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• Ex-Finnish president wins Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO, Norway - Finland's ex-president Martti Ahtisaari won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to build a lasting peace from Africa and Asia to Europe and the Middle East. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said it honored Ahtisaari for ...
• G7 endorses plan to stem financial crisis
The index closed 128 points lower for its worst week ever. Stock markets in Europe and Asia also took another plunge. “Never has it been more essential to find collective solutions to ensure stable and efficient financial markets and restore the ...
• Report: Making math uncool hurts U.S.
Many of the women who become math or engineering professionals come from other countries, notably in eastern Europe and Asia, where mathematics is promoted more, the study found. "Just as there is concern about the U.S. relying on foreign countries ...
• CONTINUED : Market's hair-trigger mentality
European stocks sank Friday, with Britain’s FTSE-100 falling 8.85 percent, German’s DAX declining 7.01 percent, and France’s CAC-40 ending down 7.73 percent. In Asia, the collapse of Japan’s Yamato Life Insurance caused already nervous ...
• U.S., India sign unprecedented nuclear deal
That, they say, could spark a nuclear arms race in Asia, where neighboring Pakistan and China also have atomic weapons. U.S. lawmakers opposed to the plan have said it ruins the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the global agreement that provides ...