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Surrounded By Warships, Pirates Maintain Defiance - Detroit News
mogadishu, somalia -- somali pirates on a hijacked cargo ship holding battle tanks and hostages said thursday that they were ready to battle any commando-style rescue attempt. the warning came a day after the somali government gave foreign powers a ...
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Mexico House May Vote On foreign Phone Investors, Lawmaker Says
oct. 3 (bloomberg) -- mexico's lower house of congress may vote by year-end on a proposal to allow foreign companies to own majority stakes in fixed-line telephone carriers, lawmaker mauricio ortiz proal said.
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Is 'foreign Policy' Deal 'a Monkey-gland Injection'?
earlier this week, the washington post co. acquired foreign policy, a small but celebrated magazine about, well, foreign policy. but to do so, the post co. had to snatch fp away from another buyer -- one who predicts the magazine will find its new home a poor fit.
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7 Killed In South Ossetia Blast That Angers Moscow - Detroit Free Press
the chief of the russian military in south ossetia said the dead were all members of the russian peacekeeping force based there, russia's interfax news agency reported. russia's foreign ministry condemned the "crime" and said it was aimed at ...
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Aig To Sell Off Business Units But Retain Us Property And Casualty ... - Baltimore Sun
charlotte, n.c. (ap) _ the insurer american international group inc. said friday it plans to sell off a number of business units to pay off its massive government loan. the plans, expected by wall street, drove up aig's shares 5 percent in afternoon ...
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Nigerian foreign Currency Reserves Rose 3% To $61.9 Billion
oct. 3 (bloomberg) -- nigeria's foreign currency reserves rose 3 percent to $61.9 billion in september, the central bank said. the reserves increased from $60.1 billion a month earlier, the central bank of nigeria in abuja said today on its web site.
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Wall St. Crisis Might Mean Less foreign Aid: Biden
the $700 billion wall street bailout might force democrat barack obama to reassess his promise to double foreign aid if elected president, his vice presidential running mate sen. joe biden said on thursday.
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Press: Polish Power Group Enea May Cut Share Offer To foreign ... - Interfax Information Agency
warsaw. october 3. interfax central europe - polish power group enea may decrease its share offer to foreign investors during an upcoming initial public offering (ipo) planned for october due to little interest, said marcin zielinski director at ...
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Fitch Affirms Pae Llc's foreign Currency Idr At 'bb'; Outlook Stable - Businesswire.com
chicago--( business wire )--fitch ratings has affirmed the foreign currency issuer default rating (idr) and the local currency idr for pan american energy llc (pae llc) at 'bb' and 'bb+', respectively. also, pae llc's senior unsecured debt was ...
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Tororo Officials Call For Vetting Of foreign Students
tororo district officials have called for the vetting of foreign students to ascertain their disciplinary record before they are admitted into ugandan schools.
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Eu Invites Belarus foreign Min To Landmark Meeting
(adds details.) brussels (afp)--the european union has invited belarus's foreign minister to meet his e.u. counterparts on oct. 13, the first invite since the bloc slapped sanctions on minsk in 2006, a spokeswoman said friday.
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Aig To Keep Core Insurance, Sell Assets To Pay U.s. Loan - Reuters
new york (reuters) - american international group inc (aig.n: quote , profile , research , stock buzz ), crippled by losses on bad mortgage bets, said on friday it will focus on its main insurance operations and put the rest of its businesses up for ...
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Kenya, Us In Fight Over Travel Ban For Officials Who Oversaw Deadly ... - Newsday
nairobi, kenya (ap) _ a diplomatic dispute was brewing friday between america and kenya over a potential visa ban for kenyan officials who oversaw last year's catastrophic elections. more than 1,000 died in clashes following dec 27's disputed vote ...
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Montenegro foreign Min: Kosovo Independence "a Reality"
podgorica, montenegro (afp)--amid a renewed serbian campaign against recognition of an independent kosovo, montenegro's foreign minister said friday the rebel province's break was now a "political reality."
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Eu Invites Belarus foreign Min To Landmark Meeting Oct 13
brussels (afp)--the european union has invited belarus' foreign minister to meet his e.u. counterparts oct. 13, the first invitation since the bloc slapped sanctions on minsk in 2006, a spokeswoman said friday.
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'us Strike' Hits Pakistan Village - Bbc News
a us strike on a pakistani village near the afghan border has killed at least nine people including suspected foreign militants, pakistani sources say. initial reports said at least 20 people had died when an unmanned aircraft (drone) fired on the ...
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3rd Update: Aig Will Sell Businesses In A Tough Market - Cnn Money
now that american international group inc. (aig) has unveiled which assets it will sell to bail itself out of its massive capital shortfall, the next question is whether the sales will raise enough money and if customers and employees will stick ...
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Aig Plans To Sell Alico Businesses, Keep foreign General Insurance - Regional
although us insurer aig (nyse: aig) plans to hold on to its foreign general insurance businesses, it will try to sell many of its assets in its american life insurance company (alico) operations, ceo edward liddy told a conference call.
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Fitch Affirms Pae Llc's foreign Currency Idr At 'bb'; Outlook Stable
fitch ratings has affirmed the foreign currency issuer default rating (idr) and the local currency idr for pan american energy llc (pae llc) at 'bb' and 'bb+', respectively. also, pae llc's senior unsecured debt was affirmed at 'bb'. approximately $350 million of local and international bonds are affected. the rating outlook is stable.
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Aig Plans Sale Of Business Units To Repay Debt - San Diego Union-tribune
charlotte, n.c. – the insurer american international group inc. said friday it plans to sell off a number of business units to pay off its massive government loan. the plans, expected by wall street, drove up aig's shares 5 percent in afternoon ...
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