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Die-Hard Fans Follow Iron Maiden Into the Digital Age
PARIS — Heavy metal fans revel in their image as outcasts. For the music industry, however, followers of the British metal band Iron Maiden have become model citizens. As music ...
Iron Maiden, Iron Maiden, The Final Frontier, EMI Music, Rod Smallwood, All keywords...
nytimes.com
10 hours ago
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After Iraq : America has had a bruising decade. But do not underestimate either the superpower or its president
WHEN Barack Obama confirms next week that all American combat forces have left Iraq, you can be sure of one thing. He will not repeat the triumphalism of George Bush’s ...
Barack Obama, America, Iraq, Middle East, George Bush, All keywords...
economist.com
2 days ago
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The web's new walls : How the threats to the internet’s openness can be averted
WHEN George W. Bush referred to “rumours on the, uh, internets” during the 2004 presidential campaign, he was derided for his cluelessness—and “internets” became a shorthand for a lack of ...
China, Firewall, Google, Vietnam, George W. Bush, All keywords...
economist.com
2 days ago
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Little better than slavery : Domestic workers in the Middle East have a horrible time
AS a maid working in Saudi Arabia, Lahanda Purage Ariyawathie suffered at the hands of her Saudi employer and his wife, who skewered her body with at least 24 nails ...
Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Lebanon, Domestic worker, Kuwait, All keywords...
economist.com
2 days ago
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Multiplying the Yield of an Oasis
LIWA OASIS, ABU DHABI — Georg Koziorowski, a German hydrogeologist, eyes masked by his Ray-Ban sunglasses, points at a white water tank and tries to speak. But the wind, whipping ...
ABU DHABI, Georg Koziorowski, Saudi Arabia, LIWA OASIS, Mohamed Dawoud, All keywords...
nytimes.com
3 days ago
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After Iraq : America has had a bruising decade. But do not underestimate either the superpower or its president
WHEN Barack Obama confirms next week that all American combat forces have left Iraq, you can be sure of one thing. He will not repeat the triumphalism of George Bush’s ...
Barack Obama, America, Iraq, Middle East, George Bush, All keywords...
economist.com
1 week ago
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Hard to get out : Foreign oil companies are still finding Iraq a tough place to do business
THE besuited band of executives from an international oil company had expected a different reception when they arrived in Baghdad to sign a deal with senior government officials to develop ...
Oil, Iraq, Baghdad, Islamic Republic of Iran, Problems oil majors, All keywords...
economist.com
2 weeks ago
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UAE, Saudi Arabia BlackBerry Ban: Problems for Business
Dubai has built a global name as an easy place to do business. Consider its international airport, one of the world's largest: more than 40 million passengers traveled through the ...
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Jim Knight, Gulf Healthcare International, Law, All keywords...
time.com
1 month ago
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New Silk Road Built by China Connects Asia to Latin America
The high-speed rail link China Railway Construction Corp. is building in Saudi Arabia doesn’t just connect the holy cities of Mecca and Medina. It shows how Asia, the Middle East, ...
USD, China, Asia, Brazil, India, All keywords...
bloomberg.com
1 month ago
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Tehran Stock Exchange Starts Futures Trading to Attract Foreign Investors
The Tehran Stock Exchange, home of the world’s second-best performing equity index, today begins offering derivatives based on Iranian banks to diversify its market and attract foreign investors. The exchange ...
Islamic Republic of Iran, Hassan Ghalibaf-Asl, Tehran Stock Exchange, Ali Karamad, TSE, All keywords...
bloomberg.com
1 month ago
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With Stocks, It's Not the Economy
From the beginning of May until late June, stock markets worldwide declined sharply, with losses surpassing 10%. The first weeks of July brought only marginal relief. Ominous voices began to ...
United States, Greece, Investment bank, Credit Suisse, China, All keywords...
time.com
1 month ago
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Oil Companies Reap Billions From Subsidies
Over the last 10 years, oil companies have also been aggressive in using foreign tax havens. Many rigs, like Deepwater Horizon, are registered in Panama or in the Marshall Islands, ...
USD, United States, Transocean, Robert Menendez, New Jersey, All keywords...
nytimes.com
2 months ago
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U.S. Identifies Vast Riches of Minerals in Afghanistan
With virtually no mining industry or infrastructure in place today, it will take decades for Afghanistan to exploit its mineral wealth fully. “This is a country that has no mining ...
Afghanistan, United States, USD, Pentagon, Minister, All keywords...
nytimes.com
2 months ago
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Once Upon a Time in Afghanistan...
Interestingly enough, you’ve also conveniently positioned yourselves as concerned parties to Afghanistan’s Pashtuns, in concert with what we know to be a consistent propaganda effort by the Pakistani state, no ...
Afghanistan, Kabul, Pakistan, United States, Kabul University, All keywords...
foreignpolicy.com
3 months ago
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Natural Gas Pops While Most Everything Else Drops
As stocks and oil have moved lower over the past few weeks, natural gas has made a significant breakout from a multi-month trading range. As shown in our trading range ...
Natural gas, Oil, Nat gas, Foreign oil suppliers, Foreign oil problem, All keywords...
bespokeinvest.com
3 months ago
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