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Tamils in London protest Sri Lanka fighting

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Thousands of Tamil protesters blocked streets outside Britain's parliament on Monday to demand a ceasefire between Sri Lankan government forces and Tamil Tiger separatists on the Indian Ocean island, a former British colony.
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Unemployment news lowers FTSE 100

On March 18, London stocks lowered following the announcement that unemployment has risen above the two million mark for the first time in over 10 years.
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Global bank heads to meet in London

Top executives of leading U.S., Japanese and European banks will meet in London this month to discuss regulation and other issues key to the future of the financial system, two industry sources said.
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BA flight crash lands in London

On Friday evening a British Airways passenger jet with 72 people on board crash-landed at London City Airport. All passengers were evacuated to safety, the Associated Press reported.
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Lloyds to pay $350 million in sanctions case

On Friday British-based Lloyds TSB Bank agreed to pay a 350 million dollar penalty to settle an investigation for illegally authorizing access by Iran and Sudan in to the US financial system.
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RM to supply ICT for Newham schools

RM Plc has said that the London Borough of Newham has chosen it to be the ICT supplier for its Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme, which covers 15 schools in the borough.
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Now move over to tidal energy

Commodity Online LONDON : As the world debates on the alternative sources of energy, here is yet another mode tidal energy.The world s first commercial scale 1.2MW tidal energy turbine S...
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Halifax says House Prices Slowing

Halifax has said that house price growth is continuing to slow, with prices in the UK falling by 0.3 per cent in February, according to its latest monthly survey.
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Coffee declines as cocoa post gains

Robusta coffee in London declined following a message from Brazilian Agriculture Ministry official that the nation's harvest may exceed the forecasted 41.3 million to 44.2 million bags.Robusta for March delivery declined $23, or 1.1 percent, to $2,024 a metric ton and traded at $2,034 by noon in London.Last year, Robusta used in espresso and instant coffee, gained 20 percent amid concerns that dry weather in Brazil might hurt the crops.However, cocoa for March delivery increase...
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Oil rebounds after 3-day fall

Oil halted a three-day slide to rise above $96 a barrel on Tuesday on expectations of a continuing drop in crude stocks in top consumer the United States and signs OPEC will not raise output.
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SMS Your Way to a Restroom

Looking for a toilet in a hurry in London? First came SatNav for lost drivers. Now there's SatLav, a toilet-finding service to help people caught short in central London.

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