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...attempt to keep it alive. But times have changed. State aid is now banned, barring exceptional circumstances. And with the emergence of China, India, Brazil and Russia as fast-growing world economic forces, demand for all sorts of basic materials from oil to platinum has been on the rise. Steel prices have doubled in the past four years, and worldwide output of an industry once written off as moribund has risen by more than 30% since...
...packed the glitzy premiere in the capital Ankara. Turkey and the U.S. are traditional allies, but relations have been tricky since the onset of the Iraq war, when Turkish M.P.s refused to allow U.S. troops to use Turkey to launch their invasion. Anti-American sentiment has been on the rise since then. A 2005 Pew Research Center survey found that just 23% of Turks had a favorable image of the US, down from 52% in 2000. Valley of the Wolves Iraq opens with a real-life incident. In July 2003, 11 Turkish commandos were detained by U.S. troops...
...rise in value of the Vintage Wine Fund, a wine-investment pool...
...rise in the value of gold...
...Graves. “Last week, moving into ninth place was a big step for us.” The team’s performance was an improvement on last year’s efforts, when the Crimson finished 10th in every race. Against such deep and talented competition, rising just one place gave the young team reason for confidence. “Relatively speaking, this is a young team,” Graves said. “And it’s exciting right now to have a young group of skiers to go up against this kind...