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Adrian Cheng: updating a Hong Kong family empire for a changing China

Posted on May 14, 2013 by sysadmin

By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) – He has trained on Broadway and been a Wall Street banker. Now, Adrian Cheng, 33-year-old scion of the world's largest jewellery retailer and one of Asia's leading property developers is gearing up for his latest challenge – modernizing his family's $25 billion empire for what he calls a “new era”. … Continue reading →

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Filings Reveal Dell’s Struggle to Stir Takeover Interest

Posted on March 30, 2013 by admin

ROUND ROCK, Texas — New regulatory filings show that Dell’s financial advisers tried to persuade 71 potential bidders to make an offer for the troubled personal computer maker before two of them emerged to challenge a proposed deal with the company’s founder. … Click to view a price quote on DELL . Continue reading →

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N.D. governor signs nation’s strictest abortion laws

Posted on March 27, 2013 by sysadmin

One aim of the law is to challenge the Supreme Court’s ruling in ‘Roe v. Wade.’ Continue reading →

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Citi Wins Abu Dhabi Arbitration Challenge

Posted on March 5, 2013 by admin

The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority lost its legal challenge to an 2011 arbitration ruling in favor of Citigroup Inc. Continue reading →

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You Will Not Be Able to Stop Watching Vinepeek

Posted on January 27, 2013 by admin

You might not be sold on Twitter’s new short video app Vine, but we challenge you to try and stop watching Vinepeek. You won’t. You’ll be stuck for 20 minutes before mustering the will power to look away.  Continue reading →

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Bill forcing unions to open books constitutional, MP says

Posted on December 15, 2012 by admin

With his private member’s bill on union finances now in the Senate, Conservative MP Russ Hiebert is confidently predicting it can withstand a constitutional challenge. Continue reading →

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New Paedophile Monitoring Page On Facebook

Posted on December 1, 2012 by admin

Just hours after a challenge from a convicted sex offender sees one page shut down a new version can be found online. Continue reading →

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Egypt mass protests challenge Islamist president

Posted on November 28, 2012 by admin

The same chants used against Hosni Mubarak were turned against his successor Tuesday as more than 200,000 people packed Egypt's Tahrir Square in the biggest challenge yet to Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. Continue reading →

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Mursi draws fire with new Egypt decree

Posted on November 23, 2012 by admin

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi triggered controversy on Thursday by issuing a decree likely to lead to retrials of Hosni Mubarak and his aides but which was compared to the ousted leader's autocratic ways. Continue reading →

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Syrian jets blast rebels in Damascus suburb

Posted on November 22, 2012 by admin

AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian warplanes bombed a Damascus suburb on Wednesday in a push to dislodge rebels from a stronghold that threatens President Bashar al-Assad's hold on the capital, opposition activists said. Continue reading →

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