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A protester holds a sign during a protest against BP PLC organized by Moveon.org outside an Arco gas station in Los Angeles, Tuesday, June 8, 2010.
BP   Cost   Court   Photos   Shell  
BP spill cases head to court as Shell counts cost
| LONDON/WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - The tide of lawsuits unleashed by BP'soil spill in the Gulf of Mexico breaks into an Idaho courtroom on Thursday, just as the company's rivals are counting the co... (photo: AP / Chris Pizzello)
The Star
Avon - Cosmetics
Business   Europe   Market   Photos   Wikipedia: Avon Products  
Avon Products 2Q net income doubles
| NEW YORK -- Avon Products Inc. says higher revenue in Latin America and Europe helped its second-quarter net income more than double. | The direct seller of beauty products says net income rose to $... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
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Passanten gehen am Dienstag, 8. Juli 2008, am Siemens-Forum in Muenchen vorbei. Der Siemens-Konzern will weltweit 16.750 Stellen abbauen. In Deutschland sollen etwa 5.250 Arbeitsplaetze entfallen, wie Siemens am Dienstag mitteilte. (AP Photo/Uwe Lein) Siemens quarterly earnings up 9 percent
| BERLIN - A strong increase in orders in a recovering economy helped push earnings at Siemens AG 9 percent higher in the most recent quarter, the industrial conglomerate said Thursday. | Siemens, bas... (photo: AP / Uwe Lein)) Herald Tribune
Earnings   Economy   Orders   Photos   Siemens  
Stephon Marbury / wam2 Marbury Agrees to 3 More Years With Chinese Team
| Filed at 3:24 a.m. ET | BEIJING (AP) -- Former NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury has agreed to three more years with a Chinese basketball team, whose owners will set up a company to produce and sell his ... (photo: creative commons photo / bonatto) The New York Times
Agreed   Marbury   Photos   Team   Years  
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Philippine opposition Senator Panfilo Lacson, left, joins a prayer vigil for the safety of Rodolfo Lozada Jr., a witness in a Senate corruption inquiry that has implicated President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's husband, in front of the Senate building in suburban Manila on Wednesday Feb. 6, 2008. Lozada was facing an arrest warrant from the Senate for failing to attend last week's hearing when police whisked him out of Manila airport after he returned from an official trip abroad, authorities and his family said. Sign at right reads "Cannot bare this rotten government!" (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) Lacson reinvestigation bid denied
| A Manila court has denied for lack of merit a motion filed by Sen. Panfilo Lacson to reinvestigate charges of two counts of murder filed by the justice department over ... (photo: AP / Aaron Favila) Malaya
Court   Investigation   Manila   Photos   Wikipedia: Panfilo Lacson  
Die Kurve des deutschen Aktienindex DAX ist am Donnerstag, 18. September 2008, in der Boerse in Frankfurt am Main ueber einem Aktienmakler zu sehen. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) ---The curve of German stock index Dax is seen over a broker in Frankfurt, central Germany, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)hg3 European Markets Slip on Concerns About U.S.
| European exchanges traded in a narrow range Wednesday amid signs that the recent rally may be running out of steam because of concerns about a recovery in the United St... (photo: AP / Michael Probst) The New York Times
Europe   Markets   Photos   US   Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis  
This April 30, 2008 file photo shows an exterior view of Yahoo headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. Billionaire investor Carl Icahn on Thursday, May 15, 2008 officially launched a proxy contest to unseat Yahoo Inc.'s board, writing in a letter to Chairman Roy Bostock "the board of directors of Yahoo has acted irrationally and lost the faith of shareholders" and Microsoft Co Yahoo Japan Teams With Google on Search
| TOKYO — Yahoo Japan will use Google technology to power its Internet search engine and search advertising platform, the Japanese company announced Tuesday, diver... (photo: AP / Paul Sakuma, File) Herald Tribune
Google   Japan   Photos   Search   Yahoo  
A man walks past London's Stock Exchange, on Friday, May 21, 2010. The London Stock Exchange has reported a return to profit a year after absorbing heavy losses from its takeover of Borsa Italiana. For the year ending March 31, LSE said Friday that its posted a net profit of 90.4 million British pounds (some 130 million US dollars) compared to a loss of 338 million pounds in the previous year. Revenue was down 6 percent to 605.6 million pounds.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) Earnings Boost European Stocks
By ISHAQ SIDDIQI | LONDON—European stock markets opened higher Wednesday, with relatively strong earnings news offering a degree of confidence. | The U.K. FTSE 100 ... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis) Wall Street Journal
Economy   Markets   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: FTSE 100 Index  
China Eastern Airlines China Eastern to launch JV
| SHANGHAI - China Eastern Airlines Co Ltd, one of the nation's three major carriers, said on Tuesday that it will set up a joint venture in Kunming with the Yunnan provi... (photo: Creative Commons / kexi) China Daily
Airlines   China   Industry   Photos   Transport  
