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Singapore Airlines retains top spot in global airline ranking
Philippine Star
SINGAPORE (Xinhua) -- Singapore Airlines retained its top place in a latest global airlines ranking, while Hong Kong International Airport overtook Singapore's Changi Airport to take the crown, local daily Business Times reported on Wednesday. ...
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Top finance official is elected as Japan's new prime minister
Boston Globe
The nation's sixth prime minister in five years, he will inherit an economy weakened by persistent deflation, the recent global economic turmoil, and growing concerns over the country's burgeoning debt. Noda, 54, has recently been in the spotlight for ...
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Boston Globe
Bechtel Makes World's "Top Contractors" Lists
MarketWatch (press release)
In addition to being ranked among the top international and global contractors, Bechtel has been named ENR's top US contractor for the last 13 years. About Bechtel Bechtel is the most respected engineering, project management, and construction company ...
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'Melbourne world's best city to live, Mumbai among worst'
Economic Times
According to the Economic Intelligence Unit's new Global Liveability Survey, Melbourne dislodged Vancouver to become the he best city in the world to live. The Canadian capital city that topped the survey since 2002, fell this year to third place ...
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Top officer vows global Internet crime fight
China Daily
BEIJING - China's top police officer said Tuesday that public security departments around the country should conduct deeper research on crimes committed through the Internet and improveinternational law enforcement cooperation. ...
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Economy Trumps Terrorism as Top Concern
PR Newswire (press release)
"It speaks of tremendous hope that after 9/11, people did not retreat from the world in fear. Today's fears are more about financial stability." (Watch video commentary) The 2011 Global Involvement Survey offers insights into Americans' behavior and ...
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Pacific power helps drive New Zealand's rugby World Cup dream
AsiaOne
The dramatic rise in the number of Pacific Islanders playing top-level rugby union reflects both changes in the sport and in New Zealand society, former All Black winger and current NZ Rugby Union president Bryan Williams said. ...
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AsiaOne
AOTMP Launches New Online Publication and Global Event to Educate Businesses ...
MarketWatch (press release)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN, Aug 30, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- AOTMP today announced the launch of two new programs -- an online news resource and an international webcast -- to educate businesses on the current state of the fixed and mobile telecom ...
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Climate change no longer top global warming concern
Siliconrepublic.com
For instance, three out of four global Nielsen consumers rated air pollution (77pc) and water pollution (75pc) as top concerns, both increasing six percentage points compared to the 2009 report. The most rapidly growing area of concern among 73pc of ...
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Siliconrepublic.com
World petroleum meeting's official schedule unveiled
Gulf Times
With the current WPC programme, delegates will hear more about how innovation, collaboration and key strategic investment have changed the global energy landscape. New technology has made the transport of fuel, condensates and other products toglobal ...
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Gulf Times
Bloodied & bandaged bru Travis Logie battles thru Tahiti
Global Surf News
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 30 August, 2011 : - - Durban's Travis Logie recorded his career bestresult in an ASP World Title Series event when he placed third in the Billabong Pro Tahiti which was won by reigning and 10-time ASP World Champion ...
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John Bittner Named SVP, Global Business Manager at Schawk, Inc.
MarketWatch (press release)
"In this new role, I look forward to developing opportunities to transform existing client relationships into global strategic partnerships to effectively deliver world-class global solutions that grow our clients' top line and improve their bottom ...
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Top 100 Special Report: 2010 a year of rebound
Flightglobal
As the latest Flight International Top 100 survey, compiled in association with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), shows, revenue grew by a healthy 2%. That's far from the double-digit growth days of 2006-2007, and even less than a third of the growth in ...
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China's VIPStore Expands Luxury Brand Portfolio
MarketWatch (press release)
Industry analysts noted that goods from the known major global players are usually preferred when new brands from abroad are introduced into the market. In fact, a flood of fashion and designer brands from outside of China, among other items, ...
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inVentiv Health Reports Financial Results for 2011 Second Quarter
MarketWatch (press release)
With the addition of PharmaNet, inVentiv extends its global presence to nearly 40 countries and greatly enhances both its early- and late-stage clinical development capabilities. With i3 Global and PharmaNet, inVentiv Health is one of the world's top ...
