HSBC chairman to become trade minister (AFP)
AFP – HSBC chairman Stephen Green is quitting to become trade minister, Downing Street said Tuesday, as the government seeks to boost commercial ties with fast-growing economies.
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Blair cancels book signing amid Iraq protest threat (AFP)
AFP – Former prime minister Tony Blair on Monday cancelled a planned book signing session in London to promote his memoirs after anti-war protestors threatened to target it.
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Policeman filmed attacking middle-aged woman (AFP)
AFP – Footage showing a police sergeant assaulting a woman as he threw her into a cell emerged on Sunday, again putting the spotlight on the behaviour of some officers.
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Protestors in Ireland pelt Blair at book signing (AFP)
AFP – Angry protestors hurled missiles at Britain’s former prime minister Tony Blair as he arrived at the first public signing session to promote his memoirs in the Irish capital Dublin Saturday.
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Ex-MI6 agent gets 12 month jail sentence (AFP)
AFP – An ex-MI6 agent has been sentenced to 12 months in jail Friday after trying to sell top secret information.
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Energy explorer Tullow Oil expands in east Africa (AFP)
AFP – Anglo-Irish energy firm Tullow Oil said Thursday it would buy a 50-percent stake in six exploration licences in Kenya and Ethiopia, expanding its reach in east Africa.
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Dead British spy was ‘padlocked in bag’ (AFP)
AFP – A British spy found dead in the bathtub of his London flat last month had been padlocked inside a bag, an inquest into his death heard on Wednesday.
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Britain cool on mooted carrier sharing scheme (Reuters)
Reuters – Britain said on Tuesday it would discuss closer military cooperation with France in talks this week, but played down a report that the two countries would share aircraft carriers to save costs.
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BHP plays down suggestion of higher bid for Potash (AFP)
AFP – Mining giant BHP Billiton has played down the prospect of making a higher offer for Canadian fertiliser maker Potash Corp, saying its 40 billion US dollar takeover bid was the only one on the table.
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Vodafone to sell China Mobile stake: report (AFP)
AFP – Vodafone is to sell its shares in China Mobile to raise more than four billion pounds, the Sunday Times reported on Sunday.
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