Division of power
The US midterm elections could paralyse Washington. The US faces big policy challenges that cannot wait: fiscal reform and immigration reform, to name but two |
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The confessions of Labour's reformer
This is a traditional political memoir. It is an exercise in self-justification. Not that this should come as a surprise. Mr Blair has always had one eye firmly fixed on his legacy |
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Growth models
India grows faster than many countries, but often finds itself in the shadow of China's even greater heft. But look under the hood and India's growth machine sports some features China could use |
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Lessons learnt from spill response
The offshore oil industry should be able to cope better with deepwater accidents in the future in the wake of lessons learnt by BP in how it responded to the Gulf of Mexico spill, according to a report by the UK group |
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BP ready to publish findings of probe
The UK oil group's internal report into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill will focus on a combination of breakdowns and mistakes in the lead-up to the disaster on April 20 |
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ADB plans triple currency bond
The Asian Development Bank plans to finance clean energy projects across the region by selling a bond denominated in three currencies to Japanese retail investors |
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Spice has second potential buyer
Prospect of a bidding war for the utility services group is seen to intensify |
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Rosatom launches global charm offensive
Amid surge in demand for nuclear energy Russia's state-owned atomic power group outlines plans to become a leading international player |
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Baidu aims to corral apps users
China s largest online search company is set to unveil a new feature that could keep web surfers on its site longer. |
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Foreign companies losing out in China
Foreign companies are losing market share in China across a broad range of industries because of discriminatory treatment by the government and regulators, according to the European Chamber of Commerce in China |
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Apple raises stakes in TV battle
The digital entertainment company made its most serious bid yet for the internet-connected television market, slashing the price and size of its AppleTV product by more than half |
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Iraq exit not as clear cut as it seems
Barack Obama fulfilled what had initially been his biggest campaign selling point to bring the US war in Iraq to a close to be as careful getting out, as we were careless going in |
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Minister pressed over Bettencourt scandal
Eric Woerth, who is spearheading Nicolas Sarkozy s controversial pension reform bill that will go to parliament on September, accused of lying by opposition |
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Supertax on bankers failed, says Darling
The former chancellor admitted that Britain s levy on bonuses had failed to change banking behaviour over pay, as imaginative financiers devised ways to avoid it |
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Greece debt default seen as unlikely
International Monetary Fund report foresees gradual adjustment and contradicts consensus view that restructuring is inevitable |
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Pakistan likely to levy flood tax
Islamabad considering controversial strategy to raise revenue needed to pay for reconstruction |
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Obama makes big push on Mideast talks
The US president declared that the hard work is only beginning after he held one-on-one meetings with the Israeli and Palestinian leaders, as his administration embarked on its most concerted effort yet at brokering peace in the region |
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Blair reveals his highs and lows
Former UK prime minister reveals the delight of his government ministers when France voted to reject the European Union s draft constitution |
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Sweden reopens rape probe against WikiLeaks founder
Swedish prosecutors have reopened an investigation into an allegation of rape against Julian Assange, founder of the WikiLeaks website |
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Israeli settlement timebomb threatens talks
US is clearly hoping one of the parties will back down in the coming weeks. If not, the Washington meeting may go down in history as one of the shortest-lived attempts to bring peace |
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