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Keeping BP Afloat Is Common Goal Of US And UK Print E-mail

news_82x70BP still hadn’t plugged that hole yet in the deep-sea floor of the Gulf of Mexico by the end of June, as the Atlantic hurricane season got under way.

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New Leader Promises To Heal Regional Wounds Print E-mail

news_82x70_2Colombians have reaffirmed their support for conservative politics and economics, electing the newest member of a growing group of right-wing Latin American leaders. 

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Prime Minister Attempts To Break With Party's Troubled Past Print E-mail

news_82x70_3Japan elected its fifth prime minister in four years in June, with the lower house of parliament selecting finance minister Naoto Kan to take over leadership of the country.

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RBS Branch Sale Sets Off Banking Battle Print E-mail

news_82x70_4When a struggling Royal Bank of Scotland asked for bids last year for its 79-branch network in Pakistan—acquired as part of ABN AMRO in 2007—it had no idea it would be setting off a fracas that could shake the country’s banking industry. 

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