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London nightlife by iPhone app

Reuters — 10 Jul 2009 17:11:52 +0100

A new breed of iPhone applications aims to provide a modern guide to the historic British capital city.

UK unveils new bank rules

Reuters — 8 Jul 2009 16:53:51 +0100

Britain unveils a blueprint for preventing a re-run of the credit crunch that forced it to bail out banks with billions of pounds of taxpayers' money.

Berlin Fashion Week: latex, couture

Reuters — 3 Jul 2009 15:45:57 +0100

Fashion designers present their spring / summer 2010 collections at Berlin Fashion Week, from latex and leather, to luxury gowns by struggling fashion house Escada.

Chinese could still chase Opel

Reuters — 2 Jul 2009 15:11:53 +0100

Opel lead bidder Magna's consortium partner Sberbank says the race to acquire GM's subsidiary is nearly over, but Beijing Automotive Industry Holding may still lodge a bid.

U.S. seeks to name USB tax frauds

Reuters — 2 Jul 2009 10:57:14 +0100

The U.S. Justice Department says it is pressing ahead with its lawsuit to force Swiss bank UBS to identify thousands of U.S. clients with secret UBS accounts.

Rescue nears for Arcandor's Quelle

Reuters — 30 Jun 2009 15:55:57 +0100

The German government agrees to give state aid to insolvent retailer Arcandor's stricken mail-order unit Quelle.

Power of social networks

Reuters — 26 Jun 2009 19:05:00 +0100

As Michael Jackson's death sparks alarm worldwide, social network sites continue to dominate the spread of international news.

Woolworths now online

Reuters — 25 Jun 2009 18:03:26 +0100

Woolworths has been resurrected as a new online shop as more UK retailers move towards strengthening their web presence.

Stimulus spending spurs Siemens

Reuters — 22 Jun 2009 15:13:00 +0100

Germany's Siemens says it hopes for 15 billion euros-worth of orders following government stimulus programmes.

Shoppers move from retail to e-tail

Reuters — 18 Jun 2009 15:44:16 +0100

Online fashion site ASOS predicts even further growth as analysts say online shopping will continue to remain strong.