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A middle-aged Japanese woman has opened what may be the world's first shop specializing in lingerie

OMAN AND IRAN SIGN TRADE AGREEMENTNICOSIA, Cyprus - Oman signed a trade accord with Iran and

The U.S. Customs Service Wednesday announced the arrest of three European men for attempting to ille

After years of cursing the location of their city, Buffalo residents today wouldn't trade their mitt

It's a bit of magic, a fantasy-like world inhabited by a perfect flower or swirling clouds or tiny s

CMS ENHANCEMENTS INC. (Tustin, Cal.) - Tom Ong and Mason Tarkeshian, two of the company's four found

US FIRM'S BELGIAN UNIT TO REPRESENT SOVIETSDiversified Tech Inc. said its subsidiary, Divers

In Malawi, bush, animals and bandits go hand in hand with trade. Since landlocked Malawi los

AT&T, US SPRINT WIN HUGE FEDERAL CONTRACTAmerican Telephone & Telegraph Co. and US Sprint Co

British luxury car manufacturer Jaguar PLC is eyeing the rich and fast- growing markets in the Far E

Automated teller machines may do the same thing human tellers do, but they're not going to do it for

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Seven ocean freight consolidators objected to a Federal Maritime Commission law judge's ruling excus

CARRIER GROUP TO HIKE COSTA RICAN RATESHOLLYWOOD, Fla. - A group of three shipping lines tha

South Korea's shipping industry is poised for direct links with China, which are expected to be set

Two crewmen were killed in a fire aboard an oil drilling ship being converted into a crab processor

Managers and workers at Belfast's Harland & Wolff shipyard have made a formal joint bid for control

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The National Railways of Zimbabwe has begun a seven-year upgrading exercise costing Z$483 million (U

US CLASS 1 RAILROADS REPORT INCOME INCREASEWASHINGTON - The nation's Class 1 railroads had o

Moslem Morocco and Catholic Spain are to build a bridge to link Europe and Africa across the Straits

Atlantic States Association of Rail Shippers, annual meeting, Jan. 11. Philadelphia Hershey Hotel, P

Containerization is the key element necessary for growth for the ports of Spain. As customs

Bjoern Robertsen, president and chief executive of the newly formed Wilhelmsen Lines AS, has no imme

With traffic at the lowest levels during the final two weeks of the year, most railroads have a good

Environmentalists who fought to end ocean dumping in recent months are now concerned about proposals

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is teaming up with the Florida citrus industry to present a day-l

JAPAN'S TRADING FIRMS REPORT MORE ACTIVITYExport contracts concluded by 18 major Japanese tr

Throughout 1988, the Panama Canal has been in the eye of an international political storm - surround

Is eating hormone-treated meat hazardous to your health? Many American scientists and govern

Shell U.K. Exploration & Production (Shell Expro) said Wednesday it has consulted its insurers over

An American Bar Association commission's call for subjecting the insurance industry to federal antit

AMERICAN RE-INSURANCE CO. (Princeton, N.J.) - Edward F. Schwenzfeier was named vice president, facul

Kellogg Co. said Wednesday it is recalling the cool flute and binoculars toys packaged in some produ

C&F EXECUTIVE NAMED CHAIRMAN OF NETWORKGREENWICH, Conn. - James J. Cutro was named chairman

Self-employed individuals may treasure the freedom of working for their own benefit without the conf

The first of the New York Insurance Exchange's insolvent syndicates was restored to financial health

Allianz AG, Europe's largest insurance company, is expected to announce soon a cooperation agreement

Greater China is more than a dream in the minds of Chinese patriots. It is a concept already beginni

Minnesota Gov. Rudy Perpich wants to spend $2.2 million to take advantage of this community's reputa