June 20, 2012
Rupert Murdoch’s News Limited in $2bn CMH takeover bid
Rupert Murdoch's News Limited has made a $2bn (£1.3bn) takeover bid for James Packer's Consolidated Media Holdings (CMH). The move is being seen as an attempt by Mr Murdoch to further strengthen his position in Australia's media sector. A successful…
June 20, 2012
Japan’s exports surge 10% in May easing slowdown fears
Japan's exports have risen the most in 17 months easing concerns about the impact of a global slowdown on the Japanese economy. Exports rose 10% in May from a year earlier, boosted by a 38% jump in deliveries to the US. Shipments to China, Japan's…
June 20, 2012
Spanish borrowing costs jump at debt auction
Spanish borrowing costs on 12 and 18-month bonds jumped to 5.1% at its first debt auction since securing a 100bn euro ($126bn; £81bn) bank bailout. Madrid raised the intended 3.04bn euros but the interest rate payable rose from 3% at a similar…
June 20, 2012
UK inflation rate drops to 2.8% in May, says ONS
The UK rate of inflation fell last month to a two-and-a-half year low owing to slowing fuel and food prices. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure fell to 2.8% in May from 3% in April, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. The Retail…
June 20, 2012
G20 summit: US ‘encouraged’ by eurozone plans
US President Barack Obama has said he is encouraged by European leaders' plans to tackle the eurozone crisis, as the G20 summit in Mexico ends. In a final communique, world leaders said they would take "all necessary measures" to protect the euro…
June 20, 2012
UN Team Will Stay in Syria
The head of the United Nations monitoring mission in Syria told the Security Council Tuesday his team has been repeatedly targeted by gunfire but is committed to staying in the war-torn country. Major General Robert Mood of Norway said Tuesday…
June 20, 2012
US Probe Calls for Punishment of Troops in Quran Burning
A U.S. military investigation into the burning of Qurans at Bagram Air Base near the Afghan capital, Kabul, last February has recommended disciplinary action against up to seven troops. U.S. military officials said Tuesday no final decision has…
June 20, 2012
Egypt’s Mubarak on Life Support as Protests Swell
Egyptian security sources say ousted President Hosni Mubarak is unconscious and on a respirator after he was rushed from prison to a military hospital following a stroke. Earlier reports by the state news agency MENA said Mubarak's doctors had…
June 19, 2012
GT STINGERS 2 to SALTANS 0-GTBA FINALS
The GTBA best of 5 series continued at the Palm Grove court on Friday and Saturday night between the Salt Cay Saltans and GT Stingers. The GT stingers defeated the Saltans on Friday and Saturday to lead 2-0 in the series. Join RTC's…
June 19, 2012
CHURCHES SOFTBALL
This is it!! The Churches soft ball finals goes down at the National stadium tonight and RTC will have the finals live at 8pm. Bethany Baptist Church and Jericho Baptist will go at it for the Championship and the Prophecy Church and the Methodist…