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BBC criticised over Savile report
An inquiry into why the BBC shelved a report into sexual abuse by top presenter Jimmy Savile criticises BBC management, but finds no evidence of a cover-up.
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Swiss bank fined $1.5bn for rate rigging
Swiss bank giant UBS pays $1.5bn in penalties for attempting to fix the key inter-bank lending rate in London, in a case which has undermined confidence in banking.
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The UN scales back a Pakistan anti-polio campaign as two more health workers are killed in the latest of a spate of gun attacks following Taliban threats.
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