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European meat traders need to be licensed - French ministers
Reuters - Tue, May 21, 2013
By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) - The European Union should introduce a specific licence for meat traders to prevent frauds such as the one that duped Europeans across the bloc into eating horsemeat labelled as beef in processed dishes, French ministers said on Tuesday. France was swept up in the scandal after an investigation identified a French meat-processing firm at the heart of a fraud discovered earlier this year that involved traders and abattoirs from Romania to the Netherlands. ... More »European meat traders need to be licensed - French ministers
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Iran bars candidates for presidential election
Reuters - 17 hours ago
By Marcus George DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian authorities barred two potentially powerful and disruptive candidates from running in next month's presidential election on Tuesday, ensuring a contest largely among hardliners loyal to the clerical supreme leader. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a veteran companion of the Islamic Republic's founder, a former president and thought potentially sympathetic to reform, was denied a place on the ballot by the Guardian Council of clerics and jurists, state media said. ... More »Iran bars candidates for presidential election
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Apple Tax: CEO Tim Cook Denies 'Gimmicks'
Sky News - 17 hours ago
Tim Cook has said Apple complies with the spirit and the letter of the law and denied the firm's tax regime is a "sham". More »Apple Tax: CEO Tim Cook Denies 'Gimmicks'
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Ireland rejects blame for Apple's low tax rate
Reuters - Tue, May 21, 2013
By Conor Humphries and Padraic Halpin CORK/DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland said on Tuesday it was not to blame for Apple Inc's low global tax payments and had no special rate deal with the company after the U.S. Senate said it paid little or no tax on tens of billions of dollars in profits stashed in Irish subsidiaries. The Irish government, which has seen the luring of U.S. multinationals with low taxes as a key part of its economic policy since the 1960s, said its system was transparent and other countries were responsible if the tax rate paid by Apple was too low. ... More »Ireland rejects blame for Apple's low tax rate
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Irish PM says U.S. Senate's Apple tax claims incorrect
Reuters - Tue, May 21, 2013
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland does not cut special tax deals with foreign companies and a U.S. Senate report saying it did so for Apple Inc is incorrect, Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny said on Tuesday. Ireland has been defending its corporate tax rate after the U.S. Senate said on Monday that Apple paid little or no tax on tens of billions of dollars in profits in Irish subsidiaries and that it had negotiated a special corporate tax rate of less than 2 percent. ... More »Irish PM says U.S. Senate's Apple tax claims incorrect
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Harry Potter book fetches $227,000 at London auction
AFP - 18 hours ago
A 1997 first edition of "Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone" annotated by J.K. Rowling sold for £150,000 ($227,000, 176,000 euros) at a London auction Tuesday, a new record for a printed book by the writer. More »Harry Potter book fetches $227,000 at London auction
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EU mission seeks to rebuild Mali army after U.S. faltered
Reuters - 7 hours ago
By David Lewis KOULIKORO, Mali (Reuters) - Under a blazing sun and the critical gaze of British and Irish instructors, a line of 11 Malian soldiers lie prone in the dust firing AK-47 rounds at targets, one-by-one. "One out of 10 - not very good," Captain Ibrahim Soumassa, commander of the Malian unit, tells one of the men. "We're at 25 metres. When we're at 100, it'll be difficult." A European Union training mission faces a considerable challenge as it seeks to succeed where years of U.S. ... More »EU mission seeks to rebuild Mali army after U.S. faltered
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Syria, Israel exchange fire on Golan Heights
Reuters - Tue, May 21, 2013
By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria said its troops destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed into its territory from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Tuesday and warned that any attempt to violate its sovereignty would meet "immediate and firm retaliation". Israel said the incident took place on its side of the Golan ceasefire line, that the vehicle was damaged but not destroyed, none of its soldiers were hurt and they returned fire. ... More »Syria, Israel exchange fire on Golan Heights
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With wary eye on the U.S., China courts India
Reuters - 19 hours ago
By Frank Jack Daniel and Rajesh Kumar Singh NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, smiling and effusive, was out to smooth ruffled feathers in India this week, promising to ease tensions and increase trade between Asia's fastest growing economies in his first trip overseas since taking office. "China will make your dream come true," Li told a banquet hall filled with Chinese and Indian business executives in the financial capital of Mumbai as he wound up his visit on Tuesday. ... More »With wary eye on the U.S., China courts India
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IMF Eases Pressure On Osborne Strategy
Sky News - 3 hours ago
After all the fuss the International Monetary Fund has made over the past month about the need for the UK to change course on austerity, and about how George Osborne's policies are "playing with fire", most were expecting a harsh verdict from the Fund in its latest annual survey of the UK. More »IMF Eases Pressure On Osborne Strategy
