(AFX UK Focus) 2007-01-22 16:05 GMT: AFX NEWS BRIEFING: Mergers and acquisitions highlights to 15:50 GMT (Interactive Investor)
2007-01-22 15:37:16 BNP Paribas to sell 33 pct stake in Chinese banking venture to Changjiang...more...Smuggled into the valley (Palm Springs and Coachella Valley Local News and Guides)
Increased police pressure has forced many of the major meth producers into Mexico, where drug enforcement laws are less stringent. As a result, the drug is now smuggled across the border into the Coachella Valley....more... Fast Feedback (WSTM-TV NBC 3)
In his State of the Union address, President Bush proposed a health care tax break that aims to encourage uninsured Americans to purchase coverage. What do you think? Do you think the President's health care plan can work? If no, why not?...more... Crashing Corporate Christmas Parties in Mongolia (All About Jazz)
(Note: Links to 12 Mongolian jazz MP3s, plus some examples of traditional music, are found throughout the story. A complete list of the links is also at the end of this article.)...more... Foreign travel deals on a weak dollar (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Americans wanting to vacation abroad shouldn't let the depressed dollar get them down. Although the greenback slipped against most major currencies last year, there are still good deals to be had overseas in 2007....more... A multitude of advice for every traveler, hip or not (San Francisco Chronicle)
First there were Fielding's, Fodors and Frommer's, leading legions of wide-eyed but plucky U.S. sightseers across foreign soil. Though the freewheeling, student-produced Let's Go series had been guiding budget travelers around since the 1960s, it was Lonely... ...more... Ask the expert (Daily Telegraph)
The pound is at a 14-year high against the US dollar, but are operators passing on the savings to British holidaymakers?...more... |