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 International Herald Tribune
High food prices may cut opposition to genetically modified food
| : Like many stores in Europe, the Coop chain of supermarkets in Switzerland does not specify whether goods are genetically modified - because none are. But a wave of food-price inflation may help wa... (photo: WN / Periasamy)
Europe Food Market Photos Prices |
 Turkish Press
UBS to expand in Mideast
| Logo of the Swiss banking giant UBS. Switzerland's biggest bank UBS has announced that it was stepping up its expansion in the Middle East with a new licence to operate in Saudi Arabia. | (AFP/File)... (photo: Public Domain / Christos Vittoratos)
Bank Finance Mideast Photos Switzerland |
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 Fresno Bee
Siemens cutting 16,750 jobs worldwide to cut costs
| FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) Industrial conglomerate Siemens AG said Tuesday it would cut 16,750 jobs, or 4.2 percent of its global work force, to streamline operations and ... (photo: GFDL)
Economy Electronics Germany Market Photos |
 The Times Of India
World suffers due to rising prices
| JAPAN: Eight of the world's most powerful leaders called on Tuesday for efforts to cool sizzling oil prices... (photo: AP Photo / Itsuo Inouye)
G8 Japan Leaders Photos Prices |
 Star Tribune
Novartis completes first stage in $38 billion takeover of eye-care company Alcon
| BASEL, Switzerland - Novartis AG said Tuesday it has completed the first stage of its $38 billion takeover of U.S. eye-care company Alcon Inc. | The Swiss pharmaceutica... (photo: AP/Keystone, Steffen Schmidt)
Company Health Money Photos Switzerland |
 Business Day
Rich country leaders wrestle with shaky world economy
TOYAKO, Japan - Leaders of the world's rich industrial nations met today in a bid to thrash out a common strategy to stem record rises in oil and food prices and ensure f... (photo: White House/Eric Draper)
Country Leaders Photos Slideshow World Wrestle |
 Business Day
JSE ends flat but banks prove popular
THE JSE ended a pull-push session barely changed yesterday , with banks dominating the winners' board as they were deemed reasonably priced following recent sharp falls, ... (photo: Alaska Image Library)
Banks Mining Photos Platinum Prices |
 Star Tribune
German Chancellor Angela Merkel upbeat on G-8, but progress on climate change slow
| TOYAKO, Japan - President Bush and German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged Tuesday to keep working together on common problems, but progress appeared slow on reaching a... (photo: AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)
Climate German Japan Merkel Photos Slideshow |
 The Guardian
Tourism: Britons lose taste for Spain
| Britons are preparing to spend less time on holiday this summer and less money when they are there, the Spanish tourism industry yesterday. | The weakness of the pound ... (photo: WN / Denise Yong)
Economy Holiday Photos Spain Tourism |
 Malaya
Going native costs Gloria $3,000
| BY JOCELYN MONTEMAYOR | PRESIDENT Arroyo yesterday showcased a $3,000 ensemble made of piña cloth and colored old rose from dye derived from young coconut husks. | The ... (photo: OPS-NIB / Marcelino Pascua)
Arroyo Business Europe Fashion Photos |
