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Bear Stearns Merchant Banking to be spun off
Bear Stearns Cos' private-equity arm Bear Stearns Merchant Banking is expected to announce on Thursday it will spin off into an independent company with JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) as its largest investor, the Wall Street Journal said.
Nations:India People:John Howard Activities:Bear Stearns Crash
2008-06-05
Australia cancels broadband deal
The Australian government has terminated a 958 million Australian dollar ($869 million) agreement with a Singapore-backed consortium to build a rural broadband network, officials said Wednesday.
Nations:Australia Singapore People:Kevin Rudd John Howard
2008-04-02
`Redneck Shop' creates dispute in S.C.
A black civil rights activist is fighting to close a store that sells KKK robes and T-shirts emblazoned with racial slurs. David Kennedy is confident he can make it happen. After all, he says he owns the building.
Nations:U.S. People:Martin Luther King John Howard
2008-03-10
Australia says sorry to Stolen Generations
Australia apologized on Wednesday for the historic mistreatment of Aborigines, heralding a new era in race relations and moving indigenous people to tears as huge crowds cheered across the nation.
Nations:Australia People:John Howard
2008-02-13
Australia to apologize to Aborigines
Australia will issue its first formal apology to the country's indigenous people next month, a senior minister said Wednesday, a milestone that could ease tensions with a minority once subjected to policies including the removal of mixed-blood children from families on the premise that their race was doomed.
Nations:Australia People:John Howard Kevin Rudd
2008-01-30
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