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- Penalized in China, Walmart reopens Chongqing stores
- VIDEO: Cold night for Turkish survivors
- VIDEO: Queen remembers Australia's war dead
- VIDEO: Thailand flood sanitation fears
- Deutsche Bank beats estimates at $1.1 billion (AP)
- Looming China fosters Taiwan identity in independence heartland (Reuters)
- Zaarly Raises $14 Million; Meg Whitman Joins Board
- Looming China fosters Taiwan identity in independence heartland
- VIDEO: Chinese buying French vineyards
- "The Dark Knight Rises" Prologue Confirmed, But Only On 70mm IMAX
- Groupon Is The Ultimate Put On
- 7 Tips for Building Brand Loyalty in a Discount Obsessed Market
- Floodwaters enter Bangkok's domestic airport
- UN: Mexico fifth dangerous for journalists
- Venezuelan inmates hold 12 hostages at prison (AP)
- China considers better defining terrorism (AP)
- Nest Labs: Can Apple Alums Make A Thermostat Hip?
- Group: Last Javan rhino in Vietnam killed for horn (AP)
- VIDEO: Cold night for Turkish survivors
- Why America's Highest Paid CEOs Are Insanely Overpaid
| Penalized in China, Walmart reopens Chongqing stores Posted: 24 Oct 2011 11:21 PM PDT CHONGQING, China (Reuters) - Wal-Mart stores in Chongqing reopened to surging crowds on Tuesday, two weeks after being shut down by local authorities for violating food and product standards.
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| VIDEO: Cold night for Turkish survivors Posted: 24 Oct 2011 09:55 PM PDT Rescue teams in Turkey have been working through the night to find more survivors following Sunday's earthquake.
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| VIDEO: Queen remembers Australia's war dead Posted: 24 Oct 2011 11:12 PM PDT The Queen has been greeted with loud cheers by crowds in Canberra where she visited an Australian War Memorial.
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| VIDEO: Thailand flood sanitation fears Posted: 24 Oct 2011 08:45 PM PDT Sanitation in Thailand is becoming an increasing concern for many people stuck in the areas worst affected by serious flooding.
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| Deutsche Bank beats estimates at $1.1 billion (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2011 11:11 PM PDT AP - Deutsche Bank AG said Tuesday that it made euro777 million ($1.1 billion) in net profit in a turbulent third quarter, beating analysts' estimates.
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| Looming China fosters Taiwan identity in independence heartland (Reuters) Posted: 24 Oct 2011 11:05 PM PDT Reuters - Tsai Chin-sheng's voice rises with emotion when asked whether he feels Taiwanese or Chinese. Then he utters the response that Beijing fears most.
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| Zaarly Raises $14 Million; Meg Whitman Joins Board Posted: 24 Oct 2011 11:00 PM PDT Zaarly, a local marketplace for people to buy and sell products and services, has raised $14 million in financing led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Sands Capital Ventures. New HP CEO Meg Whitman has joined Zaarly's board.
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| Looming China fosters Taiwan identity in independence heartland Posted: 24 Oct 2011 11:05 PM PDT KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) - Tsai Chin-sheng's voice rises with emotion when asked whether he feels Taiwanese or Chinese. Then he utters the response that Beijing fears most.
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| VIDEO: Chinese buying French vineyards Posted: 24 Oct 2011 08:39 PM PDT The Chinese are developing a new taste for French wines, leading some Chinese investors to buy vineyards in France.
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| "The Dark Knight Rises" Prologue Confirmed, But Only On 70mm IMAX Posted: 24 Oct 2011 10:45 PM PDT The rumors broke last week that a six-minute prologue from director Christopher Nolan?s newest Batman film The Dark Knight Rises will be attached to the release of Mission: Impossible ? Ghost Protocol.?? Well, it?s confirmed and official, folks! On Monday, AMC Theaters confirmed the Batman prologue sequence will indeed air in front of the new ...
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| Groupon Is The Ultimate Put On Posted: 24 Oct 2011 10:40 PM PDT As Groupon makes yet another effort to go public this year, its sense of urgency has never been more profound. Its road show slides indicate that at the end of its September quarter, it owed the merchants whose services it promotes and its own vendors two dollars for every dollar it has in the bank. Without an immediate cash infusion, Groupon will be out of buisness shortly. The underwriters, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Credit Suisse are apparently so desperate to do this deal in a year with few IPO's, they are looking the other way at an offering marked with many signs of buyer beware.
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| 7 Tips for Building Brand Loyalty in a Discount Obsessed Market Posted: 24 Oct 2011 10:27 PM PDT In today's marketplace, few customers stay loyal to a brand. And, why should they? Online is where most everyone does research, and where the vast majority of commerce takes place. Consumers are turning to the web primarily because of convenience ? a days worth of holiday shopping can now be done in a fraction of ...
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| Floodwaters enter Bangkok's domestic airport Posted: 24 Oct 2011 10:47 PM PDT Authorities declare holiday as more areas in Thai capital get inundated, forcing thousands to move to higher ground.
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| UN: Mexico fifth dangerous for journalists Posted: 24 Oct 2011 10:57 PM PDT Drug-cartel violence said to be important contributor to the number of media professionals killed in the country.
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| Venezuelan inmates hold 12 hostages at prison (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2011 10:25 PM PDT AP - Prison inmates freed a new group of hostages but were still holding 12 prison employees captive to press for demands including the transfer of some inmates to other lockups, Venezuelan authorities said.
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| China considers better defining terrorism (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2011 10:25 PM PDT AP - China says it is considering new legislation better defining terrorism in order to strengthen domestic and international efforts against such acts and those who would commit them.
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| Nest Labs: Can Apple Alums Make A Thermostat Hip? Posted: 24 Oct 2011 09:44 PM PDT Does the world want a groovy thermostat? That is the multibillion-dollar question facing Nest Labs, a well-funded start up founded by some of the engineers and programmers who brought you the iPod. Nest has created an intelligent, stylish thermostat that it says can slash your household heating and cooling bill 10 to 35 percent while ...
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| Group: Last Javan rhino in Vietnam killed for horn (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2011 10:08 PM PDT
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| VIDEO: Cold night for Turkish survivors Posted: 24 Oct 2011 09:55 PM PDT Rescue teams in Turkey have been working through the night to find more survivors following Sunday's earthquake.
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| Why America's Highest Paid CEOs Are Insanely Overpaid Posted: 24 Oct 2011 09:30 PM PDT Listen up Occupy Wall Street: if you're going to protest greed, here's a good place to start.
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