Trichet keeps his rate options open
Independent - The president of the European Central Bank, Jean-Claude Trichet, sought yesterday to keep his options open in the face of intense pressure to say whether the ECB will indeed raise interest rates (as previously signalled before the credit crunch) at its next meeting on 6 September.
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Bosnian widow in church battle
BBC - A Bosnian Muslim widow’s battle to remove a Serbian Orthodox church from her land is nearing its end. The BBC’s Nicholas Walton visited Fata Orlovic in her village to find out more.
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Ice Cream Wars — Nestlé vs. Unilever
Spiegel - What many consumers may not realize, though, is just how big a business ice cream has become around the world. The days of mom-and-pop parlors and local brands are fading fast. Today, the $59 billion ice cream industry is dominated by two global giants: Switzerland’s Nestlé and Anglo-Dutch conglomerate Unilever. Together, they control more than one-third of the worldwide market-and half of ice cream sales in the U.S.-and they’re looking to expand as they move into developing regions in Asia and Latin America.
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Cologne Cathedral Gets New Stained-Glass Window
Spiegel - Visitors to Cologne Cathedral can now look forward to a kaleidoscope of glowing multi-colored light after a brand new abstract window was unveiled on Saturday.
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Tabloid Shocker! No More Weekly World News
CBS News - Weekly World News, the tabloid that for 28 years has chronicled sightings of Elvis, extraterrestrial activity and the exploits of Bat Boy, is no more. Its publisher said Tuesday it would put out its last issue next month, maintaining only a Web presence.
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Trichet to deliver key speech on rates
Independent - The president of the European Central Bank, Jean-Claude Trichet, will deliver a keynote speech today on the Bank’s interest rate policy. Before the recent credit crunch, the ECB had clearly signalled that it was prepared to raise interest rates at its next scheduled meeting, on 6 September.
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Welcome to the future
Guardian - Any self-respecting world city now needs outlandish buildings, but what about the past? Superstar architect Rem Koolhaas tells Jonathan Glancey why even he gets nostalgic
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Inside an Afghan opium market
BBC - Farmers from Nangarhar and other adjacent provinces bring opium to Shaddle to sell. Much of it comes from Nangarhar and Helmand - two of Afghanistan’s biggest opium-producing provinces.
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