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European Commission Refused To Grant UPS Extra Time to Satisfy Concerns

2013-01-18 14:02:38| Air Courier - Topix.net

The European Commission refused to provide United Parcel Service Inc with more time to resolve antitrust concerns about its proposed acquisition of TNT Express NV , after it raised concerns about the viability of the proposed purchaser of the remedy package and the lack of a binding deal, according to a TNT spokesman.

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Cuomo greets findings of Hurricane Sandy commission

2013-01-12 15:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: A commission formed to examine ways to guard against storms like Hurricane Sandy, which caused extensive damage on the east coast of the United States in October, has called for flood walls in subways, water pumps at airports and sea barriers along the coast. The commission's findings were officially released Friday by the office of governor Andrew Cuomo of New York State, who formed the commission. The report recommends short- and long-term protections in transportation and with building codes....

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Australia: Heatwave exacerbated by climate change says Climate Commission

2013-01-12 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: A new report from the Federal Government's Climate Commission says the heatwave and bushfires that have affected Australia this week have been exacerbated by global warming. The report - Off the Charts: Extreme Australian Summer Heat - warns of more extreme bushfires and hotter, longer, bigger and more frequent heatwaves, due to climate change. It says the number of record heat days across Australia has doubled since 1960 and more temperature records are likely to be broken as hot conditions...

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