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Putin backs Medvedev's call for Russia modernisation

AFP - SAINT PETERSBURG (AFP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Saturday strongly backed President Dmitry Medvedev's call for economic modernisation, moving to smother talk of differences...

CAW, Johnson Controls reach tentative deal

CBC - After a successful late-night bargaining session, the Canadian Auto Workers Union and management at Johnson Controls have reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year labour deal.

Austria in talks with Russia over South Stream

AFP - VIENNA (AFP) - Austria has begun talks with Russia in view of joining Moscow's South Stream gas pipeline project, Austrian newspapers reported on Saturday.

Turkey sticks to nuclear power plan

AFP - ANKARA (AFP) - Turkey is determined to build a nuclear power plant and will launch a new project to replace a failed tender, Energy Minister Taner Yildiz was quoted as saying Saturday.

Obama touts Asia trade to create jobs

AFP - WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama, back from a tour of Asia, called Saturday for the United States to produce more goods to sell across the Pacific, touting trade as a way to revive...

Putin backs Medvedev's call for Russia modernization

AFP - SAINT PETERSBURG (AFP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Saturday strongly backed President Dmitry Medvedev's call for radical economic modernization, in an apparent bid to smother talk...

Vodafone seeks more time to reply to Indian tax claim

AFP - NEW DELHI (AFP) - British mobile phone giant Vodafone Group Plc has sought an extra two months to reply to a two-billion-dollar Indian tax claim over its purchase of India's third-largest...

Australia executives suspended over banknote probe

AFP - SYDNEY (AFP) - Two executives at a banknote-making firm part-owned by Australia's central bank have been suspended over a police probe into alleged bribery and kickbacks, officials said.

Cossette favors Mill Road takeover

Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - Cossette Inc, Canada's largest homegrown ad firm, urged shareholders late on Friday to accept an buyout offer from Mill Road Capital, saying a higher proposal from...

Cossette still favors Mill Road takeover

Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - The advertising agency Cossette Inc late on Friday reaffirmed its support to be acquired by U.S. private equity firm Mill Road Capital LP, after Cosmos Capital indicated...