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NOKIA CORP. (Basking Ridge, N.J.) - Simo Vuorilehto was named chief executive of the Nokia Group and

We're driving through the arid bush of Tsavo National Park in Eastern Kenya. Suddenly we hear someth

An agreement under which Britain's fourth-biggest commercial bank is donating all of its Sudanese de

Money doesn't buy everything. Going electronic is one of the highest priorities for Californ

NON-UNION WORKERS ECONOMICAL FOR JALNEW YORK - Japan Air Lines believes it is saving $4 mill

About 1,000 Slovenian railway workers, mostly engine drivers, went on strike Tuesday protesting low

Sunshine Mining Co. said Tuesday that it agreed to acquire plastics maker Rexene Corp. for cash and

Financing is complete on a independent power plant that will deliver discount electricity and steam

In Unocal Will Increase Acrylics, Acetate Prices, which appeared in The Journal of Commerce Dec. 23,

A California state agency in charge of promoting energy technology exports says it has had a success

A third ocean shipping rate group seeks to enter the suit challenging the Federal Maritime Commissio

The Federal Maritime Commission rejected a complaint by A/S Ivarans Rederi against the Brazil-U.S. s

U.S. Attorney General Richard L. Thornburgh is considering prosecution in Mission Insurance Co.'s in

AIR POLLUTION SUIT LARGEST FILED IN JAPANA group has filed suit demanding about $94.3 millio

Fairly soon, the car rental industry simply may stop debating whether its customers should be offere

The view from the Wearmouth Bridge is a melancholy one. The last shipyard is closing, and the River

Law firms specializing in U.S. Customs regulations expect a string of litigation to arise from the i

U.S. automakers were surprised this year by their strong sales and record profits, but neither analy

The Federal Maritime Commission has decided against narrowing access to its planned automated system

The nation's first plant to turn plastic items like foam coffee cups and hamburger trays into things

Rare and endangered species at the Antwerp Zoo are getting a skin-deep introduction to computer tech

Midway Airlines Inc., the Chicago-based carrier, reported revenue passenger- mile s for November inc

CAROLINA FREIGHT CARRIERS CORP. (Cherryville, N.C.) - James Eaton, executive vice president, marketi

Stock market prices for chemical companies have dropped slightly more than the Dow Jones industrial

Conrail and Guilford Transportation Industries may be in for some major rail hauling contracts if pl

Complying with the new Coast Guard drug-testing rules will be discussed at the Jan. 19 luncheon meet

Ciudad de Buenaventura is a new 17,000-ton multipurpose vessel launched by Flota Mercante Grancolomb

Shipbuilding costs in Europe are becoming more competitive with those in the Far East, the EC Commis

The author of insurance rate-slashing Proposition 103 Tuesday released what he said was an industry

Four years after the Bhopal gas disaster killed more than 3,300 people in the world's worst industri

The firm selected by the Pentagon to demonstrate a model for overhauling the military's troubled hea

Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita Tuesday formed a new cabinet and established a party committee on et

Southern African leaders Tuesday urged President-elect Bush to end support for Jonas Savimbi's Unita

U.S. textile makers can look forward to the year ahead, according to a Washington-based group that r

Grand Met USA, the U.S. subsidiary of the British distilling and retailing giant Grand Metropolitan

Meg Smith stops at a deli to pick up a handful of chocolates before she heads into a W. 38th Street

Profits for the 500 companies in the S&P 500 will increase about 11 percent in 1989, far less than t

A new condom for women has distinct advantages over the diaphragm and traditional condom for men, it

President Idris Addul Wakil has accused dissidents living in exile of trying to sabotage Zanzibar's

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