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Thomson has taken $9,6 billion on credit for purchase of Reuters

Thomson has taken the credit of 4,8 billion pounds sterling ( $9,6 billion) for purchase of Reuters Group. The credit is given by companies Barclays Capital and Royal Bank of Scotland at participation of Toronto Dominion Bank., J.P.Morgan, Bank of America and Citigroup and represents interim financing the transaction for the term of 364 days.
Two […]

Israel’s President has plead guilty to sexual harassment charges

The president of Israel Moshe Katsav has struck a bargain with justice. He has recognized his fault in sexual harassments, but he has achieved removal of charges in rape.
Thus, Moshe Katsav will not leave imprisonment for obscene actions concerning employees of own administration. However, he nevertheless should pay monetary indemnifications to claimants and to retire.
Formally […]

Iran enters restriction on sale of gasoline

Iran enters restriction on sales of gasoline. From now the owners of private cars, which are not capable to work on gas, can get no more than 100 liters of gasoline a month. This measure is accepted with purpose to reduce internal consumption of gasoline in Iran and import of fuel to the country.
Iran is […]

Alexander Mcqueen has allowed children to create the advertising campaign

The number of people, who have electronic diaries on the Internet, grows extreme rates. Probably, recently someone has very much regretted that he does not have own diary after known British designer Alexander Mcqueen and his command have conducted unique marketing campaign in one of such electronic communities and have asked ordinary teenagers to think […]

Russian Federation and Italy will construct gas main on a bottom of Black Sea

Italian Oil Company Eni and Russian Open Society “Gazprom” have signed the agreement on construction of a new gas main for transportation of gas from Russia to Europe.
The project has received the name “the South-European gas main”. In the joint statement signed today by Russian Energy and Industry minister Victor Khristenko, who now is on […]

EU leaders are satisfied with the compromise reached at the summit

Leaders of the European Union (EU) have reached the agreement on the beginning of discussion of the new base contract of Community. During the long negotiations which have come to the end today at 4:30 on local time, the parties agreed about the mandate on carrying out of negotiations and convocation of intergovernmental conference.
German Chancellor […]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran: the Country possesses 100 kilograms of enriched uranium

Now Iran possesses a stock of enriched uranium at the rate of 100 kg. Such information has been given by Minister of Internal Affairs of the country Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi.
In experts’ opinion, for creation of a nuclear bomb Iran requires at least 500 kilograms of enriched uranium.
Last months the USA does not stop to accuse Teheran […]

US oil stocks have grown on 6,9 million barr. within the week

US commercial crude oil stocks have increased for 6,9 million barr. during the last week - from June, 8 till June, 15th 2007. It is informed in the report of the US Department of Energy (DOE). Experts predicted, that the parameter remains at the last week level (342,4 million barr.).
According to the information of DOE’s […]

ILFC will get at Boeing 63 planes for $8,8 billion

International Lease Finance Corp. (IFLC) has ordered 63 Boeing planes under the catalogue in the total cost of 8,8 billion dollars Alongside with other air courts in the order 50 planes Boeing 787 Dreamliner are included, that makes IFLC the largest customer of the given type of planes.
Boeing 787 Dreamliner - is the mid-continental jet […]

Poland threatens European Union’s safety

At the meeting of European chapters Polish Foreign Minister Anna Fotyga has declared that Poland cannot accept an electoral system, offered in the project of the general European constitution. Polish Foreign Minister has also added that the system of the double majority in that kind, in which it has been offered in the draft agreement, […]