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The Competition Tribunal has ruled that MMI Holdings, the merged entity of Metropolitan and Momentum, cannot retrench staff for two years.

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Miami Heat forward LeBron James settled his feud with former teammate Daniel Gibson after the two engaged in a trash talking incident Thursday at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio. LeBron also got the better of the Cavs with 38 points in a Heat rout.

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Sure, tens of thousands of U.S. diplomatic cables are out in the open, but the Obama administration is still warning federal government employees, and even some future diplomats, that they must refrain from reading any for themselves.

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Logbook is a document which is issued by DVLA (Driver and vehicle licensing agency). Logbook loans are finances which are provided by lenders against the paper work of automobile. This document contains the important information about the vehicle including VIN number, registration number, chassis number or engine number and details about the registered keeper. The registered keeper is a person who is responsible for paying tax and vehicle. In United Kingdom, it is tough to avail loan if you have no property or assets to place as security.

In order to provide the options to such consumers, lenders have introduced logbook loans where consumers are not required to pledge home or assets to get money. Here, you just need to deposit the logbook of vehicle against the cash and you still retain the use of car without any trouble. In other words, it is a secured loan, not against your home but against the vehicle. It helps borrowers to meet their immediate financial requirements. This option of money does not include credit check. It means, bad credit borrowers who have been refused finances in past can obtain the cash and it is not going to affect your credit history at all.

Generally, amount of loan depends upon the value of automobile, but lenders can lend cash up to £50,000. If you are not sure where to search logbook loans, then do not worry. Applicants can take the help of internet where they can find good number of online lenders. Online lenders not only provided instant finance but also provide free quotations via email. With the help of online quotations, borrowers can make a good comparison between many quotations.

Muzaffarnagar, India (AHN) – Council members in a northern Indian state have banned unmarried women from carrying mobile telephones. The measure was enacted to put an end to number of inter-caste illicit romances.

The Baliyan council in Uttar Pradesh state decided to act following news that dozens of young couples eloped against their parents’ wishes over the last year.

Local women’s rights groups criticized the measure as backwards and unfair.

The decrees of inter-caste marriages are complicated and adherence remains extremely rigid in many rural communities in India. Some lovers have been murdered in “honor killings” in an effort to protect a family’s reputation.

According to police 34 couples eloped last month in Muzaffarnagar district, where Uttar Pradesh state. The elopements led to eight honor killings.

“All parents were told to ensure their unmarried daughters do not use cell phones. The boys can do so, but only under their parents’ monitoring,” said Satish Tyagi, a spokesman for the village assembly.

Caste discrimination is banned in India however it is still thoroughly ingrained in many areas of of daily life, especially outside the country’s largest cities. Caste categories in Hindu society are broken down as follows, brahmins (priests and scholars), kshatriya (soldiers), vaishya (merchants) and shudra (labourers).

Followed underneath the caste system are the Dalits, formerly known as “Untouchables”.

Conservative families typically only marry within their own caste sub-division.

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Bulgaria’s Cabinet is working to convince the EU that the EUR 1.3 B that the country will have to pay for the construction of the Nabucco gas transit pipeline should be counted as part of its budget deficit. Bulgarian PM Borisov has already mentioned that his government will ask the European Commission to agree that any loans and credits that his Cabinet might take in order to fund the construction of Nabucco, the EU-sponsored gas pipeline, should not be factored in the country’s budget deficit….

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President Obama had mixed results on his Asia trip, but he seemed much happier after the NATO summit in Lisbon.

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Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines (AHN) – President Benigno Aquino III returned to the Philippines Monday, bringing with him at least $2.85 billion in investments from Japan. Another $2.6 billion in other investments in businesses that are in preparatory stages will likely follow.

The investments are the fruit of Aquino’s meeting with officials of three large Japanese firms -Marubeni, Toshiba and Itochu–whom the president met while attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Yokohama.

Itochu plans to invest $122 million to develop 11,000 hectares of sugar plantation and build a bio-ethanol plant in Isabela. The planned venture has the potential for employing 18,000 workers in two years and benefitting 15,000 farmers, Aquino said.

Toshiba will invest $133 million to expand the production in the Philippines of its electronic products.

Marubeni will build three coal-fired power plants in Sual, Calaca and Pagbilao, which cost $2.6 billion. To signify the company’s seriousness in its plans, Marubeni had already inked a letter of intent with Philippine government representatives, the president disclosed.

Among projects still in the blueprint stage are the expansion of two commuter train lines and the construction of a liquefied natural gas facility.

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A press release from OutServe [1] and Knights Out [2], two gay servicemembers groups, asks Congress to pass the Defense bill – without Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell repeal: “There is nothing more important than loyalty to those with whom we serve. This means ensuring that no one issue interferes with funding the courageous and selfless work our fellow service members are doing around the world. Therefore, on behalf of the more than 1,000 active duty gay and lesbian service members and 500 gay and lesbian veterans we represent, we respectfully urge Congress to pass the FY 2011 National Defense Authorization Act to fund the aircraft, weapons, combat vehicles, ammunition and promised pay-raises for all troops, whether or not the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” is included.” “To be clear, we will continue to fight for our integrity as gay and lesbian service members and we hope that legislative action in Congress can be taken in 2010 to lift the ban. With the support of President Obama, Chairman Mullen, Secretary Gates and the reported seventy-percent of service members surveyed, a new day of openly gay service is at hand if Congress acts during this lame duck session. We are proud to serve in the United States Armed Forces today and tomorrow.” About OutServe: OutServe is a network of approximately 1,000 active-duty soldiers, sailors, Marines, airmen, and members of the Coast Guard. About Knights Out: Knights Out is an organization of West Point Alumni, Staff and Faculty who are united in supporting the rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender soldiers to openly serve their country. Our members include former West Point professors, Rhodes Scholars, decorated combat veterans from the Vietnam War, Iraq and Afghanistan, peacekeepers who served in Haiti and Bosnia, men and women from the first co-ed class (1980), an ordained minister, and many others who are coming out from their silence to serve their country in a new way. [1] http://outserve.org/ [2] http://www.365gay.comwww.knightsout.org/

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Yangon, Myanmar (AHN) – Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been on house arrest for nearly two decades, has been released in Burma. The military government, after years of international pressure, has allowed the Nobel Peace Laureate to leave her confinement and greet her followers in person.

Military leader Than Shwe personally signed her release. Hundreds of supporters gathered outside of the gates to her home as she met the crowd. U Win Tin, the co-founder of her now-banned National League for Democracy (NLD) party was also on the scene.

The 65-year-old Suu Kyi has been under arrest for 15 of the past 21 years.

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