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October 14th, 2008
BEIRUT, Aug 29 (IPS) - Lebanon was long dubbed the 'Switzerland of the Middle East' for its advanced banking sector. It lost its status 23 years ago at the dawn of the 1975 civil war, which lasted 15 years. The country has since been unable to regain ...
October 14th, 2008
Bush to announce new details of bank rescue plan WASHINGTON (AP) â The Bush administration will spend $250 billion this year to purchase stock in banks and take a number of other bold steps in an effort to combat a global credit crisis that is ...
October 8th, 2008
Holli Chmela, 27, missing in Lebanon. Holli Chmela, 27, missing in Lebanon. BEIRUT, Lebanon — Two American journalists vacationing in Lebanon have not been heard from since Oct. 1 and are believed missing, the U.S. Embassy said Wednesday, appealing ...
October 9th, 2008
Holli Chmela, 27, missing in Lebanon. Holli Chmela, 27, missing in Lebanon. DAMASCUS, Syria — Two American journalists who disappeared during a vacation in Lebanon eight days ago were arrested Thursday in Syria after they crossed the Lebanese ...
October 9th, 2008
Authorities searching for two American journalists who went missing during a vacation in Lebanon said Thursday they were checking records to determine whether the pair left the country through a border crossing. The two _ Holli Chmela, 27, and Taylor ...
October 13th, 2008
CARTHAGE, Mo. (AP) - Jasper County authorities are investigating the deaths of a husband and wife as a double homicide. The Joplin Globe reports that the couple's son went to their home in Carthage after they didn't show up for church and found their ...
October 9th, 2008
Three people were injured in a two-vehicle accident in the city yesterday. Doris Kline, 77, of 1504 Plaza Apartments was transported by First Aid and Safety Patrol ambulance to Hershey Medical Center, where she was in serious condition today ...
October 8th, 2008
Fed, central banks cut rates to aid world economy Fed, central banks worldwide order emergency rate cuts IMF: World economy to slow sharply, led by US Treasury to sell more debt to deal with borrowing US Embassy says 2 American nationals are missing ...
October 10th, 2008
Two American journalists who went missing during a vacation in Lebanon were quoted Friday as saying they were "kidnapped" by their taxi driver and taken into Syria, where they were held in custody for a week before being released. The two _ Taylor ...
October 12th, 2008
PARIS _ Nations in Europe's single-currency zone have agreed to temporarily guarantee bank refinancing and pledged to prevent banks failing as part of a raft of emergency measures designed to ease the credit crunch. Sunday's solution was Europe's ...
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