Asia set for a bumpy ride, India to improve in '03
Hong Kong: While Thailand, South Korea and China would post lower gross domestic product growth in 2003 than in 2002, countries like India, Singapore and Malaysia are set to improve.
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Deutsche Telekom to axe another 4,500 jobs
Berlin: Deutsche Telekom will cut its work force by about 50,000 by the end of 2005 in a massive cost cutting drive designed to restore Europe's biggest phone company to profit.
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Bush wins end to West Coast lockout
Washington: President Bush won an 80-day halt to a management lockout of West Coast ports on Tuesday as a federal judge granted a court order to reopen the docks and start clearing a huge backlog of cargo from more than 200 ships now idled offshore.
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Bush intervenes in port lockout
Washington: President George Bush took the first step on Monday toward forcing an end to a lockout at West Coast ports, citing concerns about the fragile U.S. economy.
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