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  • Proposal for second US LNG export terminal gets nod Proposal for second US LNG export terminal gets nod

    WASHINGTON - The Energy Department Friday gave a conditional nod authorizing Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. and FLNG Liquefaction, LLC (Freeport) to set up a second facility for export of domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries that do not have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. The approval means that gas-hungry markets like Japan and India could start ...

  • Nippon Airways reports minor incident on modified Dreamliner Nippon Airways reports minor incident on modified Dreamliner

    TOKYO - Japan's All Nippon Airways said Friday a modified Dreamliner had suffered a "minor" setback while conducting a test flight of an aircraft this month, but assured it was not due to overheating of lithium batteries. All Nippon Airways, the Japanese airline that is the largest operator of Boeing's beleaguered Dreamliner, said an electric distribution panel overheated and blackened during ...

  • Bangladesh garment factories reopen within days of shutdown Bangladesh garment factories reopen within days of shutdown

    DHAKA - Bangladesh has re-opened hundreds of garment factories after just three days of closure following protests over pay and poor work conditions. The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association had called for the re-opening on Friday. The shutdown of factories this week was prompted by worker protests over low pay and poor working conditions sparked by the country's ...

  • Share of developing nations in investments set to triple by 2030 Share of developing nations in investments set to triple by 2030

    WASHINGTON - The share of developing countries led by China and India in global investment is expected to triple by 2030 to three-fifths, from one-fifth in 2000, says the latest edition of the World Bank's Global Development Horizons (GDH) report, which explores patterns of investment, saving and capital flows as they are likely to evolve over the next two decades. Seventeen years from now, ...

  • Ocado enters sale and lease back deal with Morrisons for Dordon facility Ocado enters sale and lease back deal with Morrisons for Dordon facility

    LONDON - Morrisons Supermarkets, one of the major British retail chains, has entered into a 170 million pounds and 25-year agreement with Ocado Group plc ("Ocado"), to acquire its recently opened Dordon Customer Fulfilment Centre (CFC) in the Midlands, and lease it back with commitment to use its logistics and distribution facilities to start grocery deliveries to customers by January ...


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The Way of the Gun

From its earliest inception, the movies have engaged in an ongoing love affair with the criminal. The most popular genres--the Western, the gangster flick, film noir--all revolved around criminals as the central characters. Yet, while engaging in this affair, movies often feel moved to romanticize the criminal in order to lessen the impact of the complicit audience falling in love with wrong doer ... ...

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  • Microsoft warns about rise in computer viruses worldwide

    A Microsoft security expert said that computer viruses are on a rise worldwide once again after years of being less popular amongst computer attackers. In a report by Fox news, the security expert Tim Rains said that although viruses were less chosen to attack systems by hackers nowadays as they used other forms of threats, but recently Microsoft security has observed that viruses are on a rise ...

  • Npower feels the heat after accusations of UK tax avoidance

    Npower has become the latest firm to feel the heat of a mass consumer boycott after thousands of its gas and electricity customers said they plan to switch supplier to protest at its tax affairs.In April, chief executive officer Paul Massara revealed in the House of Commons that his company had paid almost no corporation tax between 2009 and 2011.When it later emerged that the energy giant had ...

  • RBS and NatWest fees revamp penalises authorised borrowers

    Millions of NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland current account customers are to be hit with new charges of up to 72 a year - on top of the interest they must pay - if they go overdrawn by more than just a tenner.RBS, which is 82% owned by taxpayers, is introducing an arranged overdraft fee on 12 July. Some customers with such overdrafts might be annoyed to learn that this fee is in effect being ...

  • QA Post Office current accounts

    current accounts . It is promising "a fair and transparent way to manage your money", with no hidden charges, and its entry into the market is likely to be welcomed by some of those looking for a more ethical home for their cash.However, ...

  • More reports of Emirates delays

    we featured the case of JL, from Sheffield who complained that Emirates airline had failed to compensate her for long delays she suffered on a flight to Australia as a result of changing planes in Dubai. The flight leaving the UK was delayed, causing her to miss the onward Emirates leg to Sydney; she eventually arrived 12 hours late.The problems occur ...

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