Jogging pants gain ground on fashion scene
Hamburg - Jogging pants have become standard attire on the street, at fitness studios and in holding rooms at police stations. The casual loose pants are hip in part thanks to idols of the rap and hip hop scene. They have long been the choice of such...
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2009-11-26 ] Category : [
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Toyota to replace nearly 4 million accelerator pedals in US
Washington - Japanese carmaker Toyota said Wednesday it will replace the accelerator pedals on 3.8 million vehicles, part of its largest-ever recall in the United States. The world's largest car manufacturer said it would shorten the pedals to avoid ...
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2009-11-25 ] Category : [
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Report: Obama's Muslim grandmother among Mecca pilgrims
Jeddah - Sarah Obama, US President Barack Obama's 87-year-old Kenyan grandmother, has arrived in Mecca to perform the Muslim pilgrimage of hajj, the Saudi daily Okaz reported Wednesday. Sarah Obama, one of her grandchildren and 10 people from her vil...
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2009-11-25 ] Category : [
Religion (General) ]
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Growing outrage over Dutch fingerprint database - Feature
Amsterdam - More than 3,000 people in the Netherlands have signed a petition demanding that the government overturn a law enabling it to store the fingerprints of all Dutch citizens in a central electronic database. Since September 21, everyone apply...
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2009-11-25 ] Category : [
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Swedish carmaker Saab's future in doubt as bidder pulls out
Stockholm - Management and unions at Swedish carmaker Saab expressed disappointment on Wednesday that a potential buyer had pulled out of talks with Saab's US owner, General Motors (GM). The future of the carmaker was cast in doubt when a consortium ...
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2009-11-25 ] Category : [
Cars (General) ]
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General Motors to cut up to 9,500 jobs in Europe
Berlin - General Motors is to reduce its Opel workforce in Europe by up to 9,500, the US car company's new chief executive for Europe, Nick Reilly, said Wednesday on a tour to meet political and labour leaders. Sources said Germany, where the main Op...
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2009-11-25 ] Category : [
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Losses mount at Porsche before absorption into Volkswagen
Stuttgart- The parent company of German sports-car maker Porsche declared a massive loss on Wednesday, but it said the manufacture of its iconic cars was still profitable. Porsche Automobil Holding SE was foiled this year in a bid to take over Europe...
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2009-11-25 ] Category : [
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