Posts Tagged ‘the-sale’

India PM ‘happy’ to face 2G panel

Monday, December 20th, 2010

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says he has “nothing to hide” over an inquiry into the sale of mobile phone licences for a fraction of their multi-billion dollar value.

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DealBook: BP to Sell Pan American Stake

Sunday, November 28th, 2010

With the sale, BP will have raised about $21 billion of the $30 billion it hoped to reap from asset sales by next summer to help cover damages from its oil spill disaster.

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‘Better transparency needed’ in antiquities sales

Thursday, November 11th, 2010

An eminent archaeologist has called for more transparency in the sale of antiquities after a rare Roman helmet, found in Cumbria, was bought at auction by an anonymous bidder.

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Supreme Court Split on Video Games

Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010

Video-game violence seems to have split the Supreme Court down unusual lines on Tuesday. Conservative and liberal judges allied with each other as they debated a California law forbidding the sale of violent video games to minors. Justice Stephen…

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Kenya in cemetery scandal arrest

Monday, October 25th, 2010

Kenya’s mayor of Nairobi is arrested for questioning in connection with the sale of land for a cemetery in the capital.

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CVS Fined $75M for Selling Meth Ingredient

Friday, October 15th, 2010

CVS, the nation’s largest drug store chain, will pay a record $75 million fine and hand over $2.6 million in profits because it illegally allowed the sale of large quantities of pseudoephedrine, a key ingredient in the production of meth. Though stores…

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In California, Pot Is Now an Art Patron

Tuesday, October 12th, 2010

Life Is Art, a young foundation, intends to use the proceeds from the sale of marijuana it grows to support art projects.

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In California, Pot Is Now an Art Patron

Man Utd reports £80m annual loss

Friday, October 8th, 2010

Manchester United reports an annual pre-tax loss of £79.6m, hit by finance charges and reduced revenues from the sale of players.

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Owners of Red Sox to Buy Liverpool Soccer Club

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

Liverpool have agreed to the sale of the club to New England Sports Ventures, which owns the Boston Red Sox, the Premier League club said on Wednesday.

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Owners of Red Sox to Buy Liverpool Soccer Club

Kremlin bans missile sale to Iran

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010

The Kremlin formally bans the sale of S-300 air defence missile systems to Iran three months after new UN sanctions.

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OFT to probe online hotel prices

Thursday, September 16th, 2010

The Office of Fair Trading launches a formal investigation into alleged price fixing in the sale of hotel rooms over the internet.

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OFT to probe online hotel prices

Organic goods

Friday, August 27th, 2010

Could the sale of body parts be the way to encourage donors?

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Organic goods

Age rise ‘curbs teenage smoking’

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Teenage smoking rates in England have dropped since the government banned the sale of cigarettes to under 18s, research suggests.

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Age rise ‘curbs teenage smoking’