MIL Resources’ $1.9m entitlements issue, top 20 shareholders… 30 Sep 2009 23:17 PM
Xenolith changes name to Coalspur Mines… 30 Sep 2009 23:17 PM
RiverView and Richard Monti buy 7.9m Jaguar Minerals shares… 30 Sep 2009 23:17 PM
Clime Investment director buys on-market… 30 Sep 2009 23:17 PM
Asian Masters Fund seeks $22m placement… 30 Sep 2009 23:17 PM
Ironbark drilling results confirm 2008 estimate… 30 Sep 2009 23:17 PM
ABOARD USS DONALD COOK — In 2008, Somali pirates hijacked more than 100 large commercial vessels, provoking a massive international response that included multilateral naval patrols in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean, and diplomatic initiatives to forge consensus. The result, a year into this “global war on piracy,” is that successful hijackings are way down.
The US economy shrank at an annual pace of 0.7% between April and June, not 1% as previous estimates had said.
Despite the recent calming of cross-strait relations, the military imbalance between China and Taiwan continues to grow. Beijing’s military modernization is rapidly dwarfing Taipei’s capabilities and blunting Washington’s ability to defend its ally in the event of conflict. Left unchecked, this growing imbalance will threaten long-term stability in the Taiwan Strait.
Arsenal director Stan Kroenke increases his shareholding in the London football club, raising his stake to 28.7%.