Anna Willard

FIFA should allow replays for cheating - French minister

PARIS (Reuters) - World football's governing body FIFA should order replays of matches where "cheating" affects the outcome, a senior French government minister said on Friday. France sealed their place at the 2010 World Cup...

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French prosecutor appeals in Total explosion trial

TOULOUSE, France, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The prosecution said on Friday it would appeal a French court's decision to drop charges against a subsidiary of oil major Total over a 2001 chemical blast that killed 31 people. The appeal...

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France's Lagarde says special loan to be raised on markets

PARIS, Nov 20 (Reuters) - France will raise its new special loan entirely on financial markets because it is the cheapest way of raising the money, Economy Minister Christine Lagarde said on Friday. A commission set up to make...

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Trichet: ECB will gradually unwind fiscal support measures

PARIS, Nov 19 (Reuters) - ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet said on Thursday the central bank would proceed with a gradual withdrawal of unconventional policies and a top EU official said it was not time to put exit strategies...

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Fed sees little risk of inflation in weak economy

Nota de los usuarios: - Senior U.S. Federal Reserve officials said on Thursday inflation is not an immediate threat as a weak economic recovery and a grim outlook for jobs keep price pressures in check. Charles Plosser, head of...

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FACTBOX - Key proposals for France's 'big loan'

PARIS, Nov 19 (Reuters) - A commission studying the potential size and use of France's special 'big loan' to fund strategic investments presented their plan to President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday. They suggested 35 billion...

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Trichet warns countries losing fiscal credibility

PARIS, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The fiscal situation in some European countries is so bad that there is a danger markets will lose faith in them, European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet warned in an interview on Tuesday....

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G20 makes little progress on climate financing

By Toni Vorobyova And Anna Willard ST ANDREWS, Scotland - Rich countries and developing nations fought over climate change on Saturday, failing to make progress on financing ahead of a major environmental summit in Copenhagen...

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Britain floats bank levy at G20

ST ANDREWS (Reuters) - Britain pressed the G20 on Saturday to come up with a plan to make banks pay for any future bailouts but one idea of imposing a global financial transactions tax was immediately shot down by the United...

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Darling urges divided G20 to reach climate finance deal

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - Chancellor Alistair Darling urged his G20 counterparts on Saturday to work towards a $100 billion (60 billion pound) deal on tackling climate change as developing nations held firm they did not...

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