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Ex-U.S. spy chief says may take crisis for new cyber law

U.S. intelligence agencies have unique capabilities that can help protect American companies from cyber espionage and attack, but it will probably take a crisis to change laws to allow that type of cooperation, a former spy chief said on Monday.
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UK shareholders to get vote on executive pay

Shareholders should be given a binding vote over how large British companies manage executive pay and more companies should be able to claw back cash from highly-paid staff who fail to deliver, Business Secretary Vince Cable said on Monday.
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EU's Barnier says will stick to bank capital plan

Michel Barnier, European Commissioner in charge of financial regulation, said on Monday that he would stick strictly to a timetable already agreed for implementing stricter Basel III bank capital requirements.
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Firm stops file sharing after Megaupload case

FileSonic, a website providing online data storage, has disabled its file sharing services following a U.S.-led crackdown on a rival website and amid heated debate over Washington's attempts to clamp down on online piracy.
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How Pakistan Helps the U.S. Armed-Drone Campaign

Appearance Vs. Reality: The recent death of a senior al-Qaida leader as the result of a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan's tribal badlands -- the first such strike in almost two months -- signaled that the U.S.-Pakistan intelligence partnership is still in operation despite political tensions.
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Europe's New Treaty to Tighten Budget Rules: Q-and-A

European Union ministers meeting on Monday will attempt to reach agreement on a new treaty enforcing stricter budget controls in the Eurozone that could allow the bloc's highest court to fine countries that do not adopt key rules.
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Netflix hunts for new marketing chief

LOS ANGELES - Netflix Inc will kick off an external search for a chief marketing officer in coming months, replacing Leslie Kilgore, who ends her 12-year run in February to join the board as a non-executive director.
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Clock Stops on Scrapping Leap Seconds

Time experts were deadlocked on Thursday over whether to scrap "leap seconds" which are occasionally added to clocks to stop them running ahead of the sun.

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