Friday 31 October 2014

Virgin Galactic ship suffers fatal crash

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Company says ‘serious anomaly’ resulted in loss of SpaceShipTwo in Mojave desert

Burkina coup threatens anti-Islamist fight

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Departure of Compaoré, a western ally, poses dilemma for France and US

Med becomes a no-man’s land for migrants

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Journey to Europe looks set to become still more perilous

Democrats make last stand in Georgia

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Demographic changes offer hope to the party in the South

Polish spies return amid east-west tensions

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Eastern European intelligence agencies fear Russian interest

Burkina Faso protests follow army coup

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West African nation an important ally of US and France

Russia raises interest rates to 9.5%

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Central bank acts to steady the weakening rouble amid geopolitical isolation

ECB moves house after three-year delay

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Glass tower will not have enough space for the bank’s staff and costs have spiralled to €1.2bn

Lapid vetoed spending on settlements

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Israeli finance minister says he refused funding that would have caused an international crisis

Hungary abandons plan for internet tax

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Viktor Orban’s announcement follows demonstrations against the Fidesz government

Beijing subway bans Halloween costumes

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Fears that subversive outfits could crop up under the guise of celebration costumes

BoJ unexpectedly expands easing programme

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Japan central bank attributes move to weak demand and lower oil price

Thursday 30 October 2014

Russia and Ukraine reach gas deal

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Agreement forestalls potential winter energy crisis for Europe

China hits back over cyber hacking claims

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Beijing’s internet tsar says his country is the world’s biggest victim of the practice

Burkina Faso power bid provokes violence

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Parliament set ablaze after President Compaoré tries to prolong his 27-year rule

Russia and Ukraine close to gas deal

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EU-brokered agreement would end months-long standoff

Iraqi Kurd fighters enter Kobani

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Western-backed foreign forces join the fight on the ground in Syria for first time

UK court to hear Gaddafi rendition claims

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Libyan torture victim claims Jack Straw and MI6 were ‘co-conspirators’ in his illegal detention

Zambia investors uneasy after Sata death

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Investor-friendly reputation has been on the wane

Turkey faces criticism over border control

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Ankara says progress against foreign fighters is under-appreciated by the west

Illinois woes leave governor race wide open

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Federal probes have offered hope to the GOP in the Democratic stronghold

Spanish recovery lays bare social crisis

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Concern over the fate of Spain’s rapidly-swelling ranks of long-term unemployed

Acid attacks on women spread fear in Iran

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Up to eight women in the central city of Isfahan have been injured in acid attacks this month

Jerusalem on edge after shooting of rabbi

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Attack on US-Israeli religious activist raises fears of broader Israeli-Palestinian confrontation

Wednesday 29 October 2014

Brazil raises rates to three-year high

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Disagreement over level was a battleground of election

US election will be won at the letterbox

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Republicans say increased voting by mail encourages fraud

EU top-up bill row masks payments rise

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Net UK contributions almost double to £8bn over five years

Incoming EU digital chief slams Google

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Günther Oettinger says US tech group could be taxed for displaying copyrighted material

Obama-Netanyahu relationship hits new low

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Unnamed official quoted in the context of fraying relations with Washington

Nato jets intercept Russian nuclear planes

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‘Significant military manoeuvres’ conducted in the past 24 hours

State elections are referendum on economy

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German exports to Russia tumble

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Mittelstand businesses rattled by EU restrictions

Fed eyes first rate rise after ending QE

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Central bank inserts ‘get out’ clause to allow for earlier rate rise

Eurozone lending conditions improve

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ECB survey shows easing of terms on loans to companies

JLR faces first pay dispute for a decade

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Trouble brews as carmaker opens new Wolverhampton engine plant

Nato urged to join fight against Ebola

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Epidemic a threat to world peace, say two of the group’s former secretary-generals

Sturgeon calls for Scottish veto on Brexit

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More Swedes favour Nato membership

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Poll shows shift in popular opinion since the hunt for a foreign submarine in Swedish waters

Pirates target southeast Asia ship lanes

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Busy shipping lanes off Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia are world’s worst affected

France grapples with homegrown jihadis

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Authorities fear returning fighters will attack French targets

