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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) was partially responsible for the scale of the Ebola crisis in three West African countries as its policies hampered healthcare spending in these post-conflict states, according to a new study.

British broadband provider TalkTalk (TALK.L) is in negotiations to buy grocer Tesco's (TSCO.L) loss-making video-streaming service Blinkbox to bolster its TV business, the Financial Times said on Monday.

Canada's Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan said it had bought a 19.25 percent stake in Birmingham Airport [BIRHLF.UL] from Australia's Victorian Funds Management Corporation, taking its investment in the British airport to 48.25 percent.