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SPOKANE, Washington (AP) — A historical novel about the prophet Muhammad and his child bride that was pulled by Random House over concerns it would anger Muslims has found a new English-language publisher.
Gibson Square will publish the book next mon...
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I also think that the occupation of the Eastern Hill by a work under the command of Retreat Hill with a heavy Sea Battery would materially strengthen that side of St. George's, and cooperate in the defence of the Narrows.
¿ Col. Edward Fanshawe, RE, ...
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Former US Secretary of States General Colin Powell and Bob Geldof will be among the speakers at the global risk conference hosted by Bermuda-based XL Capital in Washington, DC next month.
Under the theme of "Intelligent Change for a World at Risk", t...
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LOM Money Market Fund Class A, a class of LOM Asset Management's flagship Money Market Fund, has been affirmed the AAAm rating by Standard & Poor's (S&P).
The class has been rated AAAm by S&P since March, 2001.
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Bermudians and tourists will be able to navigate their way around the Island much easier thanks to a new online map launched by Google.
The Internet website search engine introduced the programme called MapMaker, which is currently being used to put ...
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Allowances for new parents in other countries — and how Bermuda compares:
Bermuda:
Women are entitled to a minimum of 12 weeks' maternity leave, subject to conditions, under the Employment Act 2000. Eight weeks are paid and four weeks are unpaid.
The...
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Today marks the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Fabian.
For many, memories of the worst hurricane to strike Bermuda in more than 50 years remain fresh, and for the families of the four people who lost their lives, today will be particularly painful, a...
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MIAMI (Bloomberg) — Sales of distressed Miami properties have begun, signalling a bottom for south Florida's real estate market and the end of waiting for vulture funds armed with about $30 billion to spend.
The sale of 120 condominiums last month to...
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TORONTO (Reuters) — The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index skidded sharply for a third session yesterday, battered by worries about slowing global growth and the impact that will have on the demand for resources.
Concerns over weakness in the US lab...
DATE: Sep 05, 2008
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RAYMOND A. Hintz, a former president of the American Society of Bermuda and a popular figure in the island's nascent off-shore business industry in the 1970s and '80s, has died in Bluffton, South Carolina. He was 88 years old.
From 1979 to 1985 Mr. H...
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