Given the current situation in Egypt we do not believe it is appropriate to move forward at this time with the delivery of F-16s

US delays delivery of jets to Egypt http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23442947

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Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin face copyright fight http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27497950 A legal dispute faces the band Led Zeppelin over the song Stairway to Heaven, widely seen as one of the greatest rock compositions of all time. The copyright infringement action is being taken on behalf of late guitarist Randy California, who played on the same bill as Led Zeppelin in the 1960s. His lawyers say that he should be given a writing credit on the 1971 track.

Too big to fail banks

IMF warns banking reform is too slow http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27588394 IMF warns banking reform is too slow May 27, 2014 11:50 AM Christine Lagarde said financial firms still prize profit over prudence Banking reforms aimed at preventing another financial crisis have failed to make enough progress, the boss of the International Monetary Fund has warned. IMF managing director Christine Lagarde blamed a combination of the complexity involved, industry lobbying and "fatigue" for the delay. "The industry still prizes short-term profit over long-term prudence," Ms Lagarde said at a conference on the future of capitalism. She called for tougher global rules. Ms Lagarde said some of the biggest problems were with the so-called "too-big-to-fail firms", banks whose collapse would cause such a big knock-on effect on the wider economy that governments were still expected to rescue them. She said a recent IMF study indicated that such banks were sti...

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