Australia and Pacific Islands Business News

Cell Phones Drive Social Networks Now, IDC Reports

Mobile devices are the preferred tools by social network site (SNS) users over PCs in at least four Asian countries, according to a recent IDC survey report. The report, titled "Examining Usage, Perceptions, and Monetization:...

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Why Tigers Are Endangered

Habitat Loss, and Prey Depletion May Drive Tigers to Extinction Tigers are slipping away, and the world may lose this beautiful, iconic species unless threats to its existence are eliminated. Several subspecies of tiger have...

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Here's some free advice for the advisers

By SIMON HASSAN - And new breeds of adviser – financial planners and investment advisers – were entering the market, tightening the squeeze. Commissions were ratcheted up, back room deals were done, and without the controls of...

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'Nothing in it for me'

By TIM HUNTER - Sunday Star Times Hand on heart: Mark Hotchin says he hasn't abandoned Hanover. The deal, concluded on Thursday afternoon, involved part of one of Hanover Finance's biggest troubled assets – Christchurch...

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Equities in Asia close the week mixed

Uzbekistan News.Net Friday 20th November, 2009 Stocks in Asia finished the day mixed Friday. Investors remain divided about optimistic prospects for regional economies, but concerned at the overall outlook for the global...

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Kiwi company flush with success

A New Zealand company is cleaning up in 40,000 toilets around the world thanks to an innovative hygiene product. Auckland-based Terracyclic has invented a tampon disposal bin which has been install...

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Police dob in drink driver to Air NZ

By EMMA PAGE - Sunday Star Times An Air New Zealand flight attendant has lost her job after police caught her drink-driving outside work time – and then dobbed her in to her employer. The apparent cosy relationship between...

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Off-White and Pure White Contemporary Shag Rugs for the Modern Decor (Frank Conn)

The popularity of shag has never been higher and especially contemporary white and off-white shag rugs are extremely popular these days. If you're trying to redecorate or spruce up your home this fall despite a constricted...

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The Healthful Qualities of the Natural Sheepskin Rug (Frank Conn)

Sheep skin rugs are naturally beautiful, luxurious and comfortable. Sheep skin rug wool breaths and is static resistant. Sheepskin rugs' durability is unsurpassed by other natural fibers and woven wool alternatives. If you want...

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Celebrities quit Church of Scientology

Hollywood figures quit 'rip-off' church as Australian prime minister threatens parliamentary inquiry into its activities The security at the red-brick and glass-walled horseshoe of the John Joseph Moakley courthouse on Boston's...

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