Archive for April 1st, 2008

T-VIPS Wins UK Deal

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

T-VIPS AS, a Norwegian technology company that designs, builds and supplies world-leading solutions for contribution & distribution of broadcast quality video signals, has announced its appointment as preferred supplier to National Grid Wireless for the

3 UK, Sony BMG Launch Ad-supported Mobile Music Videos

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

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Swiss Franc Slides To 2.0043 Against Pound

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

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Swiss Re to set up Chinese health consulting arm

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

(Reuters) - Swiss Re (RUKN.VX: Quote, Profile, Research) has won approval to establish a health consulting company in China, the world’s largest reinsurer said on Wednesday. Beijing Prestige Health Consulting Service Co Ltd will provide comprehensive

PRESS DIGEST - British business - April 2

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

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Daniel Craig is UK’s best dressed man

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Actor Daniel Craig waves during the filming of a James Bond movie at the Palio horse race in Siena’s main square Aug. 16, 2007. Craig was named ‘Britain’s Best Dressed Man’ for the second consecutive year by men’s magazine GQ. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)Photo

U.K., Spain housing markets face major corrections - S&P

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said Europe’s housing markets are finally, and overwhelmingly, turning down. ‘And in those countries where the housing bubbles have been expanding for longer, Standard & Poor’s

PSA Norway Allows Exploration Drilling for West Alpha

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

StatoilHydro has received consent to conduct exploration drilling of wells 6407/8-4 S and 6407/8-4 A with the mobile facility West Alpha. StatoilHydro has received consent to conduct exploration drilling of wells 6407/8-4 S and 6407/8-4 A with the mobile

PSA Norway Consents To Conduct Exploration Drilling in Barents Sea

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

StatoilHydro has received consent to conduct exploration drilling of well 7226/2-1 (Ververis) using the mobile drilling facility Polar Pioneer. Well 7226/2-1 is part of production license 395 and is located 193 km north of the North Cape. The distance to

The Great Swiss Art Robbery

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

In the most dramatic art heist in Swiss history, three masked gunmen robbed the Emil Buehrle Collection in February, stealing four masterpieces valued at nearly $160 million. Located in a modest 19th-century Zurich villa, the museum had sparse security

‘PRUDENT’ TO PAUSE: Iraq Violence Halts British Drawdown

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

LONDON, April 1 — Britain has postponed plans to sharply reduce its troop presence in Iraq because of recent fighting between Iraqi government troops and Shiite militias in Baghdad and Basra, Defense Secretary Des Browne announced Tuesday. ‘It is

Genzyme expanding in Ireland

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Genzyme Corp. will pursue a $203 million expansion of its manufacturing facility in Ireland, a move that will create 170 additional jobs there. The Cambridge, Mass., biotechnology company (Nasdaq: GENZ) announced the news on Tuesday that it would expand

Summit forum on logistics strategy for ports of China and Europe held

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

(DALIANNEWS)- The Summit Forum on Logistics Strategy for Ports of China and Europe kicked off at Dalian Maritime University, April 1, 2008. The forum which has been held twice successfully will further strengthen the exchange and cooperation among the

The Chamber of Deputies has taken the first step toward ratification of the European Union’s Lisbon Treaty.

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

UTC] Ian WilloughbyListen A senior US official says a deal with the Czech Republic on the building of a US radar base in central Bohemia is very close to completion. The Chamber of Deputies has taken the first step toward ratification of the European

From Berlin ‘36 to Beijing ‘08, the Olympic torch is passed to tyrants

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

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