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Funds see no silver bullet in short-selling ban

European fund managers led a chorus of criticism of a two-week short-selling ban slapped on four euro zone stock markets on Friday, with restrictions seen more likely to nurture erratic trading than eliminate it.

"Chaos reigns" as courts struggle to process UK rioters

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Courts around Britain were struggling on Thursday to cope with a huge influx of people arrested during this week's riots, including a millionaire's daughter, a charity worker and a woman who handed herself in after suffering pangs of guilt.

Riots, wild markets: Did space storms drive us mad?

Handout image of Aurora Australis Observed from the International Space Station
Rollercoaster financial markets and the worst riots Britain has seen in decades have made it quite a week for a time of year that is usually so dead the newspapers are filled with "silly season" tales of amusing pet antics.
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Short-Selling Ban a ?Political Smokescreen?

Researchers at a leading European business school are blasting financial regulators in France, Belgium, Italy and Spain for imposing or extending short-selling bans in the wake of renewed market volatility.
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Riot erupts in southwest China town: reports

Thousands of Chinese took to the streets of a southwestern town on Thursday, with some smashing police vehicles in the latest protest by citizens angered by the rough handling of local officials, according to news reports.
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Factbox - Recent riots in Britain

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron promised Thursday to crack down on street gangs, saying "the fightback has well and truly begun" against those who rioted across Britain.
Thousands riot in southwest China town: reports

Thousands riot in southwest China town: reports

Thousands of residents of a town in southwest China took to the streets Thursday, smashing police vehicles in the latest protest by citizens angered by the rough handling of local officials, according to news reports.
Kate Middleton Digitally Slimmed, Admits Grazia.

Kate Middleton Digitally Slimmed, Admits Grazia

The UK edition of fashion magazine Grazia has admitted that it slimmed down the waist of the Duchess of Cambridge, Catherine, by digitally altering an image from her wedding day, when she was dressed in an Alexander McQueen gown.
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Phone hacking in focus at Trinity Mirror's results

British newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror will report first-half results on Friday and give an update on current trading expected to show a benefit from the closure of rival News Corp's News of the World.
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Cameron denies austerity drive caused UK riots

Prime Minister David Cameron blamed the worst riots in Britain for decades on street gang members and opportunistic looters and denied government austerity measures or poverty caused the violence in London and other major English cities.
London Riots: The Face of Pain as Locals Pay Tributes to Victims

UK's Cameron under pressure over cuts after riots

Prime Minister David Cameron risks his government's austerity drive, particularly its plans to cut police funding, becoming the focus of Britons' fears about the future after the worst looting and rioting in decades hit English cities this week.
London Riots: The Face of Pain as Locals Pay Tributes to Victims

UK's Cameron under pressure over cuts after riots

Prime Minister David Cameron risks his government's austerity drive, particularly its plans to cut police funding, becoming the focus of Britons' fears about the future after the worst looting and rioting in decades hit English cities this week.

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