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Explosion Rocks Japanese Oil Tanker, Cause Unclear
Report source: VOA News (28 July, 2010) - Explosion Rocks Japanese Oil Tanker, Cause Unclear A damaged Japanese oil tanker is headed back to the United Arab Emirates where officials hope to determine what caused an onboard explosion. Japan’s transport ministry said the M. Star was passing through the Strait of Hormuz early Wednesday with about... »
War Games Coincide With Korean War Armistice Anniversary – report & video
Two news reports: U.S. and South Korea show of power with joint war games - Report source: VOA News (27 July 2010, Steve Herman | Seoul) – War Games Coincide With Korean War Armistice Anniversary A joint drill with U.S. forces off the east coast of South Korea on Tuesday featured naval cannons fired from... »
BP Replaces Chief Executive Amid Record Losses from Oil Spill
Two news reports regarding BP’s announcement of new incoming CEO Robert Dudley: Report source: VOA News (27 July 2010, Sonja Pace | London) - BP Replaces Chief Executive Amid Record Losses from Oil Spill The international oil giant BP has announced record losses for the past quarter and confirmed Tuesday it is replacing its chief executive,... »
Bomb Blast Overshadows Thai Governing Party’s By-Election Victory
Report source: VOA News (26 July 2010; Ron Corben | Bangkok) – Bomb Blast Overshadows Thai Governing Party’s By-Election Victory A weekend by-election victory by Thailand’s governing Democrat Party has been overshadowed by fresh concerns of political instability after an overnight bombing in central Bangkok. The blast left one person dead and up to... »
North Korea threatens ’sacred war’ – video & report
Ever since the March sinking of a South Korean warship, the Cheonan, tensions on the Korean Peninsula have been rising. North Korea is threatening to use its “nuclear deterrent” in response to joint naval exercises between the U.S. and South Korea, which are due to begin on Sunday. Eight thousand U.S. and South Korean troops will... »
China Seeks to Publish Regular Gauge of Yuan Against Basket of Currencies
Top Stories From The Web: From Bloomberg – China Seeks to Publish Regular Gauge of Yuan Against Basket of Currencies China’s central bank will seek to publish a measure of the yuan’s value “regularly” to help it manage the exchange rate against a basket of currencies and not just the dollar, Deputy Governor Hu Xiaolian said. The... »
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- Explosion Rocks Japanese Oil Tanker, Cause Unclear
- War Games Coincide With Korean War Armistice Anniversary – report & video
- BP Replaces Chief Executive Amid Record Losses from Oil Spill
- Bomb Blast Overshadows Thai Governing Party’s By-Election Victory
- North Korea threatens ’sacred war’ – video & report
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