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Jun 19 2013
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EU closes in on deal on contested budget but MEPs wary ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) After months of tough negotiations, the EU executive, the member states and the parliament thrashed out a possible compromise on a trillion-euro budget Wednesday to cover European ... |
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Jun 19 2013
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Tesla recalls Model S cars over problem weld ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Electric sports car maker Tesla announced a recall Wednesday for some of its Model S vehicles over possible weak welds on back seats.
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Jun 19 2013
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New York's poor get urban farm in bid to fight obesity ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) New York unveiled a giant vegetable garden Wednesday in the Brooklyn borough's largest public housing development, in a bid to fight a growing obesity epidemic among the poor.
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Jun 19 2013
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Doctors urge access to Guantanamo hunger strikers ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) More than 150 doctors from the United States and Britain have written to President Barack Obama urging him to grant independent medical care to hunger-striking Guantanamo ... |
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Jun 19 2013
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Kim Dotcom slams Megaupload 'data massacre' ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom Thursday condemned a Dutch company's decision to delete million of files belonging to users of his defunct website, calling it "the largest data ... |
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Jun 19 2013
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FedEx profits rise 7% despite tepid global economy ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Global package delivery giant FedEx Wednesday reported a seven percent increase in quarterly profits, as increased volumes of some North American deliveries offset declines in some ... |
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Jun 19 2013
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Commerzbank confirms to axe over 5,000 jobs ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Management and employees' representatives at Commerzbank, Germany's second-biggest bank, reached agreement Wednesday on cutting over 5,000 jobs during the next three ... |
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Jun 19 2013
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Dolce and Gabbana sentenced to jail for tax dodge ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) An Italian court on Wednesday sentenced fashion house duo Dolce & Gabbana to one year and eight months in prison for tax evasion of 200 million euros ($268 million)
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Jun 19 2013
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Fed keeps stimulus program unchanged ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) The Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept its stimulus program for the US economy unchanged and gave no hint as to when it might begin reeling in its $85 billion-a-month bond ... |
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