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   Don't blame us for hunger, biofuel makers say

   Reuters - Friday, May 16

   "That is a huge amount. We had better hope (Russian Prime Minister) - SEVILLE, May 15 - Biofuel manufacturers at an international gathering in Spain have strenuously denied media charges they are driving up food prices and world hunger. More »

2. Business

   New Britain pads estates with $44 mln PNG buy

   Reuters - Saturday, May 17

   LONDON, May 16 - New Britain Palm Oil offered on Friday to buy the rest of the shares in a Papua New Guinea-listed planter it partly owns for $44 million in cash, accelerating plans to double its estate size. More »

3. Business

   Stocks turn higher after jobless claims report

   AP - Friday, May 16

   NEW YORK - Wall Street fluctuated in a narrow range Thursday as investors struggled to discern a direction for the economy after reports showing a modest increase in jobless claims and weakness in the manufacturing sector. More »

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   Italy's foreign minister to be tough on Iran-report

   Reuters - Friday, May 16

   MILAN, May 15 - Italy's new foreign minister, Franco Frattini, said he wanted his country to join the United States and other European powers in being "very firm" on Iran. More »

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   Greece gets three bids for Thessaloniki port

   Reuters - Friday, May 16

   ATHENS, May 15 - Greece's second largest port, Thessaloniki Port Authority said on Thursday that China's Cosco Pacific , Hutchison Port Holdings and Dubai Port World had submitted bids to run its cargo facilities. More »

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   Woman indicted in Missouri MySpace suicide case

   AP - Saturday, May 17

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   FTSE up 1.2 pct as bid talk buzzes, oils power on

   Reuters - 2 hours 2 minutes ago

   Royal Bank of Scotland fell 1.3 percent, however. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc has pulled out of the bidding in the 7 billion pound ($13.62 billion) - LONDON, May 16 - Britain's blue-chip index rose 1.2 percent at midday on Friday, as bid activity powered British Energy and crude price stormed past $125 a barrel to inject zest into heavyweight oil shares. More »

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   '$100 laptop' nonprofit now teamed with Microsoft

   AP - 2 hours 49 minutes ago

   BOSTON - The One Laptop Per Child project is about to find out whether Microsoft Corp., a rival the nonprofit group once derided, is the solution to its problems in spreading inexpensive portable computers to schoolchildren. More »

9. Business

   Icahn to Yahoo board: Sell to Microsoft or leave

   AP - Saturday, May 17

   SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc. More »

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    Oil prices rise after volatile session

    AP - Friday, May 16

    BANGKOK, Thailand - Oil rose Friday in Asia following a whipsaw overnight session during which the expiration of options and a mix of news played havoc with prices trading in a range almost $6 wide. More »