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QPI plans to extend Centrica deal in N. AmericaQatar Petroleum International (QPI) hopes to extend its new deal with Britain's Centrica by acquiring more gas or tight oil resources across North America, the chief executive said. Centrica and QPI said in April they would bu More… |
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The best is yet to come for America: ObamaPresident Barack Obama, who won a second term in the White House on Tuesday, told thousands of supporters in Chicago that "we have picked ourselves up, we have fought our way back" and that for America, the best is ye More… |
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Islamic world, West face deepening divideFor those who believe in a clash of civilizations between the Islamic world and Western democracy, the last few weeks must seem like final confirmation of their theory. Even those who reject the More… |
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Bill Gates still richest AmericanThe net worth of the richest Americans grew by 13 percent in the past year to $1.7 trillion, Forbes magazine said, and a familiar cast populated the top of the annual list, including Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Larry Ellison an More… |
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US middle class shrinks; wages downThe US middle class has shrunk drastically over the last 10 years as Americans' net worth has plunged, wages declined and standards of living slipped away, according to a report. Middle-income earners, long see More… |
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London bids adieu to Olympics; US topsLondon bade a flamboyant and madcap farewell to the Olympic Games with a romp through British pop and fashion, bringing the curtain down on more than two weeks of action that ended with America topping the sporting world with 4 More… |
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IFA, KREC, John Buck to develop Yotel brandIFA Hotels & Resorts (IFA) and Kuwait Real Estate Company (KREC) have partnered with The John Buck Company to develop more than $650 million worth of Yotel hotels in North America over the next three to five years. The partnership will More… |
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Obesity costs US $190bn a yearThe incidence of obesity in the US has soared from 13 percent to 34 percent over the last 50 years, while the percentage of Americans who are extremely or "morbidly" obese has rocketed from 0.9 percent to 6 percent. Although the epid More… |
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Ranks of America's working poor grew in 2010The number of working Americans earning so little they lived in poverty reached 7.2 per cent of the labor force in 2010, the highest level in at least two decades, the US government said on Friday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 7. More… |
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Dubai, Dallas ink free zone dealDubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZ) said it has signed a MoU with the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport, operator of the DFW Airport Foreign Trade Zone thus creating a framework for a collaborative alliance between t More… |
