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Fukushima radiation higher than first estimated
Reuters - Thu, May 24, 2012
TOKYO (Reuters) - The radiation released in the first days of the Fukushima nuclear disaster was almost 2-1/2 times the amount first estimated by Japanese safety regulators, the operator of the crippled plant said in a report released on Thursday. Tokyo Electric Power said its own analysis conducted over the past year put the amount of radiation released in the first three weeks of the accident at about one-sixth the radiation released during the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. ... More »Fukushima radiation higher than first estimated
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Global stocks, euro fall on fears of Greek euro exit
Reuters - 19 hours ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks and the euro slipped on Friday as Spain's deteriorating finances and a possible Greek exit from the euro overshadowed an upbeat report on U.S. consumer confidence. Oil prices edged higher due to a lack of progress in talks with Iran over its disputed nuclear program and the rise in U.S. consumer confidence. European equities rose for a second straight day, but gains were driven by defensive plays like utilities and drug makers. A tough economic outlook in Europe dampened investors' appetite for riskier assets. After notching some gains earlier in the day, U.S. ... More »Global stocks, euro fall on fears of Greek euro exit
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Cable Attacks Plans To Make Sackings Easier
Sky News - Mon, May 21, 2012
Plans to strip down labour rights and make it easier for firms to sack under-performing staff have been labelled "complete nonsense" by Business Secretary Vince Cable. More »Cable Attacks Plans To Make Sackings Easier
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Euro dips below $1.25 on Greek, Spanish woes
AFP - 19 hours ago
The euro extended its slide against the dollar Friday, dipping below $1.25, under pressure from uncertainty over the future of Greece in the eurozone, and the risk of contagion from its debt crisis. More »Euro dips below $1.25 on Greek, Spanish woes
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Hungary wants "unfair" EU fund suspension reversed
Reuters - Fri, May 25, 2012
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary expects the European Union to scrap its decision to freeze nearly half a billion euros worth of cohesion funds to the indebted country next year after the country took action to curb its budget deficit, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday. In March EU finance ministers suspended the central European country's access to the funds for repeated budgetary offences, giving it until June to act to avert a final freezing of the subsidies, a potential further blow to its weak economy. Hungary, whose output shrank by 0. ... More »Hungary wants "unfair" EU fund suspension reversed
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Singer Robin Gibb, Bee Gees co-founder, dies at 62
Reuters - Mon, May 21, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb, who with brothers Barry and Maurice helped define the disco era with their falsetto harmonies and funky beats on hits like "Stayin' Alive" and "Jive Talkin'", died on Sunday after a long fight with cancer. He was 62. The singer had colon and liver cancer and, despite brief improvements in his health in recent months, passed away on Sunday evening. Gibb died at the London Clinic surrounded by his second wife Dwina, sons Spencer and Robin-John and daughter Melissa. ... More »Singer Robin Gibb, Bee Gees co-founder, dies at 62
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Italy's Monti says Greece will probably keep euro
Reuters - Thu, May 24, 2012
ROME (Reuters) - Greece will probably remain in the euro zone, Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said on Thursday, but demands made of Greece by its partners had been unrealistic and far reaching economic reform could take decades to achieve. "Anything can happen, but I think the most probable outcome is the one which is most positive for Greece and for all of us," Monti said on an Italian television talk show, when asked if he believed Greece would stay in the currency bloc. ... More »Italy's Monti says Greece will probably keep euro
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Hunt Under Fresh Pressure Over BSkyB Bid
Sky News - Thu, May 24, 2012
Downing Street is facing fresh questions over the decision to appoint Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt to oversee the controversial bid for BSkyB by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. More »Hunt Under Fresh Pressure Over BSkyB Bid
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DigitalGlobe, GeoEye jump on nod for imagery funding
Reuters - 16 hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - DigitalGlobe Inc and GeoEye Inc on Friday welcomed a decision by the Senate Armed Services Committee to authorize continued funding for commercial imagery purchases, a move that sent the two companies' shares sharply higher. Shares of DigitalGlobe rose as much as 10 pct while those of GeoEye jumped 9 percent in response to the first positive news for the sector in quite a while. Both DigitalGlobe and GeoEye provide digital imagery services to U.S. military and intelligence agencies and are working on next-generation satellites to double their capacity. ... More »DigitalGlobe, GeoEye jump on nod for imagery funding
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Greek anti-bailout left has four-point lead - poll
Reuters - Thu, May 24, 2012
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's anti-bailout leftist SYRIZA party is maintaining its poll lead ahead of a June 17 election that is deemed critical to the country's continued membership of the euro zone, a poll showed on Thursday. Greece was forced to call a repeat election after a May 6 vote left parliament divided evenly between groups of parties that support and oppose austerity conditions attached to a 130 billion euro rescue agreed with lenders in March. ... More »Greek anti-bailout left has four-point lead - poll
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Iran plays down U.N. nuclear report
Reuters - 4 hours ago
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has played down a United Nations report that said Iranian nuclear scientists had enriched uranium to a higher-than-expected level, state media reported on Saturday. On Friday, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported that samples taken in February showed particles with enrichment levels of up to 27 percent - putting Iran further down the road to making potentially weapons-grade uranium. ... More »Iran plays down U.N. nuclear report
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SEC eyes Nasdaq compliance in Facebook debacle
