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Reuters: Top News Reuters.com is your source for breaking news, business, financial and investing news, including personal finance and stocks. Reuters is the leading global provider of news, financial information and technology solutions to the world's media, financial institutions, businesses and individuals. EU budget chief says UK rebate should end - report 6 Sep 2010 at 1:26am BERLIN (Reuters) - European Union budget chief Janusz Lewandowski was quoted by a newspaper Monday as saying Britain's rebate from the bloc was unwarranted and should be repealed. London Tube commuters braced for travel chaos 5 Sep 2010 at 11:02pm LONDON (Reuters) - As commuters prepared for travel chaos on Monday at the start of a series of strikes on the London Underground, management and unions traded blows over new safety claims. Aftershocks rattle quake-hit New Zealand city 6 Sep 2010 at 7:48am WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Aftershocks rocked New Zealand's second-biggest city on Monday causing further damage and forcing authorities to extend a state of emergency after the country's most damaging earthquake in 80 years. Blair "may cancel" book-signing over protests 6 Sep 2010 at 9:51am LONDON (Reuters) - Tony Blair said on Monday he was considering cancelling a book-signing in London this week to mark the launch of his memoirs, over fears the event would be hit by protests. Police seek information on newspaper eavesdropping 5 Sep 2010 at 11:15pm LONDON (Reuters) - Police said on Sunday they had sought more information about claims that reporters at the News of the World newspaper illegally hacked into voicemail accounts to eavesdrop on people's phone messages. Basque ETA call to halt attacks met with caution 5 Sep 2010 at 8:35pm MADRID (Reuters) - The Basque rebel group ETA called a halt to armed attacks on Sunday but the government said the declaration was not enough and urged the weakened organisation to renounce violence once and for all. Afghan foreign troops death toll hits 500 for 2010 6 Sep 2010 at 7:52am KABUL (Reuters) - The number of foreign troops killed in Afghanistan this year has reached at least 500, compared with 521 in all of 2009, according to an independent monitoring site on Monday and a tally compiled by Reuters. UK wants GSK's Avandia pulled as EU reviews safety 6 Sep 2010 at 9:58am LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline's diabetes drug Avandia should be pulled from sale because of concerns about heart risks, British drug regulators said on Monday ahead of a special European meeting on the drug's safety. IMF's Lipsky says moderate world recovery underway 6 Sep 2010 at 5:53am GWANGJU, South Korea (Reuters) - The world economy is recovering moderately but still faces challenges such as the need for medium-term fiscal consolidation, the IMF's First Managing Director, John Lipsky, said on Sunday. Oracle offered job to ex-HP CEO Hurd - source 5 Sep 2010 at 5:28pm NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oracle Corp has offered a job to Mark Hurd, the former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Co who resigned amid a scandal involving inaccurate expense receipts related to a female contractor, according to a source familiar with the situation. Newsfeed display by CaRP