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BT offers holidays for pay cuts
BT offers staff the chance of long holidays in return for a big pay cut in a bid to reduce costs during the economic downturn.
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Rogue trades cost oil broker $10m
A rogue trader at a London-based oil brokerage causes his employer to lose $10m (£6m) after making unauthorised trades.
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BA to cut spending by one fifth
British Airways says it is to reduce capital spending by 20% as it faces falling passenger numbers.
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Charity, Help Us Feed Millions Of People, Grow More Food Using Less
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Palin resigns as governor; leaves plans secret - The Guardian
Associated Press Writer= WASILLA, Alaska (AP) â Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would ...
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Hands to help the hungry - Napa Valley Register
Tickets are now available for the 16th annual Hands Across the Valley Benefit Aug. 29, 2009. Hands Across the Valley may be the only organization in Napa County that is solely dedicated to feeding our hungry and homeless citizens. Hands has raised ...
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Number of Hungry People Soars - Wall Street Journal
The U.S. Agriculture Department said the number of hungry people in 70 poor nations soared 10.8% last year and will climb at least 1.7% this year, and perhaps much more depending on how the global recession plays out. The annual USDA survey, which ...
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Trillions to bail out the rich, but no billions to feed the poor - Sri Lanka Sunday Times
NEW YORK -- The political hypocrisy of major Western powers is surpassed only by their economic doublespeak. At a political level, the veto-wielding permanent members of the Security Council subscribe to the old dictum: do as we say, not as we do ...
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Monsoon Rains Flood Indian Villages - 580 CFRA
About 300 villages in northeast India have been flooded by three days of heavy monsoon rains. The rain forced the surging waters of the Brahmaputra, one of Asia’s largest rivers, over a 100-metrestretch of a newly built embankment. Indian officials ...
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Poverty-hit pensioners miss out on cash lifeline - The Independent
Half a million poverty-hit pensioners could be put back on a firm financial footing simply by taking up the state benefits they are eligible for, a leading charity has claimed. Age Concern and Help the Aged says older people are turning down £5.4bn ...
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Revenue says volunteer museum must pay property taxes - State Journal-Register
Fraternity, charity and loyalty — that’s the motto of the National Woman’s Relief Corps Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic. But as far as the state of Illinois is concerned, the dwindling number of women who make up the group with ...
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The tax crackdown that could net you £700 a year - The Independent
The tradition of the wealthy keeping their cash at arm’s length from tax authorities by finding a secretive offshore home could be set to end if new proposals for openness are agreed by world governments. The move could mean each person in Britain ...
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Patent Attorney Wins Historic National Women's Air Race Classic - Earthtimes
Ms. Burris and Ms. Recke flew on behalf of Angel Flight Central, part of the Air Charity Network, a non-profit organization that matches people in need with free flights and other travel resources, and will donate their $5,000 prize to the ...
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Boat noise annoys Cowichan Lake writer - Abbotsford News
To the residents who live on or around the Cowichan Lake lakeshore and users of the lake and its beaches, who have expressed their concern regarding the noise of a small but increasing number of loud boats on this lake: Many of you signed a petition ...
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