AFP reported that ArcelorMittal welcomed Saturday a deal over the future of one of its plants that the French government had threatened to nationalize. ArcelorMittal executive Mr Henri Blaffart said “It is positive that we ...
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The job cuts amount to about 5% of TI's nearly 35,000 employees worldwide US based semiconductor firm Texas Instruments (TI) is planning to cut about 1,700 jobs globally to reduce costs as part of its plans to shift focus from ...
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The 400 year old Beau Sancy, a diamond which has been the privileged witness of 400 years of European history, has only been shown publicly for four times in the last 50 years, and on the 15th May it will be sold at Sotheby's in Geneva. ...
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After Cannes screened the documentary "Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir," made up of filmed interviews with the Oscar-winning Roman Polanski, the director surprised everyone with his new fashion ad for the Italian luxury house Prada. Described ...
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The far north of Siberia is believed to have vast and untouched diamond reserves in a unexplored crater. The 100-kilometre (60-mile) Siberian Popigai Crater was formed by a huge asteroid 35 million years ago and is lying 2,000 kilometres ...
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A luxury sneaker delivers a stylish, smooth ride, and it is packed with innovations and exclusive materials. The new performance sneaker by Adidas x Porshe (€250) was declared the most innovative brand of 2012 in the footwear ...
After Tokyo, New York, Taipei, Hong Kong, Sydney, London and Moscow, the Chanel photo exhibition "The Little Black Jacket" arrived at the Paris' Grand Palais on November 10th. From November 10 to 25, the travelling exhibit is shown ...
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AFP reported that Libya's sovereign wealth fund denied it wants to invest in the troubled Petroplus oil refinery in northwestern France. The Libyan Investment Authority denies reports on certain media and circulating on the Internet that ...
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Principal Financial has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Chile's AFP Cuprum for $1.51bn, in an effort to widen its presence in emerging markets. The deal involves sale of 63% ownership in Cuprum held by Empresas Penta and ...
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AFP reported that Iraq's oil exports and revenues were slightly higher in October compared to the previous month. Mr Assem Jihad oil ministry spokesman said that Iraq exported 81.3 million barrels of oil in October for an average of about ...
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AFP reported that Mr Mahmoud Ahmadinejad president of Iran vowed to complete a mutli billion dollar gas pipeline to Pakistan on time downplaying financial woes and US pressure on Islamabad to scrap the project. Pakistan and Iran signed ...
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San'an Optoelectronics intends to invest around$80 million to obtain a 19.9%stake in Formosa Epitaxy. San'an Optoelectronics Co.Ltd,one of China's largest LED makers,plans to invest NT$2.35 billion(approx.$80 million)in Formosa ...
GoodSync is single-minded:It's intended to provide automatic synchronization and backup across folders and remote volumes.That narrow focus has two repercussions.First,the utility offers exhaustive,rich,and deep support for an array of ...
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Archduke Joseph gem to fetch at least$15m at Christie's auction Archduke Joseph,undoubtedly one of the rarest and most famous diamonds in the world,will be offered at a Christie's auction in Geneva on 13 November 2012,with an expected ...
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A photo of legend Humphrey Bogart wearing one of Burberry trenchcoats in the movie "Casablanca" caused a scandal among the Bogart Estate. The 'Casablanca' photo was used by Burberry in the context of a historic "timeline" of the company, ...
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