FRANCHISE News, Jun 08, 2012

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'Buying' a franchise really means 'renting' Globe and Mail Sure, you might have paid the franchisor an initial franchise fee of $40000, royaltiesand advertising fund contributions totaling 10 per cent of your gross sales for every year of the term, plus $500000 to construct and develop the premises, ... See all stories on this topic »

FORBES News, Jun 08, 2012

Inside Forbes: How We're Helping Journalists Find Their Voice With E-Books Forbes Her posts on Forbes.com about Anonymous, a loosely assembled global group of hackers, gained her face-to-face, on-the-record meetings with two senior representatives. Her book, We Are Anonymous: Inside the Hacker World of LulzSec, Anonymous and the ... See all stories on this topic »

EARTHQUAKE News, Jun 08, 2012

Scor Sees 'Marginal' Costs on Italian Quakes, CEO Kessler Says BusinessWeek By Fabio Benedetti-Valentini on June 08, 2012 Scor SE (SCR), France's largest reinsurer, will be “only marginally affected” by two earthquakes that hit Italy last month, Chief Executive Officer Denis Kessler said. “This event, in terms of intensity and ... See all stories on this topic »

DIED, Jun 08, 2012

Newly appointed Villarreal coach Manuel Preciado dies of heart attack The Daily Star VALENCIA, Spain: Spanish football team Villarreal's newly appointed coach Manuel Preciado died of a heart attack Thursday. He was 54. Preciado, who only agreed to take charge of the team Wednesday, had a one-year deal and was set to be presented Friday ... See all stories on this topic »

CBS World News, Jun 08, 2012

Pelley sees the top of the mountain for 'CBS Evening News' as anchor marks 1st ... Minneapolis Star Tribune Article by: DAVID BAUDER , AP FILE - This undated file photo released by CBS shows "CBS Evening News" anchor Scott Pelley. Pelley marks one year on the job Wednesday as anchor of the "CBS Evening News." And he's already got his eye on the top of the ... See all stories on this topic »

CARIBBEAN News, Jun 08, 2012

US Premiere For The Skin Caribarena Antigua “They are the first to produce a feature film in the Eastern Caribbean with The Sweetest Mango, when no one else thought it was possible. Where others see a blank page, they see the written word, where others see a blank screen they see images. See all stories on this topic »

BBC World News, Jun 08, 2012

BBC Worldwide restructure: Jana Bennett's role under threat The Guardian A BBC Worldwide spokeswoman said: "We've been looking at a number of options to increase our penetration of high growth markets around the world, and sustain our record of successful growth. This work remains underway and we are not going to comment on ... See all stories on this topic »

ASIA News, Jun 08, 2012

Asia today: 3 in a row! Oz trade data better than consensus FXstreet.com by Andrew Robinson - Saxo Bank | View company's profile For the third day in a row, Australia was in the spotlight during the Asia session. This time it was the turn of trade data for April. The trade balance came in at a deficit of A$203 mln, ... See all stories on this topic »

ASEAN News, Jun 08, 2012

Southern Luzon businesses position for integrated regional market BusinessWorld Online Edition "We believe that we will benefit from heightened free trade in ASEAN(Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and even the wider Asia-Pacific region," Juan Martin Barredo, president of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry's chapter in Rizal, ... See all stories on this topic »

ARAB League News, Jun 08, 2012

Annan: Syria solution requires Iran The Daily Star BEIRUT: UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan said Thursday he wanted Iran to be involved in any “solution” to the Syria conflict, a suggestion the United States immediately balked at. Annan was speaking amid more signs that diplomatic efforts to restore ... See all stories on this topic »

LOS ANGELES TIMES News, Jun 08, 2012

LA Times Supports Planned Parenthood Partnership with Local School District NewsBusters (blog) By Ryan Robertson | June 08, 2012 | 10:50 A massive, notoriously scandal-ridden abortion provider is operating in Los Angeles high schools? What could go wrong? Anna Gorman, writing for the Los Angeles Times on June 5, gave a glowing report of a highly ... See all stories on this topic »