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Citing fatigue, director Ang Lee leaves pilot of TV series "Tyrant"
Reuters - 18 hours ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar winner Ang Lee cancelled his plans to direct the pilot of new U.S. television series "Tyrant," saying on Tuesday that he needed to rest after spending four years working on 3D fantasy-adventure film "Life of Pi." Lee, 58, signed on to direct the pilot of the drama series for cable network FX in March, shortly after winning the Best Director Oscar for "Life of Pi." "It is one of the most brilliant ideas for a series that I've seen and one about which I was very excited," Lee said in a statement. ... More »Citing fatigue, director Ang Lee leaves pilot of TV series "Tyrant"
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Miliband ready to slap down Google
Politics.co.uk - 7 hours ago
Ed Miliband is giving Google a stern telling-off this morning, by telling the internet giant he is "disappointed" by its "extraordinary" tax avoidance efforts. More »Miliband ready to slap down Google
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White House condemns Hezbollah role in Syria
AFP - 22 hours ago
The White House on Tuesday condemned Hezbollah's direct intervention in the battle for the Syrian rebel stronghold of Qusayr, and slammed President Bashar al-Assad for seeking help from Iran. More »White House condemns Hezbollah role in Syria
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World Bank boosts funds for Syria refugees, Africa
Reuters - 21 hours ago
By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Bank plans substantial new funds to help Jordan cope with the influx of refugees from the civil war in Syria, and hopes new funds for central Africa will cement a peace deal there, the bank's President Jim Yong Kim said on Tuesday. "There will be significant amounts of new funding going to Jordan in the very near future to deal with this crisis," he said in an interview, after a speech at the U.N. World Health Assembly in Geneva. ... More »World Bank boosts funds for Syria refugees, Africa
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Vodafone chief Colao says happy with Verizon stake
Reuters - 22 hours ago
By Kate Holton and Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone boss Vittorio Colao staked his reputation on selling the group's prized stake in U.S. operator Verizon Wireless at the right time and right price, saying on Tuesday he would not bow to pressure to do any deal. Contemplating what could be the world's third-largest ever corporate deal, Colao and his number two Andy Halford said they were happy holders of the 45 percent stake, following increasing demands from majority owner Verizon Communications Inc for a sale. ... More »Vodafone chief Colao says happy with Verizon stake
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Landmark US immigration bill clears key Senate hurdle
AFP - 15 hours ago
A sweeping overhaul of the US immigration system took a major step toward viability when a Senate panel gave bipartisan approval to a landmark bill offering a path to citizenship for millions. More »Landmark US immigration bill clears key Senate hurdle
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Syrian foes move towards talks but fighting rages
Reuters - 21 hours ago
By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's opposition and the government of President Bashar al-Assad seem to be preparing to take part in an international peace conference against a background of some of the worst fighting this year. On Tuesday, Lebanese Hezbollah fighters and Syrian soldiers, backed by air strikes and artillery, renewed an offensive aimed at driving Syrian rebels from the town of Qusair near the Lebanese border, opposition activists said. ... More »Syrian foes move towards talks but fighting rages
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Britain asks EU to put Hezbollah armed wing on terror list
Reuters - 21 hours ago
By Adrian Croft BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain said on Tuesday it had asked the European Union to put Hezbollah's military arm on its list of terrorist organisations, urging Europe to respond robustly to evidence of the Islamist group's involvement in an attack that killed five Israelis. Britain's request came after Bulgaria accused the Lebanese militant movement in February of carrying out a bomb attack on a bus in the Black Sea city of Burgas that killed the Israelis and their Bulgarian driver in July last year. ... More »Britain asks EU to put Hezbollah armed wing on terror list
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RBS says no need to issue contingent capital
Reuters - 6 hours ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Scotland said on Wednesday it would not have to issue contingent capital to meet new regulatory demands and expects to meet the requirements through its existing business plan. The state-backed lender said, however, that issuing contingent capital remained an option for the group if it needed to. RBS said it expected to further improve its core tier 1 capital ratio but some of the measures being taken would extend beyond 2012. (Reporting by Matt Scuffham; Editing by Steve Slater) More »RBS says no need to issue contingent capital
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Nigeria seeks Niger's military support against Boko Haram
Reuters - 18 hours ago
By Abdoulaye Massalatchi and Joe Brock NIAMEY/MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria has asked its northern neighbour Niger for help in an offensive against Boko Haram insurgents, as West African states try to cooperate against a spread of Islamist violence. An intelligence source in Niger said on Tuesday security had been tightened along the thinly populated border and military police were searching vehicles for Boko Haram fighters who might be fleeing the past week's onslaught on their bases in Nigeria. ... More »Nigeria seeks Niger's military support against Boko Haram

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