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Myanmar junta denies Suu Kyi on hunger strike
YANGON AFP — Myanmar's ruling junta denied Tuesday that detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi had gone on hunger strike, but rumours persisted after she apparently refused to receive food deliveries. Exiled Myanmar dissidents in India and Thailand reported that the Nobel Peace Prize winner last accepted fresh...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, food, Manufacturing, Myanmar, rumour
Research articles 2008-08-26
Pakistan's Musharraf to address nation amid resignation rumours
ISLAMABAD AFP — Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is to address the nation on Monday afternoon, his spokesman told AFP, while dismissing rumours that he had resigned to avoid impeachment. "The president will address the nation at 1:00pm (0700 GMT)," said retired Major General Rashid Qureshi, the chief presidential spokesman....
Tags: Agence France-Presse, president, rumour, spokesman, TVs
Research articles 2008-08-17
Real have done no wrong over Ronaldo: Calderon
MADRID AFP — Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon insisted Tuesday that Manchester United cannot prove his club have committed any irregularity over the much-mooted signing of Cristiano Ronaldo. Speaking 24 hours after the Old Trafford club lodged an official complaint with FIFA over Real's pursuit of the Portuguese player,...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, president, rumour, United
Research articles 2008-06-10
Raikkonen non-committal over Formula One future
MONTREAL, Canada AFP — Kimi Raikkonen has not yet decided if he will step away from the pressures of Formula One at the end of his Ferrari contract in 2009. Speaking in a press conference ahead of this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix, Raikkonen was non-committal in responding to rumours...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Ferrari, rumour
Research articles 2008-06-05
SKorea dismisses rumours about NKorea leader's death
SEOUL AFP — South Korea's government on Thursday dismissed rumours of the death of North Korea's reclusive leader Kim Jong-Il as baseless after they swirled through stock markets. "Recent rumours (about Kim's death) are groundless," Unification Ministry spokesman Kim Ho-Nyoun told reporters. The rumours emerged briefly on South...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Government, INTERNET, Investment, leader, Leadership, MARKETING, North, rumour, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2008-05-28
Gattuso extends AC Milan contract by three years
ROME AFP — Italian World Cup winner Gennaro Gattuso scotched any rumours about his quitting AC Milan when he extended his contract with the Serie A giants by three years. "I will stay here for three more years," the 30-year-old Gattuso told a press conference, just two weeks after...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, rumour
Research articles 2008-05-19
Grant - Terry and Drogba will face United
LONDON AFP — Chelsea manager Avram Grant believes John Terry and Didier Drogba will play through the pain barrier to face Manchester United in next week's Champions League final. Terry suffered a dislocated elbow during his side's match against Bolton on Sunday and left Stamford Bridge with his arm...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Chelsea, elbow, Games, rumour
Research articles 2008-05-13
Australia's Murchison scotches Sinosteel takeover rumours
SYDNEY AFP — Australian iron ore miner Murchison Metals denied it was in takeover talks with Sinosteel Thursday amid market rumours it was the next resources firm on the Chinese state-owned giant's shopping list. Murchison revealed last Tuesday that Sinosteel had acquired 2.4 percent of its shares, the same...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, rumour
Research articles 2008-05-01
Tantamount to financial terrorism
You sport a huge beard and a towel on your head and in the name of Allah you try to bring down the computer infrastructure on which the world depends. You are, in contemporary argot, a 'cyber-terrorist'. You wear a button-down shirt and chinos, and in the name of turning...
