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Burberry, Tesco, Vodafone and BAE Systems join CBI chief in lobbying PM to stop moralising on tax ahead of G8 talks Sir Roger Carr, CBI chairman, said at an earlier meeting that tax avoidance "cannot be about morality - there are no absolutes". Photograph: Will Oliver/AFP/Getty Images The bosses of some of Britain's largest multinational ... (more)

Rejecting calls for the GOP to be more "moderate" after the party's poor showing in the 2012 presidential election, Virginia Republicans nominated on Saturday in Richmond a trio of very conservative candidates.

Chesapeake minister and attorney E.W. Jackson won the GOP nomination for lieutenant governor late in the night Saturday after a long afternoon of voting to narrow the field from seven candidates.

Musicians Thomas Banglater and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo of Daft Punk pose at the world premiere of the film "TRON: Legacy" in Hollywood, Calif., December 11, 2010 file photo.

Monsanto Co is hosting a "Bee Summit." Bayer AG is breaking ground on a "Bee Care Center." And Sygenta AG is funding grants for research into the accelerating demise of honeybees in the United States, where the insects pollinate fruits and vegetables that make up roughly a quarter of the American diet.

Pastor and attorney E.W. Jackson won the Republican nomination to run for lieutenant governor of Virginia on Saturday, and a YouTube video he made last year with strong words against Planned Parenthood is getting attention.

A Delaware bankruptcy judge has given final approval to the reorganization plan of failed battery maker A123 Systems Inc., which was the recipient of a $249 million Department of Energy grant.

A general view shows the annual general meeting of Bayer AG in Cologne April 27, 2012.

With the U.S. spring planting season off to a historically slow start, an increasing number of farmers are counting on powerful tools to catch up: Monster machines that sow 36 rows of corn at once and feature high-tech innovations like computer-guided directional equipment.

Don't confuse those with numerous other conference and training rooms sprinkled around the 639,000-square-foot, seven-story structure.

Roger Carr, Chairman of Centrica and outgoing president of the Confederation of British Industry, is the front runner to become the next chairman of Europe's largest defence contractor BAE Systems.

Investigators at the Arms Commission of Inquiry, probing the controversial R70 billion arms deal, are awaiting crucial evidence from German law enforcement agencies that could shed light on bribes that several high profile ANC politicians allegedly received.

On guard: The threat of cyber attacks has become a greater concern than terrorism, says top US intelligence official James Clapper.

Bruce Prabel and his wife, Marianne, crossed Brandywine Creek from their northern Delaware home in 1979 to what was then Birmingham Township, Delaware County, and came upon The Lake.

Republican candidate for governor Ken Cuccinelli and his wife, Tiero Cuccinelli , are joined on stage with the other members of the ticket, lieutenant governor candidate E.W. Jackson and his wife, Theadora ; attorney general candidate Mark Obenshain and his wife, Suzanne , at the end of the Virginia Republican convention in Richmond on Saturday.

The company was welcomed as an official sponsor at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C., underscoring its support of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.

It may have been premature "endorsements", and not thousands of votes, that decided the lieutenant governor nominee for Virginia Republicans.

DUPONT PIONEER LAUNCHES NEW SEED PROGRAM IN ETHIOPIA May 17, 2013 Source: DuPont Pioneer news release To view video, click here .

Kenneth K. Christopher, 86, of Newton Falls, entered into rest Thursday, May 16, 2013, in the Washington Square Healthcare Center.

Sir Roger Carr, the President of the CBI, has emerged as the leading candidate to chair defence contractor BAE Systems.