" The daughter of a British engineer has been jailed in the United Arab Emirates after being accused of sleeping with her boss. Roxanne Hillier is serving a three-month sentence following her arrest at a dive...
"Wall Street falls sharply as investors, worrying about recess, ponder Obama impact on economy NEW YORK (AP) -- A case of postelection nerves sent Wall Street plunging Wednesday as investors, looking past Barack Obama's presidential victory, returned to their fears of a deep...
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"SOUTH Korea's largest business group Samsung faces a leadership crisis after its chairman quit in the wake of a scandal, the acting chairman said today. "Without a captain or rudder, Samsung now...
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One of top aid worker has been shot dead in Somalian capital Mogadishu. His killing with affect all the charity going on in the country. "A prominent Somali aid worker has been shot dead in the capital, Mogadishu, just days after a ceasefire agreement was signed. The...
Soil...it's the building blocks of life. It's also a guide to history, both through archeology and in learning how the earth was formed, as well as what happened to it over time. And for the first time ever,...
What is reminiscent of a Monty Python skit, a pet shop owner is despondent that someone kidnapped up his parrot during a busy rush of customers. Perhaps the Parrot took flight to it's native Norway to bask in the...
"British banks shunned the Bank of England’s auction of three-month money on Wednesday, submitting no bids to borrow the £10bn on offer.
The dearth of demand for three-month cash – a market that has been strained of late – was the result of “a significant fall in...
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"The French cosmetics company, Garnier, and Swiss employment agency Adecco have been found guilty of carrying out a racist recruitment campaign in 2000.
A French appeals court overturned an earlier acquittal and...
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"The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EEF) has reportedly asked the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate America Online (AOL), alleging that the latter published around 20 million search records of its 658,000-odd subscribers, thereby violating user privacy norms....
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