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WHO lifts Toronto travel advisory
From Wire ReportsGENEVA - Citing a sudden ebb in the SARS epidemic in Toronto, the World Health Organization lifted yesterday its week-old advisory urging people to delay unnecessary travel to the city because of the highly infectious respiratory illness. But in Asia,...Tags: Epidemics and Plagues, Trips and Vacations, Illnesses, Canada, Jean Chretien
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Terror-linked arrests in Singapore alarm many
Associated PressSINGAPORE - Singapore boasts one of the world's most efficient intelligence gathering networks. So when suspected al-Qaida terrorists were arrested here on suspicion of plotting to blow up the U.S. Embassy, it sent an alarming message: If terrorists can...Tags: Defense, National or Ethnic Minorities, U.S. Embassy, Paul Evans, Indonesia
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SARS virus claims more lives in Asia
Associated PressBEIJING -- As entertainment venues shut their doors yesterday under orders from Beijing officials trying to contain the spread of SARS, the virus claimed more lives in the Chinese capital, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore. Beijing health officials...Tags: Television Industry, Viral Diseases and Infections, England, Taiwan, Plastic Surgeons
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Vacation travel picking up; for business, not so much
With the economy on the rebound, Americans once again are cracking open their pocketbooks to take family vacations and other leisure trips. But corporate managers in charge of spending for business conferences and conventions remain tightfisted with...
Tags: U.S. Airways, Transportation Industry, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Trips and Vacations, Foods and Beverages
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Eutelsat, KKR said to place bids for SingTel's Australia unit
ReutersHONG KONG/SYDNEY, June 17 (Reuters) - France's Eutelsat Communications SA and private equity firm KKR & Co are among the suitors to place first rounds bids for Singapore Telecommunications Ltd's Australian satellite unit, a person with direct knowledge of...Tags: Australia, France, Blackstone Group, L.P., The Carlyle Group
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Singapore Airlines treats L.A. fliers with doughnuts
On Singapore Airlines, the onboard menu changes with each airport the carrier serves, so fliers can order local dishes or drinks. For example, passengers flying from San Francisco to Hong Kong or South Korea can order Napa Valley wines. “The...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Doughnuts, Singapore Airlines
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Singapore punishes 20 banks in benchmark rate review
ReutersSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's central bank censured a record 20 banks on Friday after it found more than 100 traders in the city state tried to rig key borrowing and currency rates. The probe by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) marks the...Tags: Australia, Thomson Corporation, United Kingdom, Finance, Deutsche Bank AG
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Asia Cocoa-Butter stays at 4-year peak, chocolate makers shy
Reuters* Butter ratios little changed at 2.05 times London * Powder prices vary, offered at below $2,000/T By Lewa Pardomuan SINGAPORE, June 14 (Reuters) - Chocolate makers turned their backs on the butter market as ratios stayed at their highest since the...Tags: Holidays, Kraft Foods Group, Inc., Butter, Nestle SA
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Rains delay India corn exports, tighten Asia supplies
Reuters* Indian corn exports hit by wetter-than-normal weather * Delays 500,000 T of corn shipments to Southeast Asia * South America may sell more due to India hold ups By Naveen Thukral and Meenakshi Sharma SINGAPORE/MUMBAI, June 14 (Reuters) - Rains...Tags: Weather Reports, Asia, India, Brazil, Malaysia
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Singapore reprimands 20 banks after rate review
ReutersSINGAPORE June 14 (Reuters) - Singapore's central bank has censured 20 banks following its review into the setting of benchmark rates in the city-state and ordered them to set aside additional reserves for a year. The Monetary Authority of Singapore...Tags: Financial Markets, ING Group, Foreign Exchange Market, Money and Monetary Policy, Central Bank
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FACTBOX-Banks reprimanded in Singapore rate-rigging probe
ReutersJune 14 (Reuters) - Singapore's central bank censured 20 banks following its review into the setting of benchmark rates in the city-state and ordered them to set aside additional reserves for a year. For a related story, click For the statement from...Tags: Bank of America Corp., Deutsche Bank AG, Citigroup Incorporated, JPMorgan Chase & Co., BNP Paribas
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UBS says cooperating with Singapore regulator in rate review
ReutersZURICH (Reuters) - UBS said it is cooperating with Singapore's regulator following the city-state's censure of 20 banks whose traders were found to have manipulated benchmark borrowing and currency rates. "These were the actions of a few in the past, and...
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