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Hunt for those at fault for Spain's bank crisis gains pace

By Sarah White and Paul Day
MADRID (Reuters) - The arrest of a prominent former Spanish banker is raising hopes among campaigners that the hunt for those responsible for the problems in...
May 18, 2013, 1:07 am
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Pakistan mosque bombs kill 13: officials

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) - Twin bomb attacks on Friday killed at least 13 people outside mosques in northwest Pakistan, where the party of cricket star Imran Khan is forming a coalition government, officials said.
May 18, 2013, 1:00 am

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U.S. authorities seize accounts of major Bitcoin operator

By Brett Wolf
ST. LOUIS, May 17 (Thomson Reuters Accelus) - U.S. authorities have seized two accounts linked to a major operator in the booming Bitcoin digital currency market, Tokyo-ba...
May 18, 2013, 12:34 am
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Japan PM says shrine visits 'natural'

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe defended in an interview Friday the right of Japan's leaders to visit a controversial shrine to war dead but hit back at critics who accuse him of revisionism.
May 17, 2013, 11:59 pm
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Government launches investigation into two Serco, G4S contracts

By Christine Murray
LONDON (Reuters) - The government said on Friday it had hired a team of auditors to investigate whether it was overcharged on two contracts with outsourcing firms Se...
May 17, 2013, 11:41 pm

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Swiss propose corporate tax reforms after EU pressure

By Caroline Copley
BERNE (Reuters) - Switzerland outlined plans on Friday to reform the way it taxes companies as it seeks to counter criticism from Brussels while trying to remain attr...
May 17, 2013, 10:29 pm

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Risks for Cyprus are "unusually high", adoption of austerity plan imperative - IMF

By Michele Kambas
NICOSIA (Reuters) - The IMF said on Friday that risks for Cyprus were "unusually high" given its weak banking sector and economy and the island's full adoption of an e...
May 17, 2013, 10:20 pm
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Greek PM hails "Greekovery" replacing "Grexit"

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has hailed kinder words from lenders and revived interest in the country's deeply-discounted bonds and stocks as a "Greekovery" to replace last ...
May 17, 2013, 9:29 pm

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Brussels, Berlin lukewarm on Hollande's euro zone vision

By Luke Baker
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European officials gave a lukewarm response to French President Francois Hollande's sweeping proposals for deeper euro zone integration on Friday, not...
May 17, 2013, 9:24 pm

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UK pension funds take on leveraged loans in search for yield

By Sarah Mortimer
LONDON (Reuters) - UK pension funds are dipping a toe into the specialist market for high yielding but risky bank loans in an effort to offset poor returns in their tr...
May 17, 2013, 8:59 pm
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Toscafund bullish on UK economy and stock market

By Laurence Fletcher
LONDON (Reuters) - A booming population, fuelled by immigration, will help Britain's economy to grow more strongly than Germany's later this decade and could drive ...
May 17, 2013, 8:47 pm
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Syria government supporters hack Financial Times

By Jim Finkle and Jennifer Saba
(Reuters) - The Financial Times' website and Twitter feeds were hacked on Friday, renewing questions about whether the popular social media service has d...
May 17, 2013, 8:29 pm
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European car sales end losing streak, respite may be brief

By Christiaan Hetzner and Rhys Jones
FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's ailing car market ended a streak of 18 straight months of falling sales, though a number of one-off factors su...
May 17, 2013, 7:58 pm

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Google's Schmidt to meet Cameron as tax row rages

LONDON (Reuters) - Google Inc's Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt is due to meet Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday as a participant of an advisory group just days after MPs lambasted the Internet c...
May 17, 2013, 7:52 pm

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Two blasts at Iraqi Sunni mosque kill 43

BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) - Two bombs exploded outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba as worshippers left Friday prayers, killing at least 43 people in one of the deadliest attacks in ...
May 17, 2013, 7:49 pm

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EU bonus cap could hit 10 times as many London bankers

By Huw Jones
LONDON (Reuters) - European Union officials will next week propose capping financial sector pay above 500,000 euros, accountancy firm PwC said on Friday, suggesting the wor...
May 17, 2013, 7:46 pm

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U.S. chides Russia over missiles as peace plans suffer

By Erika Solomon
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United States chided Russia for sending missiles to the Syrian government as plans for a peace conference promoted by Washington and Moscow were ...
May 17, 2013, 7:24 pm

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Shares in Lloyds hit government break-even price

By Matt Scuffham
LONDON (Reuters) - Shares in state-backed Lloyds Banking Group rose above the level which the government sees as its break-even price after its 20.5 billion pound rescu...
May 17, 2013, 6:44 pm

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Philippine 'massacre clan' enjoys election wins

MANILA (AFP) - A clan whose chiefs are on trial for the Philippines' worst political massacre secured big wins in local elections this week, results showed Friday, deepening fears that justice may never be served.
May 17, 2013, 6:31 pm

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