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LATEST World News, Jul 17, 2011


2 top aides quit as growing crisis isolates Murdoch
Bend Bulletin
Earlier this week, the country was shocked by the seemingly unrepentant performance of three topScotland Yard figures, two now retired, who oversaw the earlier, largely toothless, investigations of News of the World. A new inquiry begun this year has ...
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Samsung products top global consumer choice
Pakistan Observer
... top ranking in the GCSI which is a clear indicator of the faith that consumers from around theworld have in our quality products.” Six of Samsung's home appliances earned top rankings on theGlobal Customer Satisfaction Competency Index (GCSI), ...
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Obama eyes compromise on debt deal
Sydney Morning Herald
Obama has warned of economic Armageddon should Congress fail to raise the debt limit to allow more US borrowing, with his administration highlighting disastrous ripple effects that would churn through the global financial system. ...
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Kaufmann-Rothstein International's Global Client Development and Sales ...
PR.com (press release)
She will report to Mr. Rob Schuller, the Managing director for Global Products and Services. “Our company is at all time steadfast to serving our international client-base, not only through providing our benchmark products, and top-most trading ...
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UAE remains largest Arab market
Emirates 24/7
The UAE, the second largest Arab economy, was ranked 25th largest global importer of goods and 19th exporter in the world last year, becoming the only Arab nation to be among the top 30 markets, showed the figures by the Kuwaiti-based Inter-Arab ...
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Emirates 24/7
Phone hacking: show goes on at Fox News, but for how long?
Telegraph.co.uk
Phone hacking scandal is spreading across the Atlantic to the US, home to the most lucrative chunk of Rupert Murdoch's global media empire. By Philip Sherwell, in New York As the audience sits down in an American cinema to watch the latest release from ...
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Major lead market developments in June
SteelGuru
Latest figures show global refined lead use was 3.242 million tonnes in January to April 2011 up from 2.886 million tonnes in the same period last year. World refined lead output was 3.316 million tonnes compared with 2.909 million tonnes a year ...
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The price of gold: as influential as a global power
Christian Science Monitor
For two hours, he'd been taking turns with his wife and their three children, shoveling dirt into a home-built oak box, pouring buckets of water over the top, and rocking it back and forth like a cradle. Gravity carried the heaviest particles through a ...
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Christian Science Monitor
Global Warming: Now Real to Most Americans
Christian Post
If recent projections are accurate, just another two to three degrees warming could bring about 3 feet of global sea-level rise by 2100, displacing approximately 56 million people in 84 developing countries around the world, according to the US ...
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Luxury brands in Taiwan gear up for China tourists
AFP
At the mall of Taipei 101, formerly the world's tallest building and a top tourist attraction, construction is under way of new flagship stores and boutiques of major global brands such as Christian Dior, Prada and Bulgari. About 10 luxury houses will...
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AFP
Matenga Eyes Miss Teen World Crown
Middle East North Africa Financial Network
Jul 16, 2011 (The Herald/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- PREPARATIONS for the Miss TeenWorld finals to be held in the United States next month are now at an advanced stage, with Zimbabwean contestant Clara Matenga upbeat about bringing the ...
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Japanese businesses look overseas in wake of earthquake, tsunami
Washington Post
Some are global newcomers. Some are international veterans driving for more. But for many, according to Japanese business analysts, the global efforts will require a shift in hiring and communications practices, a countermeasure against the business ...
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UAE, Qatar lead the way
Construction Week Online
by CW Staff on Jul 17, 2011 The UAE and Qatar rank the highest in the Middle East region on the Global Innovation Index (GII), according to the latest findings by the Institut EuropĂ©an d'Administration des Affaires (Insead), a leading international ...
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Construction Week Online
Top US diplomat praises Turkey's economic growth
www.worldbulletin.net
Clinton said Turkey is a regional and a global player, adding that the country had made a strong commitment to engage in not only regional problems but alsoglobal issues. Clinton said Turkey's economic success and its political change might be an ...
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Haier introduces the revolutionary 'Global Top Mount- Elegante Series' of ...
