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EU Commissioner A.Šemeta Supports Public Initiative in Fight Against Black…

Once a report is filed on http://www.beseselio.lt, the information is transferred to police participating in the initiative who will then decide whether any laws have been broken. The places where illegal trading has been observed by citizens will be highlighted on a map and visitors to the site will be able to compare rates of illegal trading across regions, check which places where there has been black market trading have been shut down by law enforcement and find other useful information…
PR Newswire
22/05/2013

Kesko supports young athletes and art students with scholarships

KESKO CORPORATION PRESS RELEASE 22.05.2013 AT 13.00 1(1) Kesko's Board of Directors has granted scholarships to talented young athletes and art students for the 26th time. The Kesko scholarships, presented today in Helsinki, were granted to 25 promising young athletes and 16 art students from different parts of Finland. The total scholarship amount is 40,000 euros and the recipients were chosen on the recommendation of fine arts universities and sports associations...
Thomson Reuters
22/05/2013

Corio closes contract for the first Primark in France

Corio has signed a contract with Primark to open a 7,500 m(2) flagship store in Grand Littoral in Marseille. The Primark store will anchor the redeveloped 'Zone Azur' part of the shopping center. Gerard Groener, CEO: 'We are delighted that Primark has chosen Grand Littoral for its first store in France. The store is located in the Zone Azur redevelopment which is the first phase in a larger scheme that will maintain Grand Littoral's position as dominant mall in the region...
Thomson Reuters
22/05/2013

Nordic Mines starts installation of a cost efficient crushing function

PRESS RELEASE, 22 May 2013 (A translation from Swedish) Nordic Mines starts installation of a cost efficient and environmentally adapted crushing function for an increased throughput in accordance with the action plan. After a thorough investigation to find a cost efficient solution for a crushing function, the company has finally come to a conclusion how to design the solution...
Thomson Reuters
22/05/2013

Baha Mar Selects Global Gaming Asset Management (GGAM) To Manage Casino…

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PR Newswire
22/05/2013

Azerbaijani War Veterans Warn Germany Not to Turn a "Blind Eye" to Rising…

The Presidium of the Council of the Azerbaijani Veterans Union also called for an official apology from Germany for the "consequences of World War II" and compensation for the dwindling ranks of Azerbaijani veterans.
PR Newswire
21/05/2013

Fierce Bingo Comes out of the Closet in the UK

The community have asked for it, and we are obliging. Fierce Bingo, the world's first online gay bingo website has launched! With the popularity of bingo and gay bingo in the offline context, onset ubiquitous online access, there has been a call for more gay and lesbian online games for the LGBT community.
PR Newswire
21/05/2013

Ashland Inc. enters into $150 million accelerated share repurchase agreement

May 20, 2013 COVINGTON, Ky. - Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) announced today that it has entered into a $150 million accelerated share repurchase agreement (ASR) with Citibank, N.A. Under the ASR, Ashland has agreed to repurchase an aggregate of $150 million of its common stock from Citi, with immediate delivery of approximately 1.3 million shares based on current market prices...
Thomson Reuters
20/05/2013

Going Underground: A Visual Response to the Impending Badger Cull

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PR Newswire
20/05/2013

Hepworth Wins Astbury Hall Classic on 888poker.com PGA EuroPro Tour

James Hepworth won the 888poker.com PGA EuroPro Tour's Astbury Hall Classic after a dramatic three-way play-off against Elliot Saltman and David Horsey on Friday (May 17).
PR Newswire
20/05/2013

Change in the ownership of Kesko Corporation's treasury shares

KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE NOTIFICATION 20.05.2013 AT 16.00 1(1) A total of 187 B shares (KESBV) have been returned to Kesko Corporation without consideration in accordance with the terms of Kesko's three-year share-based compensation plan. The shares were initially transferred to a person in the target group of the share-based compensation plan's 2012 vesting period. After the return of the shares, Kesko holds 544,364 own B shares as treasury shares...
Thomson Reuters
20/05/2013

Second Chance for Unlucky WSOP Players… & Zorro

Bodog will offer seats at the $100,000 Grand Final of the APS in Manila, including flights and accommodation, to the first person to bust out of the WSOP Main Event (Day 1A) and the Bubble Boy or Girl. There are also two places at the $100,000 Grand Final of the APS in Manila for any WSOP players (in any event) who send a picture of themselves dressed as Zorro to [email protected].
PR Newswire
20/05/2013