ABC News, Australia, Jun 08, 2012

Iron Burka: [Afghanistan] The kill chain: Australia's dron war By Mullah Lodabullah [Afghanistan] The kill chain: Australia's dron war. The kill chain: Australia'sdrone war. Updated June 08, 2012. A senior Australian Defence Force officer has revealed details of how the Royal Australian Air Force deploys Israeli-owned drones ... Iron Burka

ITALY News, Jun 07, 2012

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Great Wall Builders (GWBU) Signs Contract with Coopsette Soc Coop MarketWatch (press release) BOLOGNA, ITALY, Jun 07, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Great Wall Builders, Ltd. (OBB:GWBU) is pleased to announce that The Company has signed an international distribution contract with Coopsette Soc Coop ("Coopsette") the summary details of which ... See all stories on this topic »

LATEST World News, Jun 07, 2012

World Wide Technology Lands High Ranking on CRN's 2012 Solution Provider 500 List MarketWatch (press release) LOUIS, Jun 07, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- World Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT), a market-leading systems integrator that provides innovative technology and supply chain solutions, today announced that it has been named to Channel Reseller Network's (CRN) ... See all stories on this topic »

EUROPEAN UNION News, Jun 07, 2012

Shadow Banks, Volcker Debate Are EU Priorities, Barnier Says BusinessWeek By Ben Moshinsky on June 07, 2012 The European Commission will this year make proposals on shadow banking and the structure of lenders' retail and investment arms as it pushes toward a banking union, said Michel Barnier, the 27-nation bloc's financial ... See all stories on this topic »

USA News, Jun 07, 2012

BP Shouldn't Get White House E-Mails in Spill Case, US Says BusinessWeek By Allen Johnson Jr. on June 06, 2012 BP Plc (BP/) shouldn't be allowed access to e-mail communications between the White House and other topUS officials during the Gulf of Mexico oil spill of 2010, a government lawyer told a federal judge. See all stories on this topic »

UNICEF News, Jun 07, 2012

State of the World's Children Report Launched AllAfrica.com By Bekai Njie & Momodou Faal, 6 June 2012 Unicef in collaboration with the government of The Gambia through the Department of Social Welfare Tuesday officially launched the yearly flagship report of the situation of the children around the globe dubbed ... See all stories on this topic »

UNESCO News, Jun 07, 2012

Great Barrier Reef showdown: coal vs conservation RenewEconomy By Colin Hunt on 7 June 2012 The halt in the Alpha Coal Project approval process shows the Commonwealth is taking very seriously UNESCO'srecent report threatening downgrading the status of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (GBRWHA). See all stories on this topic »

SYRIA News, Jun 07, 2012

Ban Ki-moon: Syria forces shot at UN monitors trying to get to scene of latest ... Haaretz Photo by Reuters By Reuters | Jun.07,2012 | 6:24 PM | 13 UNmonitors seeking to reach the site of a new reported massacre ofSyrian villagers by forces loyal to President Bashar Assad were shot at with small arms, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said... See all stories on this topic »

LONDON OLYMPICS News, Jun 07, 2012

Free streaming of London Olympics – for some Horsetalk By Horsetalk.co.nz on Jun 07, 2012 in Focus Live streaming of the London 2012 Olympic Games into 64 territories will be shown on the International Olympic Committee's YouTube channel. During the Olympics Games (July 27 to August 12), sports fans in ... See all stories on this topic »

EARTHQUAKE News, Jun 07, 2012

EARTHQUAKE Chile Earthquake Today 2012, Terremoto, Felt in Argentina LALATE LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – A strong Chile earthquake today 2012 has erupted, and could be felt in Argentina. The Chile terremoto today Thursday,June 07, 2012 struck in the predawn morning hours. No reports of injuries have yet to be detailed by local news ... See all stories on this topic »

ASEAN News, Jun 07, 2012

MVP group keen on telecoms, media in Myanmar ~ Myanmar ... By Evelin Petkov Michael Toledo, Philex senior vice president for corporate affairs, disclosed that the MVP group of companies is “looking at all possibilities” in Myanmar, formerly Burma. “Myanmar needs a lot of infrastructure like telecoms [telecommunications]. So we're looking at ... Asean also groups thePhilippines, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Meanwhile, Toledo said there has been no marked decline in China's purchases of metals ... Myanmar Business Network

