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Japan city seeks funds for dying 'miracle' pine
Jun 28th, 2012
A local government in northern Japan is seeking funds to preserve a so-called "miracle pine" tree that survived last year's tsunami, officials said Thursday. (Source: AFP) -
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - An 80-year-old Japanese man who began the year with his fourth heart operation became the oldest conqueror of Mount Everest on Thursday, a feat he called "the world's best feeling" even with an 81-year-old Nepalese climber not far behind him. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - For New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner, the road to City Hall leads through Pittsburgh. Weiner, the candidate who infamously resigned from the U.S. Congress two years ago in a sexting scandal, unveiled a video announcing his mayoral candidacy and a campaign logo on his website on Wednesday. The logo is written in blue... [Full Article]
By Michelle Sierra NEW YORK (Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management Inc have initiated talks with banks and asset managers to line up commitments for as much as $7 billion in bridge loans to back their leveraged recapitalization proposal for Dell Inc, banking sources told Thomson Reuters LPC on Thursday. Jefferies... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - One-time hedge fund darling Apple Inc was dropped by more well-known fund managers in the first quarter, including John Griffin and Chase Coleman. Shares of Apple were down $19.50, or 4.4 percent, at $424.36 in trading on the Nasdaq on Wednesday. The shares have fallen 40 percent from their all-time peak of $705.07 in September. Sales o... [Full Article]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Former President Joseph Estrada was declared the winner of Manila's mayoral election on Tuesday, his first ballot victory since his ouster in a 2001 anti-corruption revolt and a possible prelude to a return to higher office. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
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