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...part of a mounting trend: Belfast has gone from being a city with a global reputation for murder to one of the U.K. 's suicide black spots, with as many as a dozen suicides reported there last year. Despite the benefits of Northern Ireland's 1998 Good Friday accord, the effects of 30 years of conflict are aggravating ordinary social problems; the two recent suicides were linked to intimidation by the paramilitary groups. Says city councilor Pat Convery: "Paramilitary violence, drugs...
...customers come at too high a price. ABN Amro analyst Jamie Mariani calls the merger idea "nonsense,'' arguing that the $35 billion price tag, plus $8 billion in AT&T debt, would obliterate any benefits. And to make a deal Vodafone would have to wriggle out of its noncompete accord with Verizon, the U.S. leader, by agreeing to dump its 45% of Verizon stock. AT&T should pick a suitor by month's end. A Pourboire for the Chefs Maybe there is such a thing as a free lunch. Even as it struggles to contain its ballooning budget deficit...
...years criticized Aristide's refusal to accommodate his political opponents, outside observers are also critical of the opposition's insistence that no negotiations can be held before Aristide steps down. The resulting standoff has prevented any political solution, and the current wave of violence has made prospects for an accord even more remote...
...competition. "There is significant corruption in the industry," Alan Boeckmann, chief executive of U.S. construction giant Fluor, tells TIME. Some big players, including Bechtel and Halliburton - which last week fired two employees for allegedly taking $6 million in kickbacks from a Kuwaiti subcontractor - declined to participate, but with an accord now in place there is growing pressure to sign up. Will the pledge be enforced? We'll see. "We all know this is just a first step," Boeckmann acknowledges. Best-Laid Plans Amid declining productivity and rising unemployment, the E.U. Commission warned member states that plans to become the most...
...officer was dispatched to the Business School parking lot on Western Avenue to take a report of a stolen gray 1992 Honda Accord...