Thursday, 29 November 2012

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Prime Minister David Cameron arrives in Downing Street in London November 28, 2012. REUTERS/Paul Hackett

Day of reckoning for Cameron and British press

Prime Minister David Cameron faces a no-win dilemma when a far-reaching inquiry into British newspapers delivers its verdict on how to curb the excesses of the country's notoriously aggressive press. Full Article

U.S. bans BP from new government contracts after oil spill deal 28 Nov 2012

WASHINGTON - The U.S. government banned BP Plc on Wednesday from new federal contracts over its "lack of business integrity" in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, possibly imperilling the company's role as a top U.S. offshore oil and gas producer and the No. 1 military fuel supplier.


Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti holds a news conference at the end of an EU leaders summit discussing the EU's long-term budget at the European Union (EU) council headquarters in Brussels November 23, 2012. REUTERS/Eric Vidal
Euro Zone

Italy seen vaulting last hurdle with bond sale

MILAN - Italy is expected to clear its last funding hurdle of 2012 after a year when its heavy sovereign debt burden threatened repeatedly to push it into seeking a bailout. Full Article
A visitor tries out Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Camera during its launch event at the company's headquarters in Seoul November 29, 2012. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Technology

Samsung launches Android camera

SEOUL - South Korean consumer electronics giant Samsung is taking aim at its Japanese rivals with an Android-powered digital camera that allows users to swiftly and wirelessly upload pictures to social networking sites. Full Article
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne (C) arrives for a State Banquet for the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, southern England November 27, 2012. REUTERS/Oli Scarff/Pool
Economy

Stagnation haunts Osborne's growth gamble

George Osborne is expected to defend his faltering austerity plan next week as the only credible way of solving the government's biggest political problem - its failure to deliver a strong recovery. Full Article
Congolese army (FARDC) soldiers sit in a military truck in Minova, some 45 km (28 miles) west of Goma November 26, 2012. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic
World

Congo M23 rebels say withdrawing forces

GOMA, DRC - Rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have started withdrawing from towns captured since last week from government troops, following a deal brokered by Uganda their military leader says. Full Article | Graphic
A Skylon in flight with a cutaway of the SABRE engine, in an illustration courtesy of Reaction Images Ltd. REUTERS/Handout
Science

Biggest engine advance since the jet?

A small British company with a dream of building a re-usable space plane has won an important endorsement from the European Space Agency after completing key tests on its novel engine technology. Full Article | Factbox

Video

Al Shabaab militants 'on the run'

Al Shabaab militants 'on the run'

Nov. 29 - Al Shabaab rebels are on the run in Somalia, says the African Union mission in Somalia (AMISOM), alongside members of the Somali National Army. Sarah Charlton reports.


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