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Meta urges Australia to change teen social media ban
January 12 08:06 AM
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Tech giant Meta urged Australia on Monday to rethink its world-first social media ban for under-16s, while reporting that it...
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Gold hits record high, dollar falls as US targets Fed
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January 12 07:56 AM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The dollar weakened and gold hit a record high Monday as investors digested news that the United States (US) Justice De...
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MBU and Treasure Beach score wins in second round of JPL
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MBU and Treasure Beach score wins in second round of JPL
January 12 07:44 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Leaders Montego Bay United (MBU) and Treasure Beach were the only winners in Sunday’s set of second-round games in the Jamaica Pre...
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Sad final trip
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Sad final trip
BY KASEY WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:30 AM
Sad final trip
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Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
Anthony Smith remembered for weighing decisions carefully, balancing firmness and humanity
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:28 AM
Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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Lawyer calls for permanent fix
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Lawyer calls for permanent fix
...suggests copying Belize’s Criminal Justice Board
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:26 AM
Lawyer calls for permanent fix
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
Promoter echoes call to honour reggae stalwarts before they pass on
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer entertainment@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:26 AM
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Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 12 12:25 AM
Public health dept wants more garbage trucks for Portland
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Lee-Chin takes Wallenford for US$16m
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Lee-Chin takes Wallenford for US$16m
September 14, 2013
New owner of Blue Mountain coffee company to pump US$23.5m over 4 years MICHAEL Lee-Chin's AIC International Investments has bought Wallenford Coffee ...
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Whither Jamaica’s interest and exchange rates?
with Marian Ross 
September 14, 2013
The Sterling Report Last Week, we addressed the uncertainty surrounding the direction of the US monetary policy. Pundits on either side are busy lobby...
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JITSA names executive board
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JITSA names executive board
Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
September 14, 2013
THE Jamaica Information Technology and Services Alliance (JITSA) has taken another step towards cementing itself as the go-to body representing Jamaic...
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Bangladesh’s Grameenphone to invest in 3G
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Bangladesh’s Grameenphone to invest in 3G
September 10, 2013
DHAKA, Bangladesh — THE head of Bangladesh's largest mobile phone company said Tuesday it is ready to invest millions of dollars to prepare for 3G ope...
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Why fewer working-age Americans are working
September 7, 2013
WASHINGTON, USA THE drop in the unemployment rate in August to a 4 1/2-year low was hardly cause for celebration. The rate fell because more people st...
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Nokia stock surges on
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Nokia stock surges on
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September 3, 2013
HELSINKI, Finland — MICROSOFT Corp is buying Nokia Corp's line-up of smartphones and a portfolio of patents and services in an attempt to strengthen i...
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Kodak exits bankruptcy
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September 3, 2013
New York, USA — KODAK'S trip through bankruptcy is now a memory for the scrapbook. Kodak says it finished its restructuring and exited bankruptcy yest...
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Japan to fund ice wall to contain reactor leaks
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Japan to fund ice wall to contain reactor leaks
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September 3, 2013
TOKYO, Japan — THE Japanese Government yesterday announced that it will spend US$470 million on a subterranean ice wall and other steps in a desperate...
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Miners strike in South Africa as wage talks break down
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Miners strike in South Africa as wage talks break down
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September 3, 2013
CARLETONVILLE , South Africa — THOUSANDS of South African gold miners went on strike yesterday after wage talks broke down, a union said, threatening ...
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As advanced economies grow, emerging ones struggle
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As advanced economies grow, emerging ones struggle
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September 3, 2013
PARIS, France — DEVELOPED economies are staging a comeback after years of lagging growth, but a slowdown in emerging countries will keep global growth...
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US stocks end slightly higher
September 3, 2013
NEW YORK, USA — THE stock market rose modestly yesterday as renewed worries about a US-led attack on Syria dampened an early rally. Stocks surged in t...
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Hackers find weaknesses in car computer systems
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Hackers find weaknesses in car computer systems
September 3, 2013
As cars become more like PCs on wheels, what's to stop a hacker from taking over yours? In recent demonstrations, hackers have shown they can slam a c...
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Russia’s small businesses squeezed
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September 3, 2013
MOSCOW, Russia —THERE are growing concerns that Russia's burdensome bureaucracy and corruption are holding back the country's economy, which has becom...
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Argentine high court considers media monopoly law
August 31, 2013
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina The future of broadcast television and other news media in Argentina now rests with its Supreme Court, which began hearing arg...
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Why gold is making a comeback
August 31, 2013
GOLD is having a summer revival. The price of gold touched US$1,420 an ounce last week, a three-and-a-half month high, as escalating tensions in the M...
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Review: Google, Apple decent contenders to Office
August 31, 2013
NEW YORK, USA — Over the years, as I've added laptops, smartphones and tablet computers to the collection of desktop machines I use at home and work, ...
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Nissan pledges to make self-driving cars by 2020
August 29, 2013
IRVINE, California (AP) -- Nissan Motor Company says it will make cars that drive themselves by 2020. The Japanese automaker made the pledge Tuesday a...
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Growth projected for world auto market
August 29, 2013
FRANKFURT, Hesse (AFP) -- The global auto market will continue to expand in the coming years, driven particularly by China where sales will nearly dou...
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IMF: Weak nations still need central-bank aid
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IMF: Weak nations still need central-bank aid
August 27, 2013
JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) cautioned the world's major central banks Friday not to withdraw their ...
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Oil climbs above US$109
August 27, 2013
THE price of oil climbed above US$109 a barrel, its highest in more than two years, as the US appeared to edge closer to intervening in Syria's civil ...
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Fewer airline jobs: US carriers trim ranks
August 27, 2013
Airline employment has dropped from last summer because of job cuts at American Airlines and regional carriers that use smaller planes. The US Departm...
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India’s rupee hits record low
August 27, 2013
MUMBAI, India INDIA'S rupee plunged to a new low, posting one of its sharpest-ever single-day falls, and shares tumbled yesterday on fears about the i...
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