Reuters - 17 hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. securities regulators are looking into whether Nasdaq violated any technical exchange rules when it botched Facebook Inc's market debut last week, according to people familiar with the matter. The review of potential technical violations is part of the Securities and Exchange Commission's broader look at how Nasdaq handled its part of the initial public offering, including its decision to proceed with trading despite glitches, these people said. The SEC is also reviewing Nasdaq's communications with market participants, one of those people added. ... More »SEC eyes Nasdaq compliance in Facebook debacle
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HSBC sees "no big deals" as pay row fizzles
Reuters - 23 hours ago
LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC said it had no appetite to take advantage of turmoil in the euro zone and make big acquisitions there or anywhere else where rivals are selling major assets. "We're good at running our own businesses, we're not so good at making acquisitions, so history suggests that we would do better to run our own firm and focus on that," said Stuart Gulliver, chief executive of Europe's biggest bank. Gulliver was speaking after the bank's AGM, where the bank sidestepped an investor backlash on pay on the scale seen by some rivals. It said 10. ... More »HSBC sees "no big deals" as pay row fizzles
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Text of statement by EU's Ashton after Iran talks
Reuters - Thu, May 24, 2012
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Following is the text of a statement issued by European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton at the conclusion of talks between Iran and six world powers in Baghdad on Thursday. "First of all, I would like to thank the Iraqi government, and in particular Foreign Minister Zebari, for the excellent hospitality and organisation of these talks. ... More »Text of statement by EU's Ashton after Iran talks
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MPs scared of News International - Watson
Reuters - Tue, May 22, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - MP Tom Watson, an outspoken critic of Rupert Murdoch who played a prominent role in exposing phone hacking at his British newspaper business, said on Tuesday politicians had been scared of being targeted by the media mogul's tabloids. Watson, a member of the opposition Labour Party, said ministers and members of Parliament (MPs) had been unwilling to take on Murdoch's News International because of its "mystique" and the threat of "ridicule and humiliation. ... More »MPs scared of News International - Watson
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Iran's "gay" Eurovision jibes strain Azerbaijan ties
Reuters - Tue, May 22, 2012
BAKU (Reuters) - Iran has withdrawn its ambassador from Azerbaijan after clerics criticised Baku's hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest, further souring relations between the Islamic Republic and its secular neighbour. Iran's withdrawal of its ambassador, for consultations in Tehran, comes after months of accusations by the two countries of meddling in each other's affairs and as the western-allied, mostly Shi'ite Muslim Azerbaijan is about to host a hugely popular international talent show. ... More »Iran's "gay" Eurovision jibes strain Azerbaijan ties
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Eurozone governments ponder Greek exit contingency
Reuters - Thu, May 24, 2012
ROME/HELSINKI (Reuters) - At least half of euro zone governments as well as banks and large companies are making contingency plans in case Greece decides to leave the single currency area, even though the preferred option is still for Athens to keep the euro. Italy's Deputy Economy Minister Vittorio Grilli said his country was ready for such a possibility, if Greek voters on June 17 give power to parties that reject reforms agreed with the EU and IMF in exchange for emergency loans. ... More »Eurozone governments ponder Greek exit contingency
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Britain's FTSE ends flat as rebound loses momentum
Reuters - Fri, May 25, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's blue-chip index recorded its first weekly gain in a month on Friday but its recent rally lost momentum and the index closed flat on the day, capped by uncertainty about the euro zone crisis and an economic slowdown in China. The FTSE 100 ended up 1.48 points at 5,351.53 after a choppy trading session, with share price moves exacerbated by light volume at just 75 percent of its 90-day average. The index was up on the week after rebounding from a six-month low of 5,253. ... More »Britain's FTSE ends flat as rebound loses momentum
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Spain's Catalonia seeks government help to pay debt
Reuters - Fri, May 25, 2012
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's wealthiest autonomous region, Catalonia, needs financing help from the central government because it is running out of options for refinancing debt this year, Catalan President Artur Mas said on Friday. "We don't care how they do it, but we need to make payments at the end of the month. Your economy can't recover if you can't pay your bills," Mas told a group of reporters from foreign media. A spokesman for the Catalan government later emphasised that Mas was referring to payments that must be met routinely each month and not a specific deadline this month. ... More »Spain's Catalonia seeks government help to pay debt
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Most Fukushima radiation doses within norms - WHO
Reuters - Wed, May 23, 2012
GENEVA (Reuters) - Spikes in radiation caused by the Fukushima nuclear accident were below cancer-causing levels in almost all of Japan and neighbouring countries had levels similar to normal background radiation, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. In a preliminary report using conservative assumptions, independent experts said that people in only two locations in Fukushima prefecture may have received a dose of 10-50 millisieverts (mSv) in the year after the accident at the power station operated by TEPCO. ... More »Most Fukushima radiation doses within norms - WHO

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Fukushima radiation higher than first estimated

Global stocks, euro fall on fears of Greek euro exit

Cable Attacks Plans To Make Sackings Easier

Euro dips below $1.25 on Greek, Spanish woes

Hungary wants "unfair" EU fund suspension reversed

Singer Robin Gibb, Bee Gees co-founder, dies at 62

Italy's Monti says Greece will probably keep euro

Hunt Under Fresh Pressure Over BSkyB Bid

DigitalGlobe, GeoEye jump on nod for imagery funding

Greek anti-bailout left has four-point lead - poll

Iran plays down U.N. nuclear report

SEC eyes Nasdaq compliance in Facebook debacle

HSBC sees "no big deals" as pay row fizzles

Text of statement by EU's Ashton after Iran talks

MPs scared of News International - Watson

Iran's "gay" Eurovision jibes strain Azerbaijan ties

Eurozone governments ponder Greek exit contingency

Britain's FTSE ends flat as rebound loses momentum

Spain's Catalonia seeks government help to pay debt

Most Fukushima radiation doses within norms - WHO

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