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Canada Stocks Rise, Led by Royal Bank, Manulife and RIMBloomberg… that the country's banks will have more flexibility to avoid writedowns. Canada's Accounting Standards Board made a “compromise” decision on mark-to-market rules that doesn't go as far as recent changes made in the US, the Globe and Mail reported. More: …

Mail talks postponedShropshire Star, UKCrunch talks between Royal Mail bosses and a union chief over two county delivery offices facing the axe were today postponed. Phil Kelly, Communication Workers' Union representative, was due to meet with bosses at 6am today to discuss the impending … More: continued here

BBC News Award for a 'Tardis' post officeBBC News, UKIt is one of Royal Mail's success stories in the wake of a purge on rural post offices over the last few years, which has seen many in the UK close. Postmistress Sarah Mason and her husband Nigel are being recognised for …

The Coventry Telegraph School Awards 2009Coventry Telegraph, UKThe Coventry Telegraph, in association with Royal Mail, are delighted to launch the Schools Awards and welcome your entries for 2009. The Schools Awards are designed to recognise the fantastic achievements being made by our schools across Coventry and … More: continued here

Ascot’s first fixture of the new Flat season was full of clues for June’s Royal meeting as Patkai, Apple Charlotte and Red Jazz all passed their respective tests. More: continued here

ROYAL Dutch Shell yesterday posted profits of £2.26bn for the first three months of 2009, down 58% on a year earlier. More: continued here

Casino Royal: Zara Phillips moonlights in Monaco as a Bond girl More: continued here

£3.6million spent on consultants for Royal Mail sell-off in just …Telegraph.co.uk, United KingdomHundreds of thousands of pounds have been spent on consultants who are advising on plans to part-privatise Royal Mail. By Christopher Hope, Whitehall Editor Government figures showed that £3.6million has been spent since September last year on … More: …

Hundreds of thousands of pounds have been spent on consultants who are advising on plans to partprivatise Royal Mail. More: continued here

Carnival Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line have suspended stops at Mexican ports over concerns about swine flu. More: continued here