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Olympus: Panel Finds no Criminal Links yet in M&A Deals

People walk past a sign of Olympus Corp outside the company's showroom in Tokyo
Japan's Olympus Corp said on Monday that a third-party panel appointed by the company to look into an accounting scandal has, so far, found no evidence that funds from its M&A deals went to organised crime syndicates or that yakuza gangsters were involved.
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European bank chief urges action on rescue fund

European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi told euro zone governments on Friday to act fast to get their rescue fund up and running, expressing exasperation at their lack of progress in responding to the escalating debt crisis.
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Merkel, Cameron differ on euro crisis weapons

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