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With a fresh look at our changing world. http://en.epochtimes.com/ 2008-12-01T23:41:25+01:00 The Epoch Times logo http://en.epochtimes.com/ http://www.dailyphp.net/images/logo.gif text/html 2008-12-02T04:38:06+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ AAP RBA Slashes Cash Rate to 4.25 Percent http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7962 The Reserve Bank of Australia has slashed the official cash rate by 100 basis points to a seven-year low of 4.25 per cent. text/html 2008-12-02T03:38:56+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ By Patrick Hayden/Epoch Times U.K. Staff Gunners Fire on all Cylinders, Upset Chelsea http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7961 Chelsea dominated play and created more chances, taking the lead in the first half but two goals from Arsenal’s Dutch striker Robin van Persie within three minutes in the second half swung the game in favor of the visitors 2–1. text/html 2008-12-02T01:39:11+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ By Tysan Lerner/Epoch Times Staff Move of the Week http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7959 Performing crunches on the stability ball is a great way to tone your abdomen. text/html 2008-12-02T01:17:26+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ By Louie Russo Move of the Week http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7958 When flexibility is mentioned, one of the first images that come to mind is the front split. text/html 2008-12-01T23:20:23+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ By Kremena Krumova/Epoch Times Staff Artist Profile: Sarah Brightman http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7957 Sarah Brightman is the only person to have #1 hits on the Billboard classical and dance charts simultaneously. text/html 2008-12-01T23:04:20+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ Reuters Oil Drops 9 percent to $49 as OPEC Defers Cuts http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7956 Oil plunged to $49 a barrel after OPEC deferred a decision on new supply cuts at a meeting over the weekend. text/html 2008-12-01T23:01:51+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ Reuters U.S. Manufacturing Slumps to 1981-82 Recession Levels http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7955 U.S. factory activity dropped to its weakest level since the 1981-1982 recession, fanning fears of a protracted economic downturn. text/html 2008-12-01T22:57:42+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ Reuters JPMorgan to Cut 9,200 Washington Mutual Jobs http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7954 JPMorgan Chase & Co will eliminate about 9,200 jobs at the former Washington Mutual, the largest U.S. bank to fail. text/html 2008-12-01T22:53:29+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ Reuters Canada Opposition Asks to Form New Government http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7953 Canada's opposition parties asked the Governor General to call on Liberal leader Stephane Dion to form a new government. text/html 2008-12-01T21:32:34+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ Reuters Market Ends Lower on Economic Worry http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7952 U.S. stocks tumbled as news of a deepening economic slump erased the bulk of last week's sharp gains. text/html 2008-12-01T21:23:45+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ By Peter Collins/Epoch Times Staff U.K. Banks Still in Crisis, Says Former Finance Minister http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7951 The problems plaguing British banks have not been resolved and may require further recapitalization. text/html 2008-12-01T21:02:47+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ By Heide B. Malhotra/Epoch Times Staff Taxes Determine Business Environments http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7950 Studies suggest that high taxes in different regions put corporations at a competitive disadvantage. text/html 2008-12-01T20:52:19+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ Reuters Turkish Planes Bomb PKK in North Iraq http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7949 Turkish planes bombed Kurdish separatist positions in northern Iraq, the head of Iraq's border guards reported. text/html 2008-12-01T20:42:28+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ Reuters Major Issues Facing U.S. Attorney General http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7948 Sen. Obama named former deputy attorney general Eric Holder as Attorney General, the top U.S. law enforcement official. text/html 2008-12-01T20:19:08+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ By Elke Backert True Culture http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7872 Many wonders attract tourists to the hills around Lake Geneva in Switzerland. text/html 2008-12-01T19:46:16+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ Reuters Pakistan Urges Rival Groups To End Karachi Clashes http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7947 Political riots in Pakistan's capital, Karachi, have claimed the lives of at least thirty in the past few days. text/html 2008-12-01T18:50:39+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ Reuters Pakistan Rejects ‘Unsubstantiated’ Mumbai Allegations http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7945 Pakistan rejected what it called unsubstantiated allegations of complicity in the militant assault on Mumbai. text/html 2008-12-01T18:30:49+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ Reuters Defense Policy Under Obama and Gates http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7944 Robert Gates, nominated to stay on as Defense secretary, will face a number of important policy decisions. text/html 2008-12-01T18:12:59+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ Reuters Obama Says South Asia is Chief Threat to U.S. http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7943 Sen. Obama said militants based in South Asia represented the biggest threat to the United States. text/html 2008-12-01T18:05:50+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ Reuters India Demands Swift Pakistan Action Over Mumbai http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7942 India demanded Pakistan take swift action over the Mumbai attacks it said were carried out by Pakistani