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Panama 'a top location for retirement abroad'
International Business Times
Panama has a lot to offer older people looking for somewhere to retire overseas, the latest edition of the International Living Annual Retirement Index has revealed. According to the publication, the Central American nation is the third best place in ...
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DSK Takes Last Bow Before IMF Staff
Forbes
Strauss-Kahn spoke for about twenty minutes, without notes, focussing on the important role of the IMF in the global financial and economic crisis. The “Fund”, DSK said with emotion, referring to the shortcut name of the International Monetary Fund, ...
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'SHOT Online' to Choose World-Best Player along with Global Top Pro Golfers
Gamasutra
Diverse natural elements like weather, temperature, and wind are affecting to trace of ball and real-like character action was achieved by motion capture of the current pro golfers. For course, maps the same as real courses are provided, ...
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PolyOne Drives Innovation by Increased Engagement of Supply Chain
MarketWatch (press release)
The company will host its third annual Global Supplier Symposium on August 31, 2011. More than 160 representatives from the world's top chemical companies and business service providers are expected to participate in the event, aimed to expand ...
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Alcoa Wins Top Honors for Cost-Effective, Energy-Saving Innovation in the ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Long-term, the process has the potential to consume all of the nearly 200 metric tons of oxalate removed each day by Alcoa's nine refineries around the world. Director of Research for Alcoa'sGlobal Refining System Dr. Ian Harrison said: "To receive an ...
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Interval International and Club Tesoro Resorts Enter into Long-Term, Multi ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Los Cabos is also home to numerous golf championships that draw top professional players andworld-class fishing tournaments that attract some of the best Marlin fishermen each fall. Headquartered in Orange County, California, Steadfast Companies ...
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Boeing Approves Upgrading 737 After 496 Commitments
Bloomberg
Boeing's 20-year forecast projects global sales of 23000 narrow-body jets in the next two decades, at a value of almost $2 trillion. The company ranks second in commercial deliveries to Toulouse, France-based Airbus, which has rung up more than 1000 ...
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Global Pharma Leader Will Continue to Leverage Cegedim Relationship ...
MarketWatch (press release)
... that a top-10, global pharmaceutical company has renewed its contract for extensive Customer Relationship Management (CRM) support services. Cegedim Relationship Management is theworld's leading provider of Life Sciences-specific CRM solutions, ...
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World's largest gas company posts huge profit
Sydney Morning Herald
Gazprom, the world's biggest gas firm, has announced colossal profits of $15.24 billion for the first quarter, one of the biggest interim profits in history and driven by high global energy prices. The profit of 468 billion rubles ($15.24 billion) for ...
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UC-San Diego Voted Best College in America. Yale, Princeton Not Even in Top 30.
Forbes
In the Monthly's view, current college ranking systems have a mercenary bias, and, thus, a decided Ivy League tilt. In a fair paraphrase of the Monthly's Introduction, every smart Ivy League historymajor who went to work for a Wall Street hedge fund ...
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Our Guide to the Best Coverage of Mitt Romney and His Record
ProPublica
by Braden Goyette This is the latest installment in a series of reading guides on 2012 presidential candidates. Here are the other guides. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has long been considered the front-runner for the Republican nomination. ...
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ProPublica
Our Ultimate Stock-Pickers' Top 10 Buys and Sells
Morningstar.com
As for United Parcel Service , three of the eight managers that were holding the name at the end of the first quarter added to their stakes during the most recent period, with Parnassus Equity Income actually making a new-money purchase in the world's ...
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Morningstar.com
Finance Minister Calls for Stronger Global Cooperation to Overcome Crisis
Arirang News
During Tuesday's economic ministerial meeting, Finance Minister Bahk Jae-wan said the worldeconomy has been slammed by a series of crises this year, ranging from the massive earthquake in Japan to the recent downgrade of the US credit rating. ...
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GLOBALFOUNDRIES Announces Winners of Inaugural "Leading in Innovation" Awards
MarketWatch (press release)
GLOBALFOUNDRIES is the world's first full-service semiconductor foundry with a truly globalmanufacturing and technology footprint. Launched in March 2009 through a partnership between AMD [NYSE: AMD] and the Advanced Technology Investment Company ...
