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Timing made a difference between market reactions in Asia and Europe on Tuesday. While the Nikkei and Hang Seng rallied to limit losses to 4.1% and .8% respectively by the closing bell, they combined with an early 3.5% drop on Mumbai's Sensex and declines in Australia, South Korea, Singapore and the Philippines to darkened moods in Asia. By contrast, London's FTSE 100 reversed its initial dip to post a 1.7% gain for the day, while Frankfurt's DAX surged to end 0.4% up and Paris' CAC 40 finished the session a full 2% higher. Compare those with Monday...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Markets React with Caution to US Crisis | 9/30/2008 | See Source »

...some time to chat with FM about her past exploits and present pursuits.1. Fifteen Minutes (FM): With that accent of yours, you can’t be a Boston native. Where are you from? Ceridwen Dovey (CD): That’s a long, messy story. I grew up in Australia and South Africa. My family moved back and forth between the years of 1982 and 1987 about three times. After ’87, we stayed in South Africa, but I later attended high school in Australia at an all-girls school. 2. FM: You went to an all-girls...

Author: By Kirsten E.M. Slungaard, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 15 Questions with Ceridwen Dovey | 9/24/2008 | See Source »

...Kiribati, in coordination with New Zealand and Australia, has begun to train citizens in skilled labor to fill jobs gabs in other countries and make their migration more “digestible...

Author: By Natasha S. Whitney, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Kiribati Leader Cites Toll of Climate Change | 9/23/2008 | See Source »

...That would be an ideal goal. I feel like I should be there, and hopefully I’ll get there.” In her first collegiate tennis tournament, Cao also had an impressive showing. The first-year, who was the No. 1 player in Australia in 2006, took the singles title in the Flight D draw. Cao dropped just one game in her first two matches, and then earned a three-set victory in the semifinals. In the championship match, the freshman defeated Nanar Airapetian of Arkansas 6-4, 6-0. “Holly is a great...

Author: By Jake I. Fisher, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Veteran Players Post Strong Play | 9/22/2008 | See Source »

...Google. Astonishingly, Congress has actually reduced the number of special H1-B visas given to foreign workers, which allow American companies to import guest workers with highly specialized knowledge. As a result, many of these workers move to countries with more liberal immigration policies, like Canada and Australia. In these cases, America’s loss is another country’s gain.Low-skill immigrants are equally valuable to the American economy. Many work as farm laborers, hotel maids, construction workers, and gardeners, doing work that native-born Americans are overqualified for or are unwilling to do. Though racists often...

Author: By Anthony P. Dedousis | Title: The Bitter Taste of Bigotry | 9/16/2008 | See Source »

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