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Britain investigating possible Nigerian link in London attack
ReutersLONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Britain is investigating a possible Nigerian link to attackers suspected of hacking a soldier to death in London while shouting Islamic slogans, two sources with knowledge of the investigation told Reuters on condition of... -
UK, France to join resource transparency initiative -sources
ReutersGENEVA/LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - The UK and French governments are set to join a global initiative that will require oil and mining firms to comply with new disclosure measures aimed at reducing corruption, sources involved in the process said on...Tags: Political Corruption, Summits, National Government, Petroleum Industry, Government
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Barefoot Books breaks up with Amazon
Barefoot Books is a small house based in Cambridge, Mass., that publishes children’s book. As of this week, you can call it “The Mouse that Roared.” The people who run Barefoot Books are frustrated with the business practices of...Tags: Concord (Staten Island, New York), E-Commerce Industry, Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts), FAO Schwarz, New York City
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U.S. dollar climbs to multi-year highs after Bernanke
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rose to a 4-1/2-year high against the yen and a near three-year peak against a currency basket on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke stoked speculation the U.S. central bank could slow its asset buying in...Tags: Economic Indicator, Australia, Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Currency Values, ING Group
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ANALYSIS-From opera to war games, U.S. and China deepen military ties
Reuters* U.S. military says quality, quantity of contact rising * Chinese army deliberately reaching out to wider world * Worries linger over espionage, providing too much training By Peter Apps, Political Risk Correspondent WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) -...Tags: U.S. Military, Australia, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Japan, U.S. Department of Defense
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EU leaders talk tough on tackling Amazon, Google over taxes
ReutersBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain, France and Germany called for stricter rules to stop companies such as Google, Apple and Amazon aggressively avoiding taxes in austerity bitten Europe, while acknowledging they had done nothing unlawful. At a summit to...Tags: Republic of Ireland, Starbucks Corp., G20, International Organizations, Francois Hollande
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Britain calls emergency meeting after man killed in London
ReutersLONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron has called a meeting of his government's emergency Cobra security committee after the killing of a man in south London, his office said on Wednesday. Britian's government convenes Cobra...Tags: National Government, Government, Politics
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State-backed UK banks gain approval for capital plans
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - State-backed British lenders Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland have agreed plans to shore up their capital with the financial regulator, removing a barrier to the government offloading its shares. The regulator said on...Tags: Finance, International Monetary Fund, HSBC Holdings plc, Economy, Business and Finance
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Britain offers visas to its Afghan interpreters
Reuters* Offer changes government's earlier position * Critics say it is too restricted * Campaigners press for Iraqi-style deal By Mark Anderson LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Around 600 interpreters who serve alongside British soldiers in Afghanistan are to be...Tags: Human Rights, Wars and Interventions, BBC, Crime, Law and Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Silver coffee pot could set $6 million record at auction
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - An 18th century silver Rococo coffee pot is expected to become the most valuable piece of English silver ever sold at auction when it goes up for sale in July, auction house Christie's said. The ornate George II pot made in 1738 by one...Tags: Huguenot, Auction Service, England
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Germany backs call to put Hezbollah armed wing on EU terror list
Reuters* UK called for terrorism designation for Iran-backed group * Germany cites Bulgarian bomb, Cyprus plot * Fears growing over group's role in Syrian war By Adrian Croft BRUSSELS, May 22 (Reuters) - Germany will throw its weight behind a British drive...Tags: Israel, Iran, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Terrorism, International Organizations
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Iran, Hezbollah increasing support for Assad: Britain
ReutersAMMAN (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Wednesday Iran and its militant Shi'ite Lebanese ally Hezbollah were "propping up" Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and giving him increasing support. "It is very clear that Syrian...Tags: Robin Williams, European Union, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Iran, Bashar Assad
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