Italians, backed by the Catholic Church, aim to stop Sunday shopping

Italians are fighting a government lift of regulations on business operation hours, insisting that the move will eventually hurt the small shops and values that have long been the foundation of the Italian business community.The deregulation, put into effect January 2012, removes restrictions on business operating hours, including Sundays and holidays. It is intended to stimulate competition in what...

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Egypt's contentious Islamist constitution becomes law

CAIRO (Reuters) - President Mohamed Mursi admitted on Wednesday that Egypt's economy faces serious problems after he enacted a new, bitterly contested constitution that is supposed to help end political unrest and allow him to focus on the financial crisis.The president said the economy also had great opportunities to grow, but earlier the Egyptian pound tumbled to its weakest level in almost eight...

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Syrian minister leaves Beirut for fear of arrest

 Syria's wounded interior minister cut short his treatment at a Beirut hospital Wednesday and returned home for fear of being arrested by Lebanese authorities, while Syria's chief of military police defected to the opposition, becoming one of the highest-ranking officers to switch sides.The twin developments reflected the deepening isolation of Syrian President Bashar Assad's government, which...

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Sudan's Bashir says ready to meet Kiir to try to get oil flowing

- Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said on Wednesday he was ready to meet his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir to try to move forward with setting up a demilitarized border zone and restart oil flows.His comments raise the prospect that the two could set aside their differences after signing agreements in September meant to secure their disputed border and to allow the South to resume...

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Egypt's Morsi: constitution dawn of new republic

 Egypt's Islamist president proclaimed the country's newly adopted constitution as the dawning of a "new republic" in a television address Wednesday, calling on the opposition to join a dialogue with him after a month of violent turmoil and focus on repairing a damaged economy.Mohammed Morsi sought to present the Islamist-drafter charter as the turning of a historic page for Egypt, but his speech...

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Fleetwood Mac Tickets Take Off Online at BuyAnySeat.com

Tickets to Fleetwood Mac’s upcoming 34-city North American Tour are creating traffic spikes in search traffic online for seats, said Felina Martinez at ticket marketplace BuyAnySeat.com. The tour kicks off April 4, 2013 in Columbus, Ohio and is the band’s first trek since 2009.Denver, CO (PRWEB) December 22, 2012It’s hard to believe that it has been 45 years since Fleetwood Mac’s first album, and...

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iPhone and iPad Affiliates Program Launched by iGearUnlimited

Leading online iPhone and iPad case maker iGearUnlimited is generating buzz with an affiliate program through Share-A-Sale. With two-tier commissions of 15% and 30%, it’s believed to be one of the most generous in the marketplace.Chicago, USA (PRWEB) December 22, 2012Internet companies often use independent sales people known as affiliates to help spread the word and generate sales. The best affiliate...

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LG unveils gorgeous new HDTV models with Google TV 3.0

Google TV 1.0 and Google TV 2.0 haven’t drawn much attention in the marketplace at this point, but that won’t stop Google TV 3.0-packing HDTVs from swarming the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada next month. LG (066570) is among the first to take the wraps off of new televisions with the third major iteration of Google’s (GOOG) software baked in, and it will be bringing 42-, 47-, 50-,...

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Verdant Analysis Announces Financial Analysis Marketplace

Investment Technology Company, Verdant Analysis, Announces Marketplace for Portfolios, Analysis Models and Financial Models(PRWEB) December 26, 2012Verdant Analysis, developer of financial modeling and investment analysis software will be launching its Verdasis Marketplace in early 2013.Verdant Analysis currently lets users build portfolios of U.S. and Canadian publicly traded securities and to analyze...

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Introducing TicketHurry - A Safe, New Way to Buy Tickets Online

Online shoppers can breathe easy, TicketHurry is a safe, low-priced marketplace for tickets to any event.(PRWEB) December 26, 2012Everyone has heard the news stories: “concert ‘A’ has sold out within a matter of seconds, demand is sky high!” These headlines seem dire but never again should fans lose hope in seeing their favorite performers live. Even when Ticketmaster and the local box office are...

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