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Despite aberrations India and China truly see themselves as partners Khurshid
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Monday said that despite aberrations like the recent stand-off over the Chinese troop incursion in the Eastern Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, both India and China truly see themselves as partners in the regional and global context, both presently and for the future as well. Speaking exclusively to ANI, Khurshid, who took part in the ...
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10 Most Popular Business Schools
Harvard Business School 's 89.3 percent, according to data reported by the schools in an annual U.S. News survey. Harvard had been the most popular b-school since 2011, when U.S. News began compiling the list. During that time, Harvard's yield – the percentage of accepted students who enroll – shifted by only a few percentage points. UW-Madison's, on the other hand, ...
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Shell says hunt for new CEO is underway
By Andrew CallusTHE HAGUE (Reuters) - The hunt for Royal Dutch Shell's next chief executive is underway, its chairman said on Tuesday, after CEO Peter Voser made what could be his last appearance at the oil group's annual shareholder meeting.Voser announced his surprise decision three weeks ago to step down in the first half of 2014, before his 56th birthday, and less than five years ...
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Ericsson closes telecom cable manufacturing facility
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Ericsson announced on Tuesday plans to shut its telecom cable manufacturing facility in Sweden and would take a 500 million Swedish crown ($75 million) charge as a result.The company said it had given notice of a reduction of 354 positions. It said the market for copper cable had declined while fiber cable demand had grown over the last years, with production shifting ...
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Filipino ultramarathon man Cesar Guarin is running the world
Cesar Guarin, seen here in Abu Dhabi recently, plans to be the first Filipino global runner, covering 42,000km across 47 countries. Fatima Al Marzooqi / The ...
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Introducing the Nokia Lumia 928 - a New Expression of the Worlds Most Innovative Smartphone
SUNNYVALE, CALIF., USA - Nokia announced in a press release the Nokia Lumia 928 smartphone, the latest installment in Nokia's Windows Phone 8 lineup, exclusive to Verizon Wireless. With Nokia's award-winning PureView imaging innovation, including optical image stabilization, the Nokia Lumia 928 enables people to capture bright, blur-free photos and videos, even in low light conditions ...
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Winds destroy part of Mount Olive business district
o Winds that ripped through Mount Olive's Main Street on Monday night destroyed four commercial buildings in the downtown business district and damaged at least 10 other properties, authorities say.No injuries were reported. The storm hit at about 10:35 p.m. Monday.James W. Pitchford, coordinator for the Macoupin County Emergency Management Agency, said the National Weather Service will be ...
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Microsoft expected to reveal next-generation Xbox
FILE - In this June 5, 2012 file photo, show attendees walk past Microsoft XBox booth at E3 2012 in Los Angeles. With the next Xbox expected to finally be revealed Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, Wash., anticipation for what the company is planning for the next iteration of its gaming console is higher than Master Chief's last spaceship. (AP Photo/Damian ...
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Aaron Herraman 15 finishes second in world online maths competition
MCLAREN Vale teenager Aaron Herrman has defeated more than one million teenagers worldwide to finish second in an online maths competition. The Seaford 6-12 School student, 15, who has autism, is now busy fine-tuning his skills for a national competition later this year after taking second place in UNICEF's (the UN Children's Fund's) World Education Games. Aaron's mother Melinda ...
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Independent Scotlands economy has what it takes to thrive says Salmond
Alex Salmond, Scotland's first minister, and his deputy, Nicola Sturgeon, launch a paper outlining the country's economic case for independence. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty ...
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Mitch Joel How To Reboot Your Business And Your Life
Twist Image , an award-winning Digital Marketing and Communications company. Marketing Magazine dubbed him the "Rock Star of Digital Marketing" and called him, "one of North America's leading digital visionaries." His newspaper business column, New Business - Six Pixels of Separation, runs bi-monthly in both The Montreal Gazette and Vancouver Sun and he also has a ...
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Merger Monday -- Yahoo GrubHub Websense But What About Twitter and Microsoft
and Tumblr, Seamless North America and GrubHub, and Vista Equity Partners announced acquisition of Websense. Stand alone deals are always interesting given the potential response - some companies do nothing, others quickly put other companies into play while others up the ante for an existing transaction. Historically, however, big acquisitions tend to realize the big synergies -- better known ...
