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• Vodafone completes purchase of Ghana Telecom stake

  - 2008-08-18

  LONDON AFP — British mobile phone giant Vodafone said Monday it had completed the purchase of a 70-percent stake in state-run Ghana Telecommunications. "Further to the ... approval from the Ghanaian Parliament, Vodafone announces today that it has completed the acquisition of a 70 percent stake in Ghana Telecom...

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• European stocks slip amid high oil prices

  - 2008-05-27

  LONDON AFP — Europe's main stocks market slid on Tuesday as oil prices rallied towards record highs and investors awaited the return of action on Wall Street following a long holiday weekend in the United States. London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares, which was also shut Monday because...

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• Vodafone eyes full control at South African venture Vodacom

  - 2007-11-29

  LONDON AFP — British mobile phone giant Vodafone said Thursday it was interested in winning full control at South African unit Vodacom. Vodafone has repeatedly declared its interest in raising its stake in Vodacom, which is a 50-50 joint venture operated with Telkom of South Africa. On Wednesday...

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• Vodafone brand makes India debut

  - 2007-09-21

  NEW DELHI AFP — Global mobile provider Vodafone began using its own name across India Friday following its purchase of an Indian firm, rolling out what the company called one of the world's biggest rebrandings. Vodafone Plc's media saturation blitz follows its purchase in March of a majority stake...

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• Vodafone rebrands new Indian unit with media blitz

  - 2007-09-19

  NEW DELHI AFP — Leading global mobile operator Vodafone will begin using its own name in India this Friday following its 11.1-billion- dollar purchase of an Indian cellular firm, a company official said Wednesday. The move to rename its new Indian cellular unit will involve one of the world's...

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• Vodafone shares hit five-year peak on iPhone rumours

  - 2007-06-28

  LONDON AFP — Shares in British mobile phone group Vodafone jumped Thursday to the highest level for about five and a half years on speculation linking it to a European distribution deal for Apple's iPhone. Vodafone's share price surged as high as 168.70 pence -- the highest since January...

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• AT&T 'not mulling' offer for Vodafone: company chief

  - 2007-06-18

  LONDON AFP — US telecom giant AT&T is not considering a bid for British mobile phone operator Vodafone, but is likely to make smaller acquisitions to better meet the needs of multinational companies, the company's chief executive said in an interview published Tuesday. Speaking to the Financial Times, Randall...

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• MySpace signs up Vodafone as first European mobile phone partner

  - 2007-02-07

  LONDON AFP — British telecoms giant Vodafone has said it had signed the first European deal with MySpace to allow its mobile phone subscribers to access the social networking website. The tie-up is MySpace's first mobile phone deal in Europe and will allow Vodafone customers to access their online...

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• Mobile phone operators mull creating rival to Google

  - 2007-02-04

  LONDON AFP — Some of Europe's biggest telecoms groups are to hold talks next week about creating a mobile phone search engine which could challenge US giants Google and Yahoo!. Vodafone, France Telecom, Telefonica, Deutsche Telekom, Hutchison Whampoa, Telecom Italia and American network Cingular will come together for talks...

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• Nadal and Blake edge closer to Aussie Open quarters showdown

  - 2007-01-20

  MELBOURNE AFP — World number two Rafael Nadal and fifth seed James Blake closed in on an anticipated quarter-final showdown with impressive victories on a rain-hit day at the Australian Open. Spain's second seed Nadal produced his best performance so far Saturday in a straight sets demolition of Swiss Stanislas...

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