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Nestle Posts Fall in First-Half Profit

Aug. 12, 2009
Nestle SA has posted a 2 percent fall in first-half net profit as divestments and the strength of the Swiss franc weighed on sales.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler