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BBC Business News

  • UAE 'to deny Blackberry services'
    Sun, 1 Aug 2010 08:27:00 +0000
    The UAE is to suspend some Blackberry mobile phone services, having said the devices pose a "national security risk", its state news agency reports.
  • Warning of tanker drivers' action
    Sun, 1 Aug 2010 05:18:22 +0000
    Fuel tanker drivers could take industrial action later this year over job and pay cuts, a union has warned.
  • Dhaka workers angry over pay
    Sun, 1 Aug 2010 02:21:09 +0000
    There have been street battles in Bangladesh for a second day as workers in Dhaka's textile factories vent their disappointment with a planned wage rise.
  • Child Trust Fund payments to drop
    Sun, 1 Aug 2010 02:01:02 +0000
    Babies born this weekend will be last in the UK to receive the full payment to Child Trust Funds, as the scheme's phasing out begins.

BBC News

  • 'Pell-mell' adventure
    Sun, 1 Aug 2010 09:20:17 +0000
    Images of record-smashing rowing trip across the Atlantic
  • On board with search and rescue
    Sun, 1 Aug 2010 09:18:56 +0000
    Alex Bushill joins a search and rescue team from the Royal Marine Barracks in Chivenor as they prepare for their busiest time of year.
  • Dutch troops leave Afghanistan
    Sun, 1 Aug 2010 09:08:05 +0000
    The Netherlands ends its Afghan military involvement after a domestic split, amid concerns over the US-led alliance's long-term strategy and exit.
  • India's 'production line' heart hospital
    Sun, 1 Aug 2010 09:02:46 +0000
    The rising costs facing healthcare systems in Western nations often make the headlines. But could the way a heart hospital in India is offering cutting edge medical care, while keeping costs extremely low, be the way forward?

FT.com - Financial Markets News

  • Investors drop risk after US GDP data
    Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:43:20 GMT
    Global Markets Overview: The FTSE All-World index is down 0.5% following a lower-than-forecast GDP growth report for the US, and the yen and short-term US Treasuries are seeing record demand
  • BP move forces trusts to reduce returns
    Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:34:58 GMT
    Investment trusts are being forced to cut pay-outs or dip into their reserves to fill the hole left by the suspension of BP?s dividend
  • Weak growth weighs on dollar
    Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:22:47 GMT
    The dollar fell below Y86 for the first time in eight months on Friday as mounting concerns about the US economy led to broader weakness for the greenback

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