Palm oil price climbs to highest in more than two years

Palm oil futures climbed to the highest level in more than two years on speculation growth in supplies of cooking oils may fail to match the increase in demand from China, Pakistan and Europe.
The January-delivery contract on the Malaysia Derivatives Exchange rose as much as 0.5 percent to 3,106 ringgit ($1,003) a metric ton and ended the morning session at 3,100 ringgit. The most-active contract closed at 3,092 ringgit yesterday, the highest level since July 24, 2008.
Palm oil exports from Malaysia, the worlds second- biggest grower, have risen 6 percent in the nine months through September, while output has risen 1.6 percent to 12.7 million tons, according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board.

World’s first commercial spaceship makes successful test flight

The world’s first commercial spaceship made its first manned free flight over California Sunday and successfully landed at Mojave Air and Space Port, its creator announced.
Virgin Galactic, the US Company developing the worlds first commercial manned space flight system and tourism business, announced the successful completion of the first piloted free flight of Spaceship Two, named the VSS Enterprise.
The spaceship was released from its mother ship, the four-engine aircraft dubbed Eve, at an altitude of 45,000 ft (13,700 meters), the company told.
During its first flight the spaceship was piloted by Pete Seybold, assisted by Mike Asbury as co-pilot.The two main goals of the flight were to carry out a clean release of the spaceship from its mother ship and for the pilots to free fly and glide back and land at Mojave Air and Space Port in California.
The VSS Enterprise was a real joy to fly, especially when one considers the fact that the vehicle has been designed not only to be a Mach 3.5 spaceship capable of going into space but also one of the worlds highest altitude gliders, Seybold said in a statement.

ARY Network boycotts Facebook

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One in 10 new dads also get the baby blues

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Pak receives $1.13b IMF installment

KARACHI: The spokesman of State Bank of Pakistan has said that Pakistan has received fresh installment of $1.

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Two US top officials meet President Zardari

ISLAMABAD: US National Security Advisor Gen.

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I love making movies: Abhishek

Having a legend for a father and the worlds most beautiful woman as ones wife could have easily eclipsed the achievements of a lesser man.

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Obama, Karzai and an Afghan Mirage

Last year, under the leadership of President Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan slipped three places on a widely respected international index of corruption and became the worlds second-most corrupt country.

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World’s Top High Tech Fair Goes 3D

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