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Irish Central Bank chief foresees ’substantial loan’ (AFP)

November 18th, 2010

A man leaves the Bank of Ireland in Dublin, on November 15, 2010. The head of the bank said Thursday that Ireland could receive a AFP - The head of Ireland’s Central Bank said Thursday the country could receive a “very substantial loan” that could run into “tens of billions” of euros as part of…

World Bank chief moots return to gold standard (AFP)

November 8th, 2010

File photo of gold bullion bars in the vaults at the Bank of England, in London. World Bank chief Robert Zoellick on Monday urged the world's leading economies to consider returning to a modified gold standard as fears of an upcoming currency war mount.(AFP/Ho)AFP - World Bank chief Robert Zoellick on Monday urged the world’s leading economies to consider returning to a modified gold standard as fears of an upcoming currency war mount.


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Lloyds bank poaches Santander UK head for new chief (AFP)

November 3rd, 2010

Britain's state-rescued Lloyds bank has picked Antonio Horta-Osorio, Chief Executive of Santander UK, seen here in October 2010, as its chief executive to strengthen its recovery.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Britain’s state-rescued Lloyds bank on Wednesday poached Santander UK chief Antonio Horta-Osorio to be its new chief, as the sector completed a management clearout following the global financial…

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October 26th, 2010

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Palestinians, Jews race to plant West Bank (AP)

October 25th, 2010

AP - Olive tree by olive tree, Palestinian farmers and Jewish settlers are competing over the rocky hills of the West Bank, planting more of the gnarled evergreens to strengthen…

Hamas says group’s lawmaker arrested in West Bank (AP)

October 18th, 2010

A Palestinian reacts during the funeral for militant Mahmoud Washa at Shati refugee camp in Gaza City October 17, 2010. An Israeli air strike killed Washa in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday when he and others attempted to launch a rocket or mortar shell towards Israel, the Israeli army and Palestinian medics said. REUTERS/Suhaib SalemAP - The Palestinian militant Hamas group says Israeli soldiers have arrested one of its lawmakers in the West Bank.


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Israeli settlers to resume West Bank construction (AP)

September 27th, 2010

A bulldozer works in a construction site in the Jewish settlement of Adam outside Jerusalem, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010. With a midnight deadline looming, Israel's prime minister on Sunday called on West Bank settlers to 'show restraint' after the end of a government-ordered construction slowdown, attempting to lower tensions with the Palestinians and prevent a breakdown in newly relaunched Mideast talks. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)AP - Israeli settlers say they will slowly resume building new Jewish homes in West Bank settlements — just hours after a construction ban that helped jump-start Mideast peace talks…

Vatican says bank probe fueled by misunderstanding (AP)

September 22nd, 2010

AP - The Vatican said Wednesday the seizure by police of euro23 million ($30 million) from a Vatican bank account and the investigation of two top bank officials was due…

Could Israelis in Occupied West Bank Derail Peace Talks? (Time.com)

September 22nd, 2010

Time.com - Negotiations over their fate come and go, but those Israelis who’ve made their homes in occupied territory see themselves as intractable facts on the ground

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Italian police probe Vatican bank officials (AP)

September 21st, 2010

AP - Just when the Catholic Church didn’t need another scandal, Italian authorities have seized euro23 million ($30.18 million) from a Vatican bank account and begun investigating top officials of…