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  • Cyclone Jal ' Weakens 'Cyclone Jal' has weakened into a depression.

    ' 2010

  • More: Europe Economy Weakens Merkel's Party Seeks Mechanism for Euro Exits Investors Still Wary at Italy Bond Sale Pending a green light from the troika, euro-zone finance ministers are due to decide Thursday whether to disburse their portion of Greece's next aid installment, followed by a separate IMF decision on Nov. 21.

    Papademos Calls for Unity as Greece Tackles Reform Alkman Granitsas 2011

  • More: Europe Economy Weakens Investors Still Wary at Italy Bond Sale Greece's Papademos Calls for Unity Hard-line critics of the euro-zone bailouts had wanted a resolution to make it possible to force a member state out of the euro-zone.

    Merkel Party Seeks Euro Exit Policy William Boston 2011

  • More: Asian Manufacturing Weakens China Real Time : Economists React Euro-Zone Downturn Deepens HSBC said employment in the Indian manufacturing sector fell for the fourth consecutive month due to higher wage demands and weaker new order growth.

    India Manufacturing Activity Slows Anant Vijay Kala 2011

  • * Weakens the current cap on nitrogen oxide pollution levels from 1.25 million tons to 2.1 million tons, allowing 68 % more NOx pollution.

    Matthew Yglesias » The New Federalism 2009

  • More: India Moves to Toughen Graft Fight IRT : Hazare's Health Weakens, Small Crowd Shows IRT : Lokpal Bill Debate Highlights Heard: India Weaves a Tangled Anti-Graft Web "BJP had actually committed for constitutional status for the Lokpal bill in the standing committee, and yesterday the party voted against it and denied constitutional status," Mrs. Gandhi said on television news channels on Wednesday.

    As Antigraft Bill Proceeds, Indian Activist Shifts Tack Megha Bahree 2011

  • Currency if It Weakens Too Far SINGAPORE -- Singapore is ready to intervene in the currency market to brake the local dollar's rise, a person familiar with the situation said Thursday, while the central bank reaffirmed there is no change in its policy for the currency.

    Singapore to Rein In Its Dollar 2009

  • VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Oil Jumps Over $6 as Dollar Weakens'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Oil soared by more than $6 a barrel to over $134 on Friday, bringing gains in the last two days to $12 as the dollar weakened further on a jump in the jobless rate in the United States.

    OpEdNews - Quicklink: Oil Jumps Over $6 as Dollar Weakens 2008

  • The chart also listed other techniques used by the Chinese, including “Semi-Starvation,” “Exploitation of Wounds,” and “Filthy, Infested Surroundings,” and with their effects: “Makes Victim Dependent on Interrogator,” “Weakens Mental and Physical Ability to Resist,” and “Reduces Prisoner to ‘Animal Level’ Concerns.”

    "The inhalation brought the damp cloths tight against my nostrils, as if a huge, wet paw had been suddenly and annihilatingly clamped over my face." Ann Althouse 2008

  • As Demand Weakens Reduced output at the world's largest copper mine ultimately will help underpin the metal's prices, but copper futures reacted Wednesday to more short-term worries -- namely demand concerns and a stronger U.S. dollar.

    Copper Bends Lower 2008

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