So we will continue to press BP and draw on our best minds and resources to capture the rest of the oil until the company finishes drilling a relief well later in the summer that is expected to stop the leak completely.

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England Manager Fabio Capello refused to discuss Terry's sacking at a press conference following the Euro 2012 draw in Warsaw.

BBC: John Terry

Keith Rohman, a lawyer who is working on the case, said the lawsuit was not intended to press for specific reforms, but to draw attention to the issue through the courts.

BBC: A file photo of a US soldier in Afghanistan

That is the only conclusion you can draw from her comment, at the end of the press conference - that she "shivered" when she thought of what might have happened to the UK "if no such fiscal consolidation programme had been decided" after May 2010.

BBC: IMF: 'Great policies - shame about the economy'

Excitement is building as the Games draw near and it was obvious from the buzz of the press conference that Hannah has made her sporting breakthrough and has the potential to add other medals to the ones that she won at the European Championships.

BBC: 'Smiley Miley' sets her sights on another gold medal

The main draw for such luminaries, apart from the rock-star status accorded them by the local press, is Singapore's permissive climate for research.

ECONOMIST: Biotechnology in Singapore

If small companies continue to draw as much or more attention than the big guns by walking the floor in hopes of meeting press members and buyers, it may impact the amount of money they will actually spend to exhibit.

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