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John Lewis says UK consumers losing fear factor
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - John Lewis , Britain's biggest department store group, said UK consumers were slowly becoming less fearful about their financial prospects, adding to optimism a spate of relatively upbeat economic news can be sustained. Recent...Tags: Productivity, Weather, Consumers, Career and Workplace, Weather Reports
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London Evening Standard, market report column
Evening Standard, LondonA massive pounds sterling 2.1 billion dividend pay-out to Vodafone today got the City talking again about a deal with its American partner. The decision by Verizon Wireless to pay a total of $7 billion (pounds sterling 4.6 billion) to its co-owners...Tags: Britain's Got Talent (tv program), Lonmin Plc, United Utilities Plc, Verizon Communications, Marketing
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Britain's Prince Harry tours Jersey Shore to see Sandy recovery
ReutersBy Victoria Cavaliere SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J., May 14 (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry toured the rebuilding efforts underway at the Jersey Shore on Tuesday amid crowds gathered for a glimpse of the young royal, and to say goodbye to a popular roller...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Politics, Imperial and Royal Matters, Travel, Executive Branch
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Bahrain blogger escapes to Britain
ReutersBy Gwladys Fouche OSLO, May 14 (Reuters) - A Bahraini blogger and human rights activist said he had been granted asylum in Britain after being in hiding for two years. A leading voice among protesters during anti-government demonstrations in 2011, Ali...Tags: Politics, Bahrain, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Political Dissent
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World science map grim for Latin America
The highly respected Nature Scientific Reports journal has just published a map of the world's leading science cities, and it looks pretty bad for emerging countries: It shows the planet's northern hemisphere full of lights, and the south almost solidly...Tags: Education, Italy, Brazil, Applied Physics, Newspaper and Magazine
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COLUMN-Weak yen a boon for investors, not Japan: James Saft
Reuters(James Saft is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own) By James Saft May 14 (Reuters) - Buy Japanese stocks if you must but don't expect Abenomics and the fall of the yen to revitalize Japan's economy. The yen has fallen by more than...Tags: Federal Reserve, Shinzo Abe, Japan, Exports, Nikkei
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Motor racing-Red Bull could benefit from Pirelli tyre changes
ReutersLONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - Formula One world champions Red Bull could benefit from changes to be introduced at next month's Canadian Grand Prix that will make tyres tougher and longer lasting, supplier Pirelli recognised on Tuesday. The Italian company's...Tags: Open-Wheel Racing, Auto Racing
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Red Bull could benefit from Pirelli tyre changes
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Formula One world champions Red Bull could benefit from changes to be introduced at next month's Canadian Grand Prix that will make tyres tougher and longer lasting, supplier Pirelli recognised on Tuesday. The Italian company's...Tags: Open-Wheel Racing, Auto Racing
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Prince Harry tours Sandy-battered N.J.: 'This used to be a house?'
Britain's Prince Harry expressed astonishment at the damage still evident on the New Jersey shore from Hurricane Sandy on Tuesday as he toured hard-hit towns and took in the view of the historic Seaside Heights roller coaster, which was washed into the...
Tags: Politics, Imperial and Royal Matters, Theme Park Vacations, Harry of Wales, Memorial Day
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COLUMN - Scrambling for the immigrant elite
Reuters(John Lloyd is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By John Lloyd May 14 (Reuters) - A new era has arrived in immigration. Many countries - the United States, the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands - have for decades taken in poor...Tags: Politics, National Government, Philippines, France, Career and Workplace
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Britain's Prince Harry tours Jersey Shore, post-Sandy
ReutersSEASIDE HEIGHTS, New Jersey (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry praised "that great American spirit" on Tuesday during his tour of the recovering Jersey Shore, where crews were dismantling a landmark roller coaster - a symbol of Superstorm Sandy's...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Politics, Imperial and Royal Matters, Travel, Middletown
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Sarah Connolly wins UK classical music's top live singing award
ReutersLONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - Mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly and Scottish pianist Steven Osborne took two of the top awards for live British classical music on Tuesday at the Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) Music Awards. Connolly, who won the "Silver Lyre"...Tags: Music Industry, Music, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Culture
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