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4:37pm

Royal Bank of Scotland sucked into 1MDB probe

Swiss regulator probes lender’s former international private bank

10:50am

Eurozone GDP returns to pre-crisis levels

Strong French performance helps single currency area beat growth expectations

2:18pm

Court revives Zuma corruption charges

Decision in 2009 to drop 780 cases was irrational, judges rule

NEW

French state leads revolt on Renault pay

54% of investors opposed Ghosn’s €7.3m package

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5:16pm WORLD

How to save a Kenyan elephant — Feed a cow

Loisaba reserve helps livestock farmers in conservation battle

Comment & Analysis

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4:19pm COMPANIES

Games makers defy predictions of doom

Top publishers have seen shares double in three years

Conversation starters: Comments from our readers

"They can't be both swimming in cash and drowning in debt. Given that much of the cash is being spent on buybacks, etc, the latter must be the true (net) position. But corporates are just following the lead of governments and central banks - borrowing to consume now at the expense of future investment . . . [it] will lead to lower growth and a more protracted recession."
By Nihil1st on Alarm over corporate debt and stalled earnings


"If we had more junior doctors then perhaps they would not need to work long shifts. Could we have a new lower grade of doctor we could churn out of university on a 4 year course specifically trained from the start in what they are doing? Then leave the 12 year training courses and really high bar for entry for the prospective surgeons and specialists."
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