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EU Approves $7.4 Billion Deal Between Oracle And Sun

It’s official: the European Commission has granted regulatory approval for Oracle to acquire Sun Microsystems for approximately $7.4 billion , without further conditions. In a statement released moments ago, Oracle says it expects unconditional approval from China and Russia as well and intends to close the transaction shortly. Oracle will host an all-day live event for customers, partners … (News Source: TechCrunch - 11:00:45)

EU approves Oracle’s bid for Sun Microsystems

BRUSSELS : The EU’s competition watchdog on Thursday approved US business software giant Oracle’s bid for hardware and software vendor Sun Microsystems, saying the deal would not skew the market in Europe. (News Source: Channel NewsAsia - 11:17:40)

UN approves more troops, police for Haiti

The UN Security Council will send an additional 3,500 troops and police to Haiti to boost security and help distribute food and water to earthquake victims. (News Source: CBC.ca - 11:17:30)

Gov’t approves further HUF 2 bln in funding for Esterházy Palace renovation

Hungary’s government has recently approved a further HUF 2 billion (€7.5 million) in partially EU-funded support for the renovation of the Esterházy Palace in FertÅ‘d (NW Hungary), the business daily Napi Gazdaság reported on Friday. (News Source: Budapest Business Journal - 13:40:01)

Another week of GW News, January 17, 2010 [A Few Things Ill Considered]

Logging the Onset of The Bottleneck Years This weekly posting is brought to you courtesy of H. E. Taylor . Happy reading, I hope you enjoy this week’s Global Warming news roundup Read the rest of this post… | Read the comments on this post… (News Source: ScienceBlogs - 16:22:42)

Romanian Parliament Approves Budget to Free IMF Loan (Update1)

Jan. 14 (Bloomberg) — Romania’s Parliament approved a 2010 state budget to meet International Monetary Fund criteria and unlock a $30 billion bailout loan. (News Source: Bloomberg - 18:57:03)

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