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  • UK defends security services over Woolwich murder UK defends security services over Woolwich murder

    LONDON - The British government has defended its spy agencies for failing to prevent murder of a soldier in London despite signs and revelations that the two suspects were well known to MI5. Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said it was impossible to control everyone all the time. "Peers and MPs will do a thorough investigation in terms of what the security forces knew but I've seen ...

  • $2.6 mn necklace spirited away at Cannes Film Festival $2.6 mn necklace spirited away at Cannes Film Festival

    CANNES - A second suspected jewellery heist was reported at the Cannes Film Festival, with a single necklace by Swiss jeweller De Grisogono worth nearly $2.6 million reported missing. In the case of the first gem loot at the Cannes Film Festival, thieves literally tore out a safe filled with roughly $1 million-worth of jewels from a hotel room. The second time around the event took place ...

  • World becoming dangerous for refugees, warns Amnesty World becoming dangerous for refugees, warns Amnesty

    LONDON - Global rights body Amnesty International has said that the world is "increasingly" becoming "dangerous place" for refugees due to inaction on human rights. The London-based group in its annual report cited the increasing number of refugees around the world, and highlighted the lack of support for them, as the key human rights issue for the past year. It said that the number of ...

  • UEFA head warns players to stop walking off pitch despite racial abuse

    The head of European football has told players not to walk off the pitch if they are racially abused, saying that any decision to stop a match should be left to the referee. The comments of UEFA president Michel Platini came after AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli, who was subjected to 'monkey chants' in a recent match against Roma, had vowed that he would leave the pitch if he was abused in ...

  • Facebook Phones poor U.S. sales feedback delays Europe launch

    Facebook Phone's disappointingly poor customer feedback in the United States has resulted in the delay of its launch in Europe. The HTC handsets, which run Facebook's enhanced Home software, designed to replace the phone's home screen with FB feed and chat options, has flopped with users. EE, a UK mobile operator, confirmed that poor customer feedback is the reason why the phone's Europe ...

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Laws of Attraction

Laws of Attraction

Although it probably looked on paper like the wheezy misfire that it is, it's completely understandable why Pierce Brosnan and Julianne Moore would want to star in Laws of Attraction. After all, these are two gifted actors who have been playing the same type of role for ... ...

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  • Man City CEO expects Pelligrini to deliver five trophies in five years

    Manchester City chief executive Ferran Sorriano has said the club expects new manager Manuel Pelligrini to help the team win a trophy each year, including the Union of European Football Association (UEFA) Cup, following the sacking of previous coach Roberto Mancini. The embarrassing defeat at the hands of Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup final and poor management skills, saw Mancini lose his job. ...

  • European golf tour head apologises for using coloured term while referring to Woods-Garcia spat

    The head of the European golf tour has offered an apology for using the word 'coloured' during a live television interview in which he was referring to the spat between World No.1 Tiger Woods and Spanish golfer Sergio Garcia. European Tour CEO George O'Grady had said that 'most of Sergio's friends are colored athletes in the United States', the New York Post reports. According to the report, ...

  • European reform frozen as result of economic turmoil

    Pension reform will remain in limbo if the economic crisis continues, warns Allianz Global Investors AG (AllianzGI). The asset management company has produced a paper examining the effects of the crisis, and found that government budget deficits could widen further and increase debt burdens, which in turn will increase the need for pension reforms. AllianzGI says some governments are ...

  • New platform launch brings pan-European provision one step closer

    IThe first multi-client cross-border asset pooling platform has been launched by AEGON and Citi, developed with TKP investments, with total assets invested of more than €9bn. The asset pooling platform uses tax transparent investment funds under a European passport (UCITS) to enable AEGON Global Pensions’ multinational clients to consolidate the management, investment and ...

  • SEI launches engagement service for European clients

    UK and European clients will now benefit from new corporate governance, social and environmental engagement service from fiduciary management provider SEI, in association with F&C Management Limited, for its Dublin-registered equity funds. The service, SEI said, highlights the organisation’s position as the only fiduciary manager in Europe to incorporate engagement for ...

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