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- Cez acquires 600MW wind farm project in Romania
Cez Group and Continental Wind Partners, a renewable power developer, have concluded the sale of Continental Wind Partners's adjacent Fantanele and Cogealac wind farms in Romania to Cez.The two projects will together have a total capacity of
- Forbes rates Germany's Merkel world's most powerful woman
NEW YORK, August 28 (RIA Novosti) - Forbes magazine has rated German Chancellor Angela Merkel world's most powerful woman for the third year in a row, beating a pair of U.S. officials and a host of business leaders. The magazine, which ranks 100 most
- Survey: British office romance commonplace
LONDON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- A British recruitment firm said its survey of Britons in the workplace suggests 40 percent of office workers have had a romantic relationship with a colleague. Office Angels said its survey of 1,200 office workers suggests the
- Swiss exonerate executed 'witch'
GLARUS CITY, Switzerland, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The Swiss state of Glarus has exonerated a woman executed for witchcraft more than 220 years ago and labeled her killing 'judicial murder.' The state's parliament voted unanimously Wednesday to clear the name of
- Merkel world's most powerful woman
NEW YORK -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel is the world's most powerful woman for the third straigh t year, topping Forbes magazine's 2008 list of the top 100 women based on their career, economic impact and media coverage. Sheila Bair, who chairs the
- Ohio woman addresses Obama rumors
(AP)
AP - An Ohio woman who was one of the everyday Americans invited to speak at the Democratic convention sought in her speech Thursday night to debunk rumors circulating on the Internet about Sen. Barack Obama.
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In 1970, QABOOS bin Said Al Said ousted his father and has ruled as sultan ever since. His extensive modernization program has opened the country to the outside world and has preserved a long-standing political and military relationship with the UK. Oman's moderate, independent foreign policy has sought to maintain good relations with all Middle Eastern countries.
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AFP - One woman was found dead and another was missing as torrential rain drenched central Japan, leading authorities to urge an entire city of nearly 400,000 people to evacuate, officials said.
AFP - A condom lubricant designed for sex workers and gay men has become a popular acne cure among female Cambodians, women in the capital and local media said Thursday.
AFP - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused Washington of manufacturing the Georgia conflict as tensions mounted with the United States threatening to scrap a nuclear deal in protest at Moscow's actions.
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