militants. text/html 2008-12-01T17:42:33+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ Reuters Alabama Mayor Arrested on Corruption Charges http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7946 Federal authorities arrested the mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, in a corruption probe. text/html 2008-12-01T16:27:47+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ By Pu Huien/New Epoch Weekly China Imports Feared in Japan http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7937 Because of its close proximity and similar diet, Japan imports large amounts of Chinese food products. text/html 2008-12-01T14:18:25+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ Reuters Credit Card Industry May Cut $2 Trillion of Lines http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7941 The U.S. credit card industry may pull back well over $2 trillion of lines over the next 18 months. text/html 2008-12-01T13:29:33+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ Reuters Opposition Parties Agree to Coalition Outline, Say Reports http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7940 Canada's three opposition parties have reached a tentative deal to defeat the minority Conservative government... text/html 2008-12-01T13:28:49+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ Reuters Sri Lanka Says Captures Town From Rebels After 18 Years http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7939 Sri Lankan troops captured a town held by Tamil Tiger rebels for 18 years. text/html 2008-12-01T12:59:25+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ Reuters FDA Defends Infant Formula Despite Melamine http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7938 FDA defends the safety of infant formula with Melamine. text/html 2008-12-01T12:00:00+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ By Leonardo Vintiñi/EpochTimes Staff Was There a ‘Before’ the Big Bang? http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7895 Despite years of scientific investigation, the phases of the universe during its first moments following the 'Big Bang' are still the subject of heated debate. text/html 2008-12-01T12:00:00+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ By Drew Carlucci/Epoch Times Staff Giants Get Defensive, Defeat Redskins http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7903 Under gray skies and heavy rain, the New York Giants prevailed over the Washington Redskins 23–7 on Sunday afternoon in a signature NFC East match-up at FedEx Field. text/html 2008-12-01T12:00:00+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ By Rahul Vaidyanath/Epoch Times Staff Jets Crash Back Down to Earth http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7904 The Denver Broncos quickly put an end to the Jets five-game winning streak with a convincing 34–17 win. text/html 2008-12-01T12:00:00+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ By Ryan Mitchell/Epoch Times Staff Against 90’s Nostalgia: Obama Should Avoid Clintonian Foreign Policy http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7909 Hillary Clinton for America’s chief diplomat? It’s true that President-Elect Obama appears to be embarking on something of a “Clinton Restoration” of a number of officials who served his Democratic predecessor during the latter’s two 1990’s terms. text/html 2008-12-01T11:11:33+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ By Guo Pingying/Central News Agency Mass Real Estate Vacancy in China http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7936 Indications that China is entering recession are becoming apparent with the downturn in the real estate market. text/html 2008-12-01T09:47:51+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ By Gordon Thomas/G-2 Bulletin Bin-Laden's System to Bankroll Terrorism http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7934 MI6 is certain that Osama Bin Laden is bank rolled by a centuries-old money transfer system in the Muslim world. text/html 2008-12-01T09:26:37+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ AAP Marine Reserves 'Don't Protect Coral From Climate Change' http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7933 The world's marine reserves may be helping to restore local fish populations, but they are failing to protect fragile coral reefs. text/html 2008-12-01T09:20:57+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ Reuters U.S. Holiday Sales View Still Weak http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7932 Consumers spent more this holiday weekend, but the early rush is unlikely to save retailers. text/html 2008-12-01T09:19:38+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ AAP Flood Bill Climbs Into the Millions in Northern NSW http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7931 Rain and flooding has caused millions of dollars of damage to roads, crops and properties in northern NSW, local mayors say. text/html 2008-12-01T09:11:44+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ AAP PNG's Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels Bring Therese Rein to Tears http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7930 If there's one thing likely to bring the prime minister's wife to tears it's a heartfelt poem. text/html 2008-12-01T09:06:58+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ Reuters Russia Prosecutor Defends Politkovskaya Murder Case http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7929 Russia's Prosecutor-General has defended the investigation into the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya. text/html 2008-12-01T09:04:37+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ AAP IPOs in 2009 may Lift, After Poor Year in 2008 http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7928 The number of company floats in 2009 is expected to lift from a record low in 2008. text/html 2008-12-01T08:59:57+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ AAP Clean Energy Industry Depends on Greater Investment-Report http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7927 Creating a commercial-scale clean-energy industry in Australia will cost more than $5 billion annually over the next 10 years. text/html 2008-12-01T08:51:36+01:00 http://en.epochtimes.com/ Reuters Obama Expected to Name Clinton, Gates Monday http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7926 U.S. President-elect Barack Obama will unveil his national security team on Monday.