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British opposition Conservative Party Leader David Cameron speaks to the media on political party funding, London, Monday, Dec. 3, 2007. Britain Disengages From the Euro Zone
| PARIS — Do what you like. Just count us out. | That, in essence, is the message that Britain is sending its European partners as the 17 countries that share the euro move toward closer economi... (photo: AP / Sang Tan) The New York Times
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Dec. 19, 2008. Stock prices pared earlier gains to end a choppy day relatively flat on Friday, as Wall Street remained uncertain that a $17.4 billion lifeline for U.S. automakers will make a lasting difference for the beleaguered in US stock futures edge up
| US stock futures have posted small gains while rising oil prices remained in the spotlight as crude futures climbed above $106 a barrel. | Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 16 point... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) The Daily Telegraph Australia
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Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny, center, reacts in the ballot counting center at the Royal Castlebar theatre center, Castlebar, Ireland, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011. Ireland's ruling Fianna Fail party faced its worst defeat in nearly 80 years, an exit poll predicted Saturday, as a tidal wave of voter anger swept the Fine Gael opposition into power and crushed the party that dragged Ireland to the edge of bankruptcy. Irish leader faces short honeymoon
| SUDDENLY all the talk of haircuts has gone. During Ireland's bitter election campaign, then opposition political leaders Enda Kenny and Eamon Gilmore made extravagant promises to impose losses ... (photo: AP / Peter Morrison) The Australian
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In this photo released by the Australian Defense Department, an Australian Surveillance Reconnaissance Vehicle (SRV) patrols outside the perimeter of a forward operating base in Afghanistan Sept. 17, 2005. An elite Australian commando was injured and an Afghani soldier killed when their patrol clashed with insurgents in Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 23, 2005. The clash came less than a month after a group of 190 Australian special forces commandos began arriving in Afghanistan to bolster international efforts to restore law and order amid an upsurge in violence blamed on the al-Qaida terror network and supporters of the ousted Taliban regi Military spends $215m to give $37m in aid to Afghanistan
| THE Australian Defence Force has spent $252 million on aid in Afghanistan over the past four years -- but only $37m of that money has gone into actual projects such as schools, hospitals, clinics an... (photo: AP / Australian Defense Department, CPL Bernard Pearson, HO) The Australian
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A sign is seen outside a National Australia Bank branch in Sydney, Friday, May 9, 2008. National Australia Bank Ltd. said its first half net profit rose 25.8 percent over the same period last year, boosted by strong lending and deposit growth and a one-time gain from Visa Inc.'s initial public offering. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)hg3 New government crackdown on big banks
| THE government has signalled a fresh crackdown on the banking industry, with plans to scrap over-the-limit fees on credit cards and ban banks from offering credit limit upgrades to customers. | Draf... (photo: AP Photo / Rick Rycroft) The Australian
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The Union Minister for Railways, Kumari Mamata Banerjee addressing at 2nd Regional Consultation on Electoral Reforms at West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata on January 09, 2011. The Union Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee is also seen. Lok Sabha gives nod to Mamata's rail budget
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Monday, March 07, 2011 --> | The Lok Sabha Monday passed Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's budget, but not without the expected acrimonious scenes between her and her politi... (photo: PIB of India) Deccan Herald
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The headquarters building of Britain's Barclays Bank is seen in London Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011. Britain's financial regulator has fined Barclays Bank 7.7 million pounds ($12.3 million) for giving poor advice to investors in two funds. The Financial Services Authority said Tuesday it had also secured nearly 60 million pounds in redress for those customers. The agency said the bank's failures included not insuring that the funds were suitable for the clients, giving inadequate training to staff, failing to make sure that brochures and other documents were clear and complete, and lax monitoring of sale processes. The agency said Barclays has already paid 17 million pounds in compensation and could pay 42 million pounds more. Barclays chief earns $10.6 million bonus
LONDON: Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond has received a smaller-than-expected bonus of £6.5 million (7.6 million euros, $10.6 million) for 2010, the British bank announced on Monday. | Reports sa... (photo: AP / Alastair Grant) The Times Of India
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