Word: summer
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...recession is nearing its end. At least, it seems to be. A generally improving trend in the economic data has forecasters saying the downturn will turn into an upturn sometime between early this summer (the optimistic view) and late next winter (the pessimistic...
...Management bonuses have been shelved. Unpaid leave and temporary or permanent part-time work, meanwhile, have been on the table since last month. And talks with unions are continuing over how to squeeze staff costs still further - BA's head count has already fallen by 2,500 since last summer. (Read "British Airways: Cabin Pressure...
Berger's eagerly anticipated new venture, Donald's, will be a four-story glass-and-open-air lakeside extravaganza, and is set to open later this summer with a wine room, oyster bar and multinational menu. It looks like the French Quarter's monopoly on fine dining has been lost. "Hanoi has grown so fast," agrees Berger. "We're now really the center...
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair resisted public pressure for a comprehensive inquiry into the Iraq war. On June 15, his successor, Gordon Brown, raised the white flag, informing the House of Commons that he had ordered an inquiry even before British troops complete their withdrawal from Basra this summer. "Thanks to our efforts and those of our allies over six difficult years, a young democracy has replaced a vicious 30-year dictatorship," said the Prime Minister...
...weapons of mass destruction (WMD). A year later, the Butler Inquiry examined the quality of intelligence that informed the government's decision to join the Iraq campaign. The independent, private inquiry announced by Brown is set to consider a period from the buildup to the conflict in the summer of 2001 to July of this year. (See pictures of Iraq's revival...