Siemens Posts $1.9 Billion Quarterly ProfitSiemens, a bellwether for the global and German economies, said Thursday that profit rose 9 percent as a weaker euro and strong growth in emerging markets offset declines in Europe. By JACK EWING | Haiti Investigates Prison ShootingsAn independent commission of inquiry into the Jan. 19 killings of a dozen or more inmates at a prison in Les Cayes, Haiti, was formally established by presidential decree this week, officials said.
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