Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar is being weighed down by strength in the greenback amid renewed expectations that the US Federal Reserve will begin tapering
its economic stimulus program soon.
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To update you with the latest record attempts which made it this 2013, here is a good list of the most interesting ones that will capture your attention.
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has announced that a representative from China would be allowed to witness the government investigation regarding Fonterra's milk scare causing China and other countries to issue an import ban on dairy products from the country. The Prime Minister said the terms of the investigation including its duration and other details have yet to be finalized. Mr. Key wanted to finish the inquiry before he will leave for China. He said he needs to have answers so he c...
Kevin Rudd is under fire for cheating during debate, and Coalition announces Abbott as winner.
Sales and prices, as well as construction of new homes in Canada, have slowly picked up in July, but analysts and housing experts remained wary the trend could be sustained.
The war of words continue between President Barack Obama and actor/activist Matt Damon. Matt, in an interview to Black Entertainment Television took a dig at the president and jokingly said that the President “broke up” with him describing their souring relationship over the past few years.
Stephanie Banister, dubbed as the "Sarah Palin of Australia", has dropped out of the election race on August 10 after committing several interview blunders and calling Islam a country. Australia's Sarah Palin apologised to her party mates, family and friends for any embarrassment the video has brought them.
Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's chief operating officer and sister to founder Mark Zuckerberg, has just gotten $91 million richer.
Kevin Rudd news grew more interesting as Newspoll revealed his dissatisfaction rating in its highest just four weeks shy of the election date
The Leaders Debate covered by television networks in Australia last August 11 was not the typical debate as expected but a joint news conference. Australian Labor Party's Kevin Rudd and the Coalition's Tony Abbott did not go head-to-head with heated arguments and the kind of verbal battles witnessed by viewers in a usual debate.
Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian dollar benefited again from better than expected data out of China and traded just above the .9200 level on Friday night as concerns about lower Chinese growth abated.
If history will repeat itself, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd may have the advantage over Opposition Leader Tony Abbott in the upcoming first leaders' debate of the election campaign scheduled on August 11. Based on historical records, Australian voters have rated leaders from the Australian Labor Party higher than Liberal leaders in most election debates with television coverage for the past 30 years.
Two men, Yemeni and Chadian nationals, have been arrested in Saudi Arabia after they were found to have been allegedly communicating with the Yemeni branch of the terror network, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the country's Interior Ministry said on Thursday.
Bullet train services in Japan were suspended after the country's meteorological agency issued an alert for an upcoming earthquake. However, as the people braced for higher magnitude quake, what came off was a measly one.
Grieving family was angered of PM Kevin Rudd’s reluctant on their grief
According to the bi-annual report of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, one in every four households lives on social security payments. The annual cost of welfare has increased to $119 billion, equivalent to $1,300 for every person including children. Latest welfare data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare revealed that 13 per cent of the population lives in poverty with no means of income in 11.6 per cent of families. Households living in poverty meant having an a...
Police authorities have arrested two men, both aged 18, in a landmark cyber bullying case that led to the suicide death of a teenage girl in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Australian Labor Party and Liberal National Party battled neck-to-neck in their first week of campaign
Stephanie Banister, dubbed as "Australia's Sarah Palin" for vying a spot in the Parliament of Australia has drawn online flak for giving surprisingly inaccurate facts about Islam. Ms. Banister is a candidate for a Brisbane seat of Rankin under the right-wing One Nation party. Despite her desire to run for public office, this election might not turn out to be a happy ending for her. Ms. Banister has been charged for sticking labels on Nestle products in a Brisbane store. The alleged st...
Snowden’s Father is Confident about Putin’s Stand
Following the Snowden asylum granted by Russia, the U.S. has decided not to move forward with a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
After admitting in July that crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has indeed been pouring contaminated radioactive water into the ocean waters, it was just a matter of time as to when the world will know just how much toxic liquid it actually releases. On Wednesday, the information was released and it was like World War II again. Since being damaged in 2011, the Fukushima facility has leaked a whopping 300 tonnes of radioactive water daily into the ocean.
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The prolonged heat and low rainfall that UK experienced in July not only distressed humans but has also affected the otherwise peaceful conditions of freshwater fishes in the lakes and rivers. On Wednesday, the Environment Agency reported at least 50,000 fishes have died off the British coast due to dangerously low oxygen levels in the waters.
Australian Labor Party Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr debated with Opposition’s spokesperson Julie Bishop
Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar remains just below USD 0.9000 after a weaker US dollar suffered against all the major currencies based on the Japanese economy's outlook.
New Zealand’s failure in key environmental areas was announced in a high-level conference during a time when the nation’s 100 per cent pure brand is under international media scrutiny. Insights were given regarding New Zealand’s climate, energy efficiency and waterways were given in the recent Environmental Defence Society’s national conference.
The Australian High Court has rejected the challenge of the mining tax's validity led by Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Metals. Aside from raising negligible revenue, the imposition of the minerals resource rent tax has upset miners who argued that they are already paying royalties to state governments, including income tax to the federal government.
The Australian Labor Party candidate Pm Kevin Rudd and Liberal Nation Party Tony Abbott raced on to the Muslim and Chinese community for election
