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DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp sales in North America have been tracking ahead of last year so far in January, supported by demand for the Chevrolet Malibu and Cadillac CTS, GM's North American sales chief said yesterday.
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Much has been written recently about Standard & Poor's December 2007 decision to downgrade its Bermuda outlook rating from "positive" to "stable", while retaining its Bermuda credit (or debt) rating as "AA". Apparently, Bermuda's rating is very impor...
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Last week's anti-whaling demonstration in Front Street has attracted news coverage from around the world.
Organisers said they have been contacted from conservationists from across the planet who wanted to give their support to the more than 100 prot...
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DETROIT (AP) — Hybrids, advanced diesels and green alternatives are pushing aside the traditional displays of speed and chrome at this week's Detroit auto show, a nod to a new fuel-efficient reality for car makers.
Automakers, only weeks after Congre...
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Bermuda-based insurer Kiln has boosted the international network of marine cargo specialist side of its business with the acquisition of International Marine (Underwriting Agency) Ltd. (IMUA).
IMUA, which has offices in London, Manchester, Leeds and ...
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A very positive experience
January 2, 2008
Dear Sir,
I am grateful for the opportunity through your columns, to start the year off on a positive note by relating a recent rewarding experience. During the holiday week, I had occasion to be treated in ...
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ¿ Joyce Carol Oates led a field of National Book Critics Circle finalists announced on Saturday, with nominations in both fiction and autobiography categories.
Oates was nominated in fiction for "The Gravedigger's Daughter'', along...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) ¿ "The Simple Life" just got more complicated for Nicole Richie: She's a first-time mom. Richie, 26, gave birth on Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to a daughter named Harlow Winter Kate Madden, People magazine reported on its w...
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Lloyd's of London insurer Amlin saw gross written premium, before deduction of brokerage, fall by five percent to £1.03 billion ($2 billion) in 2007 but remains confident it can cope with more difficult trading conditions.
"Premium income was modestl...
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NEW YORK (AP) ¿ The video of a dishevelled, unshaven Glenn Beck talking about a haemorrhoid operation gone wrong feels like one of those late-night, partying-with-your-friends pictures posted ¿ to your eternal regret ¿ on Facebook the next day.
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