A charm offensive by Peter Mandelson to persuade Labour MPs to back his Post Office sell-off has backfired. More: continued here
Read More »Post office sell-off faces delay (BBC News)
Plans to sell a former post office in Guernsey owned by the States may be delayed until the property market picks up. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx crash wreckage cleared; Tokyo’s Narita airport reopens (New York Daily News)
Investigators hauled away charred wreckage and planes began to land again Tuesday morning on the main runway of Japan’s largest international airport, where a day earlier a FedEx cargo flight crashed and exploded, killing its two pilots. More: continued here
Read More »EBay expands Skype to add business customers (Tacoma News Tribune)
EBay Inc. started a trial version of its Skype Internet-calling service for corporate users, seeking More: continued here
Read More »eBay Holds Listing Sale on Gadgets (AuctionBytes)
eBay is holding a promotion on certain listings for sellers. Through March 28, listings for Cell Phones and PDAs that use product details (pre-filled item information) will cost 5 cents in listing fees. The promotion applies to both Auction-style and Fixed Price listings, accessories are not included. All other fees …
Read More »FedEx threatens to cancel 777 order (Puget Sound Business Journal)
FedEx Corp. is dangling the possibility of canceling a multi-billion dollar order for new airplanes should Congress help its workers unionize. (BA) (FDX) More: continued here
Read More »Lighthouse stamps coming in July (Soundings)
The U.S. Postal Service will issue a “Gulf Coast Lighthouse” series of stamps July 23. The stamps highlight five lighthouses that withstood Hurricane Katrina and the stamp artwork is based on photos taken following Katrina’s devastation, with some lights still showing Katrina’s damage. More: continued here
Read More »Win Sydney Royal Easter Show tickets (North Shore Times)
WHETHER it’s checking out the biggest pumpkins, seeking a culinary feast or a day of adrenalin-pumping action, fireworks and fashion, rides and rodeo, the Sydney Royal Easter Show is your ticket. More: continued here
Read More »Ebay bidders to decide new shrimp's name – Mongabay.com
G-Online Ebay bidders to decide new shrimp's nameMongabay.comThe Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) has auctioned the naming rights of a newly discovered species of shimp Ebay. "The shrimp is in the group or genus of shrimps known as Lebbeus, but is awaiting the addition of a unique species name," …Bid …
Read More »Royal Mail sorting office to close (Gazette)
A ROYAL Mail sorting office that campaigners fought tirelessly to save will close this weekend. More: continued here
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