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Hong Kong shares may start weaker, Chinese resource sectors in focus
ReutersHONG KONG, June 17 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares could start weaker on Monday, tracking Wall Street losses as investors await the outcome of a policy meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve later this week. Chinese resource sectors could come under some...Tags: Cheung Kong Limited, Japan, PetroChina Company Limited, Water Supply, China
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Body of Parkville kayaker recovered from Gunpower Falls
Emergency responders on Sunday recovered the body of a 26-year-old kayaker who had been reported missing a day earlier. The body of Daniel Travis Deamond of Parkville was pulled from the Gunpowder Falls near Belair Road in Kingsville at about 11:30 a.m....
Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Environmental Issues, Parkville, Energy Resources
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Executive Profile: Leaders share news from companies and careers, and their outlook on the economy
We checked in with executives profiled in the Tribune in the past year to learn their news, their insights about the coming year, and how they're feeling about the economy. Curt Bailey, president, Related Midwest Related has been running on all...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Credit and Debt, Company Privatization, Board of Directors, The Wall Street Journal
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Asian shares reverse losses, capped before Fed meeting
ReutersSYDNEY (Reuters) - Japanese stocks rose on Wednesday, thanks to a positive lead from Wall Street and a softer yen, outperforming the rest of Asia which anxiously waited for clarity on the U.S. Federal Reserve's next policy step. Major currencies,...Tags: Moody's Corporation, Netflix Inc., Emerging Market, Yahoo! Inc., Lisle
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FEATURE-Thailand's boom: To the northeast, the spoils
ReutersBy Paul Carsten and Pairat Temphairojana UDON THANI, Thailand, June 17(Reuters) - Steel girders jut from the low skyline of the Thai city of Udon Thani near the Laos border as workers lay cement for a new shopping mall, one of many illustrating a boom in...Tags: Prices, Emerging Market, Government, BNP Paribas, Kraft Foods Group, Inc.
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READER SUBMITTED: Old Saybrook Garden Club Awards Scholarships
Old SaybrookThe Old Saybrook Garden Club has awarded two $1,000 scholarships to Old Saybrook High School graduating seniors, Nicholas Dibble and Christopher Malin. Mr. Dibble will be attending Colby-Sawyer College in New London, NH (in the Lake Sunapee region) this...Tags: Lyme, Awards and Prizes, New London (New London, Connecticut), Education, Colleges and Universities
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READER SUBMITTED: USDA Agency Honors Connecticut Women In Conservation
StatewideThursday , June 13, was a special day in Connecticut as six women were honored for their efforts toward conservation and agriculture in the state. Motivated by the theme of this year's National Women's History Month, the Natural Resources Conservation...Tags: Simsbury, Human Interest, Greenwich, Tolland (Tolland, Connecticut), Torrington
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Resource companies ripping off Africa: AfDB chief
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Developed world mining and energy companies operating in Africa should pay more taxes to help the world's poorest continent climb out of poverty, the president of the African Development Bank said on Sunday. "The reality is, Africa...Tags: Nick Clegg, United Kingdom, Kofi Annan, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance
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Latest attempt to reintroduce Mexican wolves to the wild fails
A pair of Mexican wolves that had been waiting for their final release into the wild in Arizona are heading back to captivity after federal officials determined that the alpha male of an existing pack behaved aggressively toward them. Authorities...
Tags: Wildlife, Endangered Species, Environmental Issues
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Beacon College biology educator Kirk A. Stowe is buggy about insects
LEESBURG — Insects are Kirk A. Stowe's thing. Stowe, an assistant biology professor at Beacon College in Leesburg, can't get enough of them. He was at Trout Lake Nature Park in Eustis recently sharing his knowledge with others. "Here in...
Tags: St. Louis, Education, Colleges and Universities, University of Missouri , Science
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Peregrine falcon chicks 'rescued' from James River Bridge
Last month, a double rescue was conducted on the James River Bridge. The lives at stake weren't those of motorists, but a pair of baby birds — endangered peregrine falcon chicks between 3 and 4 weeks old, still covered from bill to tail in airy...
Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Biology, Science, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Endangered Species
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They're back! Green iguanas gulping gardens again
Here's a wildlife success story that not everyone's thrilled about. Green iguanas, which dropped dead in huge numbers in the frigid winter of 2010, have rebounded, repopulating South Florida neighborhoods and resuming their consumption of expensive...
Tags: Vegetarian Diet, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), West Palm Beach, Endangered Species, Lake Okeechobee
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