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V. Raghunathan 12:50 AM | September 23,2009
Nine US banks, which received about $175 billion in government dole following the meltdown, paid out about $33 billion in bonuses last year, after registering a combined loss of nearly $100 billion
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08:52 PM | September 16,2009
French President Nicolas Sarkozy joined the chorus that advocates using “happiness” as an economic indicator. But what will replace traditional indicators?
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AFP 04:55 PM | September 03,2009
Group of 20 finance ministers meet in London on Friday ahead of a Pittsburgh summit to chart the next steps out of the global economic crisis, with calls to curb bonuses as part of beefed-up financial market rules topping the agenda
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High Windows | Mukul Kesavan 10:02 PM | August 06,2009
The building consensus against Muslims in Europe is legitimized by the notion that European modernity has to be defended against a medieval religion and its violent adherents
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01:15 AM | July 30,2009
The economist’s concepts on justice, as he discusses freedom as “capability” in his new book, are dogged with imprecision and relativity
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Anna Willard / Reuters 04:25 PM | July 27,2009
During his presidential campaign, Sarkozy pushed for greater transparency on presidential health bulletins, but his short hospital stay for a throat problem in 2007 was revealed only three months later
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AP 01:18 PM | July 17,2009
Renault gained market share in Germany, Spain and Belgium, but lost in Italy and Britain
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V Mohan Narayan / PTI 08:41 PM | July 14,2009
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said India’s involvement is essential in all major global matters
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V Mohan Narayan / PTI 10:44 AM | July 14,2009
The dossier, handed over to the Indian high commission officials in Islamabad on Saturday, identifies 12 new suspects and gives an update on Pakistan’s investigations into the 26 November attacks
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Nathaniel Harrison / AFP 09:54 PM | June 15,2009
Few blockbuster orders are expected this time from the week-long show
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Tom Zeller Jr / NYT 12:50 AM | April 21,2009
In an electronically mediated world, where frictionless access to information is the norm, “the high fixed cost of print publishing makes the major metro newspaper business model unsustainable”
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Reuters 04:11 PM | April 09,2009
A poll released on Tuesday found that 50% of people surveyed objected to bossnappings while 45% said they were acceptable
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The Good Life | Shoba Narayan 12:30 AM | April 04,2009
The notion of women’s empowerment dictating a vote is a nuance that few care about. But I argue here that they should
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AFP 10:16 AM | March 20,2009
Unions want Sarkozy to hike the minimum wage, increase taxes on the rich and scrap plans to cut public sector jobs
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Reuters 12:56 PM | March 19,2009
Up to 2.5 million people took to the streets on a first such day of action on 29 January and union leaders hope even more demonstrators turn out at some 200 rallies planned for Thursday
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