Correction: Members of Israeli Knesset & OneVoice Movement Inaugurate Knesset…

The Caucus to Promote Resolution of the Arab-Israeli Conflict will constitute the largest parliamentary caucus in the 19th Knesset and reflects a major political transition away from Knesset support for the Caucus for Greater Israel, which supports continued Israeli control of the West Bank, and was the largest caucus in last year's Knesset.
PR Newswire
17/05/2013

Members of Knesset & OneVoice Movement Inaugurate Two-State Solution Caucus in…

The Two-State Solution Caucus will constitute the largest caucus in the 19th Knesset, and reflects a major political transition away from Knesset support for the Caucus for Greater Israel, which supports continued Israeli control of the West Bank and was the largest caucus in last year's Knesset.
PR Newswire
17/05/2013

Nordic Mines has pre-settled the remaining gold price hedge

PRESS RELEASE, 17 May 2013 (translation from Swedish) Nordic Mines has pre-settled the remaining volume of 65 236 troy ounces (tr oz) for the period July 2013 to March 2015 (seven quarters) to a cost of 1.8 MEUR. Due to a material fall in gold price, the company decided to pre-settle the total remaining balance of the gold price hedging agreement to a cost of 1.8 MEUR...
Thomson Reuters
17/05/2013

Mesothelioma Bill Will Help Thousands - But Thousands More Are Left Out

Bridget Collier, head of the Industrial Disease team at Fentons Personal Injury Solicitors LLP, said that while the bill included in the government-written speech would enable those diagnosed with mesothelioma since 25 July 2012 to make a claim if their employer's insurer could not be traced, it related only to those who suffered specifically from that one asbestos-related cancer and discounted the many thousands of victims who were diagnosed before that date.
PR Newswire
17/05/2013

France Ready to Sign EU-Ukraine Association Agreement Say Reports From Paris

This was the message conveyed by the Prime Minister of Lithuania, Algirdas Butkevičius, after meeting his French counterpart this week:
PR Newswire
16/05/2013

EU Commission Proposes to Conclude Association With Ukraine

The adoption of the proposals "technically enables the EU to move ahead with the required preparatory arrangements without pre-empting any decision," notes the Commission. The Commission highlights that the possible Association Agreement with Ukraine, initialled in March 2012, is "the first of a new generation of Association Agreements between the European Union and the Eastern Partnership countries."
PR Newswire
16/05/2013

Kesko's second K-ruoka store in St. Petersburg opens

KESKO FOOD LTD PRESS RELEASE 16.05.2013 AT 11.00 1(1) Kesko Food today opened its second food store in the St. Petersburg area. In addition to the two existing stores, Kesko Food aims to open another two new large food stores in the St. Petersburg area by the end of 2013 and then continue expansion in the St. Petersburg area and subsequently also in the Moscow area. The objective is to achieve net sales of EUR500 million and a positive result by 2017...
Thomson Reuters
16/05/2013

Happy Families: ThomasMansfield Advise Employers to Keep Informed About Imminent…

Many employers will be unaware of the changes that will be introduced to family friendly policies, parental leave and flexible working between now and 2015. Some provisions of The Children and Families Bill currently going through Parliament will make a significant difference to employment law and parental rights, and it's essential that employers inform themselves early on about the likely changes.
PR Newswire
16/05/2013

Kesko's sales in April 2013

KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 16.05.2013 AT 09.00 1(2) The Kesko Group's sales, excluding VAT, in April 2013 totalled EUR810.4 million, up 1.4%. In Kesko's food trade, sales in April were EUR350.5 million, a decrease of 3.4% compared to the previous year. In the home and speciality goods trade, sales in April were EUR110.1 million, a decrease of 3.9%...
Thomson Reuters
16/05/2013

Corio's first quarter update

Business update for the period 1 January - 31 March 2013 During our Capital Markets Day on 4 December 2012 Corio presented a full strategy update. Based on our vision on the future of consumer spending we presented our plans, which resulted in the following objectives: - Grow Net Rental Income in the FMP portfolio with 4% - 6% per year - Dispose of the EUR 1...
Thomson Reuters
15/05/2013

Century Casinos, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2013 Results

*Amounts presented are rounded. As such, rounding differences could occur in period over period changes and percentages reported.
PR Newswire
15/05/2013

Ashland Inc. board raises annual dividend by more than 50 percent and announces…

May 15, 2013 Buyback expected to include accelerated share repurchase of $150 million COVINGTON, Ky. - The board of directors of Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) today announced a more than 50 percent increase in the company's quarterly dividend and authorized a new common stock repurchase program of $600 million, nearly double the amount remaining under the prior buyback authorization announced in 2011...
Thomson Reuters
15/05/2013
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