BEST Anything, Jun 07, 2012

BEST World Wide Technology Lands High Ranking on CRN's 2012 Solution Provider 500 List MarketWatch (press release) LOUIS, Jun 07, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- World Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT), a market-leading systems integrator that provides innovative technology and supply chain solutions, today announced that it has been named to Channel Reseller Network's (CRN) ... See all stories on this topic »

DIED, Jun 07, 2012

Villarreal coach dies 1 day after taking job Fox News VALENCIA, Spain – Villarreal coach Manuel Preciado died of a heart attack Thursday, one day after joining the team. He was 54. Preciado was in Valencia when he was stricken, the team said. Preciado had a one-year deal and was to be introduced Friday at ... See all stories on this topic »

LATEST World News, Jun 06, 2012

IOC to Live Stream London 2012 in 64 Territories on its YouTube Channel San Francisco Chronicle (press release) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that it will live stream the London 2012 Olympic Games in 64 territories on the IOC's channel on YouTube http://youtube.com/olympic. (PRWEB) June 06, 2012The International Olympic Committee ... See all stories on this topic »

USA TODAY News, Jun 06, 2012

Sandusky jury may be seated later today USA TODAY By Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY BELLEFONTE, Pa. – A jury could be seated as early as today in the child sex-abuse trial of former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky as lawyers continued their questioning of prospective panel ... See all stories on this topic »

PETITION SITE - Success! Student Suspended For Anti-Bullying Video Is Back In School, Jun 06, 2012

 "Jessica Barba, the 15-year-old student who was suspended for five days after creating an anti-bullying video about a fictional 12-year-old girl who commits suicide, was able to return to Longwood High School in Middle Island, NY, on Thursday. According to NBC News, the suspension has been erased from her record after a meeting with school officials"



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NEW ZEALAND HERALD News, Jun 06, 2012

Miss Universe New Zealand may be stripped of title as she is not a citizen FOX 4 News Pageant director Val Lott said she told judges not to let 22-year-old Avianca Bohm win the competition, after allowing her to enter as it would boost her confidence, The New Zealand Heraldreported. Bohm, a blonde bombshell who represented the Auckland ... See all stories on this topic »

NEW ZEALAND Ski News, Jun 06, 2012

Qantas in a skiing snow job to promote New Zealand The Daily Telegraph AUSTRALIA'S ski industry is furious the country's national airline Qantas has signed a $4 million partnership to help promote New Zealand. Already facing fierce competition from New Zealandthanks to cheap flights and a strong Australian dollar, ... See all stories on this topic »

AUSTRALIA Ski News, Jun 06, 2012

Australian incentive groups temped by Vail SpiceNews By JAMES WILKINSON With cheap lift passes, a high Australian Dollar and better flights connections, the United States ski town of Vail should see record numbers of incentive groups fromAustralia for the upcoming northern hemisphere winter. See all stories on this topic »

LONDON OLYMPICS News, Jun 06, 2012

London 2012 Olympic Games to Benefit from Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Communications MarketWatch (press release) RALEIGH, NC, Jun 06, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Alexander Dennis (ADL), the UK's largest bus and coach manufacturer, has announced that Traffilog, a leading web-based telematics provider, will be installed in their public service vehicles in time for the ... See all stories on this topic »

VENUS Transit World News, Jun 06, 2012

Silhouetted Venus reminder of solar system's size By The Associated Press... Laramie Boomerang Filtering the sun's light to a miniscule fraction of its true power allowed sky-gazers over the world to watch a silhouetted Venus travel across Earth's closest star, an extremely rare spectacle that served as a reminder of how tiny our planet really ... See all stories on this topic »

ANDERS BREIVIK News, Jun 06, 2012

Norwegian far-right says Breivik correct to fear Muslims The Daily Star The court had hoped to deliver a verdict before the first anniversary of Breivik's attack, but said a ruling may not come before Aug. 24. A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on June 06, 2012, on page 10. See all stories on this topic »