$167M USD Spent on Afghan Reconstruction Projects

Alive In Afghanistan 3 weeks ago Region: Afghanistan

Officials in the eastern Nangarhar province said different projects worth 167 million dollars had been launched in the past 10 months. Deputy governor of the province Muhammad Alam Ishaqzai told a gathering of the provi... more

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NFL: Americas Choice: Television: July 2009

Oldhead1 4 months ago Region: United States

NFL: Americas Choice: Television: July 2009 NFL 2009 July 2009 NFL: America’s Choice The National Football League is America's most popular sports league, comprised of 32 franchises that compete each yea... more

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$40.3 Million in Bank Bailouts Heads to the South

ProPublica 5 months ago Region: United States

Three banks in neighboring Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana received a total of $40.3 million as part of Treasury’s program to help “healthy banks.” [1]  The $17.3 million for Little Rock’s ... more

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Mobile users top 27 million, reports regulator

B.R. Tauhid 11 months ago Region: Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s mobile subscriber base reached 27.72 million at the end of June 2007, reports the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), giving the country a cellular penetration of 19.8%, according ... more

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Obama Raises $104 Million Over Five Weeks

Michael Noker 11 months ago Region: United States

Having raised nearly $750 million dollars over his presidential candidacy, President elect Barack Obama has accomplished raising $104 million dollars from October 15 to November 24. Obama's success puts John McCain's fun... more

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Will Smith top hollywood earner according to Forbes.

Sensation a year ago Region: United States

Superstar Will Smith topped the list of Hollywood earners.Smith reportedly earned $80 million in the past year passing Johhny Depp's $72 million. These figures clearly show the success of his films at the box office.He ... more

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J K Rowling Crossed all Celebs to become Richest Celebrity

Ramanujam U a year ago Region: Washington

J K Rowling, the creator of the Harry Potter Series earned more than any Other celebrity, and became the most richest celebrity in the list of 100 richest of powerful released in June, 2008 by Forbes America Magzine. Forb... more

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World Bank to fight global food crisis

Dumitru Florin a year ago Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

The World Bank is about to open a 200 million dollars fund designed to diminish the effects of the food crisis which threatens a large number of countries. The matter will be discussed on Thursday by the WB board, sources ... more

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Bangladesh Total Mobile Subscribers Reach 38.93 Million in March

Sayeed Rahman a year ago Region: Bangladesh

According to new data from the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC)  www.btrc.gov.bd , the country's mobile operators added 1.38 million new subscribers in March 2008 to raise the total user... more

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For First Time, Biman Bangladesh Airlines Independently Decides to Buy Aircraft for $1.26 billion

Sayeed Rahman a year ago Region: Bangladesh

This is the first time Biman independently decides to buy any aircraft directly from the manufacturing company without any political and government interference since inception in 1972. Biman became a public lim... more

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