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Jordanian scholars have staged a sit-in protest in front of the royal palace in Amman, calling for constitutional and political reforms as well as limited powers for the king. Jordanian scholars and students on Wednesday gathered in the capital, demanding a parliamentary government and "true" economic reforms, a Press TV correspondent... 

Forget Egypt for a moment. If you want to see how extreme the effects of surging food prices are becoming, look to wealthy Japan. So big are the increases that economists are buzzing about them pushing deflationary Japan toward inflation. Yes, rising costs for commodities such as wheat, corn and coffee might do what trillions... 

e Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa in Maui, Hawaii Government of Singapore Investment Corp., which has a stake in Hyatt Hotels Corp., offered to pay $1.5 billion for a group of bankrupt resorts owned by investors including the hedge fund Paulson & Co. The Singapore sovereign wealth fund seeks to buy five resorts, one...