 Pedestrians walk past new commercial buildings in Beijing Thursday July 13, 2006.The International M More Job-Seekers Hitch Ride on Asian Economy
| HONG KONG — Shahrzad Moaven quit a public relations job in London and moved to this teeming metropolis four months ago to take up what she saw as a more exciting ... (photo: AP Photo) The New York Times
Asia   Economy   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Economy of Asia  
With a list of school supplies and calculator in hand, Diamond Emory, left, compares prices of erasable markers with her five-year-old son Eric at a Wal-Mart store Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008 U.S. Markets Struggle as Consumer Confidence Falls
| Shares on Wall Street wandered Tuesday morning after a report showed the consumer confidence continue to erode last month. | Exchanges in Europe were higher on better-t... (photo: AP / Kiichiro Sato) The New York Times
Economy   Markets   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Consumer confidence  
The Yahoo logo is seen in New York Yahoo Japan Teams With Google on Search
| TOKYO — Yahoo Japan announced Tuesday that it would use Google technology to power its Internet search engine and search-advertising platform. The deal puts Yahoo... (photo: AP / Mark Lennihan) The New York Times
Company   Internet   Japan   Photos   Wikipedia: Yahoo! Japan  
In this Sept. 17, 2008 file photo the lLogo of Swiss bank UBS is seen in Zurich, Switzerland. Swiss bank UBS AG said Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009 it lost 8.1 billion Swiss francs (U.S. dlrs 7.57 billion) in the fourth quarter and announced it would cut a further 2,000 jobs as it refocuses on its home market after a troubled year abroad. The results exceeded the fears of analysts, who on average had predicted net losses of 6.2 billion francs (U.S. dlrs 5.79 bil UBS and Deutsche Bank Report Gains for Second Quarter
| FRANKFURT — Shares of UBS of Switzerland and Deutsche Bank of Germany rose sharply after they reported second-quarter earnings Tuesday, signaling renewed confiden... (photo: AP / Keystone, Alessandro Della Bella, File) The New York Times
Banking   Business   Europe   Photos   Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis  
Guangzhou Beijing
Chinese Mills Profit From Strong Prices In H1
China tours will help us in CWG and Asian Games: Sharath
NE China starts building 2 nuclear generators
Guangdong prepares for security at Asian Games
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Cold chain opportunities galore for US companies
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Navy conducts live-ammunition training in South China Sea
China to vaccinate children against measles
China leads the world in urbanization: blue paper
A Popular Chinese Blogger Finds a Place to Speak Openly
Stephon Marbury / wam2
Marbury Agrees to 3 More Years With Chinese Team
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Shanghai Wuhan
Navy conducts live-ammunition training in South China Sea
China to vaccinate children against measles
China leads the world in urbanization: blue paper
Toyota to recall 1,123 Lexus LX 470 sold in China
Stephon Marbury / wam2
Marbury Agrees to 3 More Years With Chinese Team
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Shanghai shares hit 2-mth high; HK flat in choppy trade
Hebei Steel still China's top mill in H1
China city halts water supply as chemicals swept into river
Wuhan witnesses flood peaks close to danger point
In this photo taken on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, sand bags are used to block the flood water outside women's house in Changchun in northeast China's Jilin province.
China flood death toll nears 1,000
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Fujian Macau
New data show more pollution troubles in China
China’s Jialong Petchem plans to expand PTA unit to 1.7m t
Broken pipeline sets off China factory blast
Industrial Bank, Xiamen Airlines to issue joint credit card
A public utility jeepney ( PUJ ) seen emitting smoke and causes air pollution , Mandaluyong City , Philippines, October 17 , 2008.
As China's Economy Grows, Pollution Worsens Despite New Efforts to Control It
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RP math team wins 31 medals in Korean competition
Tiananmen dissident to seek re-entry to China
M'sian woman nabbed at Macau airport for drug smuggling
Indian challenge ends at Macau Open
The Chinese yuan or Renminbi (RMB) signs are displayed at a ceremony as the Bank of China (BOC) launches yuan-denominated bonds in Hong Kong Wednesday, Sept, 12, 2007. Bank of China Ltd., one of the country's big four state lenders, said it plans to issue yuan-denominated bonds worth 3 billion yuan (US$399 million; euro 289 million) in Hong Kong from Thursday.
Hong Kong goes on yuan spree
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Tianjin Taiwan
Timetable of 'zero growth' in population announced
Chemical barrels washed into river, water supply cut off
Banks' increase of transaction fees draws public concern
Grads face job-hunt discrimination
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China stocks end up 0.7 pc at 1-month closing high
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From Taipei With Love
After Hours: Taipei
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Asian shares hit hard by Fed comment on slowing growth
 Hillary Rodham Clinton
Clinton comments, Korea drills roil US-China ties
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