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| Jul.16 |
 Washington |
US inflation rate at 26-year high| The inflation accelerated by 1.1%, at the fastest rate in 26 years in June, fuelled higher by surging energy prices | | |
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| May.7 |
 Myanmar |
 Cyclone victims 'storm' reopened shops  | Hungry crowds of survivors have stormed reopened shops in devastated Irrawaddy delta as aid groups grew frustrated by their lack of access. Foreign aid is beginn... | |
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| Apr.24 |
USA |
  Report ties U.S. retailers to sweatshop Several leading retailers received shrimp from plants in Thailand and Bangladesh where workers as young as 8 are subject to sweatshop conditions
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| Mar.25 |
 Argentina |
Farmers strike leaves shelves bare| A strike by farmers, who are protesting an increase in export taxes for their products, continued for a 13th day with no solution in sight | |
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| Nov.10 |
 China |
Superstore stampede kills shoppers  Map of Chongqing China Shoppers eager to buy goods on sale stampeded at a Carrefour supermarket in southwestern China
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| Oct.29 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Gap fires 'child labor' contractor Clothing retailer has fired an Indian company accused of using child labor to make clothes
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| Oct.22 |
 Southern Italy |
Mafia turnover '$120bn' Retailers have denounced the growth of Mafia extortion rackets which they say now affect big companies as well as smaller one
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| Sep.27 |
 South Africa |
Giant Soweto shopping mall opens Map of Soweto South Africa Former President Nelson Mandela has opened the largest shopping centre in southern Africa in Soweto
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| Sep.4 |
USA |
Thousands of Mattel toys recalled| The Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling about 700,000 Chinese-made toys that have excessive amounts of lead paint | |
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| Aug.14 |
USA |
Mattel recalls millions of Chinese toys The toymaker has recalled millions of toys worldwide for the second time in two weeks. Sarge toys from the Pixar film Cars paint contains lead
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World markets fall after US losses
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| Jul.10 |
 Zimbabwe |
Shelves bare as economic crisis looms The economy veered closer to the brink with no end in sight to chronic shortages of foods and gasoline
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EU agrees renewable energy target
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| Mar.6 |
New Jersey |
 Mega Millions sets new world record| Richard Wilson of Woodbine, New Jersey and Eddie Nabors of Dalton, Georgia have stepped forward to claim | | |
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| Mar.20 |
China |
Wal-Mart to hire 150,000 The US firm plans to hire an extra staff in China over the next 5 years. Retailer plans to open a further 20 stores
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| Sep.17 |
 New Orleans |
Business owners return The owners of bars, restaurants came back to see what Hurricane Katrina left behind
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| Dec.22 |
 Spain |
$522m lotto win in town named Luck The winning coupon number -- known as Fat One -- was 54600
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| Jun.20 |
 England |
5th Harry Potter book on sale Millions fans finally got their hands on the 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'
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| Jun.7 |
New York |
Tax-free boost The mayor Bloomberg has declared tax-free shopping days to boost the city's flagging post-11 September economy
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| Mar.8 |
USA |
Kmart to axe 22,000 jobs Bankrupt retail giant is to axe jobs in an attempt to return to profitability; it would close 284 stores
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| Jan.22 |
USA |
Kmart files for bankruptcy The second-biggest discount retailer in the United States
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