Sunday, May 26th, 2013

World

Austria stands alone as EU momentum builds against bank secrecy

By John O'Donnell and Jan Strupczewski
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Austria dismissed calls on Friday to follow Luxembourg in ending bank secrecy but pressure grew as a group of Europe's biggest ...
April 12, 2013, 5:38 pm
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Euro zone factory output grows on energy in Feb, beats forecasts

By Ethan Bilby
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Output at euro zone factories rose greater than expected in the month of February on a jump in energy production, a sign of growing demand giving hop...
April 12, 2013, 5:13 pm

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February construction picks up but likely to contract Q1

LONDON (Reuters) - British construction output showed a tentative recovery in February but will need to record stellar growth in March to avoid registering a further quarter of contraction.
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April 12, 2013, 4:54 pm

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Volkswagen sees tougher markets after flat March sales

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen , the world's third-largest carmaker, said economic uncertainty in many regions meant car markets were becoming even more difficult, as it posted flat...
April 12, 2013, 4:24 pm

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Japan orders RBS to boost compliance after rate manipulation

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's financial industry regulator ordered Royal Bank of Scotland's Tokyo-based investment bank to bolster compliance after finding employees had sought to manipulate...
April 12, 2013, 4:10 pm

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German investor in $9.8 billion bid for Douwe Egberts firm

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - German investor Joh A Benckiser (JAB) is to buy the owner of Douwe Egberts coffee in 7.5-billion-euro ($9.8 billion) deal to bolster its position in a hot drinks industry driven ...
April 12, 2013, 3:25 pm
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Slovenia's problems not on Eurogroup agenda - Dijsselbloem

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Slovenia's financial problems are not on the agenda of the meeting of euro zone finance ministers on Friday, the chairman of the meeting, Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem ...
April 12, 2013, 3:13 pm

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UN urges Papua New Guinea to fight sorcery

SYDNEY (AFP) - Papua New Guinea must tackle the scourge of sorcery-related murder, the United Nations said Friday, after an elderly woman was beheaded in the Pacific nation.
April 12, 2013, 2:59 pm
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Goat's head delivered to US baseball team

A severed goat's head delivered to the Chicago Cubs baseball team harks back to a long-time "curse", but police don't know what the motive is.
April 12, 2013, 2:52 pm

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In mining ruins left by Thatcher, new economy struggles

By Paul Sandle
GRIMETHORPE, England (Reuters) - In an old-fashioned social club near what was once one of Britain's richest coal seams, former miners played cards and toasted the death ...
April 12, 2013, 2:49 pm

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Tesco's year-old revamp weaned on fresh food focus

By James Davey
LONDON (Reuters) - After a decade pushing its non-food business, Tesco , Britain's biggest retailer is changing, and a conspicuous focus on fresh produce gr...
April 12, 2013, 2:44 pm

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No increase in aid to Cyprus, Luxembourg finance minister says

BERLIN (Reuters) - The finance minister of Luxembourg said on Friday that Europe and the International Monetary Fund could not increase their 10 billion contribution to a bailout for Cyprus despite ne...
April 12, 2013, 2:40 pm

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Assange voices confidence on Australia election

WASHINGTON (AFP) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is holed up in the Ecuador's embassy in London, gave an upbeat assessment to his chances of winning a seat in Australia's Senate.
April 12, 2013, 2:27 pm
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Dutch pack up as exodus of Afghan allies gathers pace

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (AFP) - On an Afghan parade ground, Dutch soldiers stand to attention at a graduation ceremony for local police officers, one of many such scenes which will soon fade into the past.
April 12, 2013, 2:27 pm

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Few financial workers fail "fit and proper" test

By Laura Noonan and Sinead Cruise
LONDON (Reuters) - British financial regulators have blocked just 30 out of a possible 227,000 applications to the sector's most risk-sensitive jobs si...
April 12, 2013, 2:03 pm

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Activist silenced as China island forests destroyed

WANNING, China (AFP) - Rumbling earthmovers carve out a seaside golf course among fallen palm trees on a Chinese island, after authorities silenced the man who spoke out against destroying the tropical forest.
April 12, 2013, 1:59 pm

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Insight - When options trading ahead of deals raises eyebrows

By Angela Moon and Doris Frankel
NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Within 36 hours of Warren Buffett's announcement of a deal to buy H.J. Heinz, U.S. authorities froze an account linked to p...
April 12, 2013, 1:12 pm

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UN court to hear Australia bid to halt Japan whaling

THE HAGUE (AFP) - Australia will fire the opening salvoes in a legal battle before the United Nations' highest court in June to try to stop Japan's whale hunt in Antarctica.
April 12, 2013, 1:08 pm
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Woodside shelves huge gas project in Australia

SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia's Woodside Petroleum announced Friday it was shelving a controversial gas export project worth more than $40 billion, prompting government assurances that the resources boom was not over.
April 12, 2013, 1:00 pm

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Folau in, Cooper out of early Wallabies squad

SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia named former rugby league international Israel Folau in a 30-man Wallabies preliminary squad on Friday, but there was no place for Quade Cooper ahead of the British and Irish Lions tour.
April 12, 2013, 12:58 pm

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