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LONDON (AP) — InterContinental Hotels Group PLC, which operates InterContinental hotels, Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn, reported yesterday that net profit fell 19 percent in 2009 to $214 million.
Revenue also fell by 19 percent to $1.54 billion, and t...
DATE: Feb 17, 2010
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Eminent Bermuda businessman David Gutteridge has died at the age of 70 following a distinguished career in the real estate and banking industries.
Mr. Gutteridge ran deposit and real estate company LP Gutteridge Ltd. and was subsequently executive vi...
DATE: Feb 17, 2010
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DETROIT/TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota will shut down production at two of its US assembly plants for a total of at least 11 days as it grapples with slower sales after a wave of safety recalls.
The shutdowns, announced yesterday, will affect Toyota's San ...
DATE: Feb 17, 2010
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — The fastest expansion in world trade in three years is clogging up ports from Australia to Brazil, driving a 31 percent jump in charter rates by December.
The rate for leasing capesizes, boats three times the size of the Statue...
DATE: Feb 17, 2010
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Scientists are learning valuable lessons about climate change from one of the world's most famous historic marine tragedies, the sinking of the "unsinkable" White Star cruiseliner Titanic.
On the Titanic's maiden voyage on April 14, 1912, the cruise ...
DATE: Feb 17, 2010
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LONDON (AP) — The long and winding road of Beatles history has taken a new twist.
Cash-strapped music company EMI Group Ltd. is seeking a buyer for Abbey Road, the London studio where the Fab Four recorded some of their most famous songs, a person fa...
DATE: Feb 17, 2010
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LONDON - Britain's leading shares rose 0.5 percent, led by firmer banks and commodity issues after falls in the previous session, while British Airways climbed on increased hopes for a global alliance. The FTSE 100 closed at 5,167.47 points, up 25.02...
DATE: Feb 16, 2010
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Bermuda College saw a 20 percent increase in enrolment last spring after Government announced its free tuition initiative.
It followed a similar rise the semester before the college saw a 25 percent increase for the 2008 fall term. Figures from the c...
DATE: Feb 16, 2010
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Vasco 9
Fire FC 1
Vasco thrashed Fire FC with striker Rui Furtado scoring a staggering five goals at BAA Field at the weekend.
Vasco's other scorers were Rich Holden (2), Ross Nottingham and an own goal.
Fire FC's scorer was Kingsley Mundy.
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DATE: Feb 16, 2010
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Washington open to engagement with Iran
RIYADH – The United States believes Iran's Revolutionary Guards are driving the country towards military dictatorship and should be targeted in any new UN sanctions, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said. – ...
DATE: Feb 16, 2010
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