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BT Sport to broadcast Ultimate Fighting
Iraq-Kurd oil talks break ice, long-term fix unlikely
BAGHDAD/ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - A lasting solution to Iraq's dispute with its Kurdish north is unlikely even if recent talks between the two sides lead to a resumption of oil exports from the autonomous region.
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Netanyahu quietly curbs settlement expansion - reports
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has quietly curbed new building projects in Jewish settlements, an Israeli watchdog group and media reports said on Tuesday, in an apparent bid to help U.S. efforts to revive peace talks with the Palestinians.
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Turkey condemns Israeli air strikes in Syria
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan condemned on Tuesday Israeli air strikes on targets near Damascus, saying they were an opportunity for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government to cover up its own killings.
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Auto Trader print edition to stop as focus shifts to digital
Three Ohio women rescued a decade after they vanished
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - An Ohio school bus driver and his two brothers have been arrested after three women who vanished separately as teenagers about a decade ago were found alive at a Cleveland house.
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Diageo turns to insider to replace CEO Walsh
LONDON (Reuters) - Diageo reshuffled its management on Tuesday, with a company insider becoming the boss of the world's biggest spirits firm, suggesting there will be no significant change in strategy.
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HSBC reaps benefit of cost-cutting efforts
LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC reported a near doubling in first quarter earnings on Tuesday, demonstrating the benefits of a three-year restructuring, cost cuts and a big drop in bad debt charges.
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Britain should quit European Union - Nigel Lawson
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain should leave the European Union because Prime Minister David Cameron's plan to claw back powers from Brussels is doomed, former chancellor Nigel Lawson said on Monday.
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North Korea missiles moved away from launch site - U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea has taken two Musudan missiles off launch-ready status and moved them from the country's east coast, U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday, after weeks of concern that Pyongyang had been poised for a test-launch.
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Pakistan election violence forces candidates behind high walls
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Mian Hussain is fighting for his political life from a deserted party headquarters, where two telephones sit silently beside him and the footsteps of a tea boy echo down the corridor.
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Hopes of Vodafone-India truce fading
Much-anticipated deal to settle $2.6bn tax row looks highly unlikely until after Indian elections in 2014, if at all – a further blow to investor confidence
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China rejects Pentagon charges of military espionage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China is using espionage to acquire technology to fuel its military modernization, the Pentagon said on Monday, for the first time accusing the Chinese of trying to break into U.S. defence computer networks and prompting a firm denial from Beijing.
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Sainsbury's in talks with Lloyds over Sainsbury's Bank control
LONDON (Reuters) - J Sainsbury, Britain's third largest supermarket group, said on Tuesday it was in advanced negotiations with Lloyds Banking Group to take full ownership of the Sainsbury's Bank joint venture.
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China reports four more bird flu deaths, toll rises to 31
BEIJING (Reuters) - Four more people in China have died from a new strain of bird flu, bringing to 31 the number of deaths from the mysterious H7N9 virus, with the number of infections rising by two to 129, according to Chinese health authorities.
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Amazon error reveals Microsoft's rival to Apple's iPad Mini
Amazon error reveals Microsoft's rival to Apple's iPad mini
Nokia leads attack on Google dominance in smartphone apps
Nokia leads attack on Google dominance in smartphone apps
Pat Gelsinger: 'Cloud computing is the fifth wave, firms must ride it or be swept away'
The Bottom Line:If Mr Cable has his way...
"If Mr Cable had his way, all the big banks would be broken up and bonuses would be virtually eliminated - a sure-fire way in my view of guaranteeing an end to the UK’s ability to compete as an international financial centre. Let’s not forget that this is a man who is on record as saying that everyone who works in a bank has an ‘aristocratic lifestyle’ clearly demonstrating his lack of understanding of the sector." A tough line on bankers’ bonuses could make a brain drain of financial talent a distinct possibility, warns Paul Marsden. Read more