India PRwire (press release)
The addition of 'Global Top Mount Elegante Series' to the existing portfolio of range in refrigerators will further strengthen the product line and category for Haier. The current brand offerings in the home use category in a price range of Rs. 1 ...
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Leagues of their own
Delhi Newsline
Even the IPL, in its fourth season, struggled to retain television ratings and also saw some of theworld's top cricketers play in front of near-empty stands during the early stages of the tournament, while franchises have struggled to make profits. ...
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Rainbow Toad Makes ful Reappearance
Global Animal
Photo Credit: MSN/ Fieldiana Zoology In recent years, the Washington-based Conservation International placed the Sambas stream toad, also known as the Bornean rainbow toad, on a world “Top 10 Most Wanted Lost Frogs” and voiced fears it might be extinct ...
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Global Animal
GLOBAL: Arctic sea ice melting
University World News
"The reductions in snowfall in the summer months when there is still typically significant snow in Arctic regions have knock-on effects for the sea ice - the ice floating on top of the Arctic Ocean." He said snow was highly reflective and bounced up to ...
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University World News
Modern woes afflict Cambodia's ancient wonder of Angkor Wat
The Seattle Times
Once abandoned and overgrown by the jungle, and isolated by wars, these stone buildings have emerged as one of Asia's top tourist draws and a vital money spinner for one of the world's poorest nations. Cambodian Tourism Minister Thong Khon says some 6 ...
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'We are sorry'
News24
Now that News of the World has been shut down, Murdoch's global media empire includes Fox News, the 20th Century Fox movie studio, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post and three British newspapers - The Sun, The Times and The Sunday Times. - AP.
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Bohol sets world example for anti-rabies project
Bohol Standard
... Global Alliance for Rabies Control Executive Director Dr. Debbie Briggs said as she praised Bohol for setting an example for the world in eradicating rabies. With the Philippines in the top ten countries for rabies worldwide, the success of the ...
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Threats from failed states more perceived than real
Times of Oman
Contrary to what the American leaders have traditionally propagated neither the Communists nor the failed states ever posed that serious a security threat either to the United States or to the world. In his latest book, Weak Links, foreign policy ...
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Lindsay Steinriede claims Roxy Pro Longboard Biarritz
Global Surf News
Looking forward to a new place and a whole new culture and waves. And of course coming back here to France next year. I always love coming here, great waves and parties and can't wait for it.” The ASP Women's World Longboard Top 32 will do battle in ...
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The expanding world of Rachel Zoe
Los Angeles Times
The collection — backed by LF USA (a division of Li & Fung, a Hong Kong-basedglobal sourcing giant and producer of clothing, toys and furniture) — is selling in "contemporary departments" alongside clothes by designers such as Diane von Furstenberg ...
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Los Angeles Times
Atlanta Tennis Championships: Fitter Mardy Fish makes his move
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By Steve Hummer The current top-ranked American professional tennis player is not even distantly related to a Williams sister. AP Sources: Lawsuit, NFLPA's status unresolved In fact, this standard bearer comes from the men's side. ...
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Access the Top Engineering universities in the US through ANC
Sunday Times.lk
In today's world there are numerous majors in the engineering field. However most students and parents are not aware of these streams and think only of a few common fields. That's why students need to do our research and understand the global trend in ...
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Could this Mumbai schoolboy become the world's richest athlete?
Toronto Star
Billionaire Ratan Tata's company formed a soccer academy in 1987 that fizzled out, as has a morerecent effort by Manchester United to help sponsor a grassroots program for India's best young players. Indian soccer's 14-team “I” league played this year ...
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Murdochs fight to stay afloat in US as sharks circle News Corp
The Guardian
Rebel shareholders despair of family control of the company and a coterie of topcorporate managers are fearful that one of 80-year-old Rupert Murdoch's children may take over the firm and not be up to the job. The scandal has also opened up an ...
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The Guardian
The promise of development
Chandigarh Tribune
AT the current historical moment, we see global changes transforming the very foundations of world order by transforming conventional forms of sovereign statehood, political community and international governance. We gradually move from the ...