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Scandal of alleged Rob Ford video looms over Toronto council debate
Eyes will be on Toronto City Hall today, where Mayor Rob Ford is expected to face questions from the media and some councillors about allegations that he was recorded on video allegedly smoking crack ...
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Microsoft software satisfaction slumps
Customer satisfaction with Microsoft's software, primarily Windows, dropped slightly in the last year, likely part of the fallout over Windows 8, a national survey released today said. Microsoft scored 74 points, down a point from the year before, in the newest poll conducted by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), a consumer survey started by the University of Michigan. The ...
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Singer Sues McDonalds Gospel Singer Claims Glass in Chicken Sandwich Ruined Her Vocal Chords
Customers enter a McDonald's restaurant in Los Angeles on Monday, July 28, 2008. A singer is suing McDonald's after she swallowed a piece of glass that was inside her chicken sandwich, according to reports.Gospel singer, Jacqueline Simpson, has claimed that she bought a meal from the fast food restaurant in 2010, but that as she was eating her chicken sandwich from the chain she ...
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Domestic airlines post core business loss in April
/enpproperty--> The nation's three major airlines all saw a revenue slump in April due to declining seat-kilometers and ticket prices, sources said. Domestic carriers booked 1.4 billion yuan ($228 million) profit in April, a decline of 30 percent year-on-year, and their core businesses continue to run deficits, chinanews.com reported on May 16, citing unnamed sources from the Civil ...
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Tech stocks Microsofts big reveal more Yahoo
Microsoft shares are barely moving this morning, but that could change following a major announcement. Let's take a look at the tech stocks to watch Tuesday. Microsoft welcomes the next Xbox. The tech ...
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The Obamacare myth about small business
That's a tiny fraction of small businesses. As of 2010, there were roughly 5.7 million small employers, defined as those with fewer than 500 workers. Some 97% of them have fewer than 50 employees. That means Obamacare's employer mandate applies only to 3% of America's small businesses. That's about 200,000 companies. The critics aren't convinced: ...
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Thailand urged to explore edible insect market to cope with global food demands
BANGKOK - Researchers say Thailand is showing the world how to respond to the global food crisis: by raising bugs for eating. The United Nations' Food and Agricultural Organization released a study and handbook Tuesday on what they call 'six-legged livestock' -- edible bugs and worms that can help meet global food demand that is expected to grow 60 per cent by 2050. The agency ...
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Dark clouds linger over cattle industry recovery
Cattle graze in a field north of Calgary. In the 10 years since a lone case of BSE was discovered, Canada has had to fight to reopen many of its export markets for ...
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Eyes on Toronto city hall for latest response from Ford camp in video scandal
TORONTO - Toronto city hall will be watched closely today to see if Mayor Rob Ford's camp responds to allegations that he was recorded on video appearing to smoke crack cocaine. The mayor's brother, Councillor Doug Ford, told a Vancouver radio station (CKNW) this weekend that he would respond today to reports regarding the alleged footage. It's not known if the mayor himself ...
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Apple still worlds most valuable global brand says report
(Credit: Millward Brown Optimor) Apple has again been crowned the most valuable global brand in the annual BrandZ report. Released today, Millward Brown ...
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Protesters and security guards clash at Lanxess
Security guards shot at employees with rubber bullets, hitting two people, said Sibonile Dube, a Johannesburg-based spokesperson for the chemicals company, in an email on Tuesday. Two guards were hit by stones thrown by the workers who have been on a wildcat strike since May 16, she said. Three other employees were hurt. "Our security guards were acting in self-defence as the strikers ...
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Indian economy requires more openness and capital for higher growth says US ambassador Nancy Powell
higher rate of growth and allow foreign capital for building infrastructure, US ambassador Nancy Powell said."In the last two decades, growth in India was made possible by openness and foreign investment. ...
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Global Radios gamble with GMG purchase may end up a costly failure
Real and Smooth Ltd, the new name of GMG Radio, was formed after it's takeover by Global, but the Competition Commission has ordered a sell-off of seven ...
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