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Risk and reward beckon in Canada's Ring of Fire
(Reuters) - A $3.3 billion plan to build North America's first major chromite mine deep in the Canadian wilderness promises to usher in an era of prosperity for the region's aboriginals and generate millions of tax dollars over its lifetime. Tucked deep into northern Ontario, the Ring of Fire contains rich mineral deposits that could transform the region much as the oil sands have transformed ...
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Imira Signs Latin America Deals
Barcelona, Spain -- Imira Entertainment, Spain’s leading production and distribution company specializing in youth programming, has increased the presence of its shows in Latin America and on Hispanic US networks, signing a rash of deals from its extensive library of third-party content.
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Bank of America sells stake in Archstone
Bank of America announced Friday that it and Barclays Bank have agreed to sell their remaining inter
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S. America aims for transparent arms deals
ASUNCION, Paraguay, May 11 (UPI) -- Countries under the Union of South American Nations flag pledged to share information on their military spending as part of a long-held goal for transparency in the political and military pact.
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Jury deals big blow to Oracle in Android case versus Google
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc's Android mobile platform has not infringed Oracle Corp's patents, a California jury decided, putting an indefinite hold on Oracle's quest for damages in a fight between the two Silicon Valley giants over smartphone technology. In a case that examined whether computer language that connects programs and operating systems can be copyrighted, Oracle claimed ...
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Groupon shares jump on strong North America growth
(Reuters) - Groupon Inc shares jumped as much as 27 percent in early trading after the daily deals company posted its first-ever quarterly profit, allaying fears of slowing growth. The company said on Monday that North America revenue rose 33 percent for the first quarter — its strongest growth in a year. Investors have been concerned that growth was slowing in the relatively more mature North ...
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Voice of America correspondent reported detained in Ethiopia
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Voice of America says it is investigating reports that a correspondent in Ethiopia's capital has been detained by authorities.
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HSU short course deals with slavery in literature
Slavery may be long in the past in America, but its effects linger, and that is a crucial point that a Hardin-Simmons University professor hopes students will take with them from her May Term class.
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U.S. One-Two Punch: East Coast Spurns Europe and Gulf Coast Targets Latin America
BOSTON, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- ESAI Energy forecasts a growing gasoline glut in the Atlantic Basin, which will pressure gasoline prices for the next several years. This bearish view is a marked ...
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