The streets of Piccadilly Circus were crowded as usual Friday when Russian tourist Olga Yershevich did an unexpected doubletake: Right in front of her, in a horse-drawn carriage, were three people who looked very much like Queen Elizabeth II, Prince William, and, in a wedding gown, Kate Middleton.
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Spoofs, lookalikes abound as royal wedding nears
Posted by admin on April 1st, 2011
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Comments OffFebruary exports up 49.7% YoY: Govt
Posted by admin on April 1st, 2011
India’s exports in February rose an annual 49.7% to USD 23.6 billion, while imports for the month rose 21.2% on the year to USD 31.7 billion, government data released on Friday showed.
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Posted by admin on April 1st, 2011
Ratings agency Standard Poor’s on Friday downgraded Ireland’s sovereign credit rating by one notch to BBB+, citing future risks to bond holders, but said its outlook was stable.
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Posted by admin on April 1st, 2011
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Standard & Poor’s stripped Ireland of its last ‘A’ rating on Friday, citing future risks to bondholders, but the one notch cut was less severe than feared and gave the thumbs up to the state’s bank bill.
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Posted by admin on April 1st, 2011
GENEVA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union filed an appeal against an aircraft subsidies ruling on Friday just hours after calling it a victory, a tactical move in a transatlantic game of global trade chess.
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Posted by admin on April 1st, 2011
Brent crude rose towards USD 118 on Friday, touching its highest in almost four weeks, as investors expect a positive US payrolls report due later in the day to reinforce belief that a job market improvement is under way in the world’s top oil importer.
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Posted by admin on April 1st, 2011
The Environment Ministry on Friday lifted moratorium imposed on eight industrial clusters located in critically polluted areas in different parts of the country for considering projects for environmental clearance.
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Posted by admin on April 1st, 2011
TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo Electric Power Co said on Friday that it was unaware of any government plan to inject public funds into it and that now was not the time to discuss the future structure of the company.
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Posted by admin on March 31st, 2011
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Former Goldman Sachs trader Morgan Sze is set to launch his highly anticipated $1 billion-plus hedge fund in Hong Kong on Friday, three sources familiar with the plan told Reuters.
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Posted by admin on March 28th, 2011
“The market is likely to see a flat-to-positive start is global cues are of any indication. US markets ended firm on Friday, Mar. 25, 2011 while most Asian markets were trading subdued today, Mar
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Posted by admin on March 26th, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Manhattan federal judge on Friday named three pension funds as co-lead plaintiffs in an investor lawsuit against Goldman Sachs Group Inc to recover losses tied to the Wall Street’s bank’s alleged misleading statements about Abacus, a product linked to subprime mortgages.
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Posted by admin on March 26th, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge upheld on Friday a fine against Wal-Mart Stores Inc issued by U.S. workplace safety regulators after a fatal stampede of frenzied holiday shoppers in 2008 at a Long Island store
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Posted by admin on March 26th, 2011
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Interior Department said on Friday it approved a permit for Statoil to drill for oil in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
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Posted by admin on March 26th, 2011
GENEVA (Reuters) – China said on Friday it complied with “most measures at issue” in an international trade ruling made against its restrictions on copyright-intensive goods such as films, books and music.
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