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REFILE-EXCLUSIVE-Malaysia tycoon plans IPO of football club Cardiff City-sources
Fri May 24, 2013 12:00am EDT (Adds dropped word "Exchange" in paragraph 2) KUALA LUMPUR May 24 (Reuters) - Malaysian billionaire Vincent Tan is exploring an IPO of U.K football team Cardiff City as early as this year, people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, in a deal that would follow the team's recent promotion to the Premier League. Cardiff City would be the second ...
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Obama denounces deadly attack on British soldier
US President Barack Obama on Thursday denounced the deadly attack on a British soldier in a London street a day ago. "I condemn in the strongest terms the appalling attack against a British service member in Woolwich on May 22," the president said in a statement. "The United States stands resolute with the United Kingdom, our ally and friend, against violent extremism and ...
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Edinburgh to host Intl Conference on Climate Justice
The Scottish government on Thursday announced that the International Conference on Climate Justice will take place in Edinburgh in October ahead of crucial global talks later this year. To be held at Dynamic Earth on Oct. 9, the Conference will bring together international businesses, civic society and leading thinkers from across the globe to collaborate on climate justice, complementing the ...
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London suspect a former good guy
video In the lurid scene of the red-handed knifeman describing his motives for allegedly hacking to death a British soldier in broad daylight, perhaps the most chilling aspect for many Londoners was the man's unmistakably familiar accent. Michael Adebolajo, 28, who was filmed wielding a bloody meat cleaver and butcher's knife as the soldier lay dead on the road behind him, was not a ...
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London attack Victim was Man U fan father of 2-yr-old
The victim of the Woolwich attack was identified as drummer Lee Rigby from the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. Father of two-year-old Jack, Britain's ministry of defence called him "a real character, always ...
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Two more held after London attack
London - British police made two further arrests on Thursday and raided houses across London following the brutal murder of a serving soldier who survived a tour of duty in ...
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Two more arrested by British police as London attack probe widens
British police arrested two more people on Thursday in a hunt for accomplices of two British men of Nigerian descent accused of hacking a soldier to death on a London street in revenge for wars in Muslim countries.The two suspected killers, now under guard in hospitals, had been known to security services before Wednesday's daylight attack, security sources said. Another man and a woman, ...
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Lee Rigby soldier killed in London attack had a 2-year-old son and was a Manchester United fan
London: The soldier brutally murdered in a suspected terrorist attack in London was a popular 25-year-old ceremonial military drummer and machine gunner, a father and a passionate fan of the Manchester United soccer team, the British military said.Lee Rigby, of 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, who had joined the army in 2006, was posted in Cyprus, Afghanistan and Germany before ...
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The London attack the day after
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron visits an army barracks near the scene of a killing in Woolwich, southeast London May 23, 2013. British authorities believe that two men accused of hacking a soldier to death on a London street in revenge for wars in Muslim countries are British of Nigerian descent, a source close to the investigation said Thursday.(LUKE ...
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Scotland-England split Some Scots say take the pound leave the crown
Scotland will vote in 2014 whether to split off from England and the rest of the United Kingdom. Scottish nationalists argue that Scotland would be better off ...
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The London attack An act of brutality but is it terrorism
Police forensics officers investigate a crime scene where one man was killed in Woolwich, southeast London May 22, 2013. British Prime Minister David Cameron has called a meeting of his government's emergency Cobra security committee after the killing of a man in south London, his office said on Wednesday. (STEFAN ...
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London attack aftermath In Woolwich fear blame and a twinge of hope
A woman looks at floral tributes placed near the scene of the killing of a British soldier in Woolwich, southeast London May 23, 2013. The soldier was hacked to death on Wednesday by two men shouting Islamic slogans in a south London street, in what Prime Minister David Cameron said appeared to be a terrorist attack. (LUKE ...
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Britains press demands Islamists jailing
BRITAIN'S newspapers have paid tribute to the soldier brutally murdered in a suspected Islamist attack in London and demanded the preacher suspected of radicalising suspect Michael Adebolajo be jailed. It was revealed on Thursday that the soldier, who had served in Afghanistan, was 25-year-old Lee Rigby, known as Riggers to his colleagues. "Riggers A True Warrior" said the ...
