Dec
31
First UK airport strike is halted
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Union leaders call off the first of three strikes that threatened to paralyse some of the UK’s top airports.
Dec
31
Croatia provokes EU fishing row
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An Adriatic fishing zone off Croatia prompts EU warnings of negative consequences.
Dec
31
S Korea pardons Daewoo boss
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The founder of South Korean industrial firm Daewoo is pardoned as part of an annual New Year amnesty.
Dec
31
South Korea pardons Daewoo boss
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The founder of South Korean industrial firm Daewoo is pardoned as part of an annual New Year amnesty.
Dec
31
Privacy rights ‘fragile’ in 2007
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Surveillance is “endemic” in more nations than ever, a report by campaigners for personal privacy claims.
Dec
31
Island nations to join eurozone
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Cyprus and Malta are adopting the euro, making the single-currency area a club of 15.
Dec
31
Optimism at airport strike talks
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Unions are optimistic a deal can be reached in talks to avert a series of strikes at the UK’s busiest airports.
Dec
31
Waitrose takes first steps abroad
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Waitrose unveils plans to expand overseas with a deal to open its food stores in the United Arab Emirates.
Dec
31
US festive online orders up 19%
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Sales in the US by online retailers rise 19% between 1 November and 27 December, comScore says.
Dec
31
US festive online spending rises
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Sales in the US by online retailers rise 19% between 1 November and 27 December, comScore says.
Dec
31
US festive online spending up 19%
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Sales in the US by online retailers rise 19% between 1 November and 27 December, comScore says.
Dec
31
Branson tells strikers to resign
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Sir Richard Branson tells Virgin Atlantic staff unhappy with wages to quit ahead of a planned New Year strike.
Dec
31
Karachi shares fall after killing
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Pakistan’s main stock market index falls 4.7% in the first trading since the death of Benazir Bhutto.
Dec
31
HK shares end year up 39%
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Hong Kong’s Hang Seng share index finishes the year up 39%, its biggest annual rise since 1999.
Dec
31
Hang Seng ends year up 39%
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Hong Kong’s Hang Seng share index finishes the year up 39%, its biggest annual rise since 1999.
Dec
31
Hong Kong shares end year up 39%
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Hong Kong’s Hang Seng share index finishes the year up 39%, its biggest annual rise since 1999.
Dec
31
Talks aim to halt airport strikes
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Fresh talks are to be held in an attempt to avert a series of strikes by workers at some of the UK’s busiest airports.
Dec
31
Sippin’ Success
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Starbucks’ most successful CEO shows you how he got the job done, with a smile.
Dec
31
Preview: Las Vegas’ Greatest Gadgets Show
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A blizzard of tech gadgets will be on display at the Consumer Electronics Show next week.
Dec
31
Bubbling Widget Growth
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Web applications are hot–and either destined to be the next big thing on the Web or the next bubble.
Dec
31
RIM Rides High in 2007
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The Blackberry-maker falls at the close of the eyar as investors wonder if it can keep its momentum in the new year.
Dec
31
WaMu Ends The Year With A Bump
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The nation’s largest savings and loan company ended a bad year with a slight lift.
Dec
31
Vonage Vanquishes Nortel Dispute
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Dec
30
Shell mulling role of IT workers
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Anglo-Dutch oil firm Shell is considering the position of a number of workers as part of a review of its operations.
Dec
30
Drug firms probed over Iraq cash
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GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca are co-operating with a probe into breaches of Iraq’s oil-for-food programme.