Around the World (November 14, 2008)

[Kamal_Farran]

***2008 RUSSIAN FINANCIAL CRISIS***
The MICEX stock exchange falls 5% as trade resumes after a one-day limit-down halt.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/8020654


***OTHER NEWS***
Iranian regime reacts to Obama’s election
http://wsws.org/articles/2008/nov2008/iran-n13.shtml

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin questions the commitment of the European Union to the construction of the Nord Stream pipeline to establish a natural gas delivery network from his country to Germany.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122653533902022571.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Three planets orbiting HR 8799 and one planet orbiting Fomalhaut are visually verified by telescopes, the first extrasolar planets whose existence have been confirmed via direct imaging.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/11/13/new.planets/?iref=mpstoryview

Turkish economy heading toward recession
http://wsws.org/articles/2008/nov2008/turk-n13.shtml

Venezuela - Successful CMR trade union conference held at crucial moment of the revolution
http://www.marxist.com/venezuela-successful-cmr-trade-union-conference.htm


***YOUTUBE TODAY***
Beirut Remembered
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmcKWBfyIw8