Microsoft best place to work in in UK: study
London: Computer software giant Microsoft is adjudged as the top among 100 best companies to work for in the UK.
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Opec ready to act to cool oil prices
Doha: Opec President Abdullah al-Attiyah said on Sunday the producers' group would take whatever action was necessary to contain rocketing oil prices. Despite two output increases already this year, the cartel was powerless last week to stop prices soaring to a 12-year high of nearly $40 a barrel amid war Iraq war fears.
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US court allows US Air to terminate pension plan
Washington: A federal judge ruled on Saturday night that US Airways Group Inc. could terminate its pilots' pension plan, saying it was a disheartening option to help save the bankrupt carrier.
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Asian economic summit for ways to build economic momentum
Singapore: Asian government, business and civil leaders will debate how to increase economic growth in the region, which is already outperforming the rest the world, when they gather in Singapore in October, the World Economic Forum's Asia director said.
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