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 Rig Zone
Europe Seeks North Africa Energy
| With stability returning to Algeria and UN sanctions lifted from Libya, European energy giants are vying with each other to tap new sources of natural gas and oil in these North African countries. T... (photo: (AP Photo / Ouahab Hebbat))
Africa Algeria Energy Photos UN |
 International Herald Tribune
What makes a beach book?
| What makes a beach book? It's a crucial question for publishers - not to mention readers - this month. Thrillers and police procedurals top many lists. But a novel of manners can slip in. Or perhaps... (photo: creativecommons)
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 Fresno Bee
Nokia's 2Q profit drops 61 percent
| NEW YORK (AP) The world's No. 1 mobile phone maker Nokia Corp. on Thursday said profits fell 61 percent in the second quarter from the same period a year ago, when the ... (photo: WN / James)
Business Economy Nokia Photos Technology |
 Syracuse
Electrolux: 2Q profit sinks 82 percent
| STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Swedish appliance maker Electrolux AB reported an 82 percent drop in second-quarter net profit Thursday and cut its full-year forecast, citing ... (photo: AP Photo / Ola Torkelsson)
Economy Market Photos Stockholm Sweden |
 The Miami Herald
`The pace of climate change is faster than expected'
| IN THE ARCTIC CIRCLE -- North of Oslo, north of Longyearbyen, almost as north as North itself, the National Geographic Endeavor breaks pack ice in endless daylight thro... (photo: public domain. / Eugene van der Pijll )
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 Asia Times
Energy reality starts to bite
| By Dilip Hiro | (Note: This article was written before Tuesday's fall in the oil price - the biggest drop in one day in 17 years. Light, sweet crude plunged US$6.44, or... (photo: AP Photo / Douglas C. Pizac)
Economy Energy Market Photos US |
 Aftenposten
Norwegians among injured in amusement park accident
Five young Norwegians were among those injured, some seriously, when a ride at the popular Liseberg amusement park in Gothenburg, Sweden suddenly collapsed and crashed to... (photo: AP/Rick Bowmer)
Girl Gothenburg Norway Photos Sweden |
 Asia Times
Financial collapse edges closer
| By Martin Hutchinson | The financial crisis in the United States and worldwide entered a new phase this week, as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two huge US home-loan i... (photo: AP / Seth Wenig)
Banking Finance Market Photos US |
