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Diamond takes the reins at Barclays
Prominent Barclay's investment banker Robert Diamond will be the bank's next CEO, according to an official statement. Massachussetts born Diamond has…
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Assets frozen as Kabulbank feels the heat
Afghanistan has frozen the assets of leading shareholders and borrowers of Kabulbank, the country's crisis-hit top private bank. Among those…
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Nato condemns church's 9/11 plan
Nato's heavyweights, whose sights are usually fixed on the Taliban, have turned on an American church that plans to use the anniversary of 9/11 to…
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Hostile reception for French pension plans
A "rendez-vous with the future" is how France's Labour Minister described the government's proposals to progressively raise the retirement age. As…
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Freedom for South Korean fishing crew
Free after a month in captivity. North Korea has released the seven-man crew of a South Korean fishing boat, including three Chinese nationals,…
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A pensions timebomb in Europe
To avoid setting off what has been described as a pensions timebomb, Europeans face having to work longer and harder before they can retire. The EU…
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MEPs' reactions to Barroso speech
After the state of the union speech by the head of the European Commission, it was plain the content had gone down more or less well in the European…
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Roma rights and funding firmly on EU agenda
President Jose Manuel Barroso of the European Commission did not mention France by name in his state of the union speech in the European Parliament.…
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EU "state of union" speech aims to stir morale
In Strasbourg, the European Parliament has re-opened after the summer recess. The citizens of the French city were demonstrating against pension…
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French unions happy with protest turnout
It is a mobilisation the French unions had been hoping for. Police figures show that more than 1.1 million took part in nationwide protests against…
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Florida Koran-burning stunt condemned by all
Religious leaders from the major faiths in America have condemned plans to mark this weekend's 9/11 attack anniversary by burning copies of the…
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Zapatero 'disappointed' with ETA ceasefire
The latest ceasefire from the Basque terrorist group ETA has been dismissed as 'disappointing' by Spain's prime minister. In his first comments on…
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Fini says no-one can force him out as speaker
The speaker of the Italian parliament has brushed off threats to force him to resign, saying there is nothing in the constitution to make him do so.…
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Punches fly over gas and pension rise in Ukraine
Ukraine's parliament was the unlikely setting for a massive punch-up on Tuesday as tempers flared over a government imposed gas price hike and…
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Chile mine rescue effort makes good progress
A drilling operation to reach 33 trapped miners in Chile is making steady progress. But there are growing concerns about the mental health of the…
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Suicide bomber kills at least 20 in Pakistan
At least 20 people have been killed in what's thought to be the latest Taliban attack in Pakistan. A suicide bomber rammed a car packed with 300 kgs…
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Christchurch hit by new quake; warnings of more
The state of emergency in New Zealand's second city Christchurch has been extended after another powerful earthquake. On Saturday the city was hit by…
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Mexican floods hit nearly a million
Almost a million people have been affected by serious flooding in southern and eastern Mexico, according to the authorities. Torrential rain has…
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Angelina Jolie tours refugee camp in Pakistan
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Funerals for Guatemala landslide victims
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