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BBC 'will lose established stars'
London Evening Standard
The BBC "will lose established stars" as it goes through a series of massive cuts, Director General Mark Thompson has warned - while the corporation's top brass will not be exempt from the axe either. | Speaking in Edinburgh, Mr Thompson said "top talent" pay will be reduced, adding: "Sometimes we w...
 A TAM airlines jet lands at Congonhas airport as a federal police officer checks for damages on the runway in Sao Paulo, Thursday, July 19, 2007. A TAM jet pulled out of an attempted landing today at Congonhas airport, and federal prosecutors sought a co
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Brazil, Chile airlines plan merger
Gulf News
| Sao Paulo/Santiago: Brazil's TAM and Chile's LAN announced a proposed merger on Friday that would create Latin America's largest airline and compete for the region's booming demand for passengers and cargo. | The new entity, to be named LATAM Airlines Group, will be created via an all-stock transa...
Chief of New Mexico's educational pension board steps down after disclosure of $350K loan
KDVR
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The chairman of New Mexico's educational pension fund resigned after it was disclosed he borrowed $350,000 from a man whose son shared in millions of dollars in finder's fees from investments by the fund and another sta...
Chief of New Mexico's educational pension board steps down after disclosure of $350K loan
Hartford Courant
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The chairman of 's educational pension fund has resigned after it was disclosed he borrowed $350,000 from a man whose son shared in millions of dollars in finder's fees from investments by the fund and another state agency...
Chief of New Mexico's educational pension board steps down after disclosure of $350K loan
Star Tribune
| SANTA FE, N.M. - The chairman of New Mexico's educational pension fund has resigned after it was disclosed he borrowed $350,000 from a man whose son shared in millions of dollars in finder's fees from investments by the fund and another state agenc...
Revisiting the Baja Lempa, El Salvador
The Examiner
| Since visiting a Baja Lempa (Lower Lempa) community before on delegations, a return visit brought back old memories and enabled one to observeĀ  new developments. This visit was without the support of other members of a delegation and involved a bu...
Report: Hewlett-Packard's Hurd rewarded for big layoffs
The Business Review
Send this story to a friend | Email address of friend (insert comma between multiple addresses): Your email address: Add a brief note: | Enter words from the security image above: | | | reCAPTCHA™ | Mark Hurd handed out 6,400 pink slips as CEO ...
Chiquita Launches Innovative Biodigester in Guapiles, Costa Rica
redOrbit
| SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Chiquita Brands International, Inc. (NYSE: CQB) today dedicated its innovative Biodigester system at its Mundimar S.A. facility in Guapiles, Costa Rica. Joined by Costa Rican President Laura C...
Radio/TV Martí boss resigns
The Miami Herald
| Radio/TV Martí director Pedro Roig resigned Friday after more than seven years at the head of the often controversial U.S. government stations that broadcast to Cuba. | ``We have, most certainly, achieved the goals of bringing the news and i...
BBC 'will lose established stars'
London Evening Standard
The BBC "will lose established stars" as it goes through a series of massive cuts, Director General Mark Thompson has warned - while the corporation's top brass will not be exempt from the axe either. | Speaking in Edinburgh, Mr Thompson said "top ta...
Economy
A logo of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is seen outside one of its branches in London, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008. Shares at the Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC plunged 39 percent in early trading on Tuesday, as investors worried that the British government was not doing enough to boost banks' balance sheets in the financial cris
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R.B.S. to Cut 3,500 Jobs in Britain
The New York Times
| LONDON — Royal Bank of Scotland, the bank controlled by the British government, said Thursday it plans to cut another 3,500 jobs and close 10 offices in Britain to reduce costs. | The job cuts, which represent about 2 percent of the remaining workforce, would affect staff working in its technology department and in administration. They foll...
Industry
Burger King - Food Company
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Burger King's stock cooking on reports of sale
Herald Tribune
| Burger King Holdings is in advanced talks to sell itself to 3G Capital, a little-known investment firm backed by wealthy Brazilian deal makers who also control a large stake in the world's largest brewer, in the latest sign of Brazil's ascendance in the corporate world. AC = 1234 | --> | A deal is expected to be struck as early as this morning fo...
Politics
Former British prime minister Tony Blair, now the Middle East envoy for the so-called Quartet peacemakers, speaks at a meeting of the French ruling conservative party, the Union for a Popular Movement party (UMP), Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008 in Paris. Blair was invited on Saturday by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to deliver a speech before some 2,000 party members
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Tony Blair memoir reveals support for George W. Bush and Guantanamo Bay
The Australian
| TONY Blair admires George W. Bush more than almost any other politician in the world and uses his memoir, A Journey, to give a qualified endorsement of the Guantanamo Bay prison camp in Cuba and the way in which Afghan and Iraqi detainees have been treated. | He presents Bill Clinton, who was in office in 1997, as a longstanding soulmate whose fl...



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