The deepening global economic crisis continues to impact negatively on the wool market and Cape Wools' Merino indicator shed 6,3% compared with last week to close at R43,68/kg (clean). This is down 21% on the opening ...

BRUSSELS, Jan 31 (AFP): China and the European Union set aside past differences yesterday and vowed to work together to confront the global economic crisis and climate change. After talks in Brussels, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso also announced that a major summit, dropped ...