SYDNEY, Jan.3--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal
amount of one securities issue amounting to a total of US$30
million at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the
principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
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MAGNA INTERNATIONAL...
TORONTO: Frank Stronach, chairman of the board of Magna
International, announced that the company will donate
US$100,000 to the Canadian Red Cross to provide relief for the
victims of the earthquake and tsunami catastrophe in South
Asia.
INDONESIAN AID...
JAKARTA: The health ministry of Indonesia has sent 10 ton of
medical and hygiene kit, 100 body boxes, 15 sanitation
material, 70 vents and deployed 32 medical dan paramedical
workers to Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam dan North Sumatera
provinces.
ROSNEFT SEIZURE...
HOUSTON: The Russian Federation chose to ignore the rule of
law, both in Russia and internationally, by facilitating
Rosneft's illegal seizure of Yuganskneftegas. Yukos has
obtained a United States Bankruptcy Court Order making clear
that the sale of the Yuganskneftegas stock is a violation of
the automatic stay in its Chapter 11 Bankruptcy case.
CATHOLIC SUPPORT...
SYDNEY: Director of Caritas Australia, Jack de Groot,
anticipates a major increase in support to its Asia Earthquake
Appeal this weekend, as thousands of Catholics attend Mass and
special Church services to pray for those devastated by the
unfolding disaster.
AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES...
SYDNEY: The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has
listed the Australian casualties from the Indian Ocean
Tsunamis.
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