Australia terror laws raise liberty fears

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Critics say legislation demonises Muslim community and impinges on freedoms

Rocket explosion destroys ISS mission

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Antares carrying 5,000lbs of Nasa supplies blows up on launch

Zambian President Michael Sata dies

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The 77-year-old was three years into his term after winning 2011 elections in Africa’s second-largest copper producer

Tuesday 28 October 2014

UK loses out on migrant talent, minister says

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Boles is first Tory minister to question policy on migration

Britain gives F-35s permission to take off

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Lightning II stealth aircraft designed to fly from new carriers

Iraqi peshmerga to join Kobani fight

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City’s officials say Isis outnumbers them by almost two to one, a ratio unlikely to change

Brussels clears France and Italy’s budgets

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Move comes after Paris and Rome agree to additional fiscal tightening

Russia behind cyber attacks, says firm

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Security analyst FireEye claims to be tracking a ‘focused, longstanding espionage effort’

Almunia stresses moral purpose in his legacy

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Europe’s antitrust chief once dubbed ‘the mule’ cites autonomy in reply to critics

Unicef criticises UK over child poverty

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Charity blames jump on austerity programme and benefit cuts

Digital divide exacerbates US inequality

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FT analysis of new Census Bureau data shows the scale of the task facing the Obama administration

China military figure admits taking bribes

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Xu Caihou is former vice-chairman of Central Military Commission

UK data show house price slowdown

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Annual rate of increase slows slightly to 7.2%

Western women deploy ‘soft-power’ of Isis

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Tech-savvy women show a gentler side of Isis, promoting a ‘jihadi girl power subculture’

Beijing efficiency drive targets mah-jong

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Officials should instead be brushing up their Communist party ideology and discipline

Toronto mayoral election ends Ford era

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Curtain for reign marked by scandals over illegal drug use and drunkenness

Sweden’s central bank cuts rates to zero

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Riksbank says interest rates need to stay low until inflation picks up

Isis spectre looms over Pakistan

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Anxiety over possibility of Islamic militants expanding their footprint

Monday 27 October 2014

US issues guidelines over Ebola

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White House seeks to end dispute over quarantine of medical workers

Brown out of race to lead Scottish Labour

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Decision leaves Jim Murphy as favourite after Johann Lamont’s acrimonious departure

France bows to EU pressure on deficit

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Paris to cut an additional €3.6bn in effort to avoid fight over public finances

Election marks turning point for Ukraine

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Balance of power shifts between dominant pro-EU parties

Egypt steps up crackdown on militants

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Vital infrastructure put under military authority after spate of attacks

Prosecutors to contest Pistorius sentence

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Grounds for appeal to be made public when papers are filed

Forecasts sap hopes for German economy

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Sixth consecutive monthly fall in Ifo index

Republicans look to lock up the House

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The party could cement control of the chamber for years

Tensions rise after Israel homes plan

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Rioting in Jerusalem inflamed over push for 1,000 more homes

Brussels warns Cameron over €2.1bn bill

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European Commission budget official says refusal would open ‘Pandora’s Box’

Real falls sharply on Brazil election result

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Markets react with concern to Dilma Rousseff’s victory

Abe’s cabinet rocked by new scandal

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Trade minister admits taking inappropriate donations from a foreign-owned company

Hungary struggles with ‘Orbanomics’

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Critics warn radical economic measures have hit investor confidence

Kim finds mission in Ebola crisis

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World Bank president positions institution at forefront of response

Tunisia secular party claims poll victory

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Nida Tunis says exit polls suggest it has won about 80 seats in the 217-member parliament

Five ministers to watch in Widodo cabinet

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Indonesia president’s new 34-strong cabinet contains some characters worth watching

Uruguay presidential poll goes to run-off

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Leftwing candidate Tabaré Vázquez fails to win outright

Italy under pressure as nine banks fail stress tests

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Capital hole under ‘adverse’ scenario found in 25 European lenders

Sunday 26 October 2014

Corporate America starts to spend again

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Cash piles fall for the first time since the recession but business remains wary about investment

Rousseff scores narrow victory in Brazil

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President must reunite a country divided by bitter campaign