US stock drop slightly on Dell profits, mixed for week
New York - Technology and energy shares pushed US stocks lower Friday, capping a mixed week for investors amid unease about the pace of the world's economic recovery. Tech stocks slid after a disappointing earnings report from computer giant Dell, wh...
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UN panel condemns Iran's crackdown on protesters
New York - The UN General Assembly's human rights committee on Friday condemned Iran's violent crackdown on the crowd that protested alleged fraud during the June presidential elections. The committee voted 74-48 to condemn human rights violations, h...
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US: Micheletti's temporary step down could open 'political space'
Washington - The United States sees the decision by Honduras' disputed de-facto leader to step down during elections as a positive step, a senior US State Department official said Friday. The official, who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymi...
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Grenade attacks shake central Mexico in the wake of arrest
Mexico City - Successive grenade attacks on police facilities left one person injured and caused damage in central Mexico, in violence that offials said could be linked to the arrest of an alleged drug boss. That is a possibility, yes, Carlos Zamar...
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Metal prices from London Commodities Exchange 20 November 2009
London - Final prices in dollars per ton - cash and forward. Also given are the previous trading day's quotations.cash forward Copper 6,776.50 ( 6,753.00) 6,802.50 ( 6,781.00) Lead 2,313.50 ( 2,324.50) 2,337.50 ( 2,347...
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Fire destroys 106 homes in poor neighbourhood in Guayaquil, Ecuador
Quito - A serious fire on Friday destroyed 106 homes in a poor neighbourhood in Guayaquil, the largest city in Ecuador. There were no immediately reports of deaths. However, the Ecuadorian Public Health Ministry said 14 children had to be admitted in...
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UN welcomes new European Union leadership
New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday welcomed the appointment of Belgium's Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy as first president of the European Union and Catherine Ashton as the EU's top diplomat. Ban said he looks forward to working ...
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GM: Opel restructuring plan by mid-December; cuts up to 25 per cent
Washington - US carmaker General Motors will present a new restructuring plan for its European operations by mid-December, Nick Reilly, the new head of GM Europe, wrote on his new blog Friday. While the details were still being hashed out, Reilly war...
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Porsche board agrees to VW tie-up - Summary
Berlin - Luxury German sports carmaker Porsche said Friday its board had agreed to the group's planned integration into Volkswagen AG, Europe's biggest auto manufacturer. The decision by the Porsche supervisory board came after German-based VW's supe...
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Agassi drug confession ancient history for ATP
London - Andre Agassi's crystal meth confession will not spark a probe into the 1997 case due to the fact the 39-year-old has retired from the game, ATP boss Adam Helfant said Friday. I have appointed an outside law firm to go through the records of...
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