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HOPES of an Indian economic revivial have been dashed by figures showing a second consecutive month of industrial output shrinkage.
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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hopes that Hong Kong's 2017 election will be genuinely democratic have been dashed after a senior Chinese leader said, regardless of the vote, Beijing will have the final say on who is appointed Hong Kong's next leader.
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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hopes that Hong Kong's 2017 election will be genuinely democratic have been dashed after a senior Chinese leader said, regardless of the vote, Beijing will have the final say on who is appointed Hong Kong's next leader.
reuters.com (1 month and 24 days ago)
STOCKHOLM/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Major U.S. retailers including Gap Inc declined to endorse an accord on Bangladesh building and fire safety backed by Europe's two biggest fashion chains, a trans-Atlantic divide that may dilute garment industry reform efforts.
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An Indian-origin student has been sentenced to 22 months in jail by a Singapore court for cheating retailers of over SGD 135,000 worth of electronic goods while posing as an Army captain.
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Nicolas Almagro's hopes of winning a third straight Brazil Open title ended in the quarterfinals on Friday when he lost 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (3) to David Nalbandian.
si.com (3 months and 5 days ago)

Recovery hopes have been dealt another blow by January data for the production industries that showed output shrank sharply - sending sterling crashing to another two-and-a-half year low.
telegraph.co.uk (2 months and 12 days ago)
The Chancellor has dashed hopes of an improvement in annuity rates, Budget observers have said.
telegraph.co.uk (2 months and 4 days ago)

Recovery hopes have been dealt another blow by January data for the production industries, including manufacturing, that showed output shrank far more sharply than expected.
telegraph.co.uk (2 months and 12 days ago)

Hopes that Mark Carney (pictured) will be able to kick-start growth with a more active monetary policy are likely to be dashed by stubbornly high inflation, a new report has said.
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