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Life as a ‘pretty’
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 21/03/2011
» The money can be very good, but there are downsides to the job of being a 'pretty'.
First strikes against Gadhafi
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 21/03/2011
» It takes a big story to move Japan out of the headlines and the the coalition attack on Libya is such a story.
Thai chicken meat needed in Japan
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/03/2011
» Thai-Japanese long-term business partnerships come in handy in an emergency.
France fines Google 100,000 euros over Street View
AFP, Published on 21/03/2011
» France's data privacy regulator said Monday it had imposed a record fine of 100,000 euros ($142,000) on Google for private information collected while compiling its panoramic Street View service.
Deutsche Telekom shares soar on AT&T deal
AFP, Published on 21/03/2011
» Deutsche Telekom shares soared on Monday as investors welcomed the planned $39-billion sale of the German firm's T-Mobile USA unit to AT&T in what would be one of the biggest US takeovers in years.
War on Mealybugs begins
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/03/2011
» Tapioca growers must use predators and immerse cassava trunks in chemicals. Some farmers have failed to do this. More chemicals are on the way.
Nokia says events in Japan will disrupt product supply
AFP, Published on 21/03/2011
» The world's leading mobile phone maker Nokia said Monday that the earthquake and tsunami in Japan would disrupt product supply but would not significantly impact its first quarter results.
Afghan militants demand cellphone network shutdown
AFP, Published on 21/03/2011
» The Taliban on Monday ordered mobile phone companies in the restive southern Afghan province of Helmand to switch off their networks, a spokesman for the insurgents told AFP.
Austria Telecom gives only offer for Serbia's Telekom
AFP, Published on 21/03/2011
» Austria Telecom is the only company to offer the required 1.4 billion euros ($1.98 billion) for majority stake in state-controlled phone and internet provider Telekom Srbija, a ministry said Monday.