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UPDATE 5-Chinese WTO suit strikes back at U.S. duties
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UPDATE 4-Canada lifts threshold for foreign takeover reviews
OTTAWA/TORONTO, May 25 - Canada will boost the threshold at which it will review proposed foreign takeovers of Canadian companies, the industry minister said on Friday, but he stopped short of fulfilling a government pledge to clarify the criteria for approving them.
UPDATE 2-Ontario forest fire halts gold projects
TORONTO, May 25 - Two more Canadian companies - Brigus Gold Corp and Lake Shore Gold Corp - have joined the list of miners halting operations in northern Ontario as dozens of forest fires caused power outages and forced evacuations in the region.
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| BSE BANKEX | +0.31% |
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| BSE METALS | +0.92% |
| BSE REALTY | +0.54% |
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| Basic Materials | -0.51% |
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Under pressure, govt to review steep petrol hike
NEW DELHI - India's coalition government opened the way for a partial rollback of the steepest petrol hike in the country's history after two days of street protests and dissent from within its own ranks over the unpopular measure.
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