Congressman latest to ask Bank of America for more details about its purchase of Merrill LynchSeptember 21st, 2009 Rep. Towns asks BofA for details on Merrill dealNEW YORK — Bank of America Corp. was facing a deadline Monday to turn over additional information about its acquisition of Merrill Lynch, this time to a Congressional committee.
Bank of America names Holliday director, passes resolution to cut board size to 15 directorsSeptember 21st, 2009 Bank of America appoints new directorCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bank of America Corp.
Tennessee prison inmate sues, claiming jailers lost his prosthetic legAugust 7th, 2009 Tenn. inmate sues, saying jail lost his legNASHVILLE, Tenn. — A state prison inmate has sued, claiming Davidson County jailers lost his prosthetic leg.
State Department: Arms and training for Somalia valued at less than $10 millionJune 26th, 2009 US military help for Somalia is under $10 millionWASHINGTON — A State Department official says the weaponry and military training that the United States has been supplying to the government of Somalia in recent weeks is valued at less than $10 million. And the official said it amounted to about 40 tons of armaments, provided to Somalia over the last six weeks.
Sources: US to bolster efforts to train Somali forces, provide arms to foil Islamic rebelsJune 25th, 2009 Sources: US beefs up aid to Somalia to foil rebelsWASHINGTON — U.S. officials say the Obama administration has decided to bolster efforts to support Somalia's embattled government.
Student with prosthetic arm alleges discrimination by Abercrombie & Fitch in BritainJune 24th, 2009 Student alleges discrimination by AbercrombieLONDON — A British student who worked for U.S. retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
A glance at world's top 10 arms spenders, arms producers, according to research instituteJune 8th, 2009 Top 10 arms spenders, arms producers in the worldA look at the top 10 arms spenders and top 10 arms producers in the world, according to estimates by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute:
Top 10 military spenders 2008 (US$, billions)
1. United States — 607
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When Penelope Cruz couldn't address Ben Kingsley by nameApril 9th, 2009 LONDON - Spanish actress Penelope Cruz has revealed that she had trouble talking to her new movie co-star Sir Ben Kingsley because she had no idea how to address him. The Oscar winning actress admits she was confused when she first began filming 'Elegy' (2008) because she was told to call the legendary actor by his full title, reports contactmusic.com.
Kid that Madonna couldn't adopt cries for herApril 6th, 2009 LONDON - The baby who pop star Madonna had hoped to adopt cried all night as she was sent back to the orphanage. 'Where's my mummy?' she asked.
Reserve Bank cuts key rates once againMarch 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With the economic growth rate for the third quarter falling to 5.3 percent - the lowest since 2003 - the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Wednesday evening announced monetary stimulus in the form of reductions in the repo rate and the reverse repo rate by 50 basis points each. The repo rate (rate at which banks borrow money from RBI), which was last revised Jan 2, will now come down to 5 percent, while the reverse repo rate (rate at which RBI borrows from the banks) has come down to 3.5 percent.
Bill seeks powers to fix capital of State Bank of India armsFebruary 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The finance ministry Tuesday tabled a bill in parliament that seeks to empower the government to fix the authorised and paid-up capital of the subsidiaries of the State Bank of India (SBI) and to appoint its top management. The bill was necessitated after the ownership of these subsidiaries of India's largest commercial bank was transferred to the government from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which is also the regulator for the banking industry in the country.
Legless New Zealand woman swims with 'mermaid tail'February 25th, 2009 WELLINGTON - New Zealander Nadya Vessey, who lost her legs in a childhood illness, now swims like a mermaid - thanks to Oscar-winning movie special effects wizards Weta Workshop, according to media reports Wednesday. The workshop, which won Oscars for their effects on 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy, made a mermaid wetsuit for her, complete with fishtail, which she tested in a Wellington pool.
Allahabad Bank joins hands with Suzuki MotorcycleFebruary 15th, 2009 KOLKATA - City-based public sector lender Allahabad Bank Monday signed an agreement with two-wheeler maker Suzuki Motorcycle India for financing of Suzuki two-wheelers under 'AllBank Mobike' scheme. Under the scheme, the bank will provide loans to two-wheeler buyers at discounted rates, Allahabad Bank chairman and managing director K.R.
World Bank announces $444 mn aid to OrissaJanuary 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The World Bank Tuesday announced $444 million aid to Orissa for infrastructure development and rural livelihood projects. The bank has signed an agreement in this regard with the state government.
When Brad Pitt couldn't buy X-Mas gift for JolieDecember 22nd, 2008 LONDON - Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt had to depend on a less-famous friend to buy his Christmas gift for partner Angelina Jolie because shop clerks thought he was a prank caller. The star fought to purchase the complete works of Hungarian director Bela Tarr for the actress in time for Christmas, but Pitt's pleas were ignored when shop clerks at a small DVD store in Budapest kept hanging up on him, reports contactmusic.com
The store people thought Pitt was a phony.
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