NZ Herald Australia edges closer to joining recession Page 1 of 2 4:00AM Saturday Jul 04, 2009 | By Victoria Batchelor | The future is not looking quite so rosy for the Australian economy. Photo / AP | Australia's economy, which has so far skirted the gl... (photo: AP / Rob Griffith)
The New York Times A Subdued Trading Day in Asia and Europe | Asian shares closed mixed and European shares were essentially flat Friday after unemployment reports released the day before reinforced the idea that a recovery was still a ways off. | Friday's dec... (photo: AP / Lai Seng Sin) AsiaEuropeInvestmentMarketsPhotos
The New York Times Snatching Big Names, Aesthetics Aside | LONDON - The surprising success of the contemporary art sales at Sotheby's on June 25 and at Christie's on Tuesday has again confirmed that the art market operates as if the buyers had never heard o... (photo: WN / James) ArtsCultureLondonMarketPhotos
Asia Times Pyongyang plans fourth of July fireworks | By Donald Kirk | WASHINGTON - American officialdom from the White House to the Pentagon is primed for July 4 fireworks this weekend in the form of the test-firing by No... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon) DefenceN KoreaPhotosPolicyUS
Asia Times A moment of truth for Obama in Moscow | By M K Bhadrakumar | In the annals of Russian-American summitry, Moscow has never before choreographed a welcoming ceremony for the visiting United States president in ... (photo: AP / Mikhail Metzel) DefensePhotosPoliticsRussiaUS
The Guardian Obama to seek climate deal in Moscow | After success with China, US targets Russia in strategy to reach separate agreements with world's biggest polluters | Chimney smoke billows over St Petersburg in Russia... (photo: Creative Commons / thenss) ClimateEnvironmentMoscowPhotosUS
CNN Japan backs dollar as reserve currency Japan backs dollar as reserve currency | China has asked for a new currency to replace the dollar as the world's reserve, but Japan says major countries should stick with... (photo: WN / Jane Magturo) ChinaCurrencyJapanNewsPhotos
