Wednesday, June 19th, 2013

World

Sainsbury's in talks with Lloyds over Sainsbury's Bank control

LONDON (Reuters) - J Sainsbury, Britain's third largest supermarket group, said on Tuesday it was in advanced negotiations with Lloyds Banking Group to take full ownership of the Sainsbury's Bank join...
May 7, 2013, 2:16 pm
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China reports four more bird flu deaths

BEIJING (AFP) - The death toll from the H7N9 bird flu outbreak in China has risen to 31, according to official figures, with four more people dying of the virus in China's eastern provinces.
May 7, 2013, 1:58 pm

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Australia central bank chops rates to record low as A$ hurts

By Wayne Cole
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's central bank cut interest rates to a record low on Tuesday and signalled there was room to ease yet further, highlighting the relentless pre...
May 7, 2013, 1:56 pm

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Strong Asia growth helps Carlsberg beat forecasts

By Mette Fraende
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish brewer Carlsberg's first-quarter operating profit and revenue beat forecasts on Tuesday, as strong beer sales in Asia cus...
May 7, 2013, 1:51 pm

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Boston suspect's friend to be released

A huge crowd of supporters has shown up in court to be there for a friend of the Boston bombings suspect.
May 7, 2013, 1:41 pm

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Fiji hits out at union campaign targeting tourists

SUVA, Fiji (AFP) - Fiji's military government on Tuesday condemned a trade union publicity campaign aimed at international tourists that seeks to debunk the idea that the South Pacific nation is a tropical paradise.
May 7, 2013, 1:34 pm

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Alstom tempers forecasts as economy deteriorates

PARIS (Reuters) - Power and transport engineering company Alstom tempered its mid-term growth forecasts on Tuesday as it battles deteriorating economic conditions and tough competition...
May 7, 2013, 1:20 pm

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Commerzbank posts smaller than expected Q1 loss

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Commerzbank , Germany's second biggest lender, slipped to a net loss in the first quarter as its efforts to cut thousands of jobs by 2016 weighed on earnings.
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May 7, 2013, 1:17 pm

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Lafarge confirms 2013 goals after Q1 loss

PARIS (Reuters) - Lafarge , the world's largest cement maker, on Tuesday confirmed its 2013 targets as it posted a widening loss in the first quarter, hit by lower cement demand, poor w...
May 7, 2013, 1:15 pm

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Credit Agricole Q1 profit rises 51 percent on Greek exit

PARIS (Reuters) - French bank Credit Agricole said on Tuesday that its quarterly earnings rose 51 percent, helped by the sale of a Greek unit which had cost it heavily in the year-ago ...
May 7, 2013, 1:08 pm

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SocGen eyes 900 million euro savings after profit fall

By Lionel Laurent and Matthias Blamont
PARIS (Reuters) - Societe Generale , France's No. 2 listed bank, is to cut 900 million euros (759.03 million pounds) in costs over ...
May 7, 2013, 1:06 pm

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GM plans no pullout from South Korea but workforce a worry - CEO quoted

SEOUL (Reuters) - General Motors Co will not pull out of South Korea but will discuss labour woes with South Korea's President, its CEO was quoted as saying by its Korean union, a move th...
May 7, 2013, 12:47 pm

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Anwar vows "fierce movement" to reform Malaysia election system

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim vowed on Tuesday to lead a "fierce movement" to reform the country's electoral system and challenge the results of an election he los...
May 7, 2013, 12:43 pm

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Deutsche hires new country heads for Singapore and Korea

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank has appointed two former employees of U.S. rivals as heads of its operations in Singapore and Korea, the bank said on Tuesday.
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May 7, 2013, 12:03 pm
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'I'm Amanda Berry. I'm free'

Listen to the audio of Amanda Berry's 911 call after escaping her suburban prison in Cleveland.
May 7, 2013, 11:31 am

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Harry to visit storm-wrecked NJ shore

The US mayor of a storm-wrecked New Jersey shore town says Prince Harry will visit next week.
May 7, 2013, 11:25 am

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China reports four more bird flu deaths, toll rises to 31

BEIJING (Reuters) - Four more people in China have died from a new strain of bird flu, bringing to 31 the number of deaths from the mysterious H7N9 virus, with the number of infections rising by two t...
May 7, 2013, 10:57 am

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Writing is like going to dark place: author Murakami

KYOTO, Japan (AFP) - Bestselling author Haruki Murakami said writing a novel is like descending to a very dark second basement of your psyche, when you are not even sure where the corridors are.
May 7, 2013, 10:24 am

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China's cyber spying targets US government: Pentagon

WASHINGTON (AFP) - China has engaged in widespread cyber espionage in a bid to extract information about the US government's foreign policy and military plans, a Pentagon report said.
May 7, 2013, 10:20 am

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N.Korea threatens to hit back against S.Korea-US drill

SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea's army threatened Tuesday an immediate retaliatory strike should a "single shell" fall on its side of the disputed maritime border during scheduled South Korean-US military drills.
May 7, 2013, 10:11 am

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