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Chandigarh Tribune
Cars 2 takes pole position
Mirror.co.uk
The animated adventure goes international with Cars 2, as the speedy Lightning McQueen slugs it out with the best fast cars from around the world while his plodding redneck buddy Mater goes bumper-to-bumper with an evil mechanic mastermind. Thelatest ...
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Mirror.co.uk
McDonald's shares insights on international trading
Oman Daily Observer
“As one of the world's Top 20 companies, McDonald's has consistently displayed excellence in leadership and in international trading. As part of the McDonald's family, I'm very proud to share the brand's best practices to young and aspiring ...
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Oman Daily Observer
Will China's biggest automaker SAIC's entry shift gears for GM and other major ...
Economic Times
Accordingly, GM's Halol plant is being converted into a global hub for LCV manufacturing. But SAIC's portfolio is large in China and GM will have plenty of choice to pick from. At 14 million, China is the world's largest car market. ...
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Most Expensive and Cheapest Cities in the World
The FINANCIAL
Karachi (214) is ranked as the world's least expensive city, and the survey found that Luanda, in topplace, is more than three times as costly as Karachi. Recent world events, including natural disasters and political upheavals, have impacted the ...
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Chances grabbed and missed by cricketers
Daily Monitor
The prize of making it to the Global World Twenty20 qualifiers in Dubai and earning the top seed rank in Africa was earned with a powerful 6-wicket victory over Namibia. Over the past week, every player made his mark and Sunday Monitor's Ismail Dhakaba...
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Daily Monitor
All hail Harry Potter–in 3D!
Inquirer.net
Exhibit sponsors include San Miguel Brewery, Stores Specialists Inc., Essenses, Makati Shangri-La, Canon, Best World Beverage Brands and Sony Philippines. Catch it all at the exhibit, which runs until Thursday next week, or better still, ...
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Inquirer.net
'Infertility treatment provided in UAE need improvement at greater level'
Gulf Today
Infertility treatments being provided in different centres in the UAE have to be improved at a greater level, in accordance with the global standards and innovative methods practiced in the developedworld. There is a scarcity in research and ...
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Brian Moore: why are so many of the Rugby Football Union board still there ...
Telegraph.co.uk
It has to aid the planning for and execution of the 2015 World Cup in England and, as any BOA or LOCOG member will tell you, every bit of the four-year preparation time has to be used to successfully deliver a global tournament. ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Mark Phelan: Cadillac nearer to decision on building luxury flagship sedan
Detroit Free Press
The project could still die, but well-informed insiders expect GM's top brass to green-light it shortly. The flagship is the next step toward Cadillac's goal of competing in every volume segment in theglobal luxury-car business. ...
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UK Government Defends News Corp Ties as Scandal Spirals | TotalNews
By admin
UK Government Defends News Corp Ties as Scandal Spirals. LONDON – “We are sorry” the full-page ad began Saturday, as Rupert Murdoch tried to halt a phone-hacking scandal that has claimed two of his top executives with a gesture of ... Murdoch is struggling to contain the crisis, which has already forced him to shut down the 168-year-old News of the World, scuttled his bid for lucrative TV broadcaster BSkyB, knocked billions off the value of News Corp. and claimed the jobs ...
TotalNews
'We are sorry' Murdoch tells UK in full-page ad
"We are sorry" the full-page ad began Saturday, as Rupert Murdoch tried to halt a phone-hacking scandal that has claimed two of his top... ... Murdoch is struggling to contain the crisis, which has already forced him to shut down the 168- year-old News of the World, scuttled his bid for lucrative TV broadcaster BSkyB, knocked billions off the value of News Corp. and claimed the jobs of two key aides: Rebekah Brooks, CEO of his British unit News International, ...
