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March 16, 2011

The BOJ injects $43bn to shore up the financial markets

The Bank of Japan has pumped an extra 3.5 trillion yen ($43bn; £27bn) into the financial markets on Wednesday. The injection comes after the central bank announced a cash input of 23tn yen ($284bn) on Monday and Tuesday. The Bank of Japan has been…

March 16, 2011

Cuba devalues currency to match US dollar

Cuba is devaluing its currency by about 8% compared to the US dollar as part of efforts to revive the economy. The hard-currency convertible peso used mostly by tourists and foreign firms will now be on a par with the dollar. The central bank said…

March 16, 2011

Official: Remaining Workers Evacuated From Stricken Nuclear Plant

Japanese officials have suspended operations aimed at preventing a stricken…

March 16, 2011

Fire in Japan’s Troubled Nuclear Power Plant

A new fire has broken out at a troubled reactor of northeast Japan's quake-damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant. The plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company, says the new fire started early Wednesday in the same reactor that had been on…

March 16, 2011

Prosecutors: Berlusconi Had Sex with Teenage Girl 13 Times

Italian prosecutors say Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and a suspected teenage prostitute engaged in sex acts at his house 13 separate times. The prosecutors wrapped up their investigation into allegations that Mr. Berlusconi paid an underage…

March 16, 2011

Moderate Earthquake Shakes Uganda

A moderate earthquake shook parts of Uganda Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The U.S. Geological Survey says the preliminary magnitude of the quake was 5.0. Its epicenter was in the Lake Albert region of the country, about 200…

March 16, 2011

Petraeus positive about US Afghanistan progress

The US commander in Afghanistan has said the Taliban's momentum has been halted in key areas, keeping the US on course to start withdrawing in July. Gen David Petraeus, commander of US forces in Afghanistan, was giving his first formal assessment…

March 16, 2011

Track N Field in Provo starts on Wednesday

Track & Field in the Turks & Caicos Islands will…

March 16, 2011

Tickets for London 2012 Olympics now available

As you read this, there are now only 499 days left until the Games of the XXX Olympiad. In other words, the already much-talked about London 2012 Olympics are practically upon us. And to celebrate the ‘500 Days to Go’ milestone, London 2012…

March 16, 2011

Cricketers released

Former West Indies middle order batsman Runako Morton and Leeward Islands all rounder, Tonito Willet, have been released from police custody today, after the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) met the bail conditions for their release on…