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Firm Urges Investors to Remove News Corp. Directors

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Proxy Advisory firm Glass Lewis & Co. has told shareholders of News Corporation that they should vote against six directors, including Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch's sons James and Lachlan, for re-election to the company board.
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French President Sarkozy and German Chancellor Merkel address a news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin

Germany, France Strategize to Stabilize the Euro

The leaders of Germany and France have promised to unveil new measures to solve the euro zone's debt crisis by the end of the month, as international pressure builds for bold steps from Europe to avert an economic backlash of global proportions. But they declined to reveal any details.
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European Banks and Dexia Breakup: The Scary Math Behind Them

On the heels of the French-Belgian bank Dexia breakup, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced a promise to come up with a plan by month-end to recapitalize European banks and deal with Greece's debt burden
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Kyrgyzstan Horsemen Attack Gold Fields' Mine

A mob of horsemen armed with sticks and petrol bombs attacked an exploration camp run by South African miner Gold Fields' joint venture in Kyrgyzstan, the latest in a series of assaults on mining companies in the Central Asian state.
French President Sarkozy and German Chancellor Merkel address a news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin

Sarkozy, Merkel Agree to Forge Euro Rescue Plan

The leaders of Germany and France have promised to unveil new measures to solve the euro zone's debt crisis by the end of the month, as international pressure builds for bold steps from Europe to avert an economic backlash of global proportions.
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Cameron wants' safeguards' for UK financial services: FT

British Prime Minister David Cameron has called for safeguards to prevent France and other eurozone countries from distorting the EU's single market in an attempt to shift financial services from Britain to the single currency area, the Financial Times reported on Monday.
Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his wife, New York heiress Nancy Shevell

Paul McCartney to wed U.S. heiress on Sunday

Former Beatle Paul McCartney will wed for the third time on Sunday when he and New York heiress Nancy Shevell are married in a civil ceremony in London, British newspapers reported.
10 years in Afghanistan

Afghanistan War: One U.S. Fighter Lost Every Two Days

Friday marked the 10th anniversary of the United States' war against terrorism in Afghanistan. During the past decade, U.S. and NATO armed forces overthrew the Taliban. But the price they have paid has been very high.

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