Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

World

Mexican consumer protection agency files suit against Telmex

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican government's consumer protection agency said on Sunday it had opened a class action lawsuit against Carlos Slim's fixed line phone company Telmex for making illegal...
April 1, 2013, 7:35 am
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Lloyds' lending to manufacturers to top one billion pounds

By Matt Scuffham
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's biggest retail bank Lloyds said on Monday it was on course to beat its own target of lending 1 billion pounds to UK manufacturers before Se...
April 1, 2013, 7:06 am

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U.S. F-22 stealth jets join South Korea drills amid sabre-rattling

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States sent F-22 stealth fighter jets to South Korea on Sunday to join military drills aimed at underscoring the U.S. commitment to defend Seoul in the face of an int...
April 1, 2013, 5:57 am

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Shakespeare shown as ruthless businessman

Shakespeare was a ruthless businessman who grew wealthy dealing in grain during a time of famine, a new study says.
April 1, 2013, 5:41 am

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India top court to deliver key drug patent ruling

NEW DELHI (AFP) - India's Supreme Court is set to rule Monday on a patent challenge by Swiss drug giant Novartis that activists say threatens access to cheap generic versions of life-saving drugs in developing nations.
April 1, 2013, 5:17 am

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Insight - China's losing battle against state-backed polluters

By David Stanway
SHANGHANG COUNTY, China (Reuters) - When Zijin Mining Group threatened to move its headquarters some 270 kms from its home county of Shanghang to Xiamen on China's sout...
April 1, 2013, 5:11 am

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US crash kills five family members

Five members of a California family are dead after their van was rear-ended by a driver later arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.
April 1, 2013, 4:25 am
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Chile says copper shipments uninterrupted by strike

By Fabian Cambero
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Codelco, the world's No. 1 copper producer, is losing a "substantial" amount of output due to a two-day-old strike at its Radomiro Tomic open pit ...
April 1, 2013, 4:15 am

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Queen attends Easter service

The Queen has led members of the royal family at the traditional Easter Sunday church service at Windsor Castle.
April 1, 2013, 4:08 am
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Schlumberger CEO - Venezuela debt collections improving

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil services giant Schlumberger Ltd has improved its ability to collect the money it is owed by Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA and will now be able to recognize...
April 1, 2013, 4:06 am
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Analysis - Insider case against SAC manager may be tough to prove

By Emily Flitter
NEW YORK (Reuters) - To win a guilty verdict against one of hedge fund titan Steven A Cohen's most senior portfolio managers, U.S. prosecutors face a tough task: convin...
April 1, 2013, 3:26 am

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Japan just might be set to open a new chapter

By Alan Wheatley, Global Economics Correspondent
LONDON (Reuters) - ‘Historic' is an overused word. But if the Bank of Japan meets expectations and embarks this week on a radical poli...
April 1, 2013, 3:04 am

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U.S. Senate group resolves key issues on immigration reform - lawmakers

By Thomas Ferraro and Steve Holland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With U.S. business and labour now in agreement, a bipartisan group of senators has resolved all major issues in a pending deal...
April 1, 2013, 2:34 am

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Flash floods kill at least 10 people in Mauritius

PORT LOUIS (Reuters) - At least 10 people have been killed in flash floods in Mauritius and more downpours could be on the way, officials and the Indian Ocean island's meteorological service said on S...
April 1, 2013, 2:32 am
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Hend comes from behind to win at Chiangmai

BANGKOK (AFP) - Australia's Scott Hend came from six-shots behind to win the inaugural Chiangmai Golf Classic by three strokes on Sunday, carding a final-round eight-under-par 64.
April 1, 2013, 1:29 am

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South Africa says Mandela's condition has improved

By Ed Stoddard
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The condition of South Africa's former President Nelson Mandela has improved further, the government said on Sunday, as the 94-year-old anti-apar...
April 1, 2013, 1:24 am

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Myanmar unrest 'harms country's image': president

YANGON (AFP) - Communal conflict in Myanmar "tarnished" the country's world image, President Thein Sein said Sunday, in the wake of violence targeting Muslims that saw dozens killed and sparked international concern.
April 1, 2013, 1:09 am

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Indonesians mark Easter outdoors after church closures

JAKARTA (AFP) - More than 200 Indonesian Christians on Sunday held an Easter service in front of the presidential palace, demanding the government stop church closures in the world's most populous Muslim country.
April 1, 2013, 12:53 am

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Altimo subsidiary offers to buy Egypt's Orascom Telecom

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's stock exchange said on Sunday a subsidiary of Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman's Altimo had offered to buy 100 percent of Egypt's Orascom Telecom .
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April 1, 2013, 12:44 am

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Hopes fade in search for survivors of Tibet landslide

BEIJING (AFP) - Hopes were fading Sunday that Chinese search and rescue teams would find survivors, two days after a huge landslide crashed down a Tibetan mountain and buried more than 80 mine workers.
April 1, 2013, 12:20 am

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