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The G8 meeting has got underway in Canada with Britain and the US pushing other nations to live up to their aid promises. Leaders of the group of eight nations, the world's eight largest economies, have gathered in Toronto for the meeting. The G8 nat

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Industrial strife has hit British Airways after the talks between the airline and the main union collapsed. The general secretary of the union Unite says British Airways offered its workers a ridiculous deal on pay and staffing levels. The airline sa

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News Corporation has held its annual meeting of shareholders in the US. In his opening remarks at the meeting, chief executive Rupert Murdoch told angry shareholders there was simply no excuse for phone-hacking scandal and vowed to put things right.

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National Australia Bank has reported a flat profit for the third quarter. The country's fourth largest lender by market capitalization has posted an unaudited cash profit of 1.4 billion dollars in the three months to the end of June. That's in line w

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The world's richest woman,Gina Rinehart，appears to again increased her stake in Fairfax media,publisher of Sydney Morning Herald and the Age.Ms.Rinehart has reportedly raised her share of more than 18%,after buying 42 million dots with the shares.F

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NPR 2009-04-03

Wrapping up his first international summit meeting, President Barack Obama hailed agreements reached by world leaders at the now-concluded G20 Summit in London. Mr. Obama spoke shortly after G20 leaders reached agreement to providing an additional 1

NPR 2009-06-11

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Technology giant Apple has been defending itself against accusations that it's been avoiding tax. The US Senate report found the company has avoided paying tens of billions of dollars in tax by spreading its accounts over a complex network of subsidi

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