Apple's figures for foreign tax appear on page 61 of its form 10-K filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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The LA-based singer has agreed to be a celebrity ambassador for Vanilla Blush and is set to appear at a nursing conference in Arizona, in the US, with models to promote the firm.

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The continuing divisions appear to be a concern to creditors of bankrupt American Airlines, who are considering a merger with US Airways.

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While this might appear to mark a setback for Syria, it has made some important compensatory gains in its relations with the US, Europe and Saudi Arabia, and it is debatable whether Syria's security interests would necessarily have been served by a result enhancing the position of Hizbullah, the Iranian-backed Shia political and military movement that was the driving force of the March 8th opposition bloc.

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Michael Campbell wondered if it was because they wanted to rest before next week's Presidents Cup - the Ryder Cup-style US v Rest of World minus Europe - although he himself does not appear to have a problem with the extra work.

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The phrase "US delete" leaps out at the reader, so consistently does it appear - often in company with Canada - particularly on anything relating to "common but differentiated responsibilities", the phrase that basically means rich and poor countries both have an interest in solving something but have different roles to play.

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However, Mr de la Mora also pointed out that the settlement "is the fruit of a US legal process, so outside of the US such initiatives could very well appear through the partner programme of Google, where we have ongoing relationships with publishers and copyright holders".

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