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The EC Commission, stepping up its war against widespread government subsidies in the European Commu

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New claims for state unemployment insurance benefits were made by 326,000 people during the week end

DOES THE AMERICAN PUBLIC hold unrealistically high expectations about what can be done to control t

THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT OF SMOKING IN BRAZILRIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazilians do not live by

The state Senate approved a plan recently to provide health insurance to possibly thousands of South

Three months after clearing all federal government hurdles, a foreign trade zone operated by a priva

Nova Pharmaceutical Corp. has obtained worldwide licensing rights to a superoxide dismutase mimic fr

A Congressman from Michigan defends his national bottle-deposit bill, described by an industry oppon

COREAST SAVINGS BANK (Richmond, Va.) - Barry DeLong was named vice president, residential lending, f

SWITZERLAND TO ADOPT FLEXIBLE LOMBARD RATELONDON - The Swiss National Bank will introduce a

CONRAIL COAL CAR HITS PASSENGER TRAIN IN PA.PHILADELPHIA - A runaway Conrail car loaded with

U.S. farm exports are expected to continue increasing in value this year, riding on high prices and

SOUTH KOREAN GROWTH SLOWED IN 1ST QUARTERSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's economy lost ste

Richard D. Frick, manager of automobile traffic at American Honda Motor Co. in Gardena, Calif., is a

The National Association of Insurance Brokers will hold its annual meeting, May 30-June 2, in Sea Is

Several possible suitors could quickly emerge for the Canadian property and casualty subsidiary of B

Diplomats and other negotiators from all over the world constantly fill up Geneva's hotels and resta

The Propeller Club of the United States, Port of Boston Inc. May 26. Luncheon. Guest speaker: Capt.

The state-owned Port of Singapore Authority, or PSA, plans to spend S$870 million (US$395 million) o

Waterfront businesses in the New York area are prepared to pay for their own job creation program fo

Intense media scrutiny of Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley's personal financial dealings has claimed as

The African Development Bank, set up 25 years ago to help the world's poorest region, is under fire

BOUGAINVILLE MINE CLOSED INDEFINITELYMELBOURNE, Australia - A violent dispute with militant

World tea production last year climbed to a record 2.42 million metric tons, up 3 percent from 1987,

A Greek cement maker, Heracles Cement, is scouting around for U.S. coal, but that's about the only a

Economic growth was substantially slower in the first quarter than previously estimated, gaining at

About 1,400 striking coal miners in Virginia and West Virginia are still locked in a bitter standoff

New York state motorists will enter the new driving season with prices for unleaded gasoline 17 perc

CANADA STEAMSHIP LINES INC. (Montreal) - Fred Pitre was appointed president of the Great Lakes carri

Overworked air traffic controllers are struggling to manage an aviation system where the margin of s

The National Transportation Safety Board said the Federal Aviation Administration should act immedia

Embattled Interstate Commerce Commission Chairman Heather J. Gradison announced her plans to leave t

Exxon Chemical Co. broke ground for a high-density polyethylene plant at its Mont Belvieu, Texas, si

An intermodal container can now be moved from Yokohama, Japan, to New York in 14 days, with the rail

Former prime minister Yasuhiro Nakasone emerged virtually unscathed Thursday after testifying before

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MARYLAND REGULATOR RESIGNS POSITIONE. Susan Kellogg has resigned as the Maryland State Insur

In a report that showed progress against inflation while underscoring the trade dilemma posed by the

MASS. OFFICIALS BATTLE WATKINS ON SEABROOKMassachusetts officials say U.S. Energy Secretary