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| Kenya's Safaricom says H1 profit up 38.2 pct | | | NAIROBI, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Kenya's Safaricom reported on Tuesday a 38.2 percent rise in profit before tax for the first half of its financial year and said earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) rose 29.4 percent. |
| Norway's Arctic idyll shivers at oil plans | | | SVOLVAER, Norway (Reuters) - Oil companies seeking new Arctic areas for exploration face a battle with environmentalists, fishermen and hotel owners over Norwegian islands where jagged snow-capped peaks rise sheer from the sea. |
| Ask Well Glucosamine and MSM for Joint Pain? | | | Many people swear by the dietary supplements glucosamine and MSM for lessening the creaking and soreness of knees, backs, hips and other joints. But the science on their effectiveness is mixed. |
| Secret to Vettel's dominance? | | | Former Red Bull F1 driver David Coulthard explores the story behind Sebastian Vettel's dominance. Amanda Davies reports. |
| F1's appetite for dieting drivers | | | How would you feel if your boss asked you to lose weight so you could carry on doing your job? That is the reality facing Formula One drivers. |
| Endo buys Canada's Paladin to counter sliding sales | | | (Reuters) - U.S.-based specialty pharmaceutical company Endo Health Solutions Inc will buy Canadian peer Paladin Labs Inc to expand its presence in Canada and emerging markets, as generic competition for its top drugs squeeze sales. |
| RLPC-PPF backs Telefonica Czech acquisition with $3 bln loan | | | LONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Czech investment group PPF is backing its 2.47 billion euro acquisition of Telefonica's Czech business with a 2.29 billion euro ($3.09 billion) syndicated loan coordinated by Societe Generale, the arranging banks said in a statement on Tuesday. |
| Lotus Why Kimi was not paid | | | Kimi Raikkonen is leaving Lotus because he has not been paid his salary -- and the Formula One team now admits its philosophy is to prioritize spending on the car not its star drivers. |
| Seeking More Pay for Delayed Play | | | With the pace of delayed television viewing increasing, networks want advertisers to pay for seven days of commercial viewing to cover computer screens and tablets as well as TV sets. |
| Private banker pay holds up in tough market | | | ZURICH (Reuters) - Stiff competition for top private bankers has kept a floor under pay even as low interest rates, flaccid client trading and tougher regulation squeeze industry profit margins. |
| The Consumer Concerns About Jerky Pet Treats | | | The F.D.A. has been investigating cases of suspected poisonings 3,600 cases and 580 deaths, nearly all of dogs associated with chicken and other jerky since 2007, with scant success. |
| Drug pricing challenges diabetes king Novo Nordisk | | | COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Drug pricing is emerging as a key challenge for Novo Nordisk, the world's biggest insulin producer, whose previously unstoppable growth has started to flag, according to the Danish firm's chief executive. |
| Solar charity takes aim at Africa's kerosene lamps | | | Sept. 24 - Non-profit groups aiming to replace Africa's deadly kerosene lamps with safe, solar alternatives say their campaign is gaining momentum. The award-winning Solaraid project says the dangerous lamps could be eliminated from the continent by 2020. Jim Drury has more. |
| Aussie America's Cup bid? | | | Australian tycoon Bob Oatley turns from wine to water as he announces plans to build a team to challenge defending America's Cup champions Oracle Team USA. |
| London Zoo tiger cub drowns | | | Keepers at London Zoo are "distraught" after a newborn tiger cub -- the first Sumatran tiger born there for 17 years -- drowned in a pool at its enclosure. |
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