An e-commerce directive which is in the process of being transposed into the national statutes of the 15 EU countries says that a Web site should be able to sell its goods and services according to one set of rules -- those of the country where the Web site is based.

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But at long last, the time has come, and Notch announced on his blog that the game would e shifting into Beta, with a few new tweaks and improvements for the game being rolled out.

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And LaBranche, a marketmaker on the New York Stock Exchange, is withholding some 8, 000 e-mails from the exchange in a row over how an investigation into trading practices is being conducted.

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Google's foray into payments may prove testing for PayPal, but it looks like being great for e-commerce in general.

ECONOMIST: Online payments

First, it wants, as noted, to establish a tax-funded universal entitlement to basic living income (set at JPY 70, 000 a month, up from the current JPY 66, 000) for all elderly and retired persons, with, however, a phased reduction and final elimination of the entitlement in relation to pension benefits being received from pension plans into which had previously contributed premiums (i.e, the current system).

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Phishing frauds typically involve customers being fooled by fake e-mails, claiming to be from a bank, which lure the customers into revealing their bank or credit card details.

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