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With its wings clipped, JAL hopes for smooth progress under the ETIC. There will be no disruption in the payment of leasing fees or credits, and the airline will continue to honor frequent-flyer mileage and tickets. But some analysts wonder if JAL can continue to grow as a business...
In his view, the government should focus JAL's operations strictly on the domestic market. Japan has only two main carriers for domestic routes, JAL and All Nippon Airways, but both airlines' international routes have to compete with bigger - and healthier - global carriers. Over the last few years, JAL has...
Establishing a rival to Mars as the world's largest confectioner does not come without challenges, though. Having borrowed heavily to buy Cadbury, Kraft will be under pressure to cut costs and raise margins at the British company. To some, that spells job cuts. The British trade union Unite claimed...
Most Sunnis boycotted the last election, only to find themselves shut out of the country's subsequent political process while politicians with ties to Shi'ite militant groups took important posts. Civil war ensued after Shi'ite hard-liners sought payback for the years of oppression under Saddam's Sunni...
If formally charged, Ratzon faces a maximum 16-year prison term for each of the slavery and rape charges. Through his lawyer, Ratzon denied the allegations. After so many years of inaction, the police seem confident they can prove his guilt. "We have managed to gather a great deal of...