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03/12/2010 11:47 AM
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BA cabin crew to strike this month
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Union members representing British Airways cabin crews announced Friday they will hold two separate strikes this month in a dispute over working conditions.
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03/12/2010 11:10 AM
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Thousands protest in Greek capital
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Thousands of people march through Athens as part of a 24-hour nationwide strike to protest against austerity measures by the government.
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03/12/2010 10:29 AM
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Outcry over China migrant curbs
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It's break time at the Seven Colors Elementary School, a privately-run school just an hour's drive from central Beijing. Scores of warmly dressed Chinese pupils are enjoying sunshine. Some play table tennis or skip rope. Others run around the flag pole, seemingly oblivious to the problem their parents face.
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03/12/2010 03:40 AM
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China sets guidelines on bank bonuses
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China's banking regulator has issued guidelines linking bonus pay of bank executives and employees to performance, according to state media.
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03/11/2010 12:56 PM
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Bahrain seeks to preserve ancient pearling traditions
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Once upon a time, harvesting pearls was a way of life for the people of Bahrain, a glistening archipelago of 33 islands off the coast of Saudi Arabia.
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03/11/2010 03:11 AM
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Ex-Toyota lawyer: Company hid info
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When former in-house defense attorney Dimitrios Biller resigned from his top post at Toyota, he walked out with something potentially more valuable than his nearly $4 million severance package.
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03/11/2010 06:37 PM
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Man Utd bidders appoint top bank
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The group poised to launch a takeover bid for English Premier League side Manchester United has signaled its intent by appointing a major international bank to act as its financial adviser.
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03/11/2010 10:51 AM
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Daihatsu recalls 274,000 vehicles
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Daihatsu Motor Company announced Thursday that it was recalling more than 274,000 vehicles for problems with their suspension systems.
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03/12/2010 09:51 AM
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Trump's golf course plan on tee
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Despite the financial downturn affecting property prices and construction projects around the world, bullish American billionaire Donald Trump remains committed to building what he has dubbed the "world's greatest golf course" in Scotland after unveiling designs for the new complex.
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03/11/2010 02:43 PM
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Slim edges Gates as world's richest
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Forbes magazine released its annual list of the world's richest people, and for only the second time since 1995, Microsoft founder Bill Gates' name was not first.
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