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LONDON - Britain's top share index closed 0.57 percent higher, as gains in commodities outpaced falls in banks, which remained mired in uncertainty over euro zone's plans to deal with Greece's debt problems. The FTSE 100 ended up 29.49 points at 5,16...
DATE: Feb 12, 2010
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders struck a deal to provide financial aid to Greece on Thursday, in an unprecedented move to stave off a broader crisis in the 16-nation bloc that shares the euro single currency.
The details of the package were not...
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LONDON (AP) — Telecommunications company BT Group PLC yesterday said profits tripled in the third quarter, but its shares slumped after regulators questioned its plans to close a massive hole in its pension fund.
BT shares were down 6.6 percent at 12...
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LONDON (AP) — Diageo PLC, the world's biggest spirits maker, on yesterday reported a 10 percent fall in first-half profit as the global recession and keen competition for some brands cut into sales.
For the six months ending December 31, the maker of...
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LONDON (AP) — UK housing repossessions declined by 13 percent in the fourth quarter although the full-year total still reached a 14-year high, the Council of Mortgage Lenders said yesterday.
The council predicted that 2010 would be another difficult ...
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LONDON (AP) — Brilliant and controversial British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, a leading light in the fashion firmament, was found dead in his London home, his company announced. He was 40 years old.
Police said his death was not being treated...
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LONDON (AP) – Can you really be bored to death?
In a commentary to be published in the International Journal of Epidemiology in April, experts say there's a possibility that the more bored you are, the more likely you are to die early.
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SAN FRANCISCO (Bloomberg) — Google Inc.'s effort to offer Internet access at speeds 100 times faster than those available today raises the bar for US cable and phone companies as the government readies a national broadband plan.
"They've just defined...
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Bermuda's national gymnastics team are hoping to get off the Island today to compete in the IGI Chicago Style Gymnastics Invitational this weekend.
The team were supposed to leave yesterday for their fourth appearance at the show but because of the n...
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Bermuda CableVision has received the territorial rights to broadcast coverage of the Olympic Winter Games and has shared these rights with WOW to ensure that Bermuda residents can watch the full footage.
Subscribers will be able to watch live and pre...
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