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British Airways crew members walk out
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Cabin crew ended a five-day strike Friday and had also been on strike
for seven days in March, The Times of London said.
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31/05/2010 05:16 PM
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Consumer Corner: Sweets getting healthier?
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Old staples like chocolate, peanut brittle and gummy bears still take up
a whole lot of shelf space but if the offerings at the Sweets and Snacks
Expo last week in Chicago are any indication, there's real interest in
making candy not so bad for you.
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31/05/2010 05:16 PM
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Consumer Corner: Sweets getting healthier?
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Old staples like chocolate, peanut brittle and gummy bears still take up
a whole lot of shelf space but if the offerings at the Sweets and Snacks
Expo last week in Chicago are any indication, there's real interest in
making candy not so bad for you.
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31/05/2010 05:16 PM
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Insulin maker cuts off supply to Greece
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Novo Nordisk, the world's leading supplier of the diabetes drug insulin,
is pulling the drug from the Greek market because the mandated price cut
would force the company's Greek division to operate at a loss, a
spokesman for the company told the BBC. The company said it also worried
other countries could look to Greece's example when setting drug prices.
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31/05/2010 05:16 PM
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Five banks closed in three states
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Regulators closed banks in Florida, California and Nevada, The Wall
Street Journal reported. Those states have had a concentration of
troubled institutions, with 13 of the closures so far this year in
Florida, six in California and two in Nevada.
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31/05/2010 05:16 PM
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Insulin maker cuts off supply to Greece
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Novo Nordisk, the world's leading supplier of the diabetes drug insulin,
is pulling the drug from the Greek market because the mandated price cut
would force the company's Greek division to operate at a loss, a
spokesman for the company told the BBC. The company said it also worried
other countries could look to Greece's example when setting drug prices.
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31/05/2010 05:16 PM
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Five banks closed in three states
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Regulators closed banks in Florida, California and Nevada, The Wall
Street Journal reported. Those states have had a concentration of
troubled institutions, with 13 of the closures so far this year in
Florida, six in California and two in Nevada.
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31/05/2010 05:16 PM
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Motorola smartphones get big boost
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That's seen as a major boost for Motorola, which has struggled to stage
a rebound in its handset business, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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31/05/2010 05:16 PM
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Bankruptcy judge gives Tribune more time
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Judge Kevin J. Carey Friday granted Tribune additional time after the
media giant said it had resolved most issues but needed to deal with
objections from Wells Fargo, the agent for holders of a $1.6 billion
unsecured bridge loan, the Chicago Tribune reported.
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31/05/2010 05:16 PM
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BA, Unite talks adjourned for now
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BA cabin crews were set to begin a five-day walkout Sunday. Sky News
quoted an Acas spokesperson as saying: BA and Unite met (Friday) ...
Talks were adjourned without the parties reaching an agreement and Acas
will be in contact with both parties to arrange future talks.
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31/05/2010 05:16 PM
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Factory suicides seen as warning sign
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An employee of Foxconn attempted suicide Thursday by slitting his
wrists, but survived after medical treatment, Xinhua reported.
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31/05/2010 05:16 PM
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Pakistan, Iran in gas pipeline agreement
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Under the 25-year supply agreement, Pakistan will import 750 million
cubic feet a day with a provision to increase that to 1 billion cubic
feet a day, the Dawn newspaper reported.
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31/05/2010 05:16 PM
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