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- Austrian court convicts nine bank fraudsters
Buffalo News.Net
Nine people have been convicted of criminal charges in a major Austrian bank fraud case.
- Inflation rate blows out in Iran
Buffalo News.Net
Iran's inflation rate, which has provoked intense criticism of the government, reached 26 percent in June.
- Air India applies to fly polar route
Buffalo News.Net
Air India intends using the polar routes for long haul operations.
- Indian brothers facing fraud charges
Buffalo News.Net
Narendra Rastogi, an Indian man accused of fraud, has been extradited back to his homeland from the US.
- Pringles not potatoes says judge
Buffalo News.Net
A High Court judge in London has ruled that Pringles, the tubed snack food, are not potato crisps.
- Credit Mutuel of France bids for Citigroup
Buffalo News.Net
Credit Mutuel of France has bid for the German retail banking activities of US giant Citigroup.
- Rogue trader bank fined for carelessness
Buffalo News.Net
France's central bank has fined Societe Generale $6.3 million for shortcomings in its internal controls.
- Google ordered to give access to YouTube
Buffalo News.Net
Google has been ordered to allow entertainment giant, Viacom, access to details of the video-watching habits of visitors the YouTube website.
- Mandela takes action against London gallery
Buffalo News.Net
Former South African president Nelson Mandela has decided to take legal action against an art gallery in London for selling sketches it says are his.
- Jobs go in big US downturn
Buffalo News.Net
US firms have made redundant 60,000 Americans over the past month.
- EU speeds up energy efficiencies
Buffalo News.Net
To ease the soaring cost of fossil fuels, EU ministers have promised to place energy efficiency at the heart of their goals on climate change.
- Spending power lacking in UK economy
Buffalo News.Net
UK consumer spending power has fallen due to a large rise in the cost of living.
- Global equities tumble, U.S. markets closed
Buffalo News.Net
Stock markets around the world reeled on Friday with the heaviest falls in Europe.
- Concorde crash leads to court
Buffalo News.Net
An Air France Concorde aircraft which crashed in 2000, killing 113 people, is the subject of a court case in the US, for which people are to stand trial for manslaughter.
- Regulators insist on safety measures for death park
Buffalo News.Net
US regulators in the US state of Georgia have said a popular amusement park will have to increase the size and number of warning signs near its roller coaster.
- UAE buys more non-oil products from Saudis
Buffalo News.Net
The UAE leads other Gulf States in the import of non-oil products from Saudi Arabia.
- Peru copper miners want slice of the action
Buffalo News.Net
Peru copper prices have soared since a nationwide mining strike began on Monday.
- South Korean leader says protestors should stop
Buffalo News.Net
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has warned his government will not tolerate further street protests against US meat imports.
- European central bankers increase rates
Buffalo News.Net
The European Central Bank has raised interest rates by one quarter of a percent, from 4.00 to 4.25 percent.
- UK builds two new aircraft carriers
Buffalo News.Net
Two new aircraft carriers will be built by the British Government at a cost of US$8 billion.
- Wall Street hanging in the balance
Turkish Daily News
Wall Street heads into a key corporate earnings season with sentiment hammered amid a record surge in energy costs that has dampened prospects for an economic recovery.
- Kerry Gerontianos Selected As Microsoft Digital Worldwide Partner Conference USA Spokesperson
PR Web
Microsoft Eager To Spread IDC Report Findings That Partner-to-Partner Global Activity Accounts For A $6.7 Billion International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners Eco-System....
- 2 supervisors at raided meatpacking plant arrested
Herald Sun
Two supervisors at an Iowa meatpacking plant that was raided by federal immigration agents in May were arrested and charged with encouraging people to live in the United States illegally.
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