Displaying items 97-108 of 2020
» View courant.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-169
•
Next >
-
Rugby-Waugh backs Smith to face Lions on Wallabies flank
ReutersSYDNEY, May 16 (Reuters) - Former Australia openside flanker Phil Waugh has backed George Smith, his former rival for the Wallabies number seven shirt, to get the nod for the upcoming British and Irish Lions series. Smith retired from international rugby... -
Group finds signs of another gas field off Israeli coast
Reuters* Karish field could hold 2 tcf of natural gas * Argument over gas export rages in Israel By Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM, May 16 (Reuters) - A U.S.-Israeli group drilling in the eastern Mediterranean has discovered positive signs of another natural gas...Tags: Government, Energy Resources, Woodside Petroleum Limited, Environmental Issues, Conservation
-
Video: Clever water stop sign prevents tunnel crashes in Australia
Autoblog.comFiled under: Videos, Australia Faced with truck drivers not heeding warnings when their tractor trailers were too tall to enter the Sydney Harbour Tunnel, officials turned to a company called Laservision to put an end to these costly crashes that were not... -
Project teaches students about global affairs
The Spokesman-ReviewCourtney Owens, a junior at Central Valley High School, can tell you the leader of Nigeria is Goodluck Jonathan. The country's largest export is oil, and they have a 63.9 percent literacy rate. She said 40 percent of Nigerians are Christian and 50 percent...Tags: Arts and Culture, Goodluck Jonathan, Customs and Tradition, Apple iPad, Teaching and Learning
-
Australia heaps praise on F-35, says rivals years behind
ReutersBy Rob Taylor CANBERRA, May 16 (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp is well on the way to fixing the F-35s performance and helmet problems, Australian military chiefs said on Thursday, rejecting criticism the troubled jet will be overmatched by newer Russian...Tags: U.S. Air Force, Aerospace Manufacturing, Elbit Systems Limited, China, Russia
-
Private equity looks to pounce on cut-price India infrastructure
ReutersBy Indulal PM and Sumeet Chatterjee MUMBAI, May 16 (Reuters) - Private equity investment in Indian infrastructure is poised to pick up following a lengthy dry patch as debt-stressed operators of toll roads and other projects come under pressure from...Tags: Heavy Engineering, Blackstone Group, L.P., Mumbai (India), India, Banking
-
Transocean lands more rig work off Australian coast
ReutersMay 15 (Reuters) - Transocean Ltd has found more work off Australia's coast for three rigs at higher rates than before, underlining the importance of emerging oil and gas regions for contract drillers. Transocean, the world's largest offshore rig fleet...Tags: Petroleum Industry, ConocoPhillips
-
Scientists say united on global warming, at odds with public view
Reuters* 97 percent of scientists say warming mostly man-made * Public think scientists are more divided - study By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO, May 16 (Reuters) - Ninety-seven percent of scientists say global warming is mainly man-made but a...Tags: Ecosystems, Weather, Science and Technology, England, Conservation
-
Australia's GrainCorp H1 falls on smaller crop, takeover costs
ReutersSYDNEY, May 16 (Reuters) - Australia's GrainCorp, which is being taken over by U.S. agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland Co, posted an 11 percent fall in adjusted first-half profit on the back of a smaller grain harvest from Australia's east coast....Tags: China, Archer Daniels Midland Incorporated, The Midland Company
-
INTERVIEW-Rugby-Mixed feelings for Lion-hearted Rebel Delve
ReutersBy Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, May 15 (Reuters) - Having left the muddy fields of South Wales to play rugby Down Under three years ago, Gareth Delve cannot help but feel the slightest bit conflicted ahead of the upcoming British and Irish Lions tour. While,...Tags: Wales, Wars and Interventions, Melbourne (Australia), Unrest, Conflicts and War
-
Australia military looks at long-range Triton patrol drone
ReutersCANBERRA, May 16 (Reuters) - Australia is set to buy up to $3 billion worth of long-range maritime patrol drones and said on Thursday it had asked close ally the United States for detailed information and costings on the U.S. Navy's MQ-4C Triton...Tags: U.S. Navy, Aerospace Manufacturing, Boeing Co., Julia Gillard, Manufacturing and Engineering
-
Beef prices on the way up
Greeley Tribune, Colo.Stock up now. Beef prices are starting to rise even more than they have all winter long, and they may not get back to more acceptable consumer level prices for some time, warn industry officials. "My message to beef-loving consumers is to buy as...Tags: Earnings, Companies and Corporations, Consumers, Economy, Business and Finance
May 16, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 16, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 15, 2013
|Blog| Autoblog.com
May 16, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
May 16, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 15, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 15, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 15, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 15, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 15, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 15, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 15, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Original site for Australia topic gallery.
