Heinz Shuts Down – As the plant at Girgarre, west of Shepparton, closed its doors today, hailing an end to its tomato sauce production, Mr Warren said: “Of course it’s going to be tough, but life moves on.” Mr Warren will be among about 17 workers who will stay on another week to pack up [...]
New Girl Scout Cookies – The Girl Scouts are marking their 100th anniversary this year with the launch of a new cookie. Savannah Smiles is a lemon-flavoured wedge-shaped cookie named after the hometown of Girl Scouts’ founder Juliette Gordon Low. Little Brownie Bakers, which makes eight of the 11 varieties sold door-to-door by teams of [...]
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Rebels Attack in Syria – Army defectors destroyed part of the air force base at Harasta, firing rockets and rocket propelled grenades in the most audacious attack yet against government forces. Local activists say they had also tried to secure the release of prisoners being detained at the air force base, but failed. A gunfight [...]
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Gillard Changes Tune on Uranium to India – She also transformed the economics of the development of the world’s richest mineral deposit – BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam. With BHP dominating Australian investment portfolios, Australian superannuation savers have every reason to cheer Julia Gillard, who now understands that the Indian uranium declaration means she faces a [...]
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New Italian PM has Tough Job – Monti said he would carry out the task “with a great sense of responsibility and service toward this nation”. He said Italy must “heal its finances” and resume growth because today’s leaders owe it to future generations. The former European Union competition commissioner received the formal mandate from [...]
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