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Tata Motors appoints former GM exec as group CEO (Reuters)
Reuters - India's Tata Motors has appointed Carl-Peter Forster, a former General Motors executive, as the group chief executive officer, the company said on Monday.
02-15-2010 by nickrivers Tags appoints, exec, former, group, reuters

Branding ban on cigarette packs? (Reuters)
Reuters - The UK government launched plans on Monday to halve the number of smokers by the end of the decade and said it would consider removing branding from cigarette packets and banning cigarette vending machines.
02-07-2010 by jackandrews Tags branding, cigarette, packs, reuters

Online gamers set for consolidation wave in 2010 (Reuters)
Reuters - Consolidation among online gaming firms is set to spark into life in 2010 with a possible deal between PartyGaming and Austria's bwin seen as the potential catalyst for a wave of takeover activity.
02-03-2010 by nickrivers Tags 2010, consolidation, gamers, reuters, wave

Alexander the Great's ring stolen from "theft" show (Reuters)
Reuters - Organizers of the "Antiquities Theft in Israel" exhibition could not have chosen a more fitting name for their display.
01-31-2010 by dthayer1558 Tags alexander, from, reuters, ring, show, stolen

Stricter brothel rules? (Reuters)
Reuters - Amsterdam's deputy mayor proposed new measures Tuesday to help tackle forced prostitution, including restricting opening hours for brothels and raising the minimum age for prostitutes to 23 from 18.
01-28-2010 by virgiladamson Tags brothel, reuters, rules, stricter

Little lizards make big money for villagers (Reuters)
Reuters - A tiny Indonesian lizard has become big business for impoverished villagers in Indonesia, where growing Asian demand for reptile-based traditional medicines has driven a boom in gecko farming.
01-25-2010 by whitec1233 Tags little, lizards, money, reuters, villagers

Airline denies plans for obesity surcharge (Reuters)
Reuters - Air France KLM denied media reports on Wednesday that it planned an extra charge for overweight passengers if they were unable to fit into a single seat.
01-21-2010 by jerryshaw Tags airline, denies, reuters

Canada history magazine drops double-entendre name (Reuters)
Reuters - Canada's second-oldest magazine, The Beaver, is changing its name because its unintended sexual connotation has caused the history journal to become snagged in Internet filters and has turned off potential readers.
01-19-2010 by kellyernswiler Tags canada, drops, history, magazine, name, reuters

Jets' Ellis has broken hand but will play against Colts (Reuters)
Reuters - New York Jets defensive end Shaun Ellis has a broken left hand but will still play in the AFC Championship game against Indianapolis, the NFL team reported on Monday on their website (http://www.newyorkjets.com)
01-19-2010 by kellyernswiler Tags against, ellis, hand, jets, play, reuters

Citadel top investment banking exec leaves (Reuters)
Reuters - The top executive of Citadel Investment Group's investment banking unit has left the firm, a company spokeswoman confirmed on Saturday.
01-16-2010 by virgiladamson Tags investment, reuters

U.S. embassy reopens (Reuters)
Reuters - Thousands of Yemeni troops are hemming in al Qaeda militants in three provinces, security sources said on Tuesday, and the U.S. embassy in Sanaa reopened after security forces staged a raid just outside the capital.
01-06-2010 by whitec1233 Tags embassy, hemming, qaeda, reuters, yemen

Aid group lists Top 10 worst humanitarian crises (Reuters)
Reuters - Governments around the world are blocking aid to trapped populations and people with HIV/AIDS are being turned away from health clinics because funding is lagging, Doctors Without Borders said in a bleak report outlining the world's 10 worst
12-27-2009 by samwitwicky Tags crises, group, humanitarian, lists, reuters, worst

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