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BP, Rosneft say they have signed off on TNK-BP sale
AFP, Published on 23/11/2012
» British oil major BP and Russian group Rosneft said Thursday that they have signed a final agreement on the sale by BP to Rosneft of half of the third biggest Russian oil company, TNK-BP, as part of a major shift in strategy by the British company.
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EU bans all shark finning
AFP, Published on 23/11/2012
» The European parliament on Thursday called a definitive halt to shark finning, the long contested practice of fishermen slicing off fins and throwing the live body overboard to drown.
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Four Chinese hostages freed in Colombia
AFP, Published on 23/11/2012
» Four Chinese oil company employees held hostage since June 2011, allegedly by Colombia's FARC rebels, have been freed in southern Colombia, their embassy said Thursday.
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Syria rebels take swathe of east but clash with Kurd militia
AFP, Published on 23/11/2012
» Syria's Arab-led rebels seized new territory in the eastern Euphrates valley from government forces on Thursday but ran into resistance from Kurdish militia on the Turkish border in a potential new security concern for the key NATO member.
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Cyprus awaits EU announcement on bailout deal
AFP, Published on 23/11/2012
» International lenders said on Friday good progress has been made on reaching a bailout deal for struggling eurozone member Cyprus, with the country's president saying "convergence" had been achieved.
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Stalemates mean Liverpool, Spurs must wait
AFP, Published on 23/11/2012
» Five-time European champions they may be but Liverpool must wait before they can take their place in the last 32 of the Europa League after allowing Swiss side Young Boys to draw 2-2 at Anfield.
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Queen Elizabeth takes spin in motorhome
AFP, Published on 23/11/2012
» Queen Elizabeth II may be more used to palaces and state carriages but the British monarch nonetheless enjoyed a spin in a motorhome on Thursday, calling it a "real home from home".
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EU leaders name Mersch to ECB after gender row
AFP, Published on 23/11/2012
» EU leaders named Luxembourg central bank chief Yves Mersch to a top European Central Bank post Friday after his nomination was held up for months by objections that there were no women candidates for the job.
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Argentina to appeal US order to pay defaulted debt
AFP, Published on 23/11/2012
» Argentina said it will appeal a US judge's ruling ordering it to pay $1.33 billion to investment funds holding bonds that the country defaulted on in 2001.
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Cut costs to survive, Australian tycoon Rinehart says
AFP, Published on 23/11/2012
» Mining tycoon Gina Rinehart has warned Australia needs to rein in business costs to remain competitive and avoid heading for a European-style crisis.
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