The Independent Royal Mail: MPs warn of a postal service 'fatally wounded' by its rivalsThe IndependentA Royal Mail spokesman said: “Unfettered direct-delivery competition threatens to undermine the one-price-goes-anywhere, universal postal service. The universal service is sustained by the money we make in urban areas helping to fund the entire … More: continued here
CNBC Analysts React To Google Inc-eBay Inc $85 Billion Merger RumorBenzingaGoogle Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is rumored to be interested in purchasing a 40 percent stake in eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) for $85 billion at $68 per share. Is this possible, crazy or likely to be false? "I heard the rumor and it just…
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New York Daily News Oops! Egypt's Suez Canal stamps show Panama CanalNew York Daily NewsHere's hoping the digging goes better. Egyptians were so excited about plans for a new and improved Suez Canal they issued commemorative postage stamps— showing the Panama Canal. The embarrassing guffaw, reported by The Telegraph, includes …Egypt issues stamps to mark new…
A FedEx delivery driver was killed on Friday after he was crushed between a house and his delivery van. More: continued here
Woman allegedly shoots at ex-boyfriend in Palestine Post OfficeKETKPalestine, Texas (KETK) — Police arrested a woman Friday after she allegedly shot at her ex-boyfriend at the Palestine Post Office. At around 4 p.m., officers were called to the Palestine Post Office, located in the 1200 block of North Link or State …Woman fires gun inside…
Portman saves Vanishing Species stamp programSandusky RegisterU.S. Sen. Rob Portman may not be able to save all of the exotic animals that are vanishing around the world. But at least the senator has been able to save a U.S. Postal Service stamp program that aims to save tigers and other threatened animals from … More:…
A FedEx delivery driver dies Friday afternoon after being crushed to death while making a delivery. More: continued here
Philippine Star BIR issues guidelines on new tax stamps on cigarettesPhilippine StarMANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has issued a circular detailing the requirements for the affixture of tax stamps on both imported and locally-manufactured cigarettes in preparation for the implementation of the long-delayed … More: continued here
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