BRIEFLY.Ministers focus on energy prices MOSCOW - Finance ministers from the world's richest nations focused on energy supplies and the effect of high oil prices on the global economy at a meeting Saturday hosted by energy giant Russia. Russia's economy has been buoyed by high oil prices. But a recent gas dispute with Ukraine raised concerns about Moscow's reliability as an energy supplier and threatened to overshadow o·ver·shad·ow tr.v. o·ver·shad·owed, o·ver·shad·ow·ing, o·ver·shad·ows 1. To cast a shadow over; darken or obscure. 2. To make insignificant by comparison; dominate. the Group of Eight meeting. Despite the tensions, a blueprint for the St. Petersburg summit of the G-8 heads of state in July appeared to have been firmly put in place. In their final communique, ministers warned of the effect of ``high and volatile'' energy prices on the world economy but said they expected global growth to continue in 2006. - Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Preval backers rally to candidate PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Thousands of chanting supporters of presidential candidate Rene Preval marched from a seaside slum slum Densely populated area of substandard housing, usually in a city, characterized by unsanitary conditions and social disorganization. Rapid industrialization in 19th-century Europe was accompanied by rapid population growth and the concentration of working-class people past the national palace in a victory celebration Saturday as electoral officials continued counting ballots that have given Preval a wide lead. The former president had 49.6 percent of 1.46 million valid votes counted so far, with the other candidates far behind, Haiti's election council said. The winning candidate needs 50 percent plus one vote to avoid a runoff Runoff The procedure of printing the end-of-day prices for every stock on an exchange onto ticker tape. Notes: If the "tape is late" then it can take a long time to print off all the closing prices. . - Daily News TV keeps down prisoner rioting JERUSALEM - Israeli army jailers at a tough facility for Palestinian security prisoners in the Negev desert Noun 1. Negev Desert - a desert in southern Israel Negev Israel, State of Israel, Yisrael, Zion, Sion - Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine have discovered a unique deterrent against disturbances: television. In the year since the first TV set was installed in the Ketziot prison, there have been no serious disturbances that required tear gas tear gas, gas that causes temporary blindness through the excessive flow of tears resulting from irritation of the eyes. The gas is used in chemical warfare and as a means for dispersing mobs. for dispersal dis·per·sal n. The act or process of dispersing or the condition of being dispersed; distribution. Noun 1. dispersal - up to then a common occurrence, said the soldiers' weekly ``Bamahane'' in its current issue. The prison commander, identified only as Lt. Col. Avi by the magazine, said the security prisoners spend their time watching television instead of planning disturbances. - Associated Press |
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