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Manchester City not after Falcao or Neymar
Atletico won't block Falcao move Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano has dismissed reports that the club are looking to sign Radamel Falcao and Neymar. ...
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British intelligence under spotlight over Nigerian hacking suspects
(46 mins ago) Police in Britain made two further arrests yesterday and raided houses across London following the brutal murder of a serving soldier who survived a tour of duty in Afghanistan. Prime Minister David Cameron appealed for calm after 25-year-old Lee Rigby was butchered outside a London army barracks on Wednesday, while an extra 1,200 officers were deployed on the capital's ...
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Strong indications SE London attack by terrorists British
British Prime Minister David Cameron said there are strong indications that the attack in southeast London that killed one man is a terrorist incident, during a press conference in Paris on Wednesday."It is the most appalling crime. The police are urgently seeking all facts about this case. There are strong indications that it is a terrorist incident," Cameron said at a press ...
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In memory of dead London soldier
Alfie Swain (R) weeps while accompanied his girlfriend Paige Hamshere as they view flowers left in memory of his outside an army barracks near the scene of a killing in Woolwich, southeast London May 23, 2013. British authorities believe that two men accused of hacking a soldier to death on a London street in revenge for wars in Muslim countries are British of Nigerian descent, a source close to ...
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Good Turnout For British Forces Brunei Open Day
Seria - Hundreds of people, especially children, flocked the British Forces Brunei (BFB) Open Day held at the British Garrison Sports Complex in Seria. The Commander and all members of British Forces Brunei welcomed the public and invited guests to the open day to the music of members of the British marching band. Invited guests were escorted by high ranking officers from British Forces Brunei ...
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Why The London Beheading Sets A Dangerous Precedent
On Wednesday, two militant Muslimsattacked, killed and beheaded Lee Rigby, 25, an active service member of theBritishmilitary. The story has beenreceivinga great deal of coverage because of the grisly nature of the attack. To summarize, the two men hit Rigby with a car, then proceeded to hack him to death with knives and meat cleavers, eventually beheading him. We know the London beheading is a ...
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Daniel Vettori left out of New Zealand side for second England Test
England Daniel Vettori's hopes of making a return to Test cricket in New Zealand's series finale with England in Leeds ultimately came to nothing after he was ruled out on Thursday.Former captain Vettori has not played a Test for nearly a year, mainly because of Achilles trouble, and was only originally selected for the one-day leg of this tour.But a calf injury suffered by his ...
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London killers are Britons of Nigerian origin
LONDON: Britain experienced a communal backlash against Muslims within 24 hours of a young, serving soldier being butchered with "stone age savagery" ...
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Man arrested for London decapitation from devoutly Christian family
Michael Adebolajo, with bloodied hands, speaks into a phone camera following the killing in Woolwich, London, of Drummer Lee Rigby on Wednesday. Photograph: ...
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Muslim Britain a community viewed through prisms of security and paranoia
Calling for war on the streets of Britain, Michael Olumide Adebolajo, born in East London to Nigerian parents, told a passer-by: "We apologise that women had to see this today but in our lands our women have to see the ...
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London killing dishonours Islam say Muslim groups
The brutal killing of a British soldier in Woolwich has been condemned by leading Muslim organisations in Britain, who said the perpetrators had dishonoured ...
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Extremist group’s teachings changed lives of British Muslims
It has been known by a myriad of names, but the reach of the banned Islamic organisation al-Muhajiroun has changed the lives utterly of a generation of young British ...
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Metrolink expansion delays ongoing
Expansion plans for Manchester’s Metrolink seem shrouded in continual controversy or bureaucracy, from spending cuts and revisions, environmental concerns and claims that not enough is being done to ensure that the local workforce is employed in expanding the tram system. It seems that just as the benefits to be reaped from the tram line expansion are significant, so too are the problems associated with seeing it through.
It was way back in the 1980s that Manchester news media first reported that local government were considering expanding the tram system, but it wasn’t until 2001 that concrete action was taken in the form of half a billion pounds being set aside by the national government to expand the tram lines from Manchester’s city centre out into the Greater Manchester region. Read more
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