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Savile report: BBC chief steps down
One of the BBC's top news executives has resigned in the wake of a damning report into the BBC's decision to drop a Newsnight investigation into Jimmy Savile's sexual abuse.
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Cowell gushes about Carmen Electra
Simon Cowell has admitted he's been on dates with Carmen Electra.
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Cancer Boy's Mum Continues Radiotherapy Fight
A mother who has refused to let her seven-year-old son have radiotherapy treatment following surgery for a brain tumour has returned to the High Court.
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Under pressure from PM-elect, BOJ boosts stimulus again
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan delivered its third shot of monetary stimulus in four months on Thursday, in a prelude to more aggressive action next year as it faces intensifying pressure from the...
View ArticleJapan launches WTO dispute against China over stainless steel
GENEVA (Reuters) - Japan has launched a complaint against China at the World Trade Organization to challenge anti-dumping duties levied by China on Japanese exports of high performance stainless steel...
View ArticleHong Kong investigating UBS over interbank rates
HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Hong Kong's de facto central bank said it is investigating possible misconduct by UBS over its submission of interbank rates, raising the possibility that the bank could...
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Russia's Putin signals he backs tough response to U.S. rights law
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday a U.S. law that punishes Russians who abuse human rights was poisoning ties with Washington but signalled support for a retaliatory ban on...
View ArticlePutin hopes tycoons reinvest TNK-BP cash in Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said he hopes the tycoons selling out of TNK-BP will reinvest the proceeds from Russia's largest ever takeover deal back into the country, but he would not...
View ArticleRussian prosecutor asks to reduce Khodorkovsky jail term - media
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian prosecutor requested on Thursday that oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky's jail sentence for multibillion-dollar theft and money laundering be reduced by almost two years,...
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US adoption ban bill 'appropriate' says Putin
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday backed pending parliamentary legislation that would make it illegal for Americans to adopt Russian children in reprisal for a new Washington human rights law.
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Under-pressure Bank of Japan launches fresh easing
The Bank of Japan on Thursday ramped up its offensive to power the world's third-largest economy as it faces heavy pressure from the country's incoming government to loosen monetary policy.
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Putin offers Depardieu Russian passport
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he was ready to offer French movie star Gerard Depardieu a Russian passport to resolve his tax row, calling him a friend.
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NATO detects more Scud-type missile launches in Syria
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad's military has fired more Scud-type missiles inside Syria, NATO officials said on Friday, more than a week after the Western alliance first detected such...
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Why scandal-tinged Berlusconi still beloved of many Italians
ROME (Reuters) - They call themselves "the club". A doctor, a business-owner, pensioners and engineers - united by their support for one of Europe's most controversial politicians, Silvio Berlusconi....
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Banks Face Break-Up Over Risky Trading
British banks face break-up if they fail to follow new rules protecting high street operations from riskier trading.
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Scargill loses flat costs fight
Former miners' leader Arthur Scargill has lost his fight to have the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) continue to meet the costs of his London flat for his lifetime.
View ArticleGermany declines to rule out Cyprus debt haircut
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany declined on Friday to rule out a writedown of Cypriot sovereign debt, saying instead that all options should be looked at to bring the Mediterranean island's debt down to...
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Palestinian refugees reclaim Syrian camp
Palestinian refugees streamed back into their camp in Damascus on Friday after a reported deal to keep it out of Syria's conflict, following fierce clashes earlier this week.
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Dutch impound Steve Jobs superyacht over unpaid bill
Steve Jobs' Dutch-built superyacht has been impounded in Amsterdam because of a dispute between the late Apple founder's estate and designer Philippe Starck over an unpaid bill, a Starck lawyer said...
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Italy lawmakers ready for key vote, Monti resignation
The Italian parliament prepared Friday for a key budget vote which will trigger the resignation of Prime Minister Mario Monti, who is expected to reveal this weekend whether he will run in the upcoming...
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