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BBC News

  • Farah claims second European gold
    Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:53:05 +0000
    Great Britain's Mo Farah wins the European 5,000m title to add to the 10,000m title he won on Tuesday.
  • Bogota denies Venezuela war plan
    Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:21:16 +0000
    The Colombian government denies accusations by Caracas it is planning a military attack on Venezuela, following claims by President Hugo Chavez that his Colombian counterpart, Alvaro Uribe, was "capable of anything".
  • Opposition figures held in Moscow
    Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:20:37 +0000
    Russian police detain two opposition leaders and dozens of others trying to hold demonstrations in Moscow and St Petersburg.
  • Pakistan floods 'kill 800' people
    Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:16:08 +0000
    The worst monsoon floods in living memory kill at least 800 people and affect one million in north-west Pakistan, a local official says.
  • Wenger puts pressure on Fabregas
    Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:13:08 +0000
    Arsene Wenger says it is now up to Cesc Fabregas to end speculation over his future at Arsenal.

Citywire News

  • Mortgages: a tracker could save you money
    Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:01:00 +0100
    If economists' forecasts are right and the Base Rate is really set to remain at 0.5% until the end of 2013, then trackers look a much better bet than fixed rate mortgages.

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
  • Growth fears leave Wall Street flat
    Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:01:33 GMT
    Wall Street finished flat after spending most of the day in negative territory because of concerns about the slowing rate of economic growth

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