Thursday, May 23rd, 2013

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Soldier hacked to death in suspected Islamist attack

Soldier hacked to death in London

UK soldier killed by two men shouting Islamic slogans in suspected terrorist attack.

Ralph Lauren profit higher, sees fiscal year revenues rising

(Reuters) - Ralph Lauren Corp on Thursday reported a higher quarterly profit, helped by a jump in sales at its own stores and lower cotton costs.
The fashion company said n...
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Argentina, Repsol struggle to bridge gap over YPF compensation

By Tracy Rucinski and Karina Grazina
MADRID/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A year after Argentina seized the local business of Spanish oil firm Repsol , there seems little prosp...
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UK inflation expectations at 10-month low - Citi/YouGov

LONDON (Reuters) - Britons expect inflation of 2.5 percent over the coming year, the lowest rate since the one they predicted in July last year, a YouGov/Citi survey showed on Thursday.
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Royalty cuts acceptance bar for Elan bid to 50 percent

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Royalty Pharma reduced the acceptance threshold for its increased $6.4 billion (4.2 billion pounds) bid for Elan to 50 percent plus one share on Thurs...
1 hour, 3 minutes ago
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China survive Indonesia scare in Sudirman Cup

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Defending champions China had to dig deep to avoid a surprise defeat to Indonesia, winning 3-2 on Thursday in the quarter-finals of the Sudirman Cup.
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Speculation over N. Korea envoy's China trip

BEIJING (AFP) - Speculation mounted over a top North Korean military official's visit to China Thursday, as few details of his meetings were made available.
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Nissan says to recall 841,000 cars over steering glitch

TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's number two carmaker Nissan said Thursday it would recall some 841,000 compact cars worldwide due to a steering wheel problem.
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Crane error blacks out one third of Vietnam

HANOI (AFP) - Over a third of Vietnam as well as the capital of neighbouring Cambodia suffered a blackout this week after a crane operator knocked a tree onto a key power line, electricity officials said Thursday.
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ECB seeks new tools while Fed toys with exit

By Leigh Thomas and Jason Lange
PARIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is looking into expanding its range of policy tools, while the U.S. central bank is mulling scalin...
1 hour, 22 minutes ago

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Three Chinese ships in disputed waters: Japan

TOKYO (AFP) - Three Chinese government ships sailed in waters around disputed islands controlled by Tokyo for about nine hours on Thursday, Japan's coastguard said.
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EU wants big companies to reveal national tax bills

By John O'Donnell
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's top regulatory official is seeking to force large companies to disclose how much tax they pay in each country where they operate, a measu...
1 hour, 26 minutes ago
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Deutsche bosses seek to win over sceptical shareholders

By Edward Taylor
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank's bosses tried to convince sceptical shareholders at a lively annual meeting on Thursday that the bank was on the r...
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Russia's commitment to new budget rule already in doubt

By Maya Dyakina
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Just last year Russia's government reimposed a rule meant to restrain spending and borrowing and channel substantial amounts of the country's energy r...
May 23, 2013, 7:16 pm
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Halfords slashes dividend to fund three-year investment plan

By Neil Maidment
LONDON (Reuters) - Cycles-to-car-parts retailer Halfords has cut its dividend by a third to help fund a multi-million pound investment programme, warning ...
May 23, 2013, 7:12 pm
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India PM pledges to clean up defence sector

NEW DELHI (AFP) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged on Thursday to crack down on corruption in the defence sector after a string of recent graft scandals left his government facing renewed calls to step down.
May 23, 2013, 6:55 pm

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Warning signs for China, Fed hints at curbing stimulus

By Andy Bruce
LONDON (Reuters) - Chinese factory activity shrank in May for the first time in seven months, overshadowing signs that the euro zone's downturn tempered slightly in May, b...
May 23, 2013, 6:44 pm
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Flybe quits Gatwick as part of turnaround plan

By Richa Naidu
(Reuters) - Struggling British airline Flybe Group Plc will quit its main London hub at Gatwick airport and has pushed back the delivery of 16 new aircraft to help it ret...
May 23, 2013, 6:29 pm

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Philippines vows to defend territory against China

MANILA (AFP) - The Philippines vowed Thursday to fight China "to the last man standing", as a Chinese warship patrolled around a remote reef occupied by a handful of Filipino marines in disputed waters.
May 23, 2013, 6:28 pm

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Lufthansa, United win EU approval for revenue-sharing pact

By Foo Yun Chee
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Lufthansa , United Airlines , Continental and Air Canada won approval from EU antitrust regulators on Thu...
May 23, 2013, 6:16 pm

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UK chiefs meet over soldier's death

UK's security chiefs are meeting over the brutal slaying of a soldier by two men who said they had killed him over the deaths of Muslims in Afghanistan.
May 23, 2013, 6:13 pm

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