The remaining asylum seekers on board the Oceanic Viking are preparing to disembark. The Australian customs ship will leave Indonesian waters later today if the 56 Sri Lankans still on board honor a commitment to come ashore in Indonesia. Australian

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(93) / 评论(0) 分类 澳洲ABC新闻快递2009年

The Retailer's Association says the falling Australian dollar has pushed customers towards the local shops during Christmas. The association says retailers have reported stronger sales with the favorite present this year being gift cards. The associa

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The Financial Time to start with reports that TESCO has been thrown into turmoil after overstating its profits.The Guardian reviews that 2 billion ponds was wiped off the value of Britain's biggest retailer and four senior ecxutives have been suspend

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Wal-Mart Faces Legal Battles Over Labor Practices (Part 3) 沃尔玛在员工劳动惯例方面面临法律争端(三) Wal-Mart is the world's largest retailer, employing more than 1.5 million peo

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Anchor: When the Christmas carol is sounding everywhere in the United States to highlight the holiday season, some economists in the country are giving dismal predictions that this could be the worst holiday shopping season since 1991. The shopping s

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By Mil Arcega Washington 02 October 2007 Oil prices retreated Monday following record-breaking surges last month that saw the price of crude soar above $84 a barrel. Despite prices dipping to more seasonal levels on Monday, the high cost of energy co

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ON THE JOB: FACING BUSINESS CHALLENGES AT BLACK DECKER Power- Tool Maker Has a Remodeling Project of Its Own Nolan Archibald had a bit of a mess on his hands. He had recently been promoted to chairman

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Wal-Mart is asking a federal appeals court in San Francisco to dismiss a sex discrimination lawsuit. A lower court ruling allowed a class-action case to move forward. It involves more than 1 million current and former female employees of the world's

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Amazon Gets Patent for Drone Deliveries 亚马逊获得无人机专利 Amazon.com - the largest U.S.-based online retailer - has received a patent for its planned delivery system - getting merchandise to customers by flying drones. In March, federal

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Spock Parenting Book Gets Online Update Books published in electronic form to be read on tablet-sized readers are, in some cases, outstripping sales of conventional hard-copy volumes. E-books on parenting, for example, are, if not flying off the shel

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homework: Is going to be a credit count Christmas this year, but as one /the market thats thriving perfume. Youve just seen a ad in the break, is the rich and famous already get up your nose? This Christmas theyll fill your senses as the perfume busi

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: So when it comes to shopping online, Americans have a clear favorite. It is Amazon. One of every two dollars spent online is spent there. Thursday, the company announced a phenomenal quarter. But as the online shopping giant bran

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Now we have a story of a brick-and-mortar retailer that is succeeding. The Internet is hammering many, of course, but with some exceptions, independent bookstores have seen growing sales. And then there's Dollar General, thriving

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Toys R Us is liquidating and closing stores after declaring bankruptcy last year. This is bad news for toymakers who still sell a lot of their toys at brick-and-mortar stores. Now, one big toymaker is trying to save Toys R Us. Hi

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Virgin Australia says its major shakeup has pushed the airline to a fully loss. Virgin took 100-million-dollar hit from a fast tracked restructure thats / the company at business-class seats, switch to a new ticketing system and make two big acquisit

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The Australian share market was in the red all days. Investors waited for the latest US job figures out tonight. The All Ordinaries Index fell 1%. The ASX 200 was led down by health and finance stocks. And the Australian dollar is buying around 70.4

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The Australian share market gave up some of its earlier gains on the release of weak Chinese data. By the close, the All Ores have added 0.6 percent or 32 points, the ASX 200 index matched their gain. Looking across the region. It's a positive sessio

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EDUCATION REPORT - Everybody's Business: Summer Camps for Future C.E.O.'s By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Thursday, July 28, 2005 I'm Shep O'Neal with the VOA Special English Education Report. Many youn

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3D Printers Arrive in US Stores 美国商店里的3D打印机 LOS ANGELES Imagine having an idea, sketching it on paper, bringing it to a store and seeing that drawing turned into a physical object in a matter of hours. This is now possible for the a

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Theres been no surprises from the Reserve Bank today with the central bank leaving interest rate on hold as expected. The company statement appeared slightly more upbeat on the jobs market on the back of recent falls in unemployment. The cash rate re

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