Posts Tagged ‘agreement’
Nigeria labor says no agreement to end fuel strike (AP)
AP – Nigeria’s government and labor unions failed to end a paralyzing nationwide strike over high gasoline costs, potentially sparking an oil production shutdown in a nation vital to U.S. oil supplies.
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Source: W.Va. mine disaster yields $210M agreement (AP)
AP – The West Virginia coal mine blast that killed 29 men has yielded a wide-ranging and historic $210 million settlement proposal to compensate victims’ families, pay fines and improve underground safety in response to the worst U.S. coal mining disaster in decades, an attorney with knowledge of the settlement told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
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NY judge rejects $285M SEC-Citigroup agreement (AP)
AP – A judge on Monday used unusually harsh language to strike down a $285 million settlement between Citigroup and the Securities and Exchange Commission over toxic mortgage securities, saying he couldn’t tell whether the deal was fair and criticizing regulators for shielding the public from details of the firm’s wrongdoing.
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Initial agreement reached in Greece power-sharing (AP)
AP – Greece’s embattled prime minister and main opposition leader agreed Sunday to form an interim government to ensure the country’s new European debt deal and oversee early elections, capping a week of political turmoil that saw Greece facing a catastrophic default and threatening its euro membership.
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Bam: Agreement reached on debt ceiling
The U.S. pulled back from the brink of financial Armageddon on Sunday as lawmakers and President Obama struck a $3 trillion debt deal to save America from default.
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Europe nears agreement on Greek crisis bailout (AP)
AP – Greece would get some relief on part its massive debts and a Europe-wide rescue fund would gain new powers to swiftly aid other debt-stricken countries under a sweeping deal being negotiated by eurozone leaders Thursday.
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Rival Palestinian factions reach unity agreement (AP)
AP – Rival Palestinian groups said they reached an agreement Wednesday on reuniting their governments in the West Bank and Gaza after years of bitter infighting that weakened them politically and caused the deaths of hundreds in violent clashes and crackdowns since.
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