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Asia markets mixed as N. Korea fears ease
Dec 20th, 2011
Asian markets were mixed on Tuesday as initial concerns about regional tensions after the death of North Korea's Kim Jong-Il subsided, although European debt woes continued dragon sentiment. (Source: AFP) -
MASINLOC, Philippines (AP) - Along the northwestern Philippine coast, poor children with claw hammers clamber aboard an abandoned fishing vessel to pry loose and steal rusty nails from its deck. It's become a familiar sight in villages where some fishermen have been forced to give up their livelihoods since China took control of their fishing ... [Full Article]
LONDON (AP) - Markets were fairly choppy Tuesday as investors were reluctant to push stock indexes up further ahead of a much-anticipated statement from U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
BANGKOK (AP) - World stock markets were mixed Wednesday, hours before Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke is to deliver remarks before Congress on the state of the U.S. economy. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Ju-min Park and Ben Blanchard SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea sent one of its top military officials as a "special envoy" from its leader Kim Jong-un to Beijing on Wednesday, accompanied by a high-powered delegation in what appeared to be a bid to mend frayed relations with its most important ally. The delegation led by Choe Ryon... [Full Article]
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) - Lebanese members of the Syrian leader's Alawite sect fear their tiny community will be a casualty of the civil war raging in the neighboring country. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
Children may develop anxiety, especially about going to school, after hearing the news that children in Moore, Okla., died when a powerful tornado struck schools, experts say. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article]
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