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By Jeremy Lovell LONDON (Reuters) - A parliamentary committee on Sunday rejected any government dash for nuclear power to meet looming energy needs, delivering an apparent blow to Prime Minister Tony Blair. Blair is widely believed to favour replacing the country's ageing nuclear plants with new ones, but the all-party environment audit committee's report was the second time a leading body has opposed a new generation of nuclear stations. The report, entitled "Keeping the lights on", said the ...

By Mathieu Robbins and Megan Davies LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Stock Exchange said it was in talks regarding a strategic transaction, and a source familiar with the situation said on Saturday that the London Stock Exchange is one of the parties to the discussions. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, declined to give further information and the two exchanges would not comment on whether they were in talks. Consolidation speculation has surrounded the exchanges sector ...