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Walmart checks Bangladesh factories; retailer accord elusive
By Jessica Wohl (Reuters) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc stepped up Bangladesh factory inspections while U.S. and European retailers pursued separate accords to try to prevent another disaster in a garment industry where more than 1,200 workers have died in the past six months Continue reading
Former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling may leave prison by 2017
Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling would be out of prison in 2017—more than 10 years early—under a proposed sentencing agreement submitted to a federal judge in Houston on Wednesday.Under the agreement, which could be finalized within weeks, Skilling would give up all of his remaining rights to appeal, and his 2006 convictions on 19 criminal counts would stand.He also would give up any claims to th… Continue reading
India and China withdraw troops from Himalayan face off
By Fayaz Bukhari and Satarupa Bhattacharjya SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI, Indian (Reuters) – India and China simultaneously withdrew troops from camps a few meters apart in a Himalayan desert on Sunday, apparently ending a three-week standoff on a freezing plateau where the border is disputed and the Asian giants fought a war 50 years ago. The two sides stood down after reaching an agreement during a meeting between border commanders, an Indian army official told Reuters, after the tension threatened to overshadow a planned visit by India’s foreign minister to Beijing on Thursday. Continue reading
Brazil’s Vale agrees to pay workers as it exits Argentina mine
Brazilian mining giant Vale SA will pay two and a half months’ salary to workers in Argentina as part of an agreement signed on Friday allowing the miner to exit the $6 billion Rio Colorado potash project. Continue reading
Brazil’s Vale Signs Agreement to Lay Off Argentina Workers
Brazilian mining giant Vale SA signed an agreement late Friday to lay off direct employees and third-party contractors at its suspended Rio Colorado potash project in Argentina. Continue reading
Noront Announces an Agreement to Extend the Windfall Lake Option Agreement with Eagle Hill
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 04/19/13 — Noront Resources Ltd. Continue reading
Serbia, Kosovo reach tentative deal on relations
BRUSSELS (AP) — Serbia and Kosovo reached a potentially historic agreement Friday to normalize relations between the Balkan neighbors, end years of acrimony and put them both on a solid path to European Union membership. Continue reading
IMAX To Release 5 Paramount Upcoming Films
WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) – IMAX Corp. (IMAX, IMX.TO) and Paramount Pictures, a division of Viacom (VIA, VIAB), late Monday announced an agreement to release five of Paramount Pictures’ upcoming films … Continue reading
Uncle Sam: Fannie Mae Financial Winner
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — The U.S. government was the big financial winner on Thursday, after Fannie Mae announced its first-quarter results would enable it to pay the U.S Continue reading →