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Ségolène Royal and Wikipedia duped by tale of anti-slavery activist
Léon-Robert de L’Astran, an 18th-century shipowner, was praised for his noble refusal to participate in the slave trade. Sadly, however, it seems that he existed only as an internet hoax — duping Wikipedia, the online encyclopaedia, for three years, along with Ségolène Royal and others.
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- British troops hand over command to the Americans — again
- Graham Norton is unsung hero of another Eurovision disaster for Britain
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- Naked Swiss rambler seeks right to roam the Alps in the buff
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- Gunmen clash with Kingston police in bid to halt extradition of ‘drug lord’
- Voices from the eurozone: German fury over Greece bailout
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- Oil spill brings ‘death in the ocean from top to bottom’
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- FSA calls Sir Fred Goodwin to account over RBS unravelling
- BP shares dive amid US senators’ £20bn escrow plan
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- ‘A disloyal, dishonest, criminal cheat’ – bank boss denounces rogue trader
- Economy may never recover from banking crisis, warns OBR
The Independent (U.K.)
Marks & Spencer hits an 8-year low after clothes sales slide
Falling clothes sales at Marks & Spencer have dragged down the retail giant's annual profits to an eight-year low, as it said the executive behind the “Your M&S” branding is to step down.
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- Sales growth returns at Morrisons
- Whiff of scandal lingers at Greencore
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- RBS and Lloyds stakes should be sold, says IMF
- Jamie Dimon survives investor rebellion at JP Morgan
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- Simon English: Politics will decide Royal Mail float price
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- Simon English: Vodafone's tax talk is just a nuisance call
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- Adam Grant: Givers and takers - who are the best performers in the workplace?
- Homeserve sets £6m aside in FCA inquiry
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- Waterstones starts consultations over jobs with staff
- How to say ‘I’m a sellout’: Tumblr’s David Karp’s message of reassurance to his staff sounded very familiar
- Carnival sounds profits alarm as it cuts prices to recover from Concordia tragedy
- Burberry upbeat on China prospects as it reveals strong menswear sales
- Nick Buckles pockets £16m as he finally quits G4S
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BBC (U.K.)
Apple's Tim Cook defends tax claim
Apple boss Tim Cook defends its tax strategy at a Senate hearing, after the tech giant is accused of being among America's largest tax avoiders.
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- Microsoft unveils Xbox One console
- Record closing high for US shares
- Marks and Spencer sees profits fall
- JP Morgan boss wins shareholder vote
- Pound falls after dip in inflation
- Former Saab cars chiefs arrested
- Scotland 'can afford independence'
- Cement firms warned over competition
- Sharp jump in Royal Mail profits
- London Market Report
- Man Utd earns £60m in TV money
- G4S chief Nick Buckles steps down
- Vodafone sales hit by European slump
- Data suggests housing market pick-up
- Asia boost to Burberry profits
- Bank Danamon stake sale approved
- Back-to-work scheme failing, say MPs
- Tax credits scam email warning
- Graduate job opportunities 'rising'
- PM warns overseas territories on tax
- China 'can't be free rider on trade'
- High inflation 'cost UK GDP £10bn'
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- Not your typical multimillionaire
- The cassette makes a comeback
- Firms aiming to make money while doing good
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Financial Times (U.K.)
Apple chief defends tax practices
Tim Cook, Apple chief executive, defended the technology group’s tax practices and denied it was engaged in massive tax avoidance schemes
- Dimon victory despite investor backlash
- Shares advance ahead of Bernanke speech
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- SAP seeks programmers with autism
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- Chiefs talk up India-China trade target
- Microsoft unveils new media-friendly Xbox
- Twitter wins over teens in race for users
- BP increases challenges to oil spill payouts
- Gay marriage ‘tipping point’ for Tory grassroots
- Inflation fall boosts Osborne against IMF
- Rescuers search for Oklahoma survivors
- Brouhaha français sur l’éducation en anglais
- Buckles bows out from G4S
- Nasa tries recipe for Star Trek replicators
- UK inflation falls to seven-month low
- Salmond outlines case for Scottish independence
- Kyle Bass bets on full-blown Japan crisis
- Southern Europe’s woes take toll on Vodafone
- M&S hit by weak clothing sales
- Backlash blamed for woes at Russia’s ‘Silicon Valley’
- Apple’s Cook faces Senate grilling on tax
- Berlin plans partial EU treaty change
- Dublin rejects Apple tax avoidance claims
- Oklahoma tornado kills at least 51
- Qatar snaps up stakes in key lenders
- Cameron fights for unity on marriage vote
- Yahoo vows not to ‘screw up’ Tumblr
News | This is Money
ONS: House prices rise by 2.7% across UK in the last year
This means the average house value has jumped by 229,000 to 235,000 over the last year, the Office for National Statistics figures revealed.
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- Don't visit casualty - email your GP instead: NHS chief Mike Farrar's astonishing answer to A&E crisis
- Bright teenager gains highest English A-level in the country despite predictions she would fail after doctors diagnosed her with dyspraxia
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- Leveson aide Shami Chakrabarti casts doubt on plans for media regulation
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