 | May 24 2013 | Bausch & Lomb near $9 bn sale to Valeant: source ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Canadian pharmaceutical company Valeant is close to a deal to acquire US eye health company Bausch & Lomb for about $9 billion, a person familiar with the matter said Friday.
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| May 24 2013 | Chile slaps $16 million fine on Canada mine company ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Chile's environmental authorities slapped a $16.4 million fine Friday on Canadian mining company Barrick Gold for "serious" violations at its unfinished gold mine near the border ... |
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| May 24 2013 | In Stockholm's suburbs, unemployment stokes unrest ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Behind the well-kept lawns and flowerbeds of Husby, the immigrant-heavy Stockholm suburb where riots have raged for five straight nights, unemployment is fuelling despair among the ... |
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| May 24 2013 | US stocks flat as bulls get cautious ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) US stocks closed flat Friday, reeling in early losses but showing caution following Japan's Thursday plunge and ahead of the three-day US Memorial Day holiday weekend.
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| May 24 2013 | IMF chief Lagarde avoids charges in French payout scandal ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) IMF chief Christine Lagarde avoided immediate charges Friday but was named an "assisted witness" after French prosecutors grilled her for two days over a state payout to a disgraced ... |
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| May 24 2013 | Google eyes emerging markets networks: report ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Google has become deeply involved in a series of projects to build and operate wireless networks in emerging markets including sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, a report said ... |
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| May 24 2013 | Stalin police criticism sparks anti-Semitism row in Russia ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) An explosive comparison made by a liberal Russian politician between Stalin's agents and Hitler's secret police has provoked a storm of abusive criticism in Russia that has been ... |
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| May 24 2013 | Hitler's shadow looms over anniversary of VW hometown ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Europe's number one carmaker Volkswagen is not keen on celebrating the 75th birthday of its German hometown of Wolfsburg on Sunday because of the long shadow cast by Adolf Hitler ... |
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| May 24 2013 | Fashion brands say street crime threatens Paris tourism ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) The streets of Paris are getting a reputation of being unsafe for tourists and this is a threat to business by the great brand names of French fashion, a top body representing the ... |
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| May 24 2013 | Journalism on verge 'of extinction' in DR Congo: media NGO ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Journalists' lives are in danger and they are being prevented from reporting freely in areas of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that are controlled by armed M23 rebels, the NGO ... |
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