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EU Antitrust Body Seeks Views On Google Concessions
Google's rivals will have the chance to comment on concessions proposed by the U.S. Internet company to end an EU antitrust investigation. Complainants including Microsoft, online travel sites ...
EU Lawmakers Water Down Accountancy Reform
European Union plans forcing companies to change accountants regularly were watered down on Thursday, providing some relief for the "Big Four" auditors that check most large company books. A panel ...
White House Formally Notifies Congress Of Japan Free-Trade Talks
President Barack Obama's administration on Wednesday notified Congress it will start free-trade talks with Japan, bringing the world's third-largest economy into U.S.-led negotiations on a regional ...In Myanmar, Cheap SIM Card Draw May Herald Telecoms Revolution
Introduced a decade and a half ago under Myanmar's former military rulers, SIM cards sold for as much as $7,000 apiece. Today, they still cost more than $200. From Thursday, lucky winners of a ...
U.S. Should Do More On Climate Change: UN’s Figueres
The United States should do more to fight climate change and help industry catch up on missed economic opportunities in clean energies, the head of the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat said on ...Bangladesh Factory Building Collapse Kills Nearly 100
An eight-story block housing garment factories and a shopping center collapsed on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital on Wednesday, killing nearly 100 people and injuring hundreds more, ...
Directors, Officers Face Increased Scrutiny: Willis/Allen & Overy Survey
The threat of regulatory investigations, criminal penalties, and anti-corruption legislation, are among the top concerns for directors and officers, according to a new survey conducted by Willis ...Japan Nuke Cleanup May Take More Than 40 Years
A U.N. nuclear watchdog team said Japan may need longer than the projected 40 years to decommission its tsunami-crippled nuclear plant and urged its operator to improve plant stability. The head of ...