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Many people have contacted the BBC about the poor broadband speed where they live, particularly in rural areas.
BBC: Northern Ireland broadband provision defended
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Mr. Kesslen said companies prefer to go after each other at the International Trade Commission, which offers quicker rulings and can impose an injunction barring the product from shipping into the U.S. Poor showings at the ITC can speed settlement, such as last year's agreement between Qualcomm Inc. and Broadcom Corp.
WSJ: Motorola Sues Apple Over Patents
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The IMF and the World Bank, facing increasing pressure from campaigners, have announced plans to speed up debt relief to poor countries.
BBC: Speeding debt relief
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Mr Shaeuble suggested the recent downgrade of Italy's credit rating by Standard and Poor's may encourage it to speed up its own austerity measures to reassure markets.
BBC: Global leaders call for euro debt action
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By contrast, people in poor countries face problems such as the speed and cost of an internet connection, let alone the huge amount of webpages thrown up by search engines.
BBC: World's poor to get own search engine
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So how do you bring this poor, under-entertained audience up to speed?
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"This agreement will help us quickly refuse those with poor immigration records, identify asylum shoppers and speed up the removal process in those cases where people have entered the common travel area, " said Mr Green.
BBC: UK Border officers
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If you look at New South Wales and Victoria, the states where half Australia's population reside, property markets are poor, retail and manufacturing are soft, which is the two-speed economy everyone's talking about.
WSJ: Nick Greiner: Laying the Groundwork for Growth in Australia
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The country's rugged terrain and poor road network also slows down overland journeys, whereas a helicopter can fly anywhere, at speed, with flexibility.
BBC: Helicopters 'are no magic wand'
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Across the bay, fancy yachts and speed boats crowd the shores of the Ilha, a once almost deserted strip of sand used mainly by poor fishermen, on which smart restaurants and nightclubs for the new elite are now springing up.
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