Beaches, bombs and gangsters - Corsica becomes victim of its own success as vacation paradise

The bombs exploded across hundreds of miles of Corsican coastline, gutting two dozen villas nearly simultaneously on some of Europe's most beautiful — and valuable — land. Elsewhere on the same French island off the Mediterranean coast, a young man was shot to death in his car, his stepson wounded beside him.The night of violence in early December epitomized the problems of Napoleon's native island...

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Jaguar to add 800 new UK jobs on soaring Chinese demand

LONDON (Reuters) - Jaguar Land Rover plans to create 800 new jobs at its Solihull factory in central England as demand for its premium cars rockets in China and elsewhere.For the first time, demand from China outstripped that of British carmaker JLR's home market, with sales in China in 2012 rising more than 70 percent to 71,940 cars.JLR, owned by India's Tata Motors , said on Sunday that total global...

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Goldman may delay UK bonuses until top tax rate falls

REUTERS/Brendan McDermidNEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc is considering delaying bonus payments in the U.K. until after April 6, when the top rate of income tax in the country will drop to 45 percent, from 50 percent, a person familiar with the bank's operations said on Sunday.The strategy relates to bonuses that were deferred from 2009, 2010 and 2011, the person said. The Financial Times...

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Soccer-La Liga top scorers

Jan 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Top scorers of the La Liga on Friday27 Lionel Messi (Barcelona)17 Radamel Falcao (Atletico Madrid)16 Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)11 Aduriz (Athletic Bilbao)10 Ruben Castro (Real Betis)9 Piti (Rayo Vallecano)Roberto Soldado (Valencia)8 Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo)Helder Postiga (Real Zaragoza)Alvaro Negredo (Sevilla)7 Tomer Hemed (Real Mallorca)Gonzalo Higuain (Real Madrid)Carlos...

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Soccer-La Liga summaries

Jan 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Summaries from the La Liga matches on FridayAthletic Bilbao 1 Mikel San Jose 77Rayo Vallecano 2 Alhassane Bangoura 48, Piti 65penRed Card: Alejandro Galvez 89Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: 35,000- - -Next Fixtures (GMT):Saturday, January 12Real Valladolid v Real Mallorca (1500)Espanyol v Celta Vigo (1700)Osasuna v Real Madrid (1900)Valencia v Sevilla (2100)Sunday, January...

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Soccer-La Liga results and standings

Jan 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the La Liga matches on FridayFriday, January 11Athletic Bilbao 1 Rayo Vallecano 2Standings P W D L F A Pts1 Barcelona 18 17 1 0 61 19 522 Atletico Madrid 18 13 2 3 38 18 413 Real Madrid 18 11 3 4 45 20 36-------------------------4 Malaga 18 9 4 5 28 13 31-------------------------5 Real Betis 18 10 1 7 28 29 316 Rayo Vallecano 19 10 1 8 27 34...

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Kremlin: Adoptions deal with US valid until 2014

MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin said Thursday that an adoption deal with the U.S. will remain valid until 2014 despite a new Russian law banning the practice, but no new adoptions will be permitted and only those already cleared by Russian courts before the ban will be allowed to complete.Last month, President Vladimir Putin signed a law banning Americans from adopting Russian children, part of a harsh...

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Just Explain It: Why taxes for most are rising while others don’t pay any federal income tax

The fiscal cliff has been averted, but at a cost. Most Americans will pay higher taxes this year.According to the Tax Policy Center, 77% of American households will face higher federal taxes in 2013.Here’s how it breaks down. If you’re an individual making over $400,000 a year, or a family pulling in more than $450,000 -- your taxes will increase by almost 5%.Tax rates on capital gains and dividends...

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Holmes Can Face Trial for Aurora Shooting

In a ruling that comes as little surprise, the judge overseeing the Aurora, Colo., theater massacre has ordered that there is enough evidence against James Holmes to proceed to a trial.In an order posted late Thursday, Judge William Sylvester wrote that "the People have carried their burden of proof and have established that there is probable cause to believe that Defendant committed the crimes charged."The...

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U.S. charges three Swiss bankers in offshore account case

(Reuters) - Three Swiss bankers accused of conspiring with American clients to hide more than $420 million from the tax-collecting U.S. Internal Revenue Service were indicted, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan said on Wednesday.The indictment named Stephan Fellmann, Otto Huppi and Christof Reist, all former client advisers with an unnamed Swiss bank. None of the bankers have been arrested,...

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