Internal Siemens probe uncovers widespread corruption: company
FRANKFURT, April 29, 2008 (AFP) - An internal probe at German industrial group Siemens has found that almost all its sectors of activity were subject to active …
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Costs driving US manufacturing firms out of China: AmCham
BEIJING, April 28, 2008 (AFP) - China is loosing some of its attractiveness to foreign investors as rising costs are forcing some US manufacturing firms to …
Food crisis sparks role reversal in WTO
GENEVA, April 28, 2008 (AFP) - The food crisis is bringing about a role reversal in the World Trade Organization: traditionally liberal major food exporters …
Oil prices hit intraday record near 120 dollars
SINGAPORE, April 28, 2008 (AFP) - World oil prices hit an intraday record near 120 dollars a barrel on Monday after the shutdown of a major North Sea pipeline …
Vietnam rice prices surge to catch-up with world amid surplus production
HO CHI MINH CITY, April 28, 2008 (AFP) - Vietnam's government Monday said the country has sufficient rice stocks and threatened to punish speculators who hoard …
Bin Laden tycoon aims to build Arab-Africa sea bridge
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Global giants bid for 12-bln-dlr Indian fighter deal
NEW DELHI, April 28, 2008 (AFP) - Global aviation giants on Monday submitted bids to sell 126 warplanes to India -- the world's richest fighter aircraft deal …
India’s ICICI Bank beats forecast with nearly 40 pct profit rise
MUMBAI, April 27, 2008 (AFP) - India's largest private-sector lender ICICI Bank on Saturday beat forecasts with a nearly 40 percent rise in fourth-quarter net …
Swiss jumps using Leonardo da Vinci-designed parachute
PAYERNE, Switzerland, April 26, 2008 (AFP) - A 36-year-old Swiss amateur parachutist made a successful 650-metre (2,130-foot) drop Saturday using a replica of …
Indian tycoon stays top as Britain’s rich get richer
LONDON, April 27, 2008 (AFP) - Indian-born steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal remains the wealthiest person in Britain, The Sunday Times newspaper's 2008 annual Rich …
Asia’s rainforests vanishing as timber, food demand surge: experts
HANOI, April 27, 2008 (AFP) - Asia's rainforests are being rapidly destroyed, a trend accelerated by surging timber demand in booming China and India, and …
British business watchdog investigates tobacco pricing
LONDON, April 25, 2008 (AFP) - British competition authorities alleged on Friday that two cigarette companies and eleven retailers had engaged in "unlawful …
US, Britain, Interpol warn of increased terror risk in China
WASHINGTON, April 25, 2008 (AFP) - The United States and Britain issued new travel alerts warning of an increased terrorist threat in China Friday, as Interpol …
UN agency chief warns of food crisis ‘civil war’
PARIS, April 25, 2008 (AFP) - UN food agency chief Jacques Diouf on Friday warned of civil war in some countries because of global food shortages and called …
India’s Bharti mobile Q4 net profit jumps 37 pct
NEW DELHI, April 25, 2008 (AFP) - India's top mobile phone company Bharti Airtel on Friday reported fourth-quarter net profit leapt 37 percent on surging …
US March new home sales fall to more than 16-year low
WASHINGTON, April 24, 2008 (AFP) - Sales of new US homes plunged to their lowest level in over 16 years in March despite hefty price declines in response to a …
Travellers to be screened by facial technology at British airports
LONDON, April 25, 2008 (AFP) - European air travellers to Britain will be screened with automatic facial recognition technology from this summer in a bid to …
Rate hike expected with inflation at 7.3-pct in India
NEW DELHI, April 25, 2008 (AFP) - India's inflation jumped again to a more than three-year high, according to data on Friday, days ahead of a key meeting of …
Swiss central banker urges pay reform after subprime losses
GENEVA, April 25, 2008 (AFP) - Banks should reform their pay structure in the wake of the subprime crisis to avoid encouraging traders to take reckless risks, …
Credit Suisse posts first quarter loss, further writedowns
ZURICH, April 24, 2008 (AFP) - Switzerland's second biggest bank Credit Suisse on Thursday reported a net loss of 2. buy lipitor online buy lipitor generic 148 …