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China's mine industry is the deadliest in the world, killing 13 people every day [Reuters] (Aljazeera) - The last two bodies have been recovered after a gas leak at a Chinese mine, bringing the final toll from Thursday's accident to 35. A total of 86 men were underground whien the leak happened, the latest such accident to hit the country's deadly industry.

Tight energy market highlights industry's challenges (AME Info) - Tight global energy supplies are expected to keep energy prices high through 2008, according to the US Government's Energy Information Administration, a circumstance that has introduced an entirely new set of challenges and constraints for the world's energy industry.

Congress Could Burn Tobacco Industry (CBS 6 Richmond) - WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress is taking new whacks at the cigarette industry, banning tobacco sales in Senate buildings and more importantly -- seeking a significant federal tax increase on cigarettes.

MICE industry in UAE 'makes major progress' (Khaleej Times) - ABU DHABI — The UAE MICE industry (meetings, incentives, conferences exhibitions) had made substantial progress, particularly the organisation of international exhibitions, said General Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.

TU threatens to strike in the graphics industry (Trade Union News from Finland) - Toimihenkilöunioni (12.11.2007) On 5 November the Union of Salaried Employees TU informed the National Conciliator Juhani Salonius of its intention to strike in the graphics industry.

Five things I learned at IBM's Software Group Industry Analyst Meeting (IT-Analysis) - Every year at about this time I attend IBM Software Group IT Industry Analyst meeting. This meeting is attended by about 90 industry analysts and about three times that number of IBM software group leaders, managers and support staff. It is quite the event!

Congress could burn tobacco industry with big tax increase (WRIC 8 News Richmond) - Associated Press - November 10, 2007 3:05 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress is taking new whacks at the cigarette industry, banning tobacco sales in Senate buildings and more importantly --...

Alexandria joins chase for piece of film industry (KATC 3 Lafayette) - ALEXANDRIA, La. -- Though Alexandria might be a few years late, it still could carve out a niche in the movie industry, which has been drawn to Louisiana in recent years mainly because...

Ebb and Flow - Meet three fishermen who still believe in the industry (Gloucester Daily Times) - The recent acquisitions of Andy Santapaola and brothers Peter and Enzo Russo are helping to keep the heart of the local fishing industry pumping as it is besieged and threatened by regulatory strangulation, $3-a-gallon fuel and a dogfish plague.

Nandigram a national issue, says industry (Business Standard India) - Nandigram may have turned into a war zone once more but the industry feels that the issue is national. Despite the current crisis being a turf war between the political parties, the genesis of the issue is land acquisition for a chemical hub project.