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...Andre’ is a player that can create his own chances and set up his teammates for others,” said coach John Kerr. “He has a keen awareness in and around the penalty box. He is a remarkable player...
Like China, power-hungry India is also keen on exploiting Burma's huge oil and gas resources. This month it signed a production deal for three deep-water exploration blocks off the Rakhine coast. It is also searching for gas in two other blocks. Access to Burma's resources will help boost India's power supplies but it is important for geopolitical reasons as well. The new production deal comes only months after Beijing beat Delhi on securing a deal to build a pipeline through to Burma's gas fields. The race for resources has helped make Burma the frontline...
...owes tens of billions of dollars to U.S. and European lenders. But now, the couple believe, the scene is set for Fernàndez to work her skills--not least her flair for international relations. While Kirchner seems to have little interest in foreign affairs, Fernàndez is keen to "reassert Argentina on the world stage...
That track record makes karting a must for youngsters keen to copy their heroes. After Schumacher picked up the first of his seven Formula One titles in 1994, Germany's domestic karting championship took off, says Vincent Caro, executive secretary of the International Karting Commission, which is part of the FIA, world motor sport's governing body. Successive world championships for Alonso have inspired a karting boom in Spain, Caro says, and now traffic is building on the U.K.'s kart tracks too. Hamilton's record-breaking season - he's won three of the 14 races so far, becoming...
...Compensation Scheme. Britons stashing away more than that have no legal guarantee they will see their savings again if their bank fails. Higher insurance caps - in the U.S., for instance, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation guarantees depositors up to $100,000 - would have done much to thin the lines. Keen to avoid the kind of panic triggered among Northern Rock's savers, the Treasury, the Bank of England and the FSA are now expected to overhaul the insurance system...