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Geotechnology Inc. promoted Joseph D. Darmody to manager of the environmental group in its Maryland Heights office.
Darmody has been with Geotechnology since 2006, and he has supervised a variety of projects. He also has been the company’s corporate health and safety director since 2008.
Darmody is active in professional organizations, including the Air and Waste Management […]

One of the first Canadian digital-era laws was the Uniform Electronic Commerce Act, a model law created by the Uniform Law Conference of Canada in the late 1990s. The ULCC brings together officials from federal, provincial, and territorial governments to work on model laws that can be implemented in a similar manner across all Canadian […]

Italy auctioned 7 billion euros ($9 billion) of debt to bring the total raised this week to almost 20 billion euros, underscoring how the European Central Bank is helping the world

The president of the European Council says a new treaty will include 17 euro states plus 6 other EU states _ but not all 27 EU members.
Herman Van Rompuy, president of the European Council, said the countries would provide up to euro200 billion ($268 billion) in extra resources to the International Monetary fund.
French President Nicolas […]

China urged ally North Korea to improve its strained ties with longtime foes the United States and South Korea, state media reported Monday, as U.S. and North Korean diplomats prepared to talk about restarting negotiations on Pyongyang’s nuclear programs.
On a visit to North Korea, Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang told North Korean Premier Choe Yong […]

The leaders of Germany and France, the eurozone’s two biggest economies, are meeting to discuss new measures to counter the bloc’s debt crisis.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy are holding the talks at Berlin’s chancellery to forge an agreement on the next steps in tackling the debt crisis ahead of a summit […]

As parents pack up their kids to go off to university or college, some may wonder with borrowing costs near historic lows, if it makes more sense to buy rather than rent. For example, over four years, a bachelor apartment near the University of Toronto will cost about $36,000.

Staying in residence is also expensive […]

China’s environmental regulators say they plan to crack down on dumping and improper storage of hazardous materials, with special attention to heavy metals and electronic waste.
Ministry of Environmental Protection deputy director Zhang Lijun said in comments released Friday that the government also would halt reviews of any new industrial projects in Qujing, a city in […]

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World stocks sank Thursday after an uneven day on Wall Street added to pessimism about the global economic outlook and Japan announced that exports had fallen for the fifth straight month in July.
Oil prices slipped below $87 a barrel while the dollar was higher against the euro and the yen.
European shares opened lower after an […]