office had cancelled
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- BRIEF-Libya in talks for 5-6 deals with Italian companies
ROME, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Libya's ambassador to Italy Hafed Gaddur tells Reuters: * Libya is in talks on five or six deals with Italian companies * Denies report that Libya had suspended investments in Italy, says Libya actively searching for new
- UN SC on fact-seeking mission in Afghanistan
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Saturday will go on a fact-finding mission in Afghanistan to evaluate the ongoing situation in a country wracked by 30 years of war and violence and considered a major global security threat. Headed by Italy's
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- Hungary liberals likely to back key budget figures
BUDAPEST, Nov 21 (Reuters) - The parliamentary chief of Hungary's opposition Free Democrats will propose its MPs back the key numbers of the 2009 budget in a vote next week, a leading Free Democrat politician told Reuters. Speaking on condition of
- Hungary Real Estate Fund Note Trade To Resume With New Rules
BUDAPEST -(Dow Jones)- The Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority (PSZAF), the country's capital market authority, will Monday re-launch trade in real estate investment fund notes under amended regulations, PSZAF officials said Friday. The notes had
- Budapests new radar system supplied by Selex Sistemi Integrati
The ceremony was attended by company representatives, the Hungarian Ministry of Transport, the air traffic management services provider HugaroControl CEO, and the Ferihegy airport Director. The inauguration of the new radar, the site acceptance test of
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- BRIEF-Libya in talks for 5-6 deals with Italian companies
ROME, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Libya's ambassador to Italy Hafed Gaddur tells Reuters: * Libya is in talks on five or six deals with Italian companies * Denies report that Libya had suspended investments in Italy, says Libya actively searching for new
- UN SC on fact-seeking mission in Afghanistan
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Saturday will go on a fact-finding mission in Afghanistan to evaluate the ongoing situation in a country wracked by 30 years of war and violence and considered a major global security threat. Headed by Italy's
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- Is the mobile Web replacing the wired Web in Southeast Asia?
Egypt continues its meteoric rise since its debut last month. The United Kingdom and Poland move down in the rankings to make way for the African newcomer. Report findings Mobile Web access continues its march towards surpassing desktop Web access.
- Finance Ministry accuses CBA of intimidating tax inspectors
The daily Gazeta Wyborcza reported that the Ministry of Finance has accused agents from the Central Anti-corruption Bureau (CBA) of intimidating tax inspectors reviewing the finances of Jaroslaw Kaczynski?s first party and his foundation. On November
- Industrial output slows sharply in October
Polish industrial output increased by 0.2% y/y in October vs. a 7% increase in September, on a monthly increase of 2.9%, the stats office GUS announced Thursday. The latest PAP analyst survey showed expectations for 2.9% y/y increase in September, on a
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- Ukraine's leaders in dispute over debt
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has ordered his prime minister to pay off a 2 billion euro debt to Russia within five days. A statement on the presidency website criticises Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko of acting irresponsibly by allowing the
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