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Why Are We Running This Story? - Egypt Today
MEN ARE SIPPING their evening tea in a tiny coffee shop off Cairo’s noisy, congested Tahrir Square. An old TV beams Al-Jazeera’s latest coverage of the war in Iraq. The tomcat of the next-door garage sleeps on one of the tired chairs. The waiter

Japanese convenience stores gain as economy sours - International Herald Tribune
TOKYO : Shares in Japanese convenience store operators may keep outperforming the retail sector well into next year as consumers choose cheap prepared meals instead of eating out as the economy slides deeper into recession. Convenience store chains

No half glass of cheap sparkling wine for me - Cape Argus
As children, we would cower in the back of the car as Mrs Schwegman rammed her dog-bum lips through the window to try to plant a New Year smacker on our cheeks. It was hard to hide in an old Peugeot with three equally horrified siblings. And, being

Nostalgic book covers judged a hit with readers - Sydney Morning Herald
PENGUIN'S retro marketing ploy has been a big coup for the Australian arm of the publisher. Penguin hoped the diverse mix of 25 fiction and 25 non-fiction titles released with covers in the original orange-and-cream design would sell 250,000 copies

Excise tax hits Hr 37.5 per 1,000 filter cigarettes, Hr 15.6 for non - KPNews.com
Despite a 25 percent increase in cigarette excise tax, Ukraine still has among the lowest-taxed and lowest-priced cigarettes in Europe. Studies have shown that cheap prices stimulate consumption. The nation has one of the highest smoking rates in the