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'We have to endure' - Argentines stoic as prices skyrocket
'We have to endure' - Argentines stoic as prices skyrocket
by  AFP

Maria Mamani carries a fistful of new price stickers around a supermarket after Argentina's government slashed the value of the peso in half as part of "shock" therapy to the ailing economy. His government on Tuesday unveiled a raft of measures to revive an economy that spokesman Manual Adorni said was "in intensive therapy on the point of death."

BP sacks former CEO for 'serious misconduct'
BP sacks former CEO for 'serious misconduct'
by  AFP

BP on Wednesday denied its former chief executive of more than £32-million ($40-million) payout because of his failure to disclose past personal relationships with colleagues. A year earlier, Brian Krzanich stepped down as chief executive of US computer chip giant Intel over a "past consensual relationship" with an employee in violation of the company's non-fraternisation policy. phz/srg/cw

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