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Romanian subway workers on strike for higher pay
Nov 17, 2009 ... Subway workers in Romania's capital staged a nine-hour strike on Tuesday to demand a 20 percent pay rise, causing traffic havoc in parts of the capital. The strike is the second in a week and affected an estimated 300,000 of the 700,000 passengers who use the 49-station system ...
GE in Chinese aerospace, energy, railroad ventures
Nov 17, 2009 ... General Electric Co. said Tuesday it is forming joint ventures with major Chinese groups that operate aerospace, energy and rail businesses. GE, which currently runs 36 wholly owned or joint venture companies in China, did not disclose the value of the deals. ...
US settles with 14,700 over foreign accounts
Nov 17, 2009; ... The Internal Revenue Service says more than 14,700 U.S. taxpayers with offshore accounts in 70 foreign countries have come forward to settle their tax debts. IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman says a flood of people came forward as an Oct. 15 deadline approached for the amnesty ...
Greece postpones trial over teen's death
Nov 17, 2009 ... Authorities in Greece postponed for a month the trial of two policemen allegedly involved in the fatal shooting of a teenager. The prosecutors office in Amfissa, where the trial will take place, said the two officers will face the court on Jan. 20 instead of Dec. 15, due to ...
Greece postpones trial over teen's death
Nov 17, 2009 ... Authorities in Greece postponed for a month the trial of two policemen allegedly involved in the fatal shooting of a teenager. The prosecutors office in Amfissa, where the trial will take place, said the two officers will face the court on Jan. 20 instead of Dec. 15, due to ...