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Protesters confront tight security in Belfast G8 rally
Reuters* World leaders meet in Northern Ireland next week * Protests more peaceful than at previous G8 meetings * Event will take place at heavily-protected hotel By Conor Humphries and Maurice Neill BELFAST, June 15 (Reuters) - More than 1,000 trade...Tags: International Organizations, Halloween, Politics, Barack Obama, G8
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G8 to say risks to economy lower, reforms needed: draft
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Leaders of the world's richest nations are likely to say next week that they are not content with progress so far in fixing their economies after the financial crisis. A draft copy of the communique being prepared for leaders at a...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Japan, Federal Reserve, Central Bank, Summits
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Singapore punishes 20 banks in benchmark rate review
ReutersSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's central bank censured a record 20 banks on Friday after it found more than 100 traders in the city state tried to rig key borrowing and currency rates. The probe by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) marks the...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Singapore, ING Group, Fines, Money and Monetary Policy
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Anti-G8 activists rally in London banking district
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - About 100 activists rallied in the shadow of London's Canary Wharf financial district on Friday, encircled by police, in a protest against capitalism before next week's G8 summit in the United Kingdom. Environmentalists, anti-poverty...Tags: Politics, Feminism, G20, Summits, Activism
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Britain agrees with U.S. that chemical weapons been used in Syria
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Friday he agreed with an assessment by the United States that chemical weapons including sarin had been used in Syria by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad. "The United Kingdom has...Tags: Bashar Assad, Biological and Chemical Weapons
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G8 to say risks to economy lower, reforms needed - draft
ReutersBy Tom Bergin LONDON, June 14 (Reuters) - Leaders of the world's richest nations are likely to say next week that they are not content with progress so far in fixing their economies after the financial crisis. A draft copy of the communique being...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Japan, Federal Reserve, Central Bank, Summits
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G8 to shy away from naming and shaming corporate tax avoiders - draft
ReutersBy Tom Bergin LONDON, June 14 (Reuters) - The G8 group of leading economies will shy away from adopting a measure aimed at curbing tax avoidance by highlighting when companies channel profits into tax havens, and will include a watered down alternative,...Tags: Germany, Economy, Business and Finance, International Organizations, Lobbying, Politics
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Black Sabbath top British album chart again: after 43 years
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - The British rock band Black Sabbath's album "13!" has given them a first British Number One album in nearly 43 years, a record interval between chart-toppers, the Official Charts Company said on Sunday. Black Sabbath were last at the...Tags: Black Sabbath (music group)
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Resource companies ripping off Africa: AfDB chief
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Developed world mining and energy companies operating in Africa should pay more taxes to help the world's poorest continent climb out of poverty, the president of the African Development Bank said on Sunday. "The reality is, Africa...Tags: Environmental Issues, Africa, Mining, Economy, Business and Finance, International Organizations
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Deal to remove N.Ireland sectarian walls precedes G8 meet
ReutersLONDON, June 14 (Reuters) - Britain and Northern Ireland will unveil an agreement on Friday aimed at removing physical walls separating Catholic and Protestant communities in the British province over the next 10 years. The agreement comes as Northern...Tags: Religion and Belief, Roman Catholicism, G8, Protestantism, Christianity
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AstraZeneca taps outside experts to screen cancer compounds
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - British drugmaker AstraZeneca is deepening its collaboration with academia by roping in more outside researchers to help to find new cancer drugs. Scientists at the Cancer Research UK Paterson Institute for Cancer Research at the...Tags: Science and Technology, Science, Research, AstraZeneca Plc
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PRESS DIGEST - British Business - June 14
ReutersJune 14 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Telegraph HAMPTON BRINGS IN HEAD HUNTER TO REPLACE STEPHEN HESTER...Tags: Gymnastics, Siemens, Google Inc., Corporate Officers
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