IMF raises $430 billion for crisis firewall
21,Apr, AFP
The IMF raised $430 billion in new funds for
crisis intervention, with China and other emerging economic giants
taking part despite worries the money will go to more eurozone
bailouts. After weeks of seeking pledges for its “global firewall”,
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‘World’s oldest Indian’ motorcycle for sale
21 Apr, Fox News
It’s not “The World’s Fastest Indian” by any
stretch, but it may be one of the oldest. A 1903 Indian motorcycle
claimed to be the oldest-known unrestored example in existence will
be auctioned off on April 21st in Frederick, Maryland. Little more
than a motorized bicycle,
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Himalayan glaciers growing despite global warming
21 Apr,BBC
Glaciers in parts of the greater Himalayas are
growing despite the worldwide trend of ice melting due to warmer
temperatures, a study has found. In the Karakoram mountain range on
the border of Pakistan and China, glaciers have defied global
warming to become marginally larger over a decade,
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