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Barclays Settles Over Rates Probe
Barclays will pay $453.6 million to settle a long-running probe by regulators into allegations that traders manipulated interbank rates.
China Forced-Abortion Couple Under Pressure
A woman at the center of a firestorm over China's one-child policy said she was being kept in the hospital against her will and that her husband has disappeared.

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Google Unveils Nexus 7 Tablet for $199
Google unveiled a new tablet computer Wednesday called the Nexus 7 that rivals Amazon.com's popular Kindle Fire in both size and price.

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Facebook Falls as Analysts Weigh In
Wall Street gave Facebook a lukewarm reception with some analysts raving about the stock's prospects in new reports but several others offering less-enthusiastic assessments.
- All the Day's 'FB' Ratings
Nomura Apologizes for Insider-Trading Probe
The chief executive of Nomura said at a shareholders' meeting Wednesday that his company will improve internal controls and corporate ethics to regain trust from investors jeopardized by the insider trading probe.
- Earlier: Shareholder Showdown for Nomura's Top Man
Blue Chips Post Two-fer
Investors pushed stocks to a second consecutive day of gains as a rise in oil prices and positive readings on the U.S. housing sector lifted sentiment ahead of a two-day European summit meeting.
China Province Backtracks on Housing
China's central Henan province appears to have beaten a hasty retreat on a proposal to ease housing-market curbs, illustrating continued tensions between Beijing and local governments over property policies.
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Glencore, Xstrata Revise Some Deal Terms
Xstrata and Glencore agreed to revise a key element of their landmark merger, shifting the focus now to whether Glencore is willing to sweeten the price to quell a shareholder rebellion over terms of the deal.
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Tepco Shareholders Approve Nationalization
Shareholders of Tokyo Electric Power Co. approved a plan for the government to inject capital in the utility in return for a 50.1% stake.
- Fukushima Watch: Facing the Shareholders
GM India, Tata Motors to Suspend Production This Week
StanChart Revenue Growth Likely to Slow
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T-Mobile U.S. Chief Quits for German Rival
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Analysts See Pop for Felda's IPO
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China's PICC Delays Share Sale
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Prosecutors Seek Five Years for Kerviel

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A New Approach to Indian News
Those waking up to news in India often lament the high-decibel alarmism favored by frantic news anchors or the dense nature of print reportage. A new website is looking to change all that.
News Corp. Advances Plan to Split in Two
Coke Pours Into India
Screenwriter Nora Ephron Dies

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U.K. Plans to Overhaul House of Lords
The British government introduced plans to reform the unelected House of Lords, a key test of the strength of the governing coalition that could result in one of the largest constitutional changes in the U.K. in a century.
EU Leaders Aim to Lift Doubts on Euro
Vietnam Oil Firm Protests Chinese Plans
Stowaways Suspected on Ship in N.J.
India's Prime Minister Moves to Manage Another Crisis
Syria TV Station Attacked

Sports

2012 Olympic Profile: Benn Harradine
Australian discus thrower Benn Harradine, who finished 31st in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, is looking to make his mark in London.
Soccer Action Is Going Freestyle
Euro 2012 Preview: Spain vs. Portugal
Greig Urges India to Embrace Spirit of Cricket

Autos

Ordering Car Features à la Carte
Shoppers considering the 2013 Dodge Dart will encounter something rare in the car market: a menu offering thousands of possible combinations of options.
- Video: Chrysler Darts Back to Customized Cars
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BMW, Toyota Plan Tie-Up

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In a Medical Crisis, Data in a Hurry
Walt Mossberg reviews a new free service that creates a detailed physical and digital profile of your medical and personal information to be stored online in case of an emergency.
- Video | Mossberg's Mailbox
Facebook's Email Change Riles Users

Southeast Asia

Founder of Singapore's Biggest Church in Hot Water
Singapore's fast-growing megachurches have long been a source of debate in the city-state, which takes pride in having secular policies designed to maintain religious harmony.

