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Sarkozy seeks funding, training for nuclear energy

International development banks must finance civilian nuclear projects to help emerging nations build energy plants, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Monday, laying out ambitious plans to develop the industry.
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MetLife set to buy AIG's Alico unit: sources

AIG was closing in on a deal on Sunday to sell its foreign life insurance unit to MetLife Inc for about $15.5 billion in cash and stock, leaving it with a substantial minority stake in MetLife, sources familiar with the matter said.
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Global climate battle plays out in World Bank

The United States and Britain are threatening to withhold support for a $3.75 billion World Bank loan for a coal-fired plant in South Africa, expanding the battleground in the global debate over who should pay for clean energy.
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Pru's Thiam aims to charm top UK shareholders on AIA: report

Prudential Plc CEO Tidjane Thiam will attempt to charm leading shareholders on Monday, moving to quell disquiet over the British insurer's $35.5 billion bid for AIA, the Asian arm of American International Group , the Financial Times reported on its website.
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Iceland votes over foreign debts, economy at risk

Icelanders voted in a referendum on Saturday on a $5 billion deal to repay Anglo-Dutch loans, with an expected resounding No set to delay foreign aid, hopes for economic recovery and possibly EU aspirations.
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Resounding No expected in Iceland referendum

Icelanders vote in a referendum on Saturday on a $5 billion deal to repay Anglo-Dutch loans, with an expected resounding No set to further delay foreign aid and hopes for economic recovery.
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China wants yuan in SDR in 2015: report

China is pushing for the yuan to be added to the basket of currencies that comprise the IMF's special drawing rights, aiming for its inclusion in 2015, Japanese daily Sankei Shimbun said on Saturday.
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IPad to hit stores April 3

Apple Inc said the first iPads will be in U.S. stores on April 3 and hit nine international markets later in the month, easing concerns that manufacturing constraints could delay launch.
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HP revises results on EDS litigation

Hewlett-Packard Co said it has lowered its first-quarter results by 3 cents a share as a result of years-old litigation involving EDS, which the company bought in 2008.
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Apple: The wait is over, iPad out April 3

Apple officially set the release date of its highly-anticipated iPad for April 3, after months of speculation about when the device would become available to the public.
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EU nations reach deal on A400m financing

European nations on Friday have reached an agreement in principle to finance cost overruns on the long-delayed a400m heavy lift transport aircraft, a German Defense Ministry spokesman said Friday, according to the Associated Press.
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iPad to hit U.S. stores April 3

Apple Inc said the first iPads will be in U.S. stores on April 3 and hit nine international markets from Japan to the United Kingdom later in April.
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Prudential may exit some Asia markets post-AIA buy

Britain's Prudential Plc may quit some countries in Asia should it seal a $35.5 billion buy of American International Group's AIA, sources directly involved with the deal said on Friday, allowing the bulked-up insurer to focus on key markets.
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Icesave talks collapse ahead of referendum

Iceland walked away from talks on Friday with the Netherlands and Britain over debts related to the 2008 collapse of its banking system, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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UK PM Brown says Iraq War was justified

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told an official inquiry into the 2003 invasion of Iraq on Friday that going to war had been the right decision and that he had provided the necessary funding for military action.
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UK may ask EU to probe P&G's Sara Lee deal

The Office of Fair Trading said it was considering whether Procter & Gamble's acquisition of Sara Lee's air freshener unit should be investigated by European authorities.
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Iceland gets some rare upbeat news on eve of vote

Iceland's economy grew briskly in the latest quarter, its best performance since the country's financial system nearly collapsed in 2008 and a rare dose of positive news ahead of a referendum over foreign debts.

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