AP Source Jackson in 200Mplus recording deal
Posted on 15. Mar, 2010 by admin in Blog News
The estate of Michael Jackson has landed the late King of Pop the biggest recording deal in history: a $200 million guaranteed contract with Sony Music Entertainment for 10 projects over seven year
Darfur rebels sign truce deal with Sudan
Posted on 20. Feb, 2010 by admin in Blog News
Darfur’s most powerful rebel group has initialed a truce with the Sudanese government, marking the rebel group’s return to peace talks aimed at ending the Darfur conflict.
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UAE inks deal nuclear plants deal with S Korea
Posted on 27. Dec, 2009 by admin in Blog News
The United Arab Emirates on
Sunday awarded a South Korean consortium a prized $20 billion deal
to build nuclear reactors in the oil rich Arab nation.
Hurdles remain even if climate deal is reached
Posted on 13. Dec, 2009 by admin in Blog News
JAKARTA ‘ For Indonesian farmers, burning down rain forests is the cheapest and fastest way to clear land for palm oil and pulp and paper plantations. The millions of acres (hectares) they burn every year has made their Southeast Asian nation the world’s third-largest producer of greenhouse gases. And, environmentalists warn, the powerful forestry and agricultural industry will likely stymie any efforts to crack down. As difficult as it may be to hammer out a global climate deal in Copenhagen, implementing one could prove even harder. From New Delhi to Washington, domestic political opposition, corruption, grass-roots intransigence and sheer bureaucratic incompetence stand as significant…
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Hurdles remain even if climate deal is reached