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One of the most enduring images of Zhao Ziyang, flashed many times over worldwide, is of a pensive Zhao, with a young Wen Jiabao (later Chinas Premier since 2003) in tow, addressing the pro-student demonstrators in the early hours of May 19, 1989, the day martial law was announced in ...

BRIGHTON, England (Reuters) - HSBC, Lloyds, Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland and Standard Chartered will implement G20 pledges on financial sector pay, the British government said on Wednesday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil surged over 4 percent toward $70 a barrel on Wednesday, buoyed by a drop in U.S. gasoline inventories and a weak dollar.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Donald Kohn said on Wednesday policymakers would raise benchmark interest rates well before consumer spending and business investment overheats, adding that obstacles to borrowing are likely to subdue the economic recovery. ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The collapse of talks between India's Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN Group means banks have lost out on an estimated $50 million-plus of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) fees.

NEW DELHI/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Talks between Bharti Airtel and MTN Group to create the world's third-largest mobile operator collapsed for the second time in just over a year on Wednesday over South Africa's reluctance to allow a flagship corporate to lose its national character. ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy contracted in the second quarter at a slower pace than previously thought, while a surprise slide in manufacturing activity in the country's Midwest region in September pointed to a patchy recovery from recession. ...

NEW DELHI/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's Treasury will issue a statement on Wednesday about the politically charged tie-up between India's Bharti Airtel and mobile operator MTN Group as the deadline to conclude exclusive talks between the groups draws closer. ...

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The BSE Sensex surged past 17,000 points on Wednesday for the first time since May 2008, rising 1.6 percent in its best rise in three weeks as investors bet on strong quarterly earnings due from next week. ...

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The BSE Sensex provisionally closed up 1.5 percent on Wednesday, ending above 17,000 points for the first time since May 2008 as investors bet on strong quarterly earnings.