Canada approves Nexen and Progress Energy bids

By Michael Erman and David Ljunggren NEW YORK/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian authorities approved the acquisition of Nexen Inc by China's CNOOC Ltd <0883.HK> on Friday, but said they would block virtually all new attempts by foreign state-owned enterprises...

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Feted in Gaza, Hamas leader to attend "victory rally"

By Crispian Balmer and Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - After receiving a hero's welcome on his return from decades in exile, Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal will attend a rally in Gaza on Saturday to mark the founding of his Islamist group and celebrate...

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Tokyo's Nikkei share average opens up 0.02 pct

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Asia shares edge higher, focus on U.S. jobs

By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares ticked up to a 16-month high on Friday following modest overnight gains in global equities as investors watched progress in U.S. budget talks and awaited U.S. nonfarm payrolls data later in the day. The...

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EXCLUSIVE - HSBC might pay $1.8 bln money laundering fine -sources

By Carrick Mollenkamp and Brett Wolf NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings Plc might pay a fine of $1.8 billion as part of a settlement with U.S. law-enforcement agencies over money-laundering lapses, according to several people familiar with...

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Asian shares steady on Obama 'fiscal cliff' comments

By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares were steady near 16-month highs on Thursday, supported by hopes that U.S. lawmakers will reach a compromise to avoid the so-called 'fiscal cliff' of year-end tax hikes and spending cuts which threaten to...

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Samsung promotes Lee's son and heir to vice chairman

SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co <005930.KS> has appointed Jay Y. Lee, the son of its chairman Lee Kun-hee, as vice chairman, Samsung Group said on Wednesday, moving the chief operating officer and president another step closer to the top....

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EXCLUSIVE - How Wal-Mart got a foot in the door of India's retail market

By Nandita Bose MUMBAI (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc prepared its entry into India's supermarket sector in 2010 with a $100 million investment into a consultancy with no employees, no profits and a scant $14,000 in revenue. The company, called Cedar...

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Child servants a blot on Haiti's abolitionist past

By Anastasia Moloney PORT-AU-PRINCE (TrustLaw) - Dayana Denois was always the last to go to bed and the first to wake up. By dawn, she had washed the dishes and clothes, cleaned and swept the floor and emptied the chamber pots. "I didn't know what...

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Tokyo's Nikkei share average opens down 0.41 pct

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MLS growth about much more than 'Brand Beckham'

By Simon Evans LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Major League Soccer waved goodbye to David Beckham on Saturday but while the praise for his impact on the game in the U.S. is genuine, the lasting progress made in the past six years has little to do with the Englishman's...

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No terror link to Maha radio set explosion: Police

Beed, Dec 2 (PTI) Police ruled out any terror link to the radio set explosion at Kalegaon village in the district even as one person was arrested for planting the parcel on Maharashtra transport bus. Four persons were injured in the radio set explosion...

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Al-Qaeda cadre among 4 killed in US drone attack in Pakistan

From Rezaul H Laskar Islamabad, Dec 1 (PTI) Four militants, including a senior al-Qaeda cadre, were killed and three others injured when a US drone targeted a compound in the South Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan today. The CIA-operated spy plane...

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Modi talking like a frustrated person: Ahmed Patel

Ahmedabad, Dec 1 (PTI) Ahmed Patel, Congress leader from Gujarat and political secretary to the party president Sonia Gandhi, today said Chief Minister Narendra Modi was talking like a "dejected and frustrated" person. Modi had yesterday said the Congress...

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