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World Trade Center cost up to $14.8B, audit says ?dysfunctional? agency not ... Washington Post NEW YORK ? The agency that is building the new World Trade Center is ?dysfunctional? and has let costs get out of control on the $14.8 billion project, auditors said Tuesday. The projected cost of the complex has risen $3.8 billion since 2008, ... Port Authority Needs 'Top-to-Bottom Overhaul,' Auditors SayBusinessWeek all 360 news articles »

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Brazil World Cup workers unite, threaten strike in venues in all 12 host cities Washington Post SAO PAULO ? Workers building and renovating Brazil's stadiums for the 2014 World Cup are threatening to go on strike if employers don't agree to their demands for unified salaries and benefits. There have been isolated strikes across the nation, ... Brazil World Cup workers threaten nationwide strikeTimes of India Brazil Police Strife Threatens Biggest CarnivalsABC News Brazil Police Strike Leads to Murder Spree in Carnival Center of SalvadorBloomberg all 696 news articles »

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World's biggest miner BHP Billiton posts 5.5 percent fall in first-half profit ... Washington Post SYDNEY ? BHP Billiton Ltd., the world's biggest miner, on Wednesday posted a 5.5 percent slide in first-half profit to $9.9 billion and blamed lower commodity prices as well as production constraints. Analysts had been expecting the Anglo-Australian ... Kloppers fixes on 'long term urbanisation in developing world'The Australian BHP profit goes backwards as costs riseStuff.co.nz BHP sees little impact from Glencore, Xstrata mergerBangkok Post ABC Online -Bloomberg all 299 news articles »

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Florence Green, Last World War I Veteran, Dies at 110 New York Times The last veteran of World War I was a waitress, and for 90 years no one knew her name. Florence Green, a member of Britain's Royal Air Force who was afraid of flying, died in England on Saturday, two weeks shy of her 111th birthday. 'World's last' WWI veteran Florence Green dies aged 110BBC News Last First World War veteran diesThe Independent Last surviving veteran of First World War dies aged 110Telegraph.co.uk The Guardian -Washington Post -GMA News all 600 news articles »

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WORLD FOREX: Hope For Greek Resolution Sends Euro Rising Wall Street Journal By Stephen L. Bernard Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The euro surged to an eight-week high against the dollar Tuesday by fresh hopes that Greece's debt restructuring would be completed soon. Investors immediately seized on headlines that ... World stock markets lower as Greece austerity talks drag on, causing default ...Washington Post World stocks jump on Greek bailout hopesReuters India World sharemarkets pause on GreeceNew Zealand Herald ABC Online all 5,512 news articles »

World Trade Center cost rises to $14.8B
The agency that is building the new World Trade Center is "dysfunctional" and has let costs get out of control on the $14.8 billion project, auditors said Tuesday.

The World of Charles Dickens, Complete With Pizza Hut
Welcome to Dickens World, a peculiar theme park based on the author?s works.

Major League Baseball Managers with the Most World Series Championships: A Fan's Look
These are the MLB managers who have won the World Series the most times. This is a list that I like a lot because I have been a New York Yankees fan since I was a kid, well over 40 years ago. Four of the managers on the list won all of their championships as managers of the New York...

Brazil to lead world in biotech crops: association
Brazil is on course to dislodge the United States as the world's top producer of biotech crops in the coming years, a leading promoter of farm biotechnology said Tuesday.

Old World Industries Sells Chemical Business to Indorama Ventures PCL
NORTHBROOK, Ill., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --  Old World Industries , LLC announced today an agreement to sell its Chemical Business, including the Ethylene Oxide/Ethylene Glycol manufacturing facility ...

World Trade Center cost rises by $4B over 4 years
The agency building the new World Trade Center has let costs get out of control, with the estimated price tag soaring nearly $4 billion over the last four years, auditors said Tuesday.

World Cup ski races present a test for 2014 Games
With the likes of Lindsey Vonn and Aksel Lund Svindal coming to town, the Alpine skiing courses for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi are about to get a very serious test. Following three days of official training runs at the Rosa Kutor resort, World Cup racing begins with a men's downhill and super-combined Saturday and Sunday, followed by the same events for women a week later.

Brazil World Cup workers threaten nationwide strike
SAO PAULO (AP) -- Workers building and renovating Brazil's stadiums for the 2014 World Cup are threatening to go on strike if employers don't agree to their demands for unified salaries and benefits.

Art world mourns Spanish great Antoni Tapies
Spanish leaders and the entire art world mourned Tuesday the death of the great avant-garde painter and sculptor Antoni Tapies.

Brazil World Cup stadium workers threaten strike
SAO PAULO (AP) -- Workers building and renovating Brazil's stadiums for the 2014 World Cup are threatening to go on strike if employers don't agree to their demands for unified salaries and benefits.