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Russian Web site angers music industry (CNN.com) - MOSCOW, Russia (AP) -- A Russian Web site that lets visitors download albums for less than $1 is a smash hit with music fans -- but not with U.S. trade and music industry officials.

'Trust us' says fish industry (Stuff) - A highly charged debate over management rights has gripped the fishing industry as it struggles with high fuel costs and strict government controls.

Scientist Honored for Contribution to Mining Industry (Arab News) - RIYADH, 4 June 2006 — A geologist from Mahd Ad-Dahab has received an award for his remarkable contribution to the mining industry.

Russian website rivalling iTunes enrages U.S. music industry (CP via Yahoo! Canada News) - MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian website that lets visitors download albums for less than $1 US is a smash hit with music fans - but not with U.S. trade and music industry officials.

Garment industry: tax incentives for female workers likely (Business Recorder) - KARACHI (June 03 2006): In order to enhance productivity and make Pakistani garments competitive in export market, the Federal Government is likely to give a tax incentive for attracting female workers in the garment industry.

Defence industry is building for the future (The Scotsman: Business) - READERS of your article 'Fighting for their lives' (Business, May 28) may be forgiven for thinking all is doom and gloom in the defence industry in Scotland.

Russian site enrages music industry (USA Today) - A Russian website that lets visitors download albums for less than $1 is a smash hit with music fans but not with U.S. trade and music industry officials.

Gems, jewellery industry trying to compete globally (Daily Times) - ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s gems and jewellery industry is reinventing itself as a quality producer to be able to compete globally through skills and technology upgradation, better quality control and innovative branding, said representative of the Gems and Jewellery Strategy Working Group (SWG) in a statement

Luxury industry's current explosion (FT.com via Yahoo! News) - It is an irony of the luxury industry's current explosion - global sales were an estimated EU135 billion last year up from EU80 billion in 2000 - that in its very success may lie the seeds of its undoing.

Filthy meat industry in for rude awakening (SABC News) - There is going to be a huge shake-up in the meat industry following a SABC exposé in April into unhygienic and filthy machinery in butcheries. Environmental health practitioners say the law does not stipulate exactly how butchery machinery should be inspected, but this is about to change.