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Deals of the Hour / November 4, 2010, 9:40 am

Dutch smoking ban reversed for small bars, cafes

THE HAGUE, Netherlands— The new Dutch government has scrapped a smoking ban for small bars and cafes, reversing a public health measure introduced two years ago by the previous administration. Health Minister Edith Schippers says the ban will be lifted ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-11-03T16:41:44Z)

Chinese vice premier says water resources survey to help development

BEIJING, Nov 04, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu said Thursday China's first water resources survey would help in the country's water conservancy development. Hui, also head of the National Water Resources Survey Leading Group ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-11-04T16:26:14Z)

Airbus, Rolls Probe Engine Blowout on Qantas A380 Jet

Nov. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Airbus SAS and Rolls-Royce Group Plc began investigating why an engine on a Qantas Airways Ltd. A380 superjumbo exploded in mid flight, forcing an emergency landing in the worst incident since the aircraft began service in 2007. Royce ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-11-04T16:19:05Z)

Hyundai Motor's 3Q profit jumps 38 percent to $1.2 billion as car sales rise in China, India

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hyundai Motor 's net profit rose 38 percent in the third quarter on higher sales as growth in emerging markets like China and India helped the automaker overcome a strengthening South Korean currency. Hyundai Motor Co. earned 1 ... (Source: Chicago Tribune 2010-10-28T08:20:37Z)

Snap Analysis: Ivory Coast presidential race enters next phase

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - News that Ivory Coast's President Laurent Gbagbo and his veteran rival Alassane Ouattara will face each other in a run-off will ease tensions in the short term, but paves the way for a hotly-contested vote later this month. According to ... (Source: Reuters 2010-11-04T02:14:24Z)

Hamburg dealt Van Nistelrooy adductor injury blow

Hamburg have confirmed that Ruud van Nistelrooy has torn an adductor muscle, with the former Real Madrid striker now facing up to a month on the sidelines. Van Nistelrooy, who swapped the Bernabeu for the Bundesliga this January, suffered the injury in ... (Source: ESPN Soccernet 2010-11-03T14:54:22Z)

Ivory Coast: Partial election results show President Laurent Gbagbo in slight lead

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - Partial election results released Wednesday gave President Laurent Gbagbo only a three-point lead over the main opposition leader, portending a possible runoff in three weeks in this tense West African nation that remains divided ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-11-03T13:28:28Z)

China's Hu to sign deals, discuss G20 with Sarkozy

PARIS (Reuters) – Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in France on Thursday on a two-nation trip to Europe to smooth trade tensions with big investment deals and discuss French President Nicolas Sarkozy's plans for his G20 presidency. Hu's three-day ... (Source: YAHOO! 2010-11-04T12:44:20Z)

Former Yankees manager Clyde King dies

Former New York Yankees manager Clyde King died Tuesday. He was 86 years old. Bronx, NY (Sports Network) - Former New York Yankees manager Clyde King died Tuesday. He was 86 years old. The Yankees said King passed away at Wayne Memorial Hospital in ... (Source: WKYC 2010-11-03T20:02:10Z)

NYC jury begins deliberating over EMI deal dispute

A jury in New York has begun deliberating whether Citigroup tricked a British private equity firm into buying music company EMI in 2007 at an inflated price. The federal jury in Manhattan considered the civil case brought by Terra Firma Capital partners ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-11-03T22:32:29Z)

Jury Begins Deliberations Over EMI Sale

A federal jury in New York has begun deliberating whether lender Citigroup deceived private equity firm Terra Firma into buying EMI at an inflated price back in 2007. The civil suit, brought on by Terra Firma founder Guy Hands , accuses Citigroup banker ... (Source: FMQB 2010-11-04T15:21:49Z)

UPDATE 1-China's Hu to sign deals, discuss G20 with Sarkozy

PARIS, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in France on Thursday on a two-nation trip to Europe to smooth trade tensions with big investment deals and discuss French President Nicolas Sarkozy's plans for his G20 presidency. Hu's three-day ... (Source: Reuters 2010-11-04T12:30:01Z)

Potash Corp. Declines After Canada Blocks BHP's Takeover Offer

Nov. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. fell the most in more than two months after Canada blocked BHP Billiton Ltd.'s $40 billion hostile bid for the world's largest fertilizer producer. Potash Corp. dropped $5.21, or 3.6 percent, to $ ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-11-04T14:38:52Z)

Citi made four false statements in EMI sale-lawyer

NEW YORK, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc ( C.N ) banker David Wormsley made four false statements to Terra Firma chief Guy Hands about the 2007 bidding for music company EMI, Hands' lawyer told jurors in closing arguments of a civil fraud trial on ... (Source: Reuters 2010-11-03T15:08:41Z)

Russia's PhosAgro Studies Joining Bid for Potash Corp.

