Belgian experiment: Make prostitution legal to fight its ills
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Prostitution is being legalized in Antwerp, Belgium in a pioneering effort by the European Union to reduce crime. The "tolerance zone" has helped to reduce prostitution-related crime by 44 percent since 2001.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2005
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ABB to sell stakes to cut debt
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ABB Ltd. announced that it will sell some power plant and infrastructure stakes in order to reduce its debt. Such a divestment could raise as much as $500 million (456.1 million euros) for the company.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2003
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