Mine union threatens to bring South Africa to 'standstill' May 17th, 2013 - 13:30h (CET +01.00) By Ed Cropley JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The leader of South Africa's biggest platinum mining union threatened on Friday to bring Africa's No. 1 economy "to a standstill" and demanded a meeting with President Jacob Zuma, ramping up ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : mine, union, threatens, bring, south, africa, 'standstill', Top Keywords

Bangladesh to allow unions for garment workers May 13th, 2013 - 10:30h (CET +01.00) DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Bangladesh has agreed to allow garment workers to form trade unions in their factories without prior permission of the owners. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bangladesh, allow, unions, garment, workers, africa, 'standstill', Top Keywords

Britain should quit European Union - Nigel Lawson May 7th, 2013 - 10:00h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron's plan to claw back powers from the European Union is doomed and Britain would be better off leaving the 27-member bloc, former chancellor Nigel Lawson said on Monday. Lawson, who served as Margare... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : britain, should, quit, european, union, nigel, lawson, Top Keywords

Bill Clinton tried to broker Led Zeppelin reunion May 6th, 2013 - 17:00h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - It's a diplomatic failure at the highest level: Bill Clinton couldn't get Led Zeppelin to reunite. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bill, clinton, tried, broker, zeppelin, reunion, lawson, Top Keywords

Mamma Mia! Bookie offers odds on ABBA reunion Apr 25th, 2013 - 18:10h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - A British bookmaker is taking bets on an ABBA comeback after singer Agnetha Faltskog hinted at a possible reunion for Sweden's most successful band. Faltskog, who has come out of retirement to release a solo album called "... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : mamma, bookie, offers, odds, abba, reunion, lawson, Top Keywords

Exclusive: Goldman deal with union group lets Blankfein keep dual roles Apr 11th, 2013 - 12:00h (CET +01.00) By Ross Kerber (Reuters) - For the second year in a row, Goldman Sachs Group Inc fended off a shareholder proposal that could have led to a messy public vote to strip Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein of his chairman's title. By striking a deal fo... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : exclusive, goldman, deal, union, group, lets, blankfein, keep, dual, roles, Top Keywords

BNP Paribas to open new online bank: unions Apr 10th, 2013 - 11:30h (CET +01.00) By Lionel Laurent and Alexandre Boksenbaum-Granier PARIS (Reuters) - French bank BNP Paribas is set to open a new online bank targeting 500,000 customers in five years as it revamps its retail activities, two union sources told Reuters on Wednesday. ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : paribas, open, online, bank, unions, lets, blankfein, keep, dual, roles, Top Keywords

European Union slaps more sanctions on North Korea Feb 19th, 2013 - 03:30h (CET +01.00) BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union imposed trade and economic sanctions on North Korea while condemning "in the strongest terms" the nation's latest nuclear test. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : european, union, slaps, sanctions, north, korea, blankfein, keep, dual, roles, Top Keywords

State of the Union: Obama Urges Action on Climate Change Feb 13th, 2013 - 05:10h (CET +01.00) President Barack Obama took a strong stance on fighting climate change, "for the sake of our children and our future," he said late Tuesday (Feb. 12) during the State of the Union Address. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : state, union, obama, urges, action, climate, change, keep, dual, roles, Top Keywords

Dow, S&P 500 up before State of Union address Feb 12th, 2013 - 22:10h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow and S&P 500 closed modestly higher on Tuesday, putting the Dow within striking distance of all-time highs as investors looked ahead to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. Based on the latest avai... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : s&p, state, union, address, action, climate, change, keep, dual, roles, Top Keywords