Tags: bank, Bear Stearns & Co. Inc., bond, FINANCE, financial, Iceland, Investment, rumour, Spectator, stock, terrorism
Research articles 2008-04-26
Turkmenistan strengthens currency after run on dollar
ASHGABAT AFP — Turkmenistan's reclusive regime on Saturday announced a strengthening of the country's currency, confirming rumours that caused a run on the dollar in recent days. The government cut the official price of the US dollar from 20,000 manat to 17,600 manat, the first change this year. ...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Government, rumour, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2008-04-19
O'Neill dismisses Chelsea move for Barry
LONDON AFP — Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill dismissed speculation linking skipper Gareth Barry with a move to Chelsea. The 27-year-old midfielder, who next month will celebrate the 10th anniversary of his Villa debut, has been the subject of rumours fuelled by reports that Chelsea's Frank Lampard could move...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Chelsea, rumour
Research articles 2008-04-11
Time to lend lenders a hand.
Lenders have had a tough time of late, Mervyn King was spot on talking to the major high street banks last month about what support they could receive. Jonathan Cornell The mortgage market seems to be in a rather strange place at the moment....
Tags: bank, Bank of England, FINANCE, HBOS Plc., Mortgages, rumour
Research articles 2008-04-03
Galliani dinner ignites Ronaldinho rumours
ROME AFP — Rumours that Ronaldinho will join AC Milan next season were heightened by photographs of his brother and agent Roberto Assis at a Milan restaurant with the Italian club's vice-president Adriano Galliani. Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport published the photos on Thursday while speculating that a deal...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, agent, Milan, photograph, rumour
Research articles 2008-04-03
Moratti denies Mourinho rumours
ROME AFP — Inter Milan owner Massimo Moratti denied on Wednesday persistent rumours that former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is due to take over the club's coaching reins from Roberto Mancini next season. Speculation linking Mourinho to Inter has gathered pace since Mancini announced last month that he would...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Italy, rumour
Research articles 2008-04-02
British finance minister outlines plans for whistleblower law
LONDON AFP — Finance minister Alistair Darling outlined plans on Friday to equip Britain's financial watchdog with powers to give individuals whistleblower protection in return for evidence in investigations. Darling's proposals in an interview with The Guardian came just days after British bank Halifax Bank of Scotland was forced...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, financial, Guardian, rumour
Research articles 2008-03-27
Egypt editor given six-month sentence for Mubarak rumours
CAIRO AFP — Outspoken Egyptian editor Ibrahim Eissa was sentenced to six months in jail on Wednesday for writing rumours about President Hosni Mubarak's health, a justice official told AFP. Eissa, editor-in-chief of Al-Dustur daily, was charged with spreading "false information ... damaging the public interest and national stability"...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, rumour, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2008-03-26
HBOS senior staff buy shares in show of confidence
LONDON AFP — Around 250 directors and senior staff at Halifax Bank of Scotland have bought millions of pounds' worth of the firm's shares, the bank said Monday, following market rumours that it faced liquidity problems. The staff, including chief executive Andy Hornby, snapped up more than six million...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, bank, FINANCE, HBOS Plc., Investment, liquidity, rumour
Research articles 2008-03-24
The treasury solution . . .hands off and hope for the best THE VIEW
EASTER in biblical terms is supposed to be about death and surprise resurrection, just the kind of positive message of optimism that leading Treasury politicians and finance chiefs in London, Washington and New York hope they will find when they return from their seasonal break next week. The...
Tags: Bank of England, Banking, HBOS Plc., London, rumour, Treasury
Research articles 2008-03-23
Major banks meet as credit crisis deepens; In association with Chadwick Lawrence LLP SOLICITORS
Byline: By HENRYK ZIENTEK Business Reporter BOSSES of major British banks were meeting Bank of England governor Mervyn King today - amid a worsening of the credit crisis. The meeting follows a volatile day on the stock market yesterday when the share price of one leading bank fell...
Tags: bank, Bank of England, rumour
Research articles 2008-03-20
BNP rules out bid for Societe Generale
PARIS AFP — French banking giant BNP Paribas said on Wednesday it had dropped any idea of a bid for Societe Generale, another leading French bank rocked earlier this year by the biggest-ever rogue trading scandal. "Given persistent rumours of a bid, BNP Paribas wants to make clear that...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, bank, Banking, rumour
Research articles 2008-03-19
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