Apple Forced Into IPhone Contracts U-turn
Italy has become the first country to sell the iPhone on a non-exclusive basis, suggesting that Apple’s strategy of tying its device to one network in each territory may be unravelling....
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At The Philharmonic, Musings About Muti
The announced union of Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra left 100 jilted suitors at Avery Fisher Hall.<br/><br/>...
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Arrests Made After Police Crack Down On China Protests At Olympic Torch Ceremony
The Olympic torch has been lit, but fears that the ceremony would be hijacked by protesters unhappy about China’s treatment of Tibet were extinguished despite minor unrest in Athens....
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Old Drugs In, New Ones Out
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A fresh start for Britain’s businesses

The greenest companies in Britain with the most environmentally aware staff will be unveiled in The Sunday Times Green List next week. Competition among the country’s businesses to be included in the inaugural list of the 50 Best Green Companies has been fierce. Standards are exceptionally high and the demands placed on companies sufficiently stringent to deter all bar those confident of their green credentials.
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Now Lloyd’s brokers look to relocate abroad to cut bill for corporation tax

One of the most prominent players in the Lloyd’s insurance market is considering shifting its corporate headquarters outside the UK, the latest in a string of City businesses angered by unpopular tax proposals from the Treasury. Brit Insurance, the reinsurance broker valued at £800 million in London, is investigating whether jurisdictions such as Dublin or Geneva are more tax-efficient than the UK, which is increasingly seen as operating a business-unfriendly regime.
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Japan Arrests U.S. Serviceman for Alleged Sexual Assault

The incident was the latest in a string of such cases involving American military that have sparked anger among Japanese.
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New old-fashioned

Two young Brits have the spirit of the ’60s on a string, writes Bernard Zuel.
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Music Review: Quintet of Calming Strings and a Rumbling Clarinet

The playful qualities of Elliott Carter’s music outnumbered potential hazards on Tuesday night in the Peter Jay Sharp Theater at the Juilliard School.
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