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Tim Layden: A look back and a look ahead of the 2011 IAAF World Championships
SI.com
Team USA -- Lacking a true global superstar and thin on gold medal locks, Americans seemed poised to threaten their world championships low water mark of five golds and 13 total medals from 2001. That ugly thought was dismissed quickly, ...
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RockYou(R) and Peak Games Reach New Global Audiences with Regional Gaming ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Peak Games, the largest social gaming company in Turkey, and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and who is globally ranked among the top 10 in DAUs, has signed on to be the exclusive distributor and publisher for Zoo World 2 in these ...
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Varel International Energy Services Named to 2011 Inc. 5000 List with Three ...
MarketWatch (press release)
They represent the top tier of the Inc. 5000, which can be found at www.inc.com/500 . Founded in 1947, Varel International is the world's largest independent supplier in the global oil & gas drill bit market. Headquartered in Carrollton, Texas, ...
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Asia's leading brands spearhead global tourism recovery | Rus ...
By Nadezda Basyrova
Asia's role in spearheading the global recovery of travel and tourism is to be acknowledged by WorldTravel Awards as it prepares to host its 2011 Asia. ... Posted by Nadezda Basyrova on Aug 30, 2011 in Tourism News • No comments. Asia's role in ... The ceremony, which takes place at Dusit Thani Bangkok Hotel, is expected to attract the top decision-makers and thought leaders from across Asia and Australasia as they compete for the most influential accolade in travel. After months ...
Rus Tourism News
Poll on Global Citizenship Released Today | Faith, Media & Culture
By LHollon
The 2011 Global Involvement Survey, being released here today, underscores the increasing sense of connection people have with international events. The study finds that one in five U.S. adults followsinternational news closely, with almost ...
Faith, Media & Culture
Guyanese businessman among top 25 most ... - Kaieteur News
By KNews
Guyanese businessman among top 25 most influential Indians in North America. August 31, 2011 | By KNews | Filed Under News. Guyana-born Ashook Ramsaran was among nine persons of Indian-origin honoured at a very high profile ...
Kaieteur News
XE.com - Philippines - Market factors to watch - Aug 31
World forecasts. TOP NEWS: For top Asian company news, double click on: U.S. company newsEuropean company news. Forex news Global Economy news. Technology news Telecoms news. Media news Banking news. Politics/General ...
XE Forex News
Dhaka third least liveable city: Survey
Vancouver, which topped the annual Global Liveabil...Zimbabwe's capital ... Melbourne has been rated the best city in the world to live in beating Canada's Vancouver after almost a decade. Vancouver, which ... Besides those, the problems of transport, environment and safe drinking water, law and order have pushed the city near the bottom, the news web-portal said. Vancouver ... The Greek capital Athens dropped five places to 67th due to recent government cutbacks and protests. ...
Daily News Headlines | Today's...
MINING.com News – The Latest Mining News on the Web
By Frik Els
... August 30, 2011 - PERMALINK. (Corrects ranking of shareholders in paragraph 10) * Pemex, Sacyr to create a 30 pct voting block in Repsol * Promise to keep Repsol Spanish * Govt backs Repsol management, Pemex, Sacyr want change ( Adds news of meeting, pact details, updates share ... 30, 2011 - PERMALINK. Glencore International, the global commodities trader, has acquired 14.1 per cent of South Africa's Optimum Coal Holdings, as prices for the power-station fuel climb. ...
MINING.com News
Dhaka third least liveable city: Survey News
By Staff
Dhaka, Aug 31 (IANS) Dhaka has been rated third least liveable city in the world in a survey of 140 cities worldwide by a UK-based market research company. In 2009 ... Vancouver, which topped the annual Global Liveability Survey since 2002, fell to third behind Austrian capital Vienna this year, while India's commercial hub Mumbai was at 116th. Zimbabwe's capital ... The Greek capital Athens dropped five places to 67th due to recent government cutbacks and protests. Among other ...
News One
GE Technology to Boost Reliable Power for Northern Mexico - Latest ...
By admin
Popular Science · Latest news on Science ... About KEPCO. KEPCO is one of the world's top 10 power utilities with an installed ... global-level quality service and technology, as illustrated by a 15.15 ... undertaking 84 projects across the world. ...
