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A Good Start to a Great Year!
Shanghai :: China | 4 months ago
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Sheetal is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinions of our bloggers and are not formally edited...This optimism is reflected in the attitudes of many analysts who have rated Starbucks a BUY.' Even the
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Ex-Baugur boss Jon Asgeir Johannesson lashes out at 'persecution'
Reykjavík :: Iceland | 4 months ago
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Jonathan Banks/Rex Features Icelandic corporate raider Jon Asgeir Johannesson, once one of Britain's most powerful retail tycoons, has used a newspaper owned by his wife to deliver a fierce attack against authorities in Reykjavik who accuse him of
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Iceland's 'tenacity' lifts economy out of crisis
Reykjavík :: Iceland | 4 months ago
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Unemployment has fallen to just below 5% and confidence is returning. This nascent recovery from economic crisis is testament to the Icelandic character. The people here have for centuries clung to existence on a frozen remote island which is 70%
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Mike Ashley in talks over House of Fraser sale
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | 5 months ago
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The Guardian , Wednesday 12 December 2012 17.10 EST Don McCarthy says 'no shareholder is going to be put in a compromising position' over the sale of House of Fraser. Photograph: Graham Whitby Boot/Sportsphoto Ltd/Allstar Don McCarthy, the high
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Departing All Saints founder hits back at private equity rescuers
George Town :: Cayman Islands | 7 months ago
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Kathy deWitt/Alamy Kevin Stanford, the embattled high street fashion tycoon, has hit back at the private equity firm which rescued his All Saints chain from the brink of administration last year, after being asked to step down from the business.
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Humpback whales perform migration spectacle
Canberra :: Australia | 9 months ago
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It's one of nature's greatest spectacles as a magnificent procession of humpback whales passes along Australia's east coast on an annual 10,000km migration from Antarctica to tropical breeding grounds. (Words by Phil Mercer, pics from Whale Watching
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Japan urged to follow Korean example
Seoul :: South Korea | 10 months ago
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Australia is urging Japan to follow South Korea's lead to abandon plans for scientific whaling. South Korea to abandon plans for scientific whaling to raise pressure on Japan to follow suit. Reports in Seoul yesterday confirmed the South Korean plan
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South Korean whaling reverse confirmed
Seoul :: South Korea | 10 months ago
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Blame has been heaped on the South Korean Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries for pushing ahead with the plan without first seeking a consensus from other ministries. The unpopular President Lee Myung-bak is also coming under
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S. Korea dumps whaling plan
Seoul :: South Korea | 10 months ago
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South Korea has decided to scrap its fiercely criticised plan to resume "scientific" whaling, apparently because of international pressure, a report said Tuesday. "Discussions between government ministries have been concluded in a way that
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South Korea backs down on whaling
Seoul :: South Korea | 10 months ago
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Korean fisheries ministry officials said the sale of meat from whales killed in research would be prohibited. Korea has dropped plans for whaling after diplomatic protests and spreading domestic opposition. Foreign Minister Bob Carr said the Korean
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