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Bangladesh fire kills eight as collapse toll hits 930
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A fire in an 11-story garment factory in Bangladesh killed eight people, including a ruling party politician and a top official in the country's powerful clothing manufacturers' trade group, as the death toll from the...
Tags: Clothing and Textiles Industry, Work Rules Contract Issues, Consumer Goods Industries, Collective Contract, Career and Workplace
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Winter honey bee deaths devastate keepers, puzzle scientists
Something is killing the honey bees of Maryland. Close to 60 percent of the managed hives died last fall and over the winter — about twice the national average, according to the state bee inspector and local keepers. "I had a healthy hive that...
Tags: Environmental Politics, Science, Agricultural Research and Technology, Agriculture, Science and Technology
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European Union to clamp down on pesticides thought to harm bees
The European Commission will tightly restrict for two years the use of pesticides suspected of harming bees, despite opposition from some of the 27 countries that make up the European Union. The European Commission, the EU's governing body, announced...Tags: Politics, Science and Technology, Greenpeace, International Organizations, Barack Obama
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Brazilian named to head World Trade Organization
SAO PAULO, Brazil--Roberto Azevedo of Brazil has been elected the first Latin American director-general of the World Trade Organization, the global body charged with moving forward stalled trade agreement talks. The choice of Azevedo over close rival...
Tags: Elizabeth II, Brazil, Politics, Trade Agreements, World Trade Organization
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EU slaps Motorola Mobility in Apple patent spat
Bloomberg News reports: The European Union has filed an antitrust complaint against Motorola Mobility, saying the Google unit has failed to act in good faith on licensing its software. Motorola is seeking to stop Apple from selling iPhones and iPads using...
Tags: Motorola Mobility, Inc., Google Inc., Computer Hardware
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Europe's tariff on jeans threatens L.A. jobs
There's a wrinkle in the outlook for expensive women's designer jeans. Europe has more than tripled a tariff on the high-end denim creations, which could snag the boom for pricey pants. Beginning Wednesday, the European Union duty on women's denim...Tags: Politics, World Trade Organization, Lobbying
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WWII poster calls for calm; now it stokes frenzy, feud
ALNWICK, England — Has a piece of advice ever seemed so apt, or so frightfully ironic? Thirteen years ago, Stuart Manley stumbled upon a slightly faded red poster tucked at the bottom of a box of books he had bought at auction. Unfolding it, he...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Auction Service, Media Industry, Oprah Winfrey, United Kingdom
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Hillary Clinton to appear in Beverly Hills for award and speech
In the sort of appearance destined to fan speculation about her presidential aspirations in 2016, Hillary Rodham Clinton will speak in Beverly Hills next week at a gala hosted by the Pacific Council on International Policy. The nonpartisan group,...
Tags: Politics, Epilepsy, Marriott International Inc., John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Barack Obama
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Ireland proposes abortion law to protect mothers' lives
LONDON -- Spurred by the preventable death of a pregnant woman, the Irish government unveiled a proposed law Wednesday spelling out when abortions can be performed to save the life of the mother, a controversial move in a country that still outlaws most...Tags: Christianity, Abortion Issue, Suicide, Roman Catholicism, Enda Kenny
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Get rid of tariffs on trans-Atlantic trade
Within a few months, the U.S. and European Union will formally launch free-trade talks. Now is the time to think big. After years of neglect, this trade relationship is ripe for improvement. Europe is suffering through a prolonged economic downturn...
Tags: Genetic Engineering, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Trade Agreements, Trade Dispute, Economic Organization
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Orlando airport makes customs a little easier for travelers on visas
Orlando International Airport on Tuesday became the first airport in the country to offer time-saving electronic processing for travelers using visas. By automating the so-called I-94 form, Orlando International anticipates saving international...
Tags: Science and Technology, Electronics, Transportation Industry, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Orlando International Airport
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South African ruling party criticized over video of frail Mandela
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- South Africa’s ruling African National Congress on Tuesday defended a controversial decision to allow the broadcast on television of a video of an unsmiling Nelson Mandela, looking frail, pallid and uncomfortable, as...
Tags: Prisons, Politics, Pneumonia, Africa, South Africa
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