Thursday, June 20th, 2013

World

RBS faces struggle to find CEO amid political meddling

By Matt Scuffham and Chris Vellacott
LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Scotland will struggle to recruit a suitable replacement for ousted chief executive Stephen Hester, someone who mus...
June 13, 2013, 6:15 pm
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N.Korea slams South for talks failure

SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea on Thursday accused South Korea of deliberately sabotaging planned high-level talks with "arrogant obstructions" and warned that prospects for any future dialogue had been severely damaged.
June 13, 2013, 6:21 pm
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France threatens to block start of EU-U.S. trade talks

By Mark John and Philip Blenkinsop
PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - France threatened on Wednesday to block the start of free trade talks between the European Union and the United States if m...
June 13, 2013, 5:54 pm
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PNG, Indonesia to discuss human rights

PNG Prime Minister Peter O'Neill is leading a 100-strong delegation to Indonesia, with human rights and an extradition treaty on the agenda.
June 13, 2013, 5:53 pm

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Cambodian PM denies staging protest against opposition

PHNOM PENH (AFP) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday denied his ruling party orchestrated mass rallies against an opposition leader who allegedly described a notorious Khmer Rouge prison as a Vietnamese invention.
June 13, 2013, 5:45 pm

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Australian endurance swimmer scraps Cuba-to-Florida bid

HAVANA (AFP) - Australian endurance star Chloe McCardel abruptly scrapped her bid to swim non-stop from Cuba to the US state of Florida after a "debilitating" jellyfish sting, according to her team.
June 13, 2013, 5:33 pm

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US surveillance program 'helped prevent' attacks

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US spy chief in charge of a leaked program to gather and analyze Internet and phone data defended the intelligence tactic, insisting it had helped thwart dozens of terror attacks.
June 13, 2013, 5:21 pm

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Dotcom continues publicity campaign

Internet piracy accused Kim Dotcom is continuing his anti-US campaign by releasing CCTV footage of the raid on his NZ mansion last year.
June 13, 2013, 5:19 pm

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RBS axes 2,000 jobs in shake up of investment bank

LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Scotland said on Thursday it would cut jobs in a restructuring of its investment bank, which a source familiar with the matter said would see about 2,000...
June 13, 2013, 5:04 pm

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WS Atkins posts 2013 profit ahead of expectations

LONDON (Reuters) - WS Atkins Plc said it expected to post further underlying growth in the year ahead after a strong performance in its home market helped the group to post annual pre-t...
June 13, 2013, 4:52 pm
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Philippine authorities recommend charges over Taiwan death

MANILA (AFP) - Philippine investigators have recommended criminal charges be filed against coastguard personnel for the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman, the justice secretary said on Thursday.
June 13, 2013, 4:45 pm

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Wildfires burn out of control in Colorado

Wildfires are burning in Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon and California where one firefighter has been killed.
June 13, 2013, 4:45 pm

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Halma profit rises 8 percent on growth in United States and Asia

(Reuters) - Health and safety device maker Halma Plc reported an 8 percent rise in full-year profit as growth in the United States and Asia offset a dip in Europe and the United Kingdom...
June 13, 2013, 4:35 pm
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Mandela 'responding better' to treatment

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Nelson Mandela is responding better to treatment after the "difficult last few days", South African President Jacob Zuma said on the frail anti-apartheid hero's fifth day in hospital.
June 13, 2013, 4:30 pm

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Mulberry turns to Asia as annual profit slumps

LONDON (Reuters) - British luxury fashion group Mulberry pinned its hopes on affluent customers in Asia and the United States on Thursday to help turn the group around after it posted an...
June 13, 2013, 4:22 pm
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Cold spring stunts growth at Home Retail's Argos

By Paul Sandle
LONDON (Reuters) - Home Retail, Britain's biggest household goods retailer, said a cold spring hit sales of outdoor toys and garden furniture at Argos, sending its shares...
June 13, 2013, 4:21 pm

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Apple looking at bigger iPhone screens, multiple colours - sources

By Clare Jim, Reiji Murai and Poornima Gupta
(Reuters) - Apple Inc is exploring launching iPhones with bigger screens, as well as cheaper models in a range of colours, over the next yea...
June 13, 2013, 3:48 pm

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Thai patience over southern violence wearing thin

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Thailand on Thursday expressed impatience at continuing insurgent violence in its Muslim-majority south as delegates began a third round of peace talks in the Malaysian capital with the rebels.
June 13, 2013, 3:42 pm

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Singapore jails ex-top civil servant in sex-for-favours case

SINGAPORE (AFP) - A former senior Singapore civil servant was jailed for six months on Thursday for receiving oral sex from a female executive of a supplier company in return for business favours.
June 13, 2013, 3:33 pm

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If U.S. does not arm Syria's rebels, Arabs, Europeans may

By Arshad Mohammed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Among the consequences facing U.S. President Barack Obama if he decides against arming Syria's rebels is that Arab and European states may step...
June 13, 2013, 3:27 pm

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