Popular Science
Updates on Libyan war/Stop NATO news: August 31, 2011 « Stop ...
By richardrozoff
Ukraine: Polish, Ukrainian Troops Train For Global NATO Missions. ==== France's Military Reintegration Boosts NATO, Pentagon. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-30/french-embrace-of-nato-s-power-is-a-huge-step-forward-for-the- world-view.html. Bloomberg News August 30, 2011. French Embrace of NATO's Power Is a ... The government of France has concluded that its national security can best be served through active leadership of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. ...
Stop NATO
'Mom and pop' news rules on News Sentinel sites | The Upfront ...
By Jack McElroy
Often I get complaints that the News Sentinel is too parochial, especially in its choice of stories for the front page. Here's a ... But, Knoxville is the major metropolitan city in East Tennessee, with majorindustry and a major university, and, I like to think, people that are progressive and think about globaland priority issues. ... "We have chosen to emphasize, and invest in, what we do best and what others cannot do -- reporting Knoxville news. ... 19 -- that the latest storm news showed up. ...
The Upfront Page
Samsung's Galaxy S II Comes To AT&T, T-Mobile And Sprint ...
Samsung's Galaxy S II, a phone that we recently reviewed and found to be amongst the top of the Android class, is finally coming to U.S. shores on a trio of carriers. As rumors had suggested, Verizon Wireless is the lone operator of the Big ...
HotHardware.com News Rss Feed
Calgary City News Blog: Calgary world's 5th most livable city: survey
By noreply@blogger.com (Brad Linn)
Seven of the top ten scoring cities are in Australia and Canada, where population densities of 2.88 and 3.40 people per sq km respectively compare with a global (land) average of 45.65 and a US average of 32." Calgary ranked 96.6 our of a ...
Calgary City News Blog
Murdoch company puts other UK papers under review
The British newspaper arm of Murdoch's global empire has been shaken by allegations of illegal behavior at the now-defunct News of the World tabloid, once Britain's most popular Sunday paper. More than a dozen former News of the World ...
Mail.com: US
Moon sighted, the world celebrates Eid-ul-Fitr - World News - IBNLive
Muslims across the world celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr on Wednesday, after the moon was sighted on Tuesday evening kicking off feasts and festivities. 'The Eid moon has been sighted. Id-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on Wednesday,' Maulana Mufti ...
IBN Top Headlines
Breaking News LIEG – Li3 Energy Establishes $18 Million ...
By admin
30, 2011 — Li3 Energy, Inc., (OTCBB: LIEG -News) (“Li3″, “Li3 Energy” or the “Company”), a US-listed and South American based global exploration company in the lithium and minerals sector, is pleased to announce it has established a $18 MM exploration and ... Li3 plans to develop the project, which is ranked by signumBOX as one of the “Top Eleven Lithium Projects in the World” and to exploit a lithium and potassium co-product that includes the following key tasks and elements: ...
Stock Market Newsletters
Melbourne world's most liveable city; Mumbai fares poorly
Melbourne has pipped 139 other cities to be judged the best city in the world to live in, while India's commercial hub Mumbai was way below at 116th, according to a latest survey. The Economist Intelligence Unit's Global Liveability Survey gave Melbourne a score of 97.5 percent. Austria's Vienna was second while Canada's Vancouver was third. Other Australian ... Prime Minister greets nation on Eid · China launches first book on marine life · News Videos - Watch video news online ...
Prokerala.com - Daily News Stories
Latest Space News 2011-08-30 - Echoes of Apollo
By Robert Brand
Latest Space News –Echoes of Apollo ... Shannon will lead a review assessing options for future human exploration missions and opportunities for international collaboration. ... Bethesda MD (SPX) Aug 30,2011 The long awaited 2011 edition of Futron's Space Competitiveness Index has just been released,and it does not offer good news about the U.S. space program. ... This was because so little was known of Mars (top image above). ... Earth Pictures –Global Images of Earth ...
Latest Space News - Echoes of Apollo
Global pressure mounts against Syrian government | America's ...
Global pressure mounts against Syrian government Turkey has lashed out against the Syrian government's ... America's Breaking Local And World News ...
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