http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124054446&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK US bank JPMorgan Chase has agreed to buy failed broker MF Global's minority stake in takeover target the London Metal Exchange, administrators KPMG said Wednesday….
Archives for November, 2011
Kuwait arrests activists for storming parliament
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124052682&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Kuwaiti police Wednesday arrested at least one opposition activist over charges of storming parliament while other activists began surrendering voluntarily, their lawyer said….
Dubai steadies ship after debt crisis
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124052681&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Two years after its debt crisis rocked global markets, Dubai has emerged as a safe haven in a troubled region, reaping the benefits of building strong service and tourism sectors….
Fans strip off in support of China’s Ai Weiwei
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124047243&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Ai Weiwei fans have again rallied behind the outspoken Chinese artist after he revealed he is being investigated on pornography charges — by posting naked pictures of themselves online….
Hong Kong hotel group strikes shark fin off menu
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124044849&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK One of Asia's most prestigious hotel chains said Monday it would stop selling shark fin from January, in a move hailed as a historic breakthrough by campaigners to protect the threatened predators….
Suu Kyi plans to run for office in Myanmar
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124041998&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Myanmar's democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi plans to run in upcoming by-elections, her spokesman said on Monday, days after her party decided to rejoin the official political arena….
Suu Kyi ‘intends’ to run in Myanmar by-elections
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124040553&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Myanmar's democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi plans to run in upcoming by-elections, her spokesman said on Monday, days after her party decided to rejoin the official political arena….
BOA ‘welcomes’ WADA defeat in drugs ban row
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124040079&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK The British Olympic Association insisted Sunday it welcomed a ruling by the World Anti-Doping Agency that effectively declared its lifetime Games ban for athletes found guilty of taking drugs invalid….
Economic crisis takes toll on bankers
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=123971072&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK The pressure on London bankers to get to grips with the global financial crisis has led to stress, depression and insomnia among City workers, affecting even the most experienced bosses….
Crisis is boosting ‘Slow Food’ movement: founder
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=123840290&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK The Slow Food movement's global campaign for "good, clean and fair" food is receiving a boost from the economic crisis, its founder Carlo Petrini said on Friday….