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Reuters
8 min. ago

Royalty Pharma ups offer for Elan to $12.50 per share

Royalty said the new offer was conditional on Elan shareholders voting against a $1 billion drug royalties deal with U.S. firm Theravance (THRX.O), which it said was pursued "in haste and without critical...

 
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Daily Mail
24 min. ago

Better pack light! easyJet squashes maximum cabin baggage size by more than a third

EasyJet is shrinking its cabin baggage allowance by 37 per cent because its packed planes can't always fit passengers' luggage on-board, it announced today. At present, the budget airline allows luggage to be taken...

 
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Daily Mail
24 min. ago

FTSE LIVE: Shares hit fresh 51/2 year high on better data from the US and Japan

16:20 The FTSE 100 has been trading at a fresh five and a half year high close to the end of the session at one point hitting 6754.79 beating the last highest benchmark of 6540.10, which was achieved in July 2007....

 
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Reuters
25 min. ago

Bankers prepare financing for Finnish mobile firm DNA sale

Swiss bank UBS (UBSN.VX), financial adviser to DNA, sent out information memorandums to prospective buyers earlier this month on the deal, which could fetch around 1. The first round of an auction process for DNA's...

 
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Reuters
31 min. ago

Biggest traders helping EU oil probe, not in it - sources

The Commission said it was concerned that companies, which it did not name, might have colluded in reporting prices to Platts to manipulate published assessments for oil, refined products and biofuels and may have...

 
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Reuters
38 min. ago

Rosneft names new managers after former TNK-BP executives quit

Among the other changes, Marcus Cooper, a veteran of British oil firm BP (BP.L) which ended up with almost 20 percent in Rosneft after the TNK-BP deal, will head the Russian firm's trading unit, also taking over from...

 

Politics

 
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The Independent
52 min. ago

Labour in bid to rescue gay marriage bill amid fears over 'wrecking amendment'

Labour today launched a bid to save a Government bill to legalise gay marriage, amid fears that a "wrecking amendment" extending civil partnerships to heterosexual couples could stall the legislation. The...

 
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The Independent
today, 16:48

Tories reject Feldman probe calls over 'swivel-eyed loons' row

The Conservative Party board has rejected a call for an investigation into whether Tory co-chairman Lord Feldman described grassroots activists as "swivel-eyed loons". Brian Binley MP said he had urged a...

 
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The Independent
today, 14:52

Gay marriage: David Cameron tonight takes on the 'wreckers' among Conservative MPs in key vote

David Cameron will tonight take on traditionalist Conservative MPs who are trying to sabotage his plans to legalise gay marriage in the latest trial of strength between the Prime Minister and his backbenchers. Mr...

 
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The Independent
today, 13:43

Gay marriage: David Cameron takes on the 'wreckers' among Conservative MPs in key vote

David Cameron will tonight take on traditionalist Conservative MPs who are trying to sabotage his plans to legalise gay marriage in the latest trial of strength between the Prime Minister and his backbenchers. Mr...

 
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The Independent
today, 13:06

Cameron avoids taxing questions for Google boss despite new whistleblower

David Cameron will not raise Google's tax affairs when he meets the company's chairman Eric Schmidt in Downing Street today, it emerged today. Mr Schmidt will attend a meeting this afternoon as a member of the...

 
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The Independent
today, 13:06

David Cameron takes on the 'wreckers' in trial of strength over gay marriage Bill

David Cameron will tonight take on traditionalist Conservative MPs who are trying to sabotage his plans to legalise gay marriage in the latest trial of strength between the Prime Minister and his backbenchers. Mr...

 

World News

 
muslima exhibition: interviews and art by muslim women
Guardian
1 min. ago

Muslima exhibition: interviews and art by Muslim women

Muslima exhibit: Target Wall of Gaza 1 by the Palestinian artist Laila Shawa. "The only woman it seems permissible to judge and even ridicule today is the Muslim woman," says Samina Ali. "What other...

 
john kerry to visit middle east this week to revive peace talks
Guardian
8 min. ago

John Kerry to visit Middle East this week to revive peace talks

John Kerry will visit Israel, the Palestinian territories, Oman and Jordan on this trip. Photograph: Ivan Sekretarev/AP US secretary of state John Kerry arrives in the Holy Land this week on his fourth visit in two...

 
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The Independent
25 min. ago

Russia wants Interpol to impose 'All Points Bulletin' on British hedge fund boss Bill Browder

Russia has applied to Interpol to monitor the travel and whereabouts of a British hedge fund boss wanted by Moscow who is at the heart of a diplomatic stand-off over the alleged killing of whistle-blowing lawyer...

 
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The Independent
25 min. ago

Russia claims to have foiled possible terror plot

Russia's counter-terrorism agency says it killed two militants it believes were planning a terrorist act in Moscow and detained a third. The National Anti-Terrorist Committee said Monday in a statement that one of its...

 
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The Independent
25 min. ago

'Two lifeguards arrested' over Sharm-el-Sheikh holiday drowning of British five-year-old Chloe Johnson

Two lifeguards have been arrested over the death of five-year-old girl who drowned on holiday in the Egyptian resort of Sharm-el-Sheikh, her parents said today. Chloe Johnson, from Forest Hill, south London, was...

 
creationism and revisionist history threaten to invade our classrooms
Guardian
25 min. ago

Creationism and revisionist history threaten to invade our classrooms

A Louisiana state bill seeks to reassign authority to approve public school textbooks. Louisiana's legislators are continuing their legislative jihad to keep the theory of evolution out of the state's public school...

 

Sport

 
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The Independent
6 min. ago

Manchester City midfielder Jack Rodwell called up to England squad

Manchester City midfielder Jack Rodwell has been called into the England squad for the forthcoming friendlies against Republic of Ireland and Brazil. The 22-year-old has endured an injury-plagued debut campaign with...

 
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Daily Mail
31 min. ago

Doncaster appoint ex-Man City striker Dickov to replace board-bound Flynn

Newly promoted Doncaster have announced that Paul Dickov will succeed Bryan Flynn as manager . Dickov, whose last job resulted in being harshly sacked by Oldham in February, will take over from the 57-year-old who has...

 
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Daily Mail
40 min. ago

Mourinho on brink of Real exit as Spanish giants call press conference for TONIGHT... and PSG boss...

Jose Mourinho's fate as Real Madrid coach will be sealed at a press conference scheduled for 7pm Monday evening. The club are expected to confirm the news of Mourinho's departure after Madrid's final game of the...

 
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Morning Star
49 min. ago

Relegated QPR need to adopt new philosophy

Football comment: Useless, disjointed, heartless, farcical, embarrassing. This writer was asked a produce a 600-word review on Queens Park Rangers’ 2012-13 season. In truth, I really only needed to use five. The next...

 
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Morning Star
49 min. ago

Uefa faces protests over Qatar and Israel

Football: Activists will target Uefa’s annual congress on Friday to protest against Israel’s selection as host for next month’s European under-21 football championships. The demonstration, which is organised by Red...

 
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Morning Star
49 min. ago

Leger hero Encke in positive test

Racing: Last year’s St Leger hero Encke is among seven further horses formerly in the care of Mahmood Al Zarooni to test positive for anabolic steroids, the British Horseracing Authority said today. The BHA undertook...

 
 
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