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  • The extensive use of IT has helped cut the cost of quality health service delivery in India and is well regarded by developed countries like the U.S. and the U.K.

    Towards a Healthy India Ashok Varma 2011

  • Jesse Jackson, counts 50 high-profile Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and chief executives among her donors and has been featured on the television networks PBS in the U.S. and the BBC in the U.K.

    Leila Janah's top five iPad apps Katherine Ryder 2011

  • While the government will be wary about frightening banks into leaving the U.K., politicians face pressure to satisfy a British public that blames this sector for the U.K recession and continued economic weakness.

    U.K. Banks Try to Poke Holes in Ring-Fencing Margot Patrick 2011

  • Mr. MacDougall said this growth has been achieved by investing in new service centers in China and Germany, as well as adding processing capacity to existing locations in the U.S., France, Belgium and the U.K.

    Silverfleet to Sell Sterigenics for $675 Million Vladimir Guevarra 2011

  • Mr. Layas, according to the cable, said the LIA preferred striking deals in the U.K. versus the U.S. because of the "ease of doing business" and the relatively "uncomplicated tax system" in the U.K.

    U.K. Freezes Gadhafi Assets Alistair MacDonald 2011

  • The council, which is chaired by Prime Minister David Cameron, and is made-up of senior government ministers and intelligence service and military heads, met earlier Monday to take stock of the U.K's ability to respond to threats from extremism and terrorism following the killings in Norway.

    U.K. to Tighten Scrutiny of Far-Right Groups Ainsley Thomson 2011

  • "Common sense would suggest if you are listed in the U.K. you are doing business in the U.K."

    U.K. Outlines Bribery Rules Cassell Bryan-Low 2011

  • The British government issued long-awaited guidance on how to apply its new anti-bribery act, giving greater clarity on some key issues such as hospitality but leaving other areas still fuzzy, such as how the law applies to overseas companies with subsidiaries or listings in the U.K.

    World Watch 2011

  • Gadhafi's heavily-armed forces, and the question of whether coalition forces will need to arm the rebels, an action that hasn't been ruled out by the U.S. or the U.K.

    Rebels Retreat 2011

  • Regulators may have unwittingly triggered the final bursting of the U.K real-estate bubble.

    Dark Days Are Ahead for U.K. Property Renée Schultes 2011

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