Economic crisis deepens in Europe, Asia
LONDON (AFP) - The global financial crisis took a fresh toll on economies from Asia to Europe on Friday, with Japan and India suffering setbacks and Sweden the latest European nation to fall into recession.
Nations:India Sweden Japan Italy Ireland France People:Robert Zoellick Activities:2008 Global Recession
2008-11-28
`HSM3' maintains its box-office grades with $15M
LOS ANGELES - Hollywood made audiences repeat senior year.
Nations:Sweden People:Madonna Guy Ritchie Daniel Craig Gerard Butler Clint Eastwood Thandie Newton
2008-11-02
Former Finnish president wins Nobel Peace Prize
Finland's ex-president Martti Ahtisaari received the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to build a lasting peace from Africa and Asia to Europe and the Middle East.
Nations:Finland Namibia Sweden Tanzania South Africa People:Martti Ahtisaari Al Gore Source:(AP)
2008-10-10
Fed slashes interest rates, but stocks lose again
Wall Street bounced higher and lower Wednesday trying to make up its mind about an unprecedented coordinated interest rate cut by central banks around the world. In the end it settled on a familiar feeling -- fear -- and plunged again.
Nations:Switzerland Germany Sweden France Canada People:Gordon Brown Henry Paulson Ben Bernanke Barack Obama Charles Schumer John McCain Activities:U.S. Markets
2008-10-08
Fed, central banks cut rates to aid world economy
In a rare coordinated move, the Federal Reserve and other major central banks from around the world slashed interest rates Wednesday to prevent a mushrooming financial crisis from becoming a global economic meltdown.
Nations:Switzerland Germany Sweden Japan France Canada People:Ben Bernanke Barack Obama John McCain Activities:Global Financial Crisis
2008-10-08
Trio wins chemistry Nobel for protein breakthrough
Two Americans and a Japanese researcher won the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Wednesday for the discovery of a glowing protein in jellyfish that helps scientists spot the onset of illnesses such as cancer and Alzheimer's disease.
Nations:Sweden Japan Source:(Reuters)
2008-10-08
3 win Nobel for subatomic physics research
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Two Japanese citizens and an American won the 2008 Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for discoveries that help explain the behavior of the smallest particles of matter.
Nations:Japan Sweden
2008-10-07
World stock markets plunge on crisis fears
LONDON - Stock markets slumped worldwide Monday, some marking record one-day drops, on fears the global financial crisis will worsen and hit the wider economy despite bank bailouts in the U.S. and Europe.
Nations:Germany France Luxembourg Brazil Colombia India Activities:Global Financial Crisis Japanese Markets U.S. Markets European Markets Source:(AP)
2008-10-06
U.S. calls for unity as crisis wrecks markets
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Governments and central banks around the world grasped at measures to contain the fast-spreading financial crisis on Monday but global stocks still plummeted as investors bet a recession was inevitable.
Nations:Luxembourg Germany France Denmark Brazil Italy People:Nicolas Sarkozy Henry Paulson George W. Bush Activities:2008 Wachovia Deal Global Financial Crisis
2008-10-06
AIDS pioneers and cancer researcher win Nobel prize
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Two French scientists who discovered the AIDS virus and a German who found the virus that causes cervical cancer were awarded the 2008 Nobel prize for medicine or physiology on Monday.
Nations:France Sweden People:Ronald Reagan Jacques Chirac
2008-10-06
European, Asian markets plunge on crisis fears
LONDON - Asian and European stock markets plunged Monday as government bank bailouts in the U.S. and Europe failed to alleviate fears that the global financial crisis would depress world economic growth.
Nations:France Russia Germany India Denmark Sweden Activities:Asian Markets European Markets Global Financial Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-10-06
Europeans scramble to save failing banks
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Germany joined Ireland and Greece on Sunday in guaranteeing all private bank accounts, putting Europe's biggest economy at odds with calls for a unified European response to the global financial meltdown.
Nations:Germany France Iceland U.K. Sweden Ireland People:Nicolas Sarkozy Angela Merkel Activities:Global Financial Crisis
2008-10-05
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