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Pre-Historic Deep Sea Microbes Discovered in Pacific Ocean Deposits

By IBTimes Staff Reporter 12:14 PM ET

Researchers have discovered ancient bacteria that have not eaten for 86 million years inside the Pacific Gyre which is believed to have existed well before dinosaurs were extinct.

OECD Lauds Australia's 'Happy Economy'

Despite the surveys suggesting that Aussie voters were not inclined to give the Labor-led government a fresh mandate in 2013, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has r...

Australian Stock Market Report – Midday 5/23/2012

Yesterday, the Australian share market improved for the second straight day, with The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) up over 49 points to 4,173 points. But in morning trade today the market fell back into the red.

Euro Staggers with Worsening Greek Crises

Australian Dollar Outlook - 05/23/2012

Bell FX Currency Outlook: This morning the Australian dollar is over a US cent lower, currently trading at USD0.

European Central Bank Propping Up Greece With Secret €100 Billion 'Emergency Liquidity Assistance': Financial Times

European Central Bank Reportedly Propping Up Greece With Secret €100 Billion Emergency Aid

The European Central Bank (ECB) is propping up Greece with a secret infusion of €100 Billion in "emergency liquidity assistance" (ELA) funds, the Financial Times reported Tuesday.

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Libya

Libya ends public showing of Gaddafi's body

10:03 AM ET

Libya's interim rulers ended the public display of the bodies of Muammar Gaddafi, his son and army chief on Monday after four days in which thousands of Libyans came to see for themselves that the dictator was really dead.

Nigeria

Nigeria arrests 46 oil thieves, seizes ship

10:14 AM ET

Nigeria's military said on Monday they had detained a small oil tanker and arrested 46 people trying to ship illegally refined oil products, pursuing a fight against an underground industry worth hundred of millions of dollars a year.

Burundi

Burundi police kill four gunmen in clash

10:15 AM ET

Burundi police killed four gunmen after a heavy exchange of fire, a police officer said on Monday, the latest in a series of violent incidents that raise concerns about a new insurgency in the coffee-producing nation.

EU

EU Referendum: Half the Country Would Want Out of Europe

09:32 AM ET

If the UK had an “in-out” referendum tomorrow on membership within the EU half the country would vote “out”, a majority that would comfortably pass the motion.