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Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond, second left, arrives for a meeting with Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron,at St Andrew's House in Edinburgh, Scotland Thursday, Feb 16, 2012.
George Osborne   Photos   Scotland   Scottish independence   Wikipedia: Scottish independence		  BBC News 
Scottish independence: Effect on England, Wales and N Ireland
Thu 13 Feb 2014
13 February 2014 Last updated at 11:22 GMT Scottish independence would affect those south of the border, with changes for life in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. David Thompson looked at what a... (photo: AP / Scott Heppell)
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne leaves his official residence No 11 Downing Street in London with his traditional red dispatch box as he departs for the House of Commons to deliver his annual budget speech Wednesday, March 21, 2012.
George Osborne   Photos   Scotland   Scottish independence   Wikipedia: Scottish independence		  San Francisco Chronicle 
UK to Scotland: Back independence means no pound
Thu 13 Feb 2014
LONDON (AP) — Scotland has been warned. If it votes to leave the United Kingdom later this year, then it walks away from the pound. That's the hard-line message presented Thursday by U.K. Treasury... (photo: AP / Matt Dunham)
British ten pound note, £10 note, Bank of England, money currency seen in Manila, Philippines in this December 18, 2008 file photo.  South China Morning Post  Thu 13 Feb 2014
Osborne warns Scotland: Forget the pound if you walk away
Britain warned Scotland on Thursday it would lose the pound if Scots vote for independence, the most aggressive attempt yet to scuttle a nationalist bid to break the 307-year-old union with England.... (photo: WN / RTayco)
George Osborne   Photos   Scotland   Scottish independence   Wikipedia: Scottish independence
A man looks at a stock price board in Tokyo Monday, March 14, 2011 as the Tokyo stock market plunged on its first business day after an earthquake and tsunami of epic proportions laid waste to cities along Japan's northeast coast. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average slid 633.94 points, or 6.2 percent, to 9,620.49, extending losses from Friday.  STL Today  Thu 13 Feb 2014
Nikkei leads fall in weak global stock markets
Global stocks fell Thursday, led by a fall in Tokyo, as investors fretted upcoming U.S. indicators would show weakness in the world's biggest economy. In early European trading, France's CAC 40... (photo: AP / Eugene Hoshiko)
Markets   Nikkei 225   Photos   Stock Exchange   Tokyo Stocks   Wikipedia: KOSPI
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Britain Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne during a group photo of the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors on the sidelines of their meeting at World Bank Group International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings in Washington, Friday, April 19, 2013. Belfast Telegraph Thu 13 Feb 2014
Osborne warns Scotland over pound
If Scotland "walks away" from the UK it would also be walking away from the pound, the Chancellor has said. George Osborne issued the stark warning to voters north of the... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
Business   Photos   Politics   Scotland   Wikipedia: George Osborne
A student is doing her mathematics homework in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. BBC News Thu 13 Feb 2014
Mathematics: Why the brain sees maths as beauty
Brains scans show a complex string of numbers and letters in mathematical formulae can evoke the same sense of beauty as artistic masterpieces and music from the greatest... (photo: WN / Priya Dashini)
Brain Function   Human Brain   Mathematics   Photos   Wikipedia: Human brain
Liverpool's Steven Gerrard celebrates after scoring his second goal against Everton during their English Premier League soccer match at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England, Tuesday, March 13, 2012. Belfast Telegraph Wed 12 Feb 2014
Gerrard goal flummoxes Fulham
Steven Gerrard secured Liverpool an incredible 3-2 stoppage-time victory at Craven Cottage, rifling home from the penalty spot to break struggling Fulham's hearts. The... (photo: AP / Jon Super)
2013-14 Premier League   Fulham FC   Liverpool FC   Photos   Wikipedia: 2013–14 Premier League
A flood sign is surrounded by flood water as torrential downpours caused flash floods in Hebburn, England, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012. Torrential downpours caused flash floods across parts of the UK. The Daily Telegraph Wed 12 Feb 2014
UK weather: more storms could be on the way
Sally Webb from weather forecaster Meteogroup says there is the potential for another storm on Friday night as the UK continues to be battered by exceptionally strong... (photo: AP / Scott Heppell)
Photos   Storm   UK   Weather   Wikipedia: List of natural disasters in Britain and Ireland
Thomson Reuters Building Independent online (SA) Wed 12 Feb 2014
Thomson Reuters posts fall in profit
London - Thomson Reuters Corp on Wednesday reported a steeper-than-expected drop in fourth-quarter earnings, hurt by cutbacks at financial institutions in Europe and in... (photo: Creative Commons / Reubentg)
Media   Photos   Thomson Corporation   Thomson Reuters   Wikipedia: Thomson Reuters
In this Feb. 12, 2010 file photo, Charles Solomon with Barclays Capital, left, works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. London Evening Standard Tue 11 Feb 2014
Barclays to cut 12,000 jobs as Antony Jenkins wields the axe
Jenkins said the cuts, part of 10,000 to 12,000 worldwide, would include 820 senior managers or executives, including 400 investment bankers, and 1500 staff who have... (photo: AP / Craig Ruttle)
Antony Jenkins   Barclays   Barclays Job Cuts   Photos   Wikipedia: Barclays


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Brazil's Neymar controls the ball during a training session ahead of the 2011 Copa America soccer tournament near Campana, Argentina, Wednesday, June 29, 2011 Neymar back for Barca Independent online (SA)
Arsenal's manager Arsene Wenger looks on prior the English League Cup soccer match between Reading and Arsenal at Madejski Stadium in Reading, England, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Arsenal 0-0 Manchester United RTE
Brazil's Julio Cesar celebrates his side's third goal during the soccer Confederations Cup final between Brazil and Spain at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, June 30, 2013. Julio Cesar to leave QPR for Toronto FC, claims Brazil coach Scolari Goal
Arsenal's Oliver Giroud, left, celebrates his goal with Mesut Ozil, right, during their English Premier League soccer match against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013. Wenger comes to Ozil's defence Orange News
Customers wait outside a retail branch of Barclays Bank for the bank to open in London, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. Barclays Announces Up To 12,000 Job Cuts The New York Times
Arsenal's captain Robin van Persie celebrates his goal after he scored a penalty that he won against Partisan Belgrade, during their Champions League Group H soccer match at the Emirates stadium in London, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010. Wenger coy over Van Persie Arsenal return Goal
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File - Leader of the British opposition Labour Party Ed Miliband speaks to demonstrators at a rally in Hyde Park as they take part in a protest march against government austerity measures through central London, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. Tories should be worried - Miliband Belfast Telegraph
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British actor Sacha Baron Cohen, dressed as a bull, as the character Bruno arrives for the Spanish Premiere of the film 'Bruno', outside the bullring of Las Ventas in Madrid, Wednesday, June 18, 2009. Sacha Baron Cohen's Grimsby will open in 2015 Total Film
Actor Nicolas Cage poses for a portrait at the 34th Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. Nicolas Cage stars in first trailer for Joe: watch now Total Film
This Dec. 13, 2011 file photo, shows workers inside Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif.Facebook, the social network that changed "friend" from a noun to a verb, is expected to file as early as Wednesday to sell stock on the open market. Facebook Offers New Gender Options for Users Voa News
A student uses a mobile phone near the Samsung Electronics' new tablet Galaxy Tab 10.1 with Apple's white iPad on display, center, at the showroom in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. Mobile phones 'pose no health risk' according to report The Daily Telegraph
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