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Funny side up

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Nov 15, 2008 (Asia Pulse Data Source via COMTEX) -- Some time back, after my ST article on good governance was printed and circulated through the internet, I received several emails from friends who advised me to be careful:...

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Kingfisher chief to sell 25% stake in airline

timesonline.co.uk
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Vijay Mallya, the Indian entrepreneur, is preparing to sell 25 per cent of his Kingfisher airline to a foreign rival as the Indian aviation industry continues to haemorrhage cash. Mr Mallya says he has received several...

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Wife of British jet skier who disappeared in Bali appeals directly to Gordon Brown

telegraph.co.uk
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The wife of a British champion jet skier who disappeared off Bali more than three weeks ago has made a direct appeal to Prime Minister Gordon Brown for help. Jeremy Hoyland, 41, has not been seen since he made a mobile phone...

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EasyJet denies Gatwick bid

cheapflights.co.uk
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EasyJet has denied that it is putting together a joint proposal with Virgin to purchase London Gatwick Airport. The low-cost carrier has been forced into a denial after the Times reported that it was in talks with Richard...

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Today Marks Launch of First-Ever Global Entrepreneurship Week

marketwire.com
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77 Countries and Thousands of Organizations Join Effort to Inspire the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - Beginning today, Global Entrepreneurship Week, the world's first-ever celebration of...

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Kingfisher seeks sale nod

asianage.com
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Mumbai, Nov. 17: Kingfisher Airlines has requested the government to allow foreign airlines to buy up to 25 per cent in Indian carriers, and said foreign airlines have expressed interest in buying a stake in it. India does not...

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Independent HBOS fight 'gaining pace

scotsman.com
17-Nov-2008 41 related
        

Published Date: 17 November 2008 THE fight to save HBOS as an independent bank is still on, one of the two "banking knights" hoping to ride to its rescue told The Scotsman last night. Sir Peter Burt, HBOS's former deputy...

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At last! Dai and Roddy end their family feud

dailymail.co.uk
17-Nov-2008 1 related
        

So deep was the animosity between Sir Dai Llewellyn and his brother Roddy that the colourful Welsh baronet warned his sibling that if he turned up to his funeral he would leave orders to throw him out.

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Solyndra Signs $320M Deal for Cooler Solar Roofs

alternative-energy-news.info
17-Nov-2008 5 related
        

Tubular solar startup Solyndra piled on more sales contracts and today announced a $320 million deal with Carlisle Energy Services, a newly formed division of Carlisle Construction Materials. The deal is for 100 megawatts of...

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Virgin Atlantic in talks with easyJet to buy Gatwick airport

trabber.com
16-Nov-2008
        

Virgin Atlantic, the British airline owned by tycoon Richard Branson, said on Friday that it was in talks about forming a consortium that would bid for London’s second biggest airport, Gatwick. Analysts have estimated that the...

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