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Avon buys Silpada for $650 million

Silpada is a direct seller of sterling silver jewelry in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. Its headquarters are in Lenexa, Kansas. Avon said the company …
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United Kindom govt plans new drug pricing scheme in 2013

Health minister Andrew Lansley told reporters on Monday he did not intend to rush through the shift by ripping up the existing Pharmaceutical Price …
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World stocks lower ahead of earnings, euro off

While second-quarter earnings are expected to come in strong, investors remained concerned about Europe’s fiscal issues and the health of its …
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European Union under pressure to finalize rescue fund

Markets are worried about how Europe’s financial system would fare if the economy stagnates or slides back into recession — or if a European state …
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Al-Qaida-linked Somali group claims Uganda blasts

Al-Shabab, whose ranks are swelled by militant veterans of the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, has long threatened to attack outside of Somalia’s …
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United Kindom suicide bomb plotters jailed for 20 years

The plot’s ringleaders hoped to evade airport security by smuggling homemade bombs onto U.S.-bound flights using liquid explosives disguised as soft …
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Court issued a second arrest warrant for Sudan’s Bashir

Bashir, who faces an ICC arrest warrant from March 2009 for war crimes and crimes against humanity, has dismissed the court’s claims that he is …
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European Union seeks to boost bank account protection

It also proposed Monday to raise compensation for investors who lose money because of fraud. EU Internal Market Commissioner Michel Barnier said …
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UK Facebook users get link to child safety program

The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Center said application — called "ClickCEOP" — gives children between ages 13 to 18 a place to report …
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Global migration to be rebounding in 2011

The OECD published a report on international migration showing inflows of immigrants fell by about 6 percent to 4.4 million people in 2008 and …
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Johnson & Johnson paying $480 million for Micrus

Johnson & Johnson said it will pay $23.40 per share, marking a 5.5 percent premium to Micrus’ closing price on Friday. Both companies boards …
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New cap will be on leaking well later today

BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles said in a Monday morning briefing the plan to replace a leaky old cap on the well remained on track to be …
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Probation chief calls for prison rethink

Describing prison as "a rather drastic form of crime prevention", the Chief Inspector of Probation Andrew Bridges called for a national debate on the …
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Swiss reject U.S. extradition request on Polanski

"The reason for the decision lies in the fact that it was not possible to exclude with the necessary certainty a fault in the U.S. extraditionary …
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Karzai to ask UN to trim Taliban blacklist

The request to remove about a quarter of the 137 names on the list is aimed at advancing reconciliation talks with insurgents, the report said, …
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Betancourt accuses Colombia of failing to protect her

The one-time presidential candidate, held hostage in rebel camps from early 2002 to mid 2008 when she was freed in a military rescue, outraged …
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Rising sea drives Panama islanders to mainland

Seasonal winds, storms and high tides combine to submerge the tiny islands, crowded with huts of yellow cane and faded palm fronds, leaving them …
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Al Qaeda threatens to kill French hostage in 15 days

Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) said in May it was holding 78-year-old Michel Germaneau, who was seized in northern Niger in April. It …
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