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Police say no probe needed in Murdoch hacking claims

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:38:24 +0100

LONDON (Reuters) - London police said on Thursday there was no need for a probe into claims that journalists at Rupert Murdoch's bestselling British newspaper conspired to hack into the phones of celebrities, legislators and public figures.

Parts of UK near H1N1 "epidemic" with 14 dead

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:16:46 +0100

LONDON (Reuters) - Fourteen Britons who had contracted H1N1 flu have died and the rapid spread of infection in two areas of the country is close to epidemic level, health officials said on Thursday.

Teacher arrested for attempted murder of pupil

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:46:42 +0100

LONDON (Reuters) - A teacher at a school in Nottinghamshire has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to murder a teenage pupil and assaulting two other children, police said on Thursday.

African leaders to ask G8 to honour pledges

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:44:10 +0100

L'AQUILA, Italy (Reuters) - Africa takes centre stage at the Group of Eight summit on Friday, with wealthy nations eager to reassure critics they will honour past aid pledges and approve a new $15 billion (9.17 billion pounds) agriculture programme.

Bank slows pace of QE purchases

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:28:34 +0100

LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England cut the pace at which it pumps money into the economy on Thursday after unexpectedly deciding not to expand its 125 billion pound asset buying scheme, raising fears it may stop purchases completely.

Mandelson says EU should ease China arms embargo

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:45:45 +0100

LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union should replace its arms embargo on China with a more selective approach, Business Secretary Peter Mandelson said on Thursday.

European airlines see no signs of recovery

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:26:16 +0100

PARIS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Figures from Lufthansa, one of the world's biggest carriers of air freight, a key barometer of world trade, showed the airline slump continuing, while Air France-KLM braced for temporary lay-offs.

Madoff will not appeal 150-year sentence

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:33:26 +0100

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Arch swindler Bernard Madoff will not appeal the 150-year prison sentence he received for masterminding a global multibillion-dollar investment fraud, his main lawyer said on Thursday.

Stanford to remain in jail, U.S. judge rules

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:33:23 +0100

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Allen Stanford will remain in jail after a federal judge on Thursday denied a request to reconsider the Texas financier's detention.

Clooney to shoot film in Italian earthquake city

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:36:47 +0100

L'AQUILA, Italy (Reuters) - Actor George Clooney visited the earthquake-devastated Italian city of L'Aquila on Thursday and said he would make a film there in September to help boost the region's economy.