Thursday, May 23rd, 2013

World

Economic recovery biggest question for UK rating - Fitch

LONDON (Reuters) - The biggest threat to Britain's sovereign debt rating is uncertainty about whether the economy will return to sustainable growth in the next couple of years, ratings agency Fitch to...
April 22, 2013, 6:25 pm
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Pamplona in talks to buy Turkish hospitals group - source

By Birsen Altayli and Seda Sezer
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - London-based private equity fund Pamplona Capital Management is in exclusive talks to buy a majority stake in Turkish hospitals gro...
April 22, 2013, 6:56 pm
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S. Korea shelves Japan trip over shrine visits

SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea on Monday shelved a proposed trip by Foreign Minister Yun Byung-Se to Tokyo in protest at visits by Japanese cabinet ministers to a controversial war shrine.
April 22, 2013, 6:20 pm

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'Dozens' killed in Nigeria gun battles

Dozens of people have been killed in fierce fighting between Nigeria's military and suspected Islamists.
April 22, 2013, 6:19 pm

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Taiwan stages live-fire drill in contested Spratlys

TAIPEI (AFP) - Taiwan's coastguards said Monday that Taipei had staged a live-fire drill within a hotly-contested island chain in the South China Sea, in a move that risks stoking regional tensions.
April 22, 2013, 6:14 pm

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Luxembourg will support UK challenge to bank tax - finance minister

LONDON (Reuters) - Luxembourg will support Britain's legal challenge to Europe's proposed Financial Transaction Tax, the country's finance minister, Luc Frieden, said on Monday.
"We are...
April 22, 2013, 6:09 pm

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Survivors frustrated by lack of help after China quake

By Michael Martina
LUSHAN, China (Reuters) - Hundreds of survivors of an earthquake that killed nearly 200 people in southwest China pushed into traffic on a main road on Monday, waving...
April 22, 2013, 5:59 pm

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Government launches sale of uranium enrichment firm Urenco

LONDON (Reuters) - The government said on Monday it would sell some or all of its 33 percent stake in Urenco, the world's second-largest vendor of nuclear fuel.
Three countries hold equ...
April 22, 2013, 5:28 pm

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More departures at ENRC, Africa head takes leave amid probe

LONDON (Reuters) - The head of miner ENRC's African arm, one of two of the Kazakh firm's operations being probed after whistleblower allegations of corruption, has taken leave of absence, a source fam...
April 22, 2013, 5:26 pm
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France's GDF Suez denies it is planning job cuts

PARIS (Reuters) - French gas and power utility group GDF Suez denied a union's claim that it is planning to cut more than 4,000 jobs over the next three years.
"There are...
April 22, 2013, 5:22 pm

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Five killed in another shooting in US

Police say five people are dead in a shooting at an apartment complex south of Seattle, including a suspect who was shot by police officers.
April 22, 2013, 5:18 pm
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EU opens to Serbia after Kosovo deal

By Justyna Pawlak and Adrian Croft
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - The European Commission encouraged EU governments on Monday to start membership talks with Serbia, in recognition of Belgrade's...
April 22, 2013, 5:13 pm

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France misses 2012 deficit target and Spain's shortfall widens

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - France and Spain fell short of their budget deficit goals last year, EU data showed on Monday, although the overall fiscal picture for the euro zone improved.
Franc...
April 22, 2013, 5:06 pm
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Questions but few answers yet in Boston

There are reports injured Boston suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev may be communicating with authorities and the widow of the older brother may be questioned.
April 22, 2013, 5:00 pm

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Investors cheer Italy after president elected

By Lisa Jucca and Francesca Landini
MILAN (Reuters) - Hopes of an end to two months of political deadlock in Italy drove its financial markets higher on Monday after the re-election of ...
April 22, 2013, 4:45 pm

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ECB's Constancio: Inflation is coming down significantly

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Inflation in the euro zone is coming down "rather significantly", which is important when the European Central Bank decides whether to cut interest rates, ECB Vice-President Vito...
April 22, 2013, 4:41 pm

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Gov-Gen Bryce in PNG for Anzac memorials

Australian Governor-General Quentin Bryce will meet with women's groups as well as attending an Anzac service at Kokoda during her trip to PNG.
April 22, 2013, 4:34 pm

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UN nuclear agency in talks about talks with Iran

VIENNA/DUBAI (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear agency is talking with Iran to set a date for discussions on resuming an investigation there, it said on Monday, as Washington stressed the importance of dipl...
April 22, 2013, 4:22 pm

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Electricals retailer Darty put up for sale : paper

PARIS (Reuters) - France-based electrical goods retailer Darty Plc has been put up for sale, according to an advance snippet of an article to be published in the French daily Le Figaro ...
April 22, 2013, 4:15 pm
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Abbott on collision course with Jakarta

Tony Abbott's promise to stick with his controversial plan to turn back the boats has again attracted the ire of Indonesian leaders.
April 22, 2013, 4:10 pm

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