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Twitter's Minute UK Profit Filing Draws Attention - Ire Likely Next
2013-07-09 00:43:33| TechNewsWorld
Don't be surprised if this becomes a thing. Twitter's "retained profits" last year in the UK came to just Pounds 92,408 -- about $137,500. Some in Britain speculate that the piddly amount reflects some clever accounting, namely routing revenue through Ireland, where tax rates are much lower. If that's the case, then the UK is unlikely to let it slide.
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Abercrombie & Fitch Draws Ire From Taylor Swift Fans
2013-06-22 18:03:32| Apparel - Topix.net
If there's one group you don't want to cross, it's Swifties. That's what members of Taylor Swift's mega-fanbase call themselves.
Indonesia fights fires, faces ire as smog blankets Singapore
2013-06-22 06:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Air quality in Singapore improved significantly to "moderate" pollution levels on Saturday, as Indonesian planes waterbombed raging forest fires and investigators scrambled to determine the cause of one of Southeast Asia's worst air pollution crises. Indonesia's environment minister said eight domestic firms were suspected of being responsible for the blazes on Sumatra island that blanketed neighboring Singapore in record levels of hazardous smog. The parent companies of the Indonesian firms included...
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New COOL Rule Raises Ire of Canadians
2013-05-28 21:08:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, DC USDA published its final mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) rule to try and come into compliance with the World Trade Organization (WTO) guidelines. The final rule modifies the labeling provisions for muscle cut commodities, requiring the origin designations to include information about where each of the production steps (born, raised, slaughtered) occurred and removes the allowance for commingling of muscle cuts. This final rule is very similar to what USDA proposed in 2003, which met strong resistance from industry and producers and led to the compromise in the 2008 farm bill. The rule goes into effect immediately. This means that producers and companies will have to incur costs for implementation even before the WTO rules whether the new U.S. rule is in compliance. read more
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Coke's anti-obesity effort draws ire of nutrition watchdog group
2013-05-13 00:01:19| Beverages - Topix.net
Putting some action behind its "Coming Together" video campaign aS' launched earlier this year amid criticism about sugary drinks and obesity aS' Coca-Cola this week pledged $3.8 million to get Georgians moving through anti-obesity programs.
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