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When French President François Hollande set out to legalize gay marriage, he faced an unexpectedly virulent outcry. Protests, including one that was the largest of its kind in 30 years, drew religious leaders, conservatives fighting for the preservation of family values, and those simply looking for a way to express their discontent with the president.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 14:06 |
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(Reuters) - Zale Corp on Wednesday reported a modest bump in third-quarter same-store sales and said the former chief executive of its biggest rival, Kay Jewelers parent Signet Jewelers Ltd , will be its new chairman. Terry Burman, who was Signet`s CEO from 2000 to 2011 and oversaw large U.S. market share gains that came partly at Zale`s expense, will take up the post next Friday, Zale said. Zale, which three years ago faced sharply declining sales and narrowly averted a cash shortage, reported that sales at stores open at least a year rose 1.4 percent in the quarter that ended April 30. ...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 13:50 |
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The atmosphere never gets a moment`s privacy. It can barely stir enough to move a leaf without some piece of high-tech equipmentoften many, many piecesknowing about it. The U.S. alone has up to 30 satellites at any one moment that devote at least part of their time to monitoring global and national weather patterns; 122 Doppler radar systems scattered across the country looking up from the ground; and a web of computers that just got a massive upgradeincreasing their data-crunching capacity 30-foldto process the information that all that other hardware gathers.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 00:36 |
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The Turkish parliament passed a `wealth amnesty` law late on Tuesday designed to lure back funds held abroad by affluent Turks without punitive taxes and fines. Under the legislation, Turks will pay just two percent on eligible funds, avoiding taxes that could otherwise reach 30-40 percent. They will also avoid an investigation into whether the wealth was generated in Turkey and improperly kept overseas. In order to benefit from the amnesty, Turkish individuals or companies will be obliged to declare their wealth before the end of July. ...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 06:46 |
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By Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp`s new chief executive, Brian Krzanich, has launched a sweeping company reorganization and created a unit aimed at growing its market share in future mobile technologies. The shakeup, announced internally just days after the 30-year veteran took the helm, places most of the main product groups of the world`s top chipmaker directly under the CEO`s supervision and hands its sprawling global manufacturing operation to new president Renee James, said a source close to the company, who declined to be identified. ...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 19:51 |
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By Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp`s new chief executive, Brian Krzanich, has launched a sweeping reorganization of the world`s top chipmaker and created a unit aiming to retake the top chipmaker`s lead in mobile and semiconductor innovation. The shakeup, announced internally just days after the 30-year veteran took the helm, places most of Intel`s main product groups directly under his supervision and hands its sprawling global manufacturing operation to new president Renee James, said a source close to the company, who declined to be identified. ...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 18:24 |
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