Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:40:08 +0100 (Reuters) - Models present creations from Martinez Lierah during the 080 Barcelona Fashion show, January 27, 2012. REUTERS/Albert Gea (SPAIN - Tags: FASHION)
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:30:14 +0100 Apple has disclosed a list of its suppliers for the iPhone, iPad and other popular gadgets for the first time amid growing criticism over labor and environmental practices, especially in China. (Source: Associated Press)
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:20:09 +0100 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple revealed its once closely guarded list of global suppliers on Friday, taking a dramatic and unprecedented step in response to harsh criticism that it was turning a blind eye to dismal working conditions at partner factories. The move, unusual in an industry that relies heavily on foreign component suppliers to drive margins but rarer still for an infamously secretive company, underscored some speculation that new Chief Executive Tim Cook has ushered in an era of greater transparency. ... (Source: Reuters)
Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier ...
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:20:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier (L) attends a memorial service commemorating the second anniversary of the deadly 2010 earthquake, at the site of a mass grave where thousands of victims are buried in Tit Tenyan, an area outside of Port-au-Prince, January 12, 2012. Haitians marked the second anniversary of the earthquake that ravaged their impoverished Caribbean nation on Thursday, mourning the dead as their president held out hope for a better future. REUTERS/Swoan Parker (HAITI - Tags: DISASTER ANNIVERSARY POLITICS)
Italy's Minister of Interior Anna Maria Cancellieri attends ...
Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:40:01 +0100 (Reuters) - Italy's Minister of Interior Anna Maria Cancellieri attends a confidence vote in Rome December 22, 2011. Prime Minister Mario Monti faces a confidence vote on Thursday that he called to speed up final approval of a 33-billion-euro ($43 billion) austerity package aimed at restoring market confidence in the euro zone's third-biggest economy. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (ITALY - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS)