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Brent crude jumped by more than $1 to $116 on Friday on fears of rising geopolitical tension in the oil-rich Middle East and North Africa, after the United Nations approved military action to contain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

The Group of Seven industrial nations agreed on Friday to jointly intervene in the currency market to stem a sharp yen rise that complicates Japan's battle with the devastation caused by last week's violent earthquake and an unfolding nuclear crisis.

The Group of Seven finance chiefs said authorities from the United States, Britain, Canada and the European Central Bank will join with Japan in joint foreign exchange intervention from Friday, at the request of the Japanese authorities.

The yen skidded on Friday after the Group of Seven finance ministers agreed to act to limit the currency's strength, with the dollar popping above 81 yen in a move that could put further pressure on players to unwind long yen positions.

The United Nations Security Council has approved military strikes on Libyan air defenses, a move following weeks of talks led by France, Britain and the United States to mobilize the international community to take action against the regime of Muammar Gaddafi, which is engaged in armed conflict with rebels.

The United Nations Security Council on Thursday voted to approve a no-fly zone over Libya and all necessary measures to protect civilians from attacks by forces led by Muammar Gaddafi.

The world likely witnessed a “speculative attack” against the Japanese yen late Wednesday

The network will broadcast live footage of the wedding internationally and promises an authentic British take on all the events, according to a statement by the broadcaster via The Hollywood Reporter.

Regulators probing alleged manipulation of Libor rates, the benchmark for interbank borrowing costs, are focusing on five lenders, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday that establishing a no-fly zone over Libya would require the bombing of air defenses, as the U.S. seeks broad action to protect civilians fighting Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's regime.

As foreigners in Japan become increasingly desperate to flee the country, the British government has chartered planes to fly Britons in the country from Tokyo to Hong Kong.

Video game maker THQ Inc said it sold 375,000 copies of its new military-themed video Homefront on the first day of sales in North America.

The United States is playing a key role in support of Japan's aid, search, and rescue efforts.

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Chelsea lead on aggregate, 2-0.

iPhone 5 is rumored to feature Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, slide-out keyboard, dual-SIM cards support and expected to sport Qualcomm’s Gobi chip.

The Japanese government may have failed to show due diligence in acting on an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warning on security shortcomings in the Fukushima nuclear plant, according to reports.

The number of unemployed people in the UK rose by 27,000 to 2.53 million for the three months to January 2011, recording the highest levels since 1994, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Wednesday.

Publishing U.S. diplomatic cables helped shape uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East, WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange said on Tuesday.

What's your true level of risk today? No idea. But the least your fund manager, advisor or favorite financial columnist can do today is remember the lesson of 2007, and highlight the range of risks and possible fall-out which might lie ahead. Take inflation, for instance. Though small, the risk of currency devaluation and hyper-inflation in the developed West is still materially underpriced by gold bullion

A new study by The European Fine Art Foundation states that China overtook the United Kingdom to move into the second spot for the first time in the global art market.