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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Prices for offshore oil-rig insurance have jumped 40 percent to 50 percent after the explosion and sinking of the drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico last month, according to one of the rig's insurers.
The accident resulted...
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Twenty-four-year-old Dekimo Martin was shot dead this morning — the fifth gun killing this year.
Police were called to Peacock Crescent, in Sandys, at 1.07 a.m. today after reports of gunshots.
A Police spokesman said: “As a result, a 24-year-old San...
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LONDON - Britain's top shares rose 3.1 percent to hit a one-week high, with oil stocks the standout gainers led by BP as it was making progress in plugging a well which has been leaking in the Gulf of Mexico for five weeks. The FTSE 100 closed at 5,1...
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Today is Friday, May 28, the 148th day of 2010. There are 217 days left in the year.
On this date:
In 1863, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, made up of freed blacks, left Boston to fight for the Union in the Civil War.
In 1929, the first al...
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Although this month marks a time when one season ends and another begins, our two national sports are entering a weekend which could prove to be a watershed for both football and cricket.
Tonight Bermuda Hogges (aka the national team) make their debu...
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KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA), the country's sovereign wealth fund, said yesterday it did not plan to reduce its exposure to euro zone investments, denying a Kuwaiti newspaper report.
"KIA denies local newspaper reports that th...
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The Department of Tourism believes more people will holiday on the Island this summer than in 2009.
Cheaper air fares and aggressive hotel promotions have seen bookings rise, said Premier Ewart Brown.
Air arrivals were down ten percent for the first ...
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Contemporary art museum to open in Rome
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ROME (AP) -- A huge museum for contemporary arts and architecture opens in Rome this weekend in a bid to draw avant-garde art lovers to a city defined by...
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index ended higher for a second straight session yesterday as commodity-linked stocks surged after China soothed investor worries by saying Europe was a key investment market.
Resource issues led the gains as ...
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Signet Jewelers Limited ("Signet") (NYSE and LSE: SIG), the world's largest specialty retail jeweler, today announced its results for the 13 weeks ended May 1, 2010 ("first quarter fiscal 2011").
First Quarter Highlights
-- Same store sales: up 5.8%
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