 | Jun 19 2013 | Dish abandons Sprint bid, clearing way for SoftBank ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) US satellite television provider Dish Network said it has dropped plans to submit a revised bid for Sprint Nextel, paving the way for a rival offer from Japan's SoftBank.
Dish said ... |
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| Jun 19 2013 | US House passes bill banning abortion after 20 weeks ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) The US House of Representatives approved a Republican measure restricting abortion to the first 20 weeks after conception, one of the most stringent pro-life bills in the past ... |
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| Jun 18 2013 | World's largest all-solar-powered boat shines in NYC ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) The world's largest fully solar-powered boat, "Turanor PlanetSolar," docked in New York on Tuesday during a mission to study the effects of climate change on the Gulf Stream ... |
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| Jun 18 2013 | Japan's May trade deficit widens on import costs ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Japan extended a string of trade deficits in May, official data showed on Wednesday, as the country's import costs rose on the weak yen, but shipments to the United States and China ... |
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| Jun 18 2013 | Bi-weekly iron dose same as daily in pregnancy ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Pregnant women who take an iron supplement twice a week receive the same health benefits as expectant mothers who take a daily dose of the essential mineral, new research ... |
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| Jun 18 2013 | British banking needs 'radical' overhaul: study ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Britain needs a "radical" overhaul of its scandal-hit banks, with reckless bankers facing jail and bonuses deferred for up to ten years, a government commission set up after the ... |
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| Jun 18 2013 | Facebook touts advertising milestone ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Facebook said Tuesday that more than a million businesses now advertise at the leading social network.
"I know business owners like these invest their hard-earned money and time ... |
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| Jun 18 2013 | Brazilians cry foul over football costs, corruption ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) If the young people of Brazil are in the street, it is no longer just to play football there, contrary to the popular image of a country fixated with 'futebol' to the point of ... |
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| Jun 18 2013 | You clap, so I clap: Peer pressure drives applause ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) If you have just seen a play that you privately think is drivel, will you keep silent when everyone around you demands an encore?
Possibly not, says an unusual investigation ... |
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| Jun 18 2013 | Deloitte fined $10 mn in US laundering case ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Big accountancy Deloitte was fined $10 million by New York state on Tuesday for its actions in advising Standard Chartered Bank over money laundering.
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