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Endeavour
takes off, at last
Florida: The space shuttle Endeavour rose like
a false dawn over Florida on Saturday night, ending nearly
a month of frustration for NASA as weather, leaks, cracks
and human error kept the orbiter from delivering a new
crew to the International Space Station.
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US
port, unions reach 6-year deal
Washington: US West Coast longshoremen and port
employers on Saturday reached six-year contract deal,
bringing to an end a bitter dispute that led to a 10-day
shutdown of the docks that handle more than half of US
trade.
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EU
to unveil new anti-trust rules
Brussels: Europe's anti-trust control is set for
a radical makeover that will change the way firms, courts
and countries do business across the 15-nation European
Union.
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British
union suspends airport strikes
London: Britain's Transport and General Workers
Union (TGWU) said on Sunday it was suspending four days
of threatened strikes at the country's major airports,
raising hopes that travel chaos over Christmas could be
averted.
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Samsung
says to boost marketing budget in 2003
Seoul: South Korea's Samsung Electronics said it
would raise its marketing budget in 2003 in an attempt
to strengthen its brand in the North American and European
markets where it is lagging.
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Cisco
eyes Russia expansion despite global slump
Seatle: US-based tech giant Cisco Systems Inc.
hopes to gradually expand operations in Russia despite
a global information technology market downturn, its regional
head said on Friday.
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Strong
demand for Xbox online gaming: Microsoft
New York: Software giant Microsoft said on Friday
that nearly all of its online gaming systems have sold
out in about one week on retail shelves, totaling some
150,000 "Xbox Live" kits.
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U.S.
plan would eliminate industrial tariffs
Washington: The Bush administration plans to unveil
an ambitious proposal next week that would require World
Trade Organization members to reduce tariffs on industrial
goods to zero by 2015, sources said on Friday.
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