 | 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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| Jun 18 2013 | Google asks US court to allow release of data queries ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Google said Tuesday it asked a special US court handling national security investigations for permission to publish the number of requests for data to the Internet giant.
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| Jun 18 2013 | Icahn revamps Dell offer, urges rejection of buyout ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Corporate raider Carl Icahn revamped his proposal Tuesday for embattled computer company Dell, calling for a big share buyback in a plan which would keep the company public.
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| Jun 18 2013 | Tesla to demo quick-swap electric car batteries ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Tesla Motors said Thursday it would demonstrate a way to quickly recharge electric cars by swapping drained batteries for fresh power cells.
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| Jun 18 2013 | Cyprus leader slams bailout terms in appeal for help ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades has sharply criticised the terms imposed for a March debt bailout in a letter to eurozone leaders pleading for help in safeguarding the island's ... |
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| Jun 18 2013 | Chrysler agrees to recall of 2.7 million Jeeps ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Chrysler announced Tuesday that it would bow to the US safety regulator's pressure to recall 2.7 million Jeep Libertys and Jeep Grand Cherokees over a fire risk that caused dozens of ... |
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| Jun 18 2013 | Embattled shipping operators form alliance ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Three leading shipping companies announced an alliance on three crucial routes on Tuesday in a strategy to face over-capacity and declining demand for transportation.
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| Jun 18 2013 | China's Huawei launches world's slimmest smartphone in London ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Chinese telecoms giant Huawei on Tuesday launched what it said was the world's thinnest smartphone, which it hopes will take on high-end rivals like Apple and Samsung in the global ... |
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| Jun 18 2013 | Measles epidemic sweeps northern Syria: MSF ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) An epidemic of measles is sweeping through parts of northern Syria, with at least 7,000 people affected because the ongoing civil war has disrupted vaccination programmes, Doctors ... |
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| Jun 18 2013 | Wine war fears already slowing French exports to China ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Chinese wine importers have already started putting orders from France and other European countries on hold over fears of a hike in tariffs being triggered as part of a broader ... |
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