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• Factbox: Greece legislates bailout reforms to get loans, debt relief

  22-05-2016 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  Greek lawmakers approved on Sunday a bill which increases taxes, sets up a new privatization fund and frees up the sale of bank non-performing loans to help unlock fresh bailout funds and debt relief. TAX Indirect tax measures aimed at raising 1.8 billion euros or 1 percent of GDP up to 2018 - Increases value added tax to 24 from 23 percent and puts a levy on beer from June. - Extends the unpopular real estate tax ENFIA.
  
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• UK's Cameron battles his own party as Brexit row focuses on Turkey

  22-05-2016 20:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By William James LONDON (Reuters) - Chief 'In' campaigner Prime Minister David Cameron clashed with members of his own party on Sunday over the impending referendum on Britain's European Union membership, dismissing claims that he would be powerless to stop Turkey joining the EU. Cameron is leading the campaign to keep Britain inside the EU ahead of the June 23 referendum, the outcome of which will have far-reaching consequences for the country's economy, its role in world trade and its global d
  
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• Anthem, Cigna merger squabbles could delay antitrust approval: WSJ

  22-05-2016 19:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Quarrels have broken out behind the scenes of Anthem Inc's proposed acquisition of Cigna Corp , as the health insurers seek regulatory approval for their landmark deal, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. Sources familiar with the matter confirmed the citations in the Journal story. An Anthem spokeswoman declined to comment on the Journal report.
  
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• Obama looks to boost economic, security ties in Asia

  22-05-2016 18:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — President Barack Obama's mission in Vietnam and Japan is to build stronger economic and security ties with Asian-Pacific allies anxious about the rise of an increasingly muscular China. That forward-looking message will be delivered even as he confronts the legacies of two wars long past — Vietnam and World War II — that still are fraught with emotion.
  
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• Unloved bull market: It's been a year since latest record

  22-05-2016 18:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Saturday is the one-year anniversary of the stock market's record high. And no, you didn't miss the party, because no one seems to be in the mood to celebrate.
  
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• Obama arrives in Vietnam, seeks to turn old foe into new partner

  22-05-2016 17:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Matt Spetalnick and Mai Nguyen HANOI (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Vietnam late Sunday ahead of a three-day trip aimed at sealing the transformation of an old enemy into a new partner to help counter China's growing assertiveness in the region. Four decades after a war with Vietnam that deeply divided opinion in America, Obama aims to boost defense and economic ties with the country's communist rulers while also prodding them on human rights, aides say.
  
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• Cameron warns Brexit would drive up food prices

  22-05-2016 13:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By William James LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron warned voters on Sunday that they would face higher grocery bills if the country decides to leave the European Union at a June 23 referendum, citing a potential drop in the value of sterling. Cameron is leading the campaign to keep Britain inside the European Union ahead of the referendum, the outcome of which will have far-reaching consequences for the country's economy, its role in world trade and its global diplomatic st
  
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• Campaigner confident anti-elite winds will deliver Brexit

  22-05-2016 13:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - Anger at established elites and irritation at the interventions of leaders such as U.S. President Barack Obama will help to push British voters to opt for an exit from the European Union on June 23, the head of the Vote Leave campaign said. With a team of about 60 full-time staff in a tower block across the River Thames from Parliament, Matthew Elliott is plotting what he describes as a revolution: Brexit. A British exit would rock the Euro
  
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• UK's Cameron warns Brexit would drive up food prices

  22-05-2016 11:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  British Prime Minister David Cameron warned voters on Sunday that they would face higher grocery bills if the country decides to leave the European Union at a June 23 referendum, citing a potential drop in the value of sterling. Cameron is leading the push to keep Britain inside the European Union ahead of the referendum, the outcome of which will have far-reaching consequences for the country's economy, its role in world trade and its global diplomatic status.
  
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• Obama, bound for Vietnam, seeks to turn old foe into new partner

  22-05-2016 07:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Matt Spetalnick ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday headed for his first visit to Vietnam, a trip aimed at sealing the transformation of an old enemy into a new partner to help counter China’s growing assertiveness in the region. Four decades after the Vietnam War, Obama – the first U.S. leader to come of age after a conflict that bitterly divided America - will seek to deepen defense and economic ties with the country’s communist governmen
  
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