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US
asbestos liability suits may be settled in few weeks
New York: The opposing sides in asbestos liability
lawsuits are close to an agreement that would settle hundreds
of thousands of claims against Halliburton Co and Honeywell
International Inc, a lawyer for the plaintiffs said on
Thursday.
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Over
21,000 German companies go bust in first seven months
Wiesbaden: More than 21,000 German companies filed
for insolvency in the first seven months of the current
year, data published by the Federal Statistics Office
showed on Friday.
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Security
industry gets 9/11 windfall
Washington: With the US government issuing new
terror warnings and Senate passage of the homeland security
bill, small companies providing screening systems and
other specialised protection services are poised for the
windfall they've anticipated ever since September 11,
'01.
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