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Hitachi agrees purchase of Horizon
Sale of UK project to Japanese technology group for more than double the expected price is a big vote of confidence in Britain’s nuclear sector
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Syria says it agrees to Eid ceasefire
Military command says it will suspend military operations for four days, but reserves the right to respond to attacks.
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Assad ‘agrees to Eid ceasefire’
UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government has agreed to a ceasefire during the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha.
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Syrian government agrees to Eid ceasefire
The UN envoy says Assad accepts ceasefire over four-day holiday, as fighting continues to rage across the country.
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BP agrees $26bn deal with Rosneft
UK energy group to sell its stake in TNK-BP to Russia’s national energy champion in a deal that sets it on a new course Russia
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Judge agrees to reopen Simpson robbery case
A Nevada judge agreed Friday to reopen the armed robbery and kidnapping case against former football star O.J. Simpson to determine if the former football star was so badly represented by his lawyers that he should be freed from prison…
AAR agrees to $28bn TNK-BP deal
Disposal of 50% stake to Russia’s national oil champion Rosneft agreed with consortium of oligarchs led by Mikhail Fridman
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BBA agrees to bow out of Libor
The British Bankers’ Association has agreed to drop its role in the setting of Libor, the interbank lending rate that has been at the centre of rate-fixing allegations
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Boots agrees deal with China firm
Alliance Boots, one of Europe’s biggest pharmacy chains, agrees a deal to buy a stake in a Chinese pharmaceutical wholesaler.
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Seattle agrees on plan to build new NBA arena
Efforts to bring the NBA back to Seattle took a giant step forward in a revised arena deal announced Tuesday, with investor Chris Hansen agreeing to kick in more money for transportation improvements near a proposed new arena, personally guaranteeing…
EU agrees to beef up sanctions on Syria
Syrian troops backed by tanks and helicopters repel a rebel attack in Aleppo, while activists report nationwide clashes.
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Lonmin agrees ‘peace accord’ with miners
Militant Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union does not sign deal with company, raising questions over how many miners will return to work
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Qantas agrees alliance with Emirates
Australian carrier’s shares surge on long-anticipated deal, a key step in its efforts to shore up its lossmaking international business
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French government agrees rescue for mortgage lender
CIF has been looking for a buyer since at least May after its future was thrown into doubt by the evaporation of once-cheap funding from credit markets
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Carlyle agrees $5.15bn deal for DuPont unit
Private equity group beats two other final bids for performance coatings division, which sells products to auto paint suppliers
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Clemens agrees to make 2nd start for Skeeters
Roger Clemens is planning to make a second start for the Sugar Land (Texas) Skeeters of the independent Atlantic League, Fox 26 in Houston reported Wednesday night.
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Standard Chartered agrees $340m settlement
Uk bank agrees to pay sum a day before scheduled hearing on allegations it hid 0bn worth of Iran client transactions.
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Greece agrees €11.5bn spending cuts
Pasok drops objections to further planned reductions in pensions and public sector wages and accepts prime minister’s proposals
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Google agrees EU antitrust deal outline
US search group offers to make significant changes to its business to avoid lengthy legal battle and threat of multibillion-dollar fines
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EIB agrees to fund Greek companies
Athens desperate to kick-start a stricken economy in its fifth year of recession, the longest and deepest slump since World War Two
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