Nov. 4 (Bloomberg) -- OAO PhosAgro, Russia's largest maker of phosphate fertilizers, is studying a joint bid with domestic competitors for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. after Canada blocked a $40 billion unsolicited offer by BHP Billiton Ltd ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-11-04T13:34:26Z)

UPDATE: Russia's PhosAgro: Interested In Canada's Potash Corp

MOSCOW -(Dow Jones)- Russian fertilizer company PhosAgro confirmed Thursday earlier reports that it is considering buying a stake in Canada's Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. ( POT ), a day after the Canadian government rejected a $38.6 billion hostile ... (Source: NASDAQ 2010-11-04T16:11:55Z)

U.N.: World is healthier, richer than ever before

People around the globe are healthier, richer and better educated than ever before, with most developing countries registering huge gains over the last 40 years, a U.N. report released Thursday shows. Asia was the region that progressed fastest in terms of ... (Source: Salon 2010-11-04T15:36:08Z)

UN report: World is healthier and richer

People around the globe are healthier, richer and better educated than ever before, with most developing countries registering huge gains over the last 40 years, a U.N. report released Thursday shows. Asia was the region that progressed fastest in terms of ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-11-04T15:00:20Z)

NASA views comet close up

Washington - The Deep Impact spacecraft passed within 700 kilometres of comet Hartley 2 at a speed of 43,000 kilometres per hour on Thursday, in what astronomers said would provide the best extended view yet at that class of objects in the solar system ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-11-04T14:38:52Z)

Clyde King, former major league pitcher, coach and manager dies at age 86

GOLDSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Clyde King, whose baseball career as a player, coach, manager and front-office man spanned six decades, has died in North Carolina. He was 86. Wayne Memorial Hospital spokeswoman Amy Cain said King died Tuesday in Goldsboro, N.C ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-11-04T05:34:50Z)

Ivory Coast runoff looks likely

President Laurent Gbagbo will face Ivory Coast's main opposition leader in a runoff later this month to decide this volatile West African nation's next leader, according to the latest results released Wednesday by the electoral commission. The figures ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-11-04T12:37:10Z)

NASA Spacecraft Set for Comet Rendezvous

(AP) Five years after a NASA spacecraft bombarded a comet, it will visit another one Thursday. This time, there won't be celestial fireworks. Speeding at 27,000 miles per hour, the Deep Impact craft instead will swing by a small comet, passing within 435 ... (Source: CBS News 2010-11-04T15:43:17Z)

The Language Key China Ltd. Signs Language Training Agreement With Deloitte Touche ...

BEIJING, Nov. 4, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Language Key China Ltd., Hong Kong, a provider of business English and communication skills training, announced that in May 2010, The Language Key (Shanghai) Consultation Ltd., its Wholly Owned Foreign ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-11-04T15:14:39Z)

China pressures European governments over Nobel

China is pressuring European governments to avoid the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony for imprisoned democracy activist Liu Xiaobo and not make any statements in support of him, several diplomats said Thursday. The Chinese Embassy in Oslo has sent official ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-11-04T16:26:14Z)

Qantas A380 Emergency Landing Pictures

A detail of a Qantas A380 superjumbo after a safe emergency landing at Changi airport, Singapore, on 04 November 2010, following engine problems and shedding some debris over Indonesia's Batam island. Australia's Qantas Airways said flight QF32 bound for ... (Source: Monsters and Critics 2010-11-04T16:33:24Z)

Qantas superjumbo makes emergency landing in Singapore in first major incident for A380

SINGAPORE - Qantas grounded its Airbus A380 fleet after one of the superjumbo jets blew out an engine Thursday, shooting flames and raining large metal chunks before making a safe emergency landing in Singapore with 459 people aboard. It was most serious ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-11-04T15:50:27Z)

Poor countries make largest development jumps: U.N. report

UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Many of the poorest countries made the greatest gains in health, education and basic living standards in recent decades, reveals a detailed new U.N. report released here Thursday. The 2010 Human Development Report (HDR ... (Source: Xinhua News Agency 2010-11-04T15:28:58Z)

Former Yankees manager dies

NEW YORK -- Former New York Yankees manager Clyde King died Tuesday. He was 86 years old. The Yankees said King passed away at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro, N.C. King had been a member of the Yankees organization since 1976, serving in numerous ... (Source: Canoe 2010-11-03T20:23:39Z)

Ball Aerospace's Deep Impact Flyby Spacecraft Images Comet Hartley 2 for NASA's EPOXI Mission

(Photo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20101104/LA95250) The rendezvous with Hartley 2 is the third mission for the Deep Impact spacecraft.  The first was in 2005 when the Impactor aboard the Deep Impact spacecraft collided with comet Tempel 1 and ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-11-04T16:26:14Z)

CISCO: Dutch IT Service Provider Deploys Cisco's Unified Computing System to Offer More ...

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, Nov 04, 2010 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Cisco today announced that Previder (formerly Introweb BV), a provider of virtual services to the IT specialist, software vendor and Internet service provider (ISP) sectors, has deployed ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-11-04T12:58:39Z)

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