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Rise takes eurozone rates to 7-year high
Markets were relieved by a less hawkish tone from the European Central Bank, which damped fears of further rises to come
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Origin tells shareholders to reject BG bid
Origin has advised shareholders not to accept BG's bid, saying the firm had seen continued strong interest in the coal seam gas sector
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Google told to hand over YouTube users' data
Google has run into a fresh storm over online privacy after a US judge ordered YouTube, its popular online video site, to hand over records detailing the viewing habits of its millions of users.
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BHP clears US antitrust concerns over Rio
Spotlight now turns to competition authorities in Europe, which are likely to launch an in-depth inquiry into the $170bn acquisition
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UK aid doubles for border region of Pakistan
Britain is increasing financial assistance to £480m by 2011 to channel more cash into areas on the Afghan border that are plagued by Islamist militancy
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China set to spend more on gadgets
Chinese spending on technical consumer equipment is set to overtake that of western Europe some time in 2009-2010, with revenues set to exceed $100bn by 2009
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Fed values Bear Stearns assets at $29bn
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York confirmed the estimated fair value of assets that were formerly held by Bear Stearns at about $29bn, the amount at which it was sold to JPMorgan in March
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Release is boost for Colombia's president
A mood of jubilation swept across Colombia following the dramatic rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages from Farc guerrillas after more than six years in captivity
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UK court to hear $4bn Rusal dispute
Oleg Deripaska, the Russian billionaire, will have to fight a $4bn (?2.5bn) claim brought against him in the High Court in London following an extraordinary judgment that cites assassination, corrupt judges and Kremlin interference as the risks of running a trial in Russia
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TNS spurns fresh WPP approach
Sir Martin Sorrell's WPP launched a third attempt to persuade shareholders of Taylor Nelson Sofres to accept an approach from his group rather than a nil-premium merger with German research group GfK.
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