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Solid results will improve confidence if, of course, BP can avoid prosecution over the Gulf oil spillBob Dudley has tried, over his short tenure as boss of BP, a few eye-catching – but ultimately unsuccessful – moves to attract the attention of investors and restore the...(more)
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The breakdown of law and order in certain Mexican cities means that journalists can not only not count on police protection but are also coming under attack from police officers.The latest example of police assaults on reporters happened last Friday, 3 February, in the border city...(more)
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As the country faces a food shortage due to last year's poor rainfall, a new rebellion by the Tuaregs threatens to reignite hostilities and hamper relief effortsLike many people in Mali, cereal farmer Souaibou Touré is bracing himself for the coming months. Not only is the...(more)
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Sponge-like fossils unearthed in rocks Namibia's Etosha National Park are the world's oldest animal life, say University of St Andrews researchers - proving that animals emerged 760 million years ago.
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Forecasters say restaurant revenues will reach record levels in 2012 - jumping 3.5 percent over last year - while the industry's employment numbers return to what they were before the recession. It's a fry cry from the...
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PARIS (AP) -- Europe's human rights court has issued a potentially ground-breaking ruling that upholds the media's right to report on celebrities and rejects an invasion-of-privacy complaint by Princess Caroline of Monaco....
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Station Casinos LLC executives Frank Fertitta III and Lorenzo Fertitta plan to invest another $73 million in the Las Vegas company by buying out another shareholder. In another indication of the Fertitta brothers’ support for the company and their belief in the struggling locals gaming market,...(more)
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37 jobs have been cut from Sega's Brisbane studio as the company prepares to explore the "digital marketplace".
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LONDON (Reuters) - Madonna will go on tour from May for the first time in three years, starting in Israel before moving on to Europe, with legs in South America and Australia, where she has not performed for 20 years, tour promotion company Live Nation said...(more)
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Interviews with two bankers in Tokyo reveal interesting contrasts to London in approaches to finance – 9am to 5am job anyone?For reasons unconnected to this blog I was in Japan recently, where I had the chance to speak to three people working in finance in Tokyo....(more)
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• Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov due in Damascus • Bombardment of Homs continues for fourth day• Splits emerge between Free Syrian Army and opposition10.10am: There has been much discussion about what Lavrov might say to Assad during their meeting. Twitter user @KarlreMarks (who specialises in...(more)
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The British oil company also reiterated its desire for a "fair and reasonable" settlement ahead of a trial on liability for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
