China factory report blames Apple |
- China factory report blames Apple
- Apple Supplier in China Pledges Big Changes in Working Conditions
- The Caucus: House Passes G.O.P. Budget Plan, Setting Lines for Election
- Congress Extends Highway Funding for 90 Days
- Palestinian detainee ends strike
- Exxon loses crown to PetroChina
- Saudi prince condemns accuser after court dismissal
- Tycoons arrested in Hong Kong
- Poland Probes CIA Prison
- Intrigue, treachery charges fly in fight for U.N. post
- Congress Extends Highway Funding for 90 Days
- India Raises Heat on Foreign Firms
- Unlikely Hand Flips Japan's Power Switch
- U.S. Envoy to Russia Suggests He's Being Wiretapped
- Sea Disputes Loom Over Asean Summit
- Zambia Moves to Calm Separatists
- Jitters Hit Europe Bond Markets
- U.S. Stymies Iran's Iraq Oil Plan
- French gunman buried in Toulouse despite row
- Opposition boycotts Gambia parliamentary poll
| China factory report blames Apple Posted: 29 Mar 2012 01:30 PM PDT An independent probe finds "significant issues" over working hours, pay and safety on Apple production lines in China, but says improvements will be made.
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| Apple Supplier in China Pledges Big Changes in Working Conditions Posted: 29 Mar 2012 01:37 PM PDT Foxconn, a leader in electronics manufacturing, says it will sharply curtail working hours and increase wages in its factories after a monitoring group found widespread problems in its labor practices. 
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| The Caucus: House Passes G.O.P. Budget Plan, Setting Lines for Election Posted: 29 Mar 2012 01:33 PM PDT A Republican blueprint that has virtually no chance of becoming law would transform Medicare, cut spending to levels not seen since World War II and order up a tax overhaul. 
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| Congress Extends Highway Funding for 90 Days Posted: 29 Mar 2012 12:55 PM PDT With lawmakers unable to agree on a broader transportation measure, a 90-day extension averted a halt in financing for road and infrastructure projects. 
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| Palestinian detainee ends strike Posted: 29 Mar 2012 01:35 PM PDT A Palestinian woman held in detention in Israel, Hana Shalabi, is ending her 43-day hunger strike after a deal under which she will be exiled to Gaza.
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| Exxon loses crown to PetroChina Posted: 29 Mar 2012 01:31 PM PDT US oil giant Exxon Mobil loses its crown as the world's biggest listed producer of oil to PetroChina, figures suggest.
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| Saudi prince condemns accuser after court dismissal Posted: 29 Mar 2012 01:18 PM PDT Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, one of the world's richest men, Thursday excoriated a young woman model whose accusation that he raped her was dismissed a day earlier by a Spanish court, the prince said in a statement.      
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| Posted: 29 Mar 2012 01:23 PM PDT Brothers Thomas and Raymond Kwok, who control Hong Kong's biggest property development company, Sun Hung Kai, have been arrested for suspected corruption, authorities said Thursday.   
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| Posted: 29 Mar 2012 12:51 PM PDT Poland's prime minister indirectly confirmed his country's former spy chief is facing criminal charges in connection with a probe by state prosecutors into an alleged Polish role in the operation of a U.S. Central Intelligence Agency secret prison for suspected terrorists.
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| Intrigue, treachery charges fly in fight for U.N. post Posted: 29 Mar 2012 12:56 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Accusations of threats, Cold War-style treachery and backstage attempts by Russia to punish a former Soviet republic are turning a routine election for a high-profile but largely ceremonial U.N. post into a bitter diplomatic tussle.    
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| Congress Extends Highway Funding for 90 Days Posted: 29 Mar 2012 12:39 PM PDT With lawmakers unable to agree on a broader transportation measure, a 90-day extension averted a halt in financing for road and infrastructure projects. 
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| India Raises Heat on Foreign Firms Posted: 29 Mar 2012 01:34 PM PDT A series of recent developments in India have increased the perception that the country has a risky business environment where policies suddenly can turn hostile.
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| Unlikely Hand Flips Japan's Power Switch Posted: 29 Mar 2012 11:04 AM PDT Japan's shift away from nuclear power, prompted by last year's Fukushima disaster, is being shepherded by an unlikely proponent: Yukio Edano, who heads the powerful Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
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| U.S. Envoy to Russia Suggests He's Being Wiretapped Posted: 29 Mar 2012 12:11 PM PDT The U.S. ambassador to Russia suggested that his private communications were being tapped after a crew from a pro-Kremlin television channel confronted him outside an opposition leader's office.
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| Sea Disputes Loom Over Asean Summit Posted: 29 Mar 2012 12:18 PM PDT As the host of a series of regional summits where China's South China Sea claims could loom large, Cambodia is emerging as a key pawn in the diplomatic struggle over one of the world's busiest waters.
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| Zambia Moves to Calm Separatists Posted: 29 Mar 2012 12:51 PM PDT Zambia's government sought to reel in a wayward province by offering a revenue-sharing plan, after local representatives voted to secede from the southern African nation in a move to secure more benefits from the area's copper industry.
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| Jitters Hit Europe Bond Markets Posted: 29 Mar 2012 10:25 AM PDT Euro-zone bond markets received their first jolt since the Greek debt exchange, with Italian and Spanish bond yields soaring due to a combination of pressures.
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| U.S. Stymies Iran's Iraq Oil Plan Posted: 29 Mar 2012 10:42 AM PDT U.S. pressure is threatening to quash Iranian hopes of using oil fields it jointly holds with Iraq as a way to evade sanctions, people familiar with the matter say.
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| French gunman buried in Toulouse despite row Posted: 29 Mar 2012 12:16 PM PDT Mohammed Merah laid to rest in Muslim section of cemetery in Cornebarrieu neighbourhood despite protest by city's mayor.
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| Opposition boycotts Gambia parliamentary poll Posted: 29 Mar 2012 12:27 PM PDT Opposition leaders say ruling party is abusing system in order to tip the poll in its favour as voting begins.
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