China firms sink roots across the globe
Amid the torrent of clothes, electronics and toys surging out of China comes a little-noticed export: international companies. Nations:[Sweden][U.S.][China][Brazil][South Africa][Italy] 2008-03-16 Dollar's clout sinks worldwide
Antique store owners in lower Manhattan, ticket vendors at India's Taj Majal and Brazilian business executives heading to China all have one thing in common these days: They don't want U.S. dollars. Nations:[China][Brazil][U.S.][Bolivia][India][Peru] Activities:[2008 U.S. Recession] 2008-03-13 UN approves new sanctions against Iran
The U.N. Security Council approved a third round of sanctions against Iran on Monday with near unanimous support, sending a strong signal to Tehran that its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment is unacceptable and becoming increasingly costly. Nations:[U.K.][France][Russia][Germany][South Africa][U.S.] Activities:[Iran Nuclear Crisis] 2008-03-03 2007 a year of weather records in U.S.
When the calendar turned to 2007, the heat went on and the weather just got weirder. Nations:[U.S.][Australia][South Africa] People:[Al Gore] 2007-12-29 Bush risks angering China
Risking heightened tensions with China, President Bush will attend a ceremony to award Congress' highest civilian honor to the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader whom Beijing reviles as a separatist. People:[Dalai Lama][Nancy Reagan][Nelson Mandela] Activities:[China-U.S.][Tibet Issues] 2007-10-11 Charlize Theron crowned Sexiest Woman by Esquire
 Charlize Theron seems to have it all: beauty, brains, a high-earning Hollywood career and an Oscar in her hands. Now, the actress has added another coveted description: Sexiest Woman Alive. Nations:[South Africa] People:[Charlize Theron][Scarlett Johansson][Jessica Biel] 2007-10-10 More than 2,000 safe from S.Africa mine
More than 2,000 trapped gold miners were rescued in a dramatic all-night operation, and efforts gathered speed Thursday to bring hundreds more to the surface. Nations:[South Africa] 2007-10-04 Bush seeks new image on global warming
Myth: The president refuses to admit that climate change is real and that humans are a factor. Myth: The U.S. is doing nothing to address climate change. Myth: The United States refuses to engage internationally. Nations:[Indonesia][Australia][France][South Africa][South Korea][Italy] People:[George W. Bush][Henry Paulson][Condoleezza Rice][Ban Ki-moon] 2007-09-28 Myanmar imposes curfew, bans assembly
Myanmar's military leaders imposed a nighttime curfew and banned gatherings of more than five people Tuesday after 35,000 Buddhist monks and their supporters defied the junta's warnings and staged another day of anti-government protests. Nations:[Myanmar][South Africa] People:[Dalai Lama][Aung San Suu Kyi] 2007-09-25 Bush sidesteps criticizing Iraq shooting
President Bush on Thursday refused to criticize a U.S. security company in Iraq accused in a shooting that left 11 civilians dead, saying investigators need to determine if the guards violated rules governing their operations. Nations:[Iraq][Israel][South Africa][North Korea][France] People:[Condoleezza Rice][Mahmoud Ahmadinejad] Activities:[2007 Blackwater Scandal] 2007-09-20 Hollywood gets serious as Venice festival winds up
 Hollywood has turned serious with one eye on the Oscars in February, but it is elsewhere the jury may look when choosing which of 23 competition entries at the Venice film festival wins the Golden Lion on Saturday. Nations:[Italy][France] People:[Tony CW Leung][Bob Dylan][Keira Knightley][Angelina Jolie][Woody Allen][Charlize Theron] Activities:[2007 Venice Film Festival] 2007-09-07 Movies big and small play Toronto fest
For movie lovers, there is no better place to be over the next 10 days than the Toronto International Film Festival. Nations:[Poland] People:[Jeremy Podeswa][Stephen Dillane][David Cronenberg][Jodie Foster][Reese Witherspoon][Susan Sarandon] Activities:[2007 Toronto Film Festival] 2007-09-05
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