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The oil prices have rose to $82 a barrel becoming the highest in the eight weeks, this Monday. US Crude were up by 59 cents and Brent crude were up by 65 cents a barrel. The New York crude rose more than 1 percent owing to the report that number of unemployed has decreased in February . The dollor value went down 0.2 percent facilitating other countries to get the oil cheaper. The Euro gained value. The gain in euro would help the Greece who is deep down in debt crisis. Greece was promised help from France and other euro zone countries, confirmed by the President of France.

The European Union Commission are discussing the options of launching a monetary fund in likeness to the International Monetary Fund to regulate the economic governance of the EU countries. The EU also said that it was considering a new rescue proposal to prevent the European countries to be affected by the financial crisis, like the one in Greece.

The top executives of EU said that the idea of framing a monetary fund for EU countries were put forth by President of Germany and they are in open discussions of the same right now. They are analyzing both favorable and against setting up of the monetary fu

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The buyers approach Wilmington NC real estate to get a house in their preferred locality with their required space and model. They can get the best out of a real estate agent by getting a house that can satisfy most of their criteria.

The sellers approach the real estate agents to sell their property to them. It might not be easy for them to find buyers. Even if they find buyers, it would be hard for them to negotiate the price with the buyers.

Some times, the real estate agents also give property to rent. People who want to get a house on rent generally contact a real estate agent.

Voters in Iceland have overwhelmingly rejected proposals to pay the UK and the Netherlands in the wake of collapse of the Icesave bank.

With a third of results counted, 93% of voters said “No” in a referendum.

Iceland’s prime minister says her government will remain in office and continue to seek a repayment deal.

The British and Dutch governments want reimbursement for the 3.8bn euros (£3.4bn; $5.2bn) they paid out in compensation to customers in 2008.

Talks between Iceland, the UK and the Netherlands three countries broke down on Friday without agreement.

Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir said she would not vote in Saturday’s poll as her government was seeking to continue the negotiations.

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When, the world over, people are using better technology in all walks of life, why is football not accepting it? It is difficult to see reason here. While at the same time games such as hockey and cricket wholeheartedly embraced technology and seem to be benefiting, the refusal of people to embrace technology in football is baffling.

The International Football Association Board has ruled out the use of goal-line technology and video replays. “The door is closed. The decision was not to use technology at all,” said Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke.

The decision was reached after watching presentations of two systems, Cairos - a chip inserted in a ball, and Hawk-Eye - used in tennis and cricket.

The Football Association and Scottish Football Association had both voted in favour of further experiments.

FA chief executive Ian Watmore was outvoted after the Irish FA and Welsh FA voted in line with Fifa.

“In the end it came down to a difference of opinion about whether you believe the future of football involves technology or not,” said Watmore.

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has visited a Chilean city badly damaged by last week’s earthquake and promised aid to help the country recover.

Mr Ban flew into Concepcion aboard a Chilean Air Force plane and was shown a 15-storey building that had collapsed, killing at least nine people.

As the clear-up continues, doctors have warned that debris piled up in towns and cities poses a health hazard.

The official death toll stands at 452 but hundreds are still missing.

“Remember that we are with you… our hearts are with you,” Mr Ban said in a brief statement in Concepcion.

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The evidence of second hand smoking is seen in many children around the age of 13. The Finnish researchers had reported the study on Tuesday. The second hand smoking damages the arteries of children below 13. The damage is caused in the early childhood due to second hand smoking and its total effects are seen in the teen years.

We know passive smokers are prone to many diseases and their harmfulness. The passive smokers not only affect themselves but also the children around them. The University of Turku in Finland conducted the study and DR. Kartarina Kallio led it. The research was conducted across 494 children and the age group was of 8 to 13 years. The by product of nicotine , cotinine was found in the blood samples of these children. The children were divided into low, high, intermediate cotinine levels.

The thickness of arteries was seen in these children especially the carotid artery near the neck. The measure of the cotinine was measured using ultrasound to measure the thickness of aorta. The journal of cardiovascular quality and outcomes released the article. The unhealthier levels of cholesterol were also seen in these children.

So next time be careful and prevent the children around you from being second hand smokers.