Life & Style

Not All Calories Are Equal, Study Shows
A diet based on healthy carbohydrates offers the best chance of keeping weight off without bringing unwanted side effects, a new study shows.
- Video: The Best Way to Lose Weight

China

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Chinese Banks Told to Discount Rates
The government of China's central province of Henan has told banks to offer steep mortgage discounts to buyers of a first home in a move to boost the sagging property market.
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China to Aid Yuan Flow to and From Hong Kong
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High-Yield Push in China Sparks Worry

India

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Platinum Attracts Indian Consumers as Gold Demand Ebbs
Young urban Indian consumers are buying more platinum jewelry, attracted by lower prices and as awareness about the precious white metal grows.
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India Shares Gain
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Yamaha's Low-Cost Dilemma in India

Markets

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Optimism on Europe Doesn't Add Up
Ahead of the Tape: In Europe there is hope, and then there is math. And the two are on a collision course.
Rajoy Warns on Spain's Financing
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Illinois Pension Fund May Cut Return Target

Tech

Zynga Tries to Connect More Players on Devices
Zynga announced plans to offer a central hub to connect players of multiple games who use various devices.
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Competing With Amazon on Amazon
Microsoft Dealt Blow in Europe

World

As U.S. Leaves, Oil-Hungry China Stuck in Middle East
Projections from the U.S. Energy Information Administration find the U.S. will drastically reduce its reliance on imported oil, in particular from the Middle East, over the next two decades. China's story is precisely the opposite.
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Shell Receives Approval for French Guiana Drilling
Bangladesh Landslides, Floods Kill 91

U.S.

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Fires Consume More of Colorado, Nearby States
Authorities in Colorado continued to battle wildfires that have forced more than 32,000 people to evacuate, as some neighboring states suffer through their own brutal wildfire season.
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Poll: Hispanic Support for Obama Surges
Stockton Passes Bankruptcy Budget

Life & Style

A House to Look Smart In
The idea of curling up with a good book has increasingly come to mean flipping on an e-reader. Yet the home library is on the rise, having become something of a cerebral status symbol.
Work Wear: Office Style at the New York Public Library
Cajun Towns Feud About Sausage With Links to the Past

Opinion

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Joseph Sternberg: Japan Pays the LNG Piper
Another sign the old grand bargain on energy is breaking down.
Harsh V. Pant: The Taliban's Backhanded Compliment
Thomas Hazlett: The iPhone Turns Five

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Photos of the Day: June 27
In today's photos, Uncle Sam asks an impertinent question in Florida, a long-jumper shows off his stuff in Finland, a mass grave is uncovered in East Timor, and more.
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Asia in Pictures
A jogger works his way past a monitor lizard in Bangkok, a Pakistani man controls two oxen during a race, rickshaw drivers ferry a woman through flood waters in India, and more.
From Shrouded High-Rises, Beauty Emerges
Photographer Peter Steinhauer finds geometry, mystery and unexpected beauty in Hong Kong's ubiquitous bamboo scaffolding.
Nora Ephron | 1941-2012
Nora Ephron was an essayist and screenwriter whose fixation on food, real estate and the relationships between men and women helped reinvigorate the Hollywood romantic comedy.
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Milestones for American Oil
Abundant crude, combined with a huge refining base and waning demand at home, turned the U.S. into a net exporter of refined products last year. See important dates in the history of oil as an energy source in the U.S.
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Photos of the Day: June 26
In today's photos, Bolivian police protest, tensions run high over Arizona's immigration law, a family plays in the water in Oregon, and more.
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A Taste of Prohibition in Tulsa
This Prohibition-era home in Tulsa, Okla., was built on the area's booming oil industry -- and designed with the gentleman bootlegger in mind.
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A Camera-Ready Auckland Estate
This sprawling clifftop home has appeared in "New Zealand's Next Top Model" and "MasterChef New Zealand."

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Cajun Towns Feud About Sausage With Links to the Past
Few would dispute that southern Louisiana is boudin heaven. Trickier to answer is which of three competing Cajun communities is the sausage's official mecca.

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