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Two months ago President Obama stood with other Group of 20 nations' leaders in London and pledged not to introduce protectionist measures in the global economic crisis.

The free trade talks between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU) have been stalled after two years of talks.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, in conjunction with Ralphs and L.A. Care Health Plan, will give away the largest free supply of nicotine patches and gum in California, and are asking residents who are interested in helping others quit smoking to volunteer during this giveaway.

Dunkin' Donuts will mark National Donut Day by offering customers a free donut of their choice with the purchase of any beverage.

As the numbers of online university students continue to rise and more resources become available for free online, the idea of opening up a tuition-free university appears to have come at an appropriate time.

Swiss bank UBS is free to set whatever bonuses it likes this year, in contrast to 2008 when it needed government approval for variable pay because of a rescue package, Swiss weekly Sonntag reported on Sunday.

The world grouping OECD said on Friday the global economy was out of free fall, offering hope of recovery late this year, but investors focused on risks to the U.S. credit rating from rising government debt.

World economic grouping OECD said on Monday the global economy had come out of free fall, offering hope of incipient recovery late this year to investors and markets unnerved by rising U.S. government debt.

The Obama administration's budget chief said on Sunday there are signs that the free-fall in the economy seems to have halted.

The Obama administration's budget chief said on Sunday there are signs that the free-fall in the economy seems to have halted.

The Obama administration's budget chief said on Sunday there are signs that the free-fall in the economy seems to have halted.

Oprah has teamed up with fast food giant KFC to offer its newest menu item free of charge as part of its “unthink” campaign.

AOL's MediaGlow on Monday said it has launched its free Pixcetera application on the Apple App Store for iPhone and iPod touch, which enables users to experience amazing photography.

As of May 5th, PC users will be able to download and get free access for an entire year of Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 7.

The U.S. banking system could be free of government money within a year, the powerful chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee said on Tuesday.

Somali gunmen freed two European aid workers Tuesday without receiving a ransom after holding the pair hostage for nine days in one of the world's most dangerous places for relief agencies.

A U.S. House of Representatives bill aimed at fighting global warming will allow some polluters access to free permits to emit greenhouse gas emissions in its cap-and-trade system, Democratic Representative Edward Markey said on Thursday.

Somali pirates freed a chemical tanker and its 23 member Filipino crew Tuesday after holding them hostage for more than five months, the shipped owner and officials said.

Somali pirates released a hijacked ship and its 19-man crew after they found out it was picking up food aid for their hungry countrymen, a Somali clan elder said Monday.

Turkish President Abdullah Gul called on Wednesday for a Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction, hoping that a U.S.-Russian pledge to join forces to eradicate nuclear weapons will encourage the region.

The sense of freefall for the U.S. economy is likely to end in the middle of the year, though the road to recovery could take some time, Lawrence Summers, U.S. President Barack Obama's top White House economic policy aide, said on Thursday.