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  • PREVIEW-Mexico's Walmex May same-store sales seen up 7 pct

    MONTERREY, Mexico, June 3 Reuters - Top Mexican retailerWal-Mart de Mexico is expected to post a 7 percent rise in Maysame-store sales on Thursday, helped by an additional Saturday,credit and promotions and despite price hikes on staples.
    2008-06-03 22:29:14

  • Wine: this week's top deals

    Peter Grogan presents his top tipples of the week.
    2008-06-03 22:28:21

  • Restaurant review: Lakelands first floor café

    Lakeland is the top shop for cookware, but is its restaurant hitting the same heights Zoe Williams takes a view.
    2008-06-03 22:27:21

  • Relentless Utley propels Phillies

    PHILADELPHIA AP Chase Utley made two diving, backhanded catches, hit another homer, barreled into a catcher and tried to bunt for a base hit. Watching from the bench, Ken Griffey Jr. saw one of the top players in the majors do whatever it takes to get a win.Read the full story
    2008-06-03 22:21:29

  • Buying overseas: Goodbye Dubai...

    Ras Al Khaimah translates as "the top of the tent" and, appropriately, this member of the United Arab Emirates sits in the northernmost point of the country, between Dubai and the waters of the Persian Gulf.
    2008-06-03 22:18:13

  • Legal Opinion: Max Mosley goes forum shopping in Paris

    In his war over lurid press stories about his sex life, Max Mosley, president of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile FIA, has sued the News of the World in France for defamation and invasion of privacy as well as in England for breach of privacy. It is not the first time media litigants have opened up a second front in France.
    2008-06-03 22:20:13

  • Warmer seas blamed for rapid decline of Scottish puffin colony

    Atlantic puffins, until recently one of the North Sea's rare wildlife success stories, are joining the ranks of dwindling birdlife after new data revealed their numbers on a crucial island colony are in sharp decline.
    2008-06-03 22:15:13

  • Top Kashmir separatist under house arrest: po ...

    SRINAGAR, India AFP - A top Kashmiri separatist on Tuesday accused India of preventing him from attending Sikh separatist commemorations of the army's storming of Amritsar's Golden Temple in 1984.
    2008-06-03 22:00:00

  • Layne Christensen Q1 profit climbs on increased segmental results - Update

    Tuesday, drilling and construction services provider Layne Christensen Co reported a 29.5% rise in first-quarter profit, driven by strength in minerals and natural gas prices and double-digit revenue growth in all three primary divisions. However, quarterly earnings per share rose a mere 5.8%, impacted by higher share count, and topped the analysts' consensus by a penny, with top line also beating market projections.
    2008-06-03 22:00:00

  • PRESS DIGEST - South Korean newspapers - June 4 - Reuters

    SEOUL, June 4 Reuters - The following is a summary of major South Korean newspapers on Wednesday, prepared by Reuters in Seoul. Reuters has not checked the stories and does not guarantee their accuracy.S. Korea President Backs Away From Beef Deal With US Washington PostS. Korea Backs Away From Resuming US Beef Imports Voice of AmericaInternational Herald Tribune - The Associated Press - United Press International - Los Angeles Timesall 2,268 news articles
    2008-06-03 21:41:16
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