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Three Britons charged in Belgian CO2 fraud probeBrussels (AFP) Jan 4, 2010 Belgian authorities have charged three Britons suspected of VAT fraud on CO2 emissions permits after funds held in Belgian banks were frozen, prosecutors said on Monday. "The three Britons were arrested on 29 December in Tournai," said Jean-Bertrand Cambier, a prosecutor in the western city, as part of an investigation into some three million euros (4.3 million dollars) of unpaid taxes. ... read more |
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Paris (UPI) Jan 4, 2009 A specter is starting to haunt Europe. Youth unemployment is reaching record levels and the implications for social stability are alarming. Unemployment among those ages 15-24 is now averaging 20 percent across Europe, with an extraordinary peak of 43 percent in Spain. But it is above 20 percent even in prosperous Luxemburg, the country with the highest income per capita in the European ... more  
Taipei, Taiwan (UPI) Jan 4, 2009 Taiwan's temperatures have risen by an average of 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit over the past century, according to a government study. Despite Taiwan's rise in temperatures, sunny hours in the country have fallen. The decline -- attributed to air pollution and suspended particles that had blocked the sunshine -- ranges from 176 hours per year in the north to 552 hours per year in central Taiw ... more  
Kirkuk, Iraq (AFP) Jan 4, 2010Iraq on Monday named a new chief for the state-run North Oil Company, angering employees and sparking concerns of sectarian tensions in the firm's ethnically-mixed headquarters town of Kirkuk. Hamid al-Saadi's appointment was announced alongside the promotion of three other senior oil sector officials to key posts, and comes as Iraq seeks to ramp up its oil output five-fold in the coming sev ... more |
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Hyderabad, India Jan 5, 2010The city of Hyderabad, once a symbol of the new emerging India and home to IT giants such as Google and Microsoft, is mired in protests, threatening its future as an investment-friendly hub. The southern state of Andhra Pradesh, of which Hyderabad is the capital, has been rocked for weeks by violent demonstrations for and against the division of the state into two entities. The national ... more  
Bogota, Colombia (UPI) Jan 4, 2009 Ampal-American Israel Corp. has signed an agreement making way for the company to acquire a 25-percent stake in an ethanol project in Colombia. Once completed it will be the largest Israeli energy project undertaken in Latin America, company officials said. The company said the deal, signed on Dec. 31, 2009, was an option exercise agreement with Merhav MNF Ltd., pursuant to which ... more 
Shanghai (AFP) Dec 31, 2009China Citic Bank said Thursday it plans to issue 25 billion yuan (3.66 billion dollars) in subordinate and hybrid bonds in 2010 to beef up its capital base. The medium-sized lender, in which Spain's second-biggest bank BBVA Group holds a 15 percent stake, said its board approved the debt issue plan on Wednesday, according to a statement filed with the Shanghai Stock Exchange. No further ... more |
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