Volkswagen to open fund for Nazi slave labor victims
Volkswagen said it will create a pilots fund to compensate slave laborers who worked for the company in 1944 and 1945. The automaker noted the move reflects its historical and moral responsibilities and plans to release fund details in mid-September.
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Scientists in Japan expect more cloned calves after first success
Tokyo researchers at the Nara State Livestock Research Center report calves cloned from adult cow cells may lead to additional births. Center spokesman Katsuhiko Hata says experiments use cells from adult cows to find the best method for producing adult clone calves, a potential first from non reproductive cells.
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Puerto Rico protests sale of state telephone company
Govt workers block high road to San Juan airport in largest labor strike in Puerto Rico history. Tens of thousands join two day protest against privatization of the state telephone company led by GTE Corp. bank strikes and isolated violence occur in San Lorenzo and San Juan as police guard terminals and sabotage charges surface. The $1.9 billion sale forms the centerpiece of Governor Rosselló’s privatization push amid deregulated telecom market plans.
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London and Frankfurt outline plan for single European market
London and Frankfurt stock exchanges launched a joint venture to create a large pan European market for about 300 major companies. They aim to harmonize trading rules and prices across both venues and eventually adopt a common electronic system. Initially Frankfurt shares would be euro priced and London shares in pounds as Britain weighs the euro move.
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Kosovo Albanian leaders fault U.S. and EU for disunity
Kosovo ethnic Albanian politicians blamed lack of U.S. and European resolve for failing to unite. Serb forces shelled four villages as fighters reported two days of fatalities. Special envoy Holbrooke urged unity amid 16 Albanian parties backing Rugova. Contact Group to meet in Bonn to reassess Kosovo crisis and push for an internationally monitored cease-fire.
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