Mail.com: Breaking News
Global Warming: Harsh Reality Strikes America, Christian News
There are more Americans today that believe global warming exists and is causing the recentextreme weather, increased number of deadly illnesses, and rising sea levels. ... Some of the shifts in Americans' views today reflect real-world events, including the publicity in a recent report conducted by the National Academy of Sciences that revealed 97 out of 100 scientists now believe in man-made climate change. Many scientists are stepping up the pace to argue that global ...
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Les Hinton, Rebekah Brooks's predecessor at News International and ...
By Lawrence Auster
Hinton was the chief executive of News International during the period when the recently revealed hacking of the cellphone of... ... The departure in recent years of top executives who often provided a counterweight to his famous irascibility and stubbornness has left him surrounded by fewer people who can effectively question his decisions. He initially rejected Ms. Brooks's offer to resign fromNews International, his British subsidiary, despite advice to accept it from ...
View from the Right
Kazor.com World Community News » MBA & Company announces its web ...
By admin
Dealing with industry news, issues, and MBA-related articles, the company will share its expertise in market research and business strategy with an online readership. The company, formed in response to the economic downturn, ... With a focus on delivering top quality service, our global talent pool covers 5 continents. We have successfully facilitated multiple projects in countries such as Germany, Switzerland, USA, South Africa, India, Kazakhstan and Russia. ...
Kazor.com World Community News
China Auto Parts and Accessories Capital Holding, Ltd ...
By james
LOS ANGELES , July 16, 2011 /NEWS.GNOM.ES/ -- China Auto Parts and Accessories Capital Holding, Ltd. (CAPACH) announced today that it successfully acquired Century Automotive Mfg., Inc. (CAM), a prominent supplier of auto parts and ... one of the most successful personal computer providers and Top 500 enterprises in the world. Dr. Zhang Houqi commented: “The China automotive industry has grown steadily in the past and now is on track to become a global auto making power....
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Departing News Corp. Executives Will Get Millions from Murdoch ...
Outrage over News of the World's phone-hacking continues to spread far and wide, and few were sorry to see Murdoch's top executives go, particularly News of the World's freshly unemployed staff, who hid mockery of Brooks in the ...
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Church of England holds News Corp. Accountable ... - Global Good Group
By Josh Bois
Their holdings are worth about $6 million and include the British subsidiary who publishes The Newsof the World. Personally it is quite weird seeing that a Church owns investments into media companies, especially such high profile ... there” stories that leads me to question exactly how much of the “conservative” energy from the top management really floats its' way into the practical day to day managers, authors, and editors that act as the front face of the company. ...
GLOBAL GOOD GROUP
Foreign Policy of the Internet
Breaking News: New Antiretroviral Drugs Can Prevent HIV Infection. Find more stories recommended by Stumbleupon. Published: July 16, 2011. Send to a friend. Foreign Policy of the Internet. By Karen Kornbluh. Iran's recent announcement that it plans to disconnect Iranian cyberspace from the rest of the world was another dramatic sign that the Internet is at risk of being carved up into national mini-Internets, each with its own rules and restrictions. ...
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Obama meets the Dalai Lama, China fumes - World News - IBNLive
By IBNLive.com
"(Obama) is naturally showing some concern for basic human values, human rights, religious freedom," the Dalai Lama said after the meeting, according to Kate Saunders, communications director of the Washington-based International Campaign for Tibet. Obama meets the Dalai Lama, China fumes. "Naturally, he shows genuine concern about the suffering in ... RBI's policy should fit local shoe, not global: StanChart ... The week that was: Top 10 news that moved markets, economy...
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Top News Corp. Execs Les Hinton, Rebekah Brooks Resign Amid U.K. ...
Fox News - Fair & Balanced. Fox News Digital Network: Fox News .... Brooks at News International, the British arm of Rupert Murdoch's global News Corp. ... News Corp. shares, which have rallied in recent days after losses last week, ...
www.foxnews.com/.../uk-newspaper-exec-rebekah-brooks-resi...
And The World's Best Hotel Is… | ehotelier.com News Archives
Ehotelier News Archives [Jul 11, 11 | 12:05 am] And The World's Best Hotel ... Consider it yourglobal Rolodex of hotels that can deliver special access, ...
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