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Thursday newspaper round-up: Greece, Novartis, Election debate

Thu, 02nd Apr 2015 06:45

Greece has submitted its most comprehensive reform plant yet with a 26-page proposal list, from tax evasion measures to a new bad bank, but warned that action was "urgently needed", writes The Guardian.Drug giant Novartis has been accused of attempting to block trails aimed at promoting a cheaper treatment for sight loss on the NHS than its own product, reports the Daily Mail. The company allegedly "bullied" experts who tried to prove that Avastin was just as effective as Novartis' Lucentis.Thursday will see a seven-way clash between leaders of the top UK political parties starting at 20:00, according to The Guardian. Each will get a short opening statement followed by the chance to debate four topics.The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has accused Kraft Foods and Mondelez Global of manipulating wheat markets, according to The Telegraph.The European Union is laying the groundwork for anti-trust charges against internet giant Google following a five-year investigation, The Wall Street Journal writes.Morgan Stanley's chief executive James Gorman received a$22.5m pay package for last year, up 25% on 2013, reports the Financial Times.The chairman of the Banking Standards Review Council has said that banks must "raise their game" to regain public confidence after a number of scandals, The Telegraph said."The price of the bonds at the centre of a dispute between Lloyds and thousands of its investors rose yesterday, reflecting growing expectations that the bank will have to offer better terms to buy them back," writes The Guardian.Four people have died in a fire on a oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico operated by Mexican state-run oil group Pemex, The Telegraph says.

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