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500 Protest Olympic Torch Relay in Paris 7 Apr 2008 Europe |
| Paris became the stage Monday for the latest round of global protests against China, with thousands of police deployed to protect the Olympic torch relay after chaos in London the day |
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| NATO Reject ex-Soviet Republic Membership 7 Apr 2008Europe |
| President George Bush support for NATO membership expansion went unheard on Thursday at the final summit he will attend as a U.S. president. The alliance decided the time wasn't ripe for Georgia |
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| NATO Sanctions Bush's Missile Shield, Russia Resists 3 Apr 2008Europe |
| NATO allies agreed Thursday to give President Bush strong support for a missile-defense system to be installed in Europe in spite of strong Russian resistance, and conceded to provide more troops in |
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| Comair and Pilots Union Reach Agreement 13 Feb 2007Europe |
| Comair and the union representing its pilots reached a tentative agreement Tuesday, forestalling a plan by the regional airline to impose wage cuts and other concessions. The company has agreed to |
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| Germany to Boost 2007 Economic Forecast 24 Dec 2006Europe |
| The German government plans to hike its growth forecast for 2007, Economy Minister Michael Glos has said, saying the mood had not been this optimistic since the country reunified in 1990.
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| Lamy sees spring 2007 as crunch time for WTO deal 10 Oct 2006Europe |
| World Trade Organisation chief Pascal Lamy said there was a window of opportunity to resume global free trade talks between U.S. Congressional elections in November and next March, after which it |
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| Tata Steel Confirms Takeover Interest in Corus 5 Oct 2006Europe |
| India's biggest private steel firm Tata Steel has confirmed that it is mulling a possible takeover of Anglo-Dutch steel giant Corus Group.
"Given recent industry consolidation, Tata |
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| EADS Directors Could Announce New A380 Delays 3 Oct 2006Europe |
| Airbus and its parent company EADS could disclose new delivery delays for the A380 superjumbo jet as well as a restructuring plan for the aircraft manufacturer, following a meeting of EADS directors. |
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| 1,400 More at Delphi Take Buyouts 27 Sep 2006Europe |
| More than 70 percent of Delphi Corp.'s hourly work force will leave by the end of the year as the nation's largest auto parts supplier works to emerge from bankruptcy by transforming into a |
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| EU Gives Green Light to Abertis-Autostrade Merger 23 Sep 2006Europe |
| The European Commission gave the green light for the controversial merger of Spanish road toll operator Abertis and Italian peer Autostrade. The marriage "would not significantly impede |
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| Amid Privacy Backlash, Web Publishers Turn Inward 19 Sep 2006Europe |
| Technological changes and personal privacy have been at odds ever since modern notions of privacy emerged more than a century ago. "Numerous mechanical devices threaten to make good the |
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| London Luxury Home Prices Hit New Highs 4 Sep 2006Europe |
| London's luxury homes are now the most expensive in the world, experts say, with foreign buyers, salary bonuses and steady interest rates driving prices up in the capital's overheated |
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| Euro Hits New High Against Yen, Up on Dollar 30 Aug 2006Europe |
| The euro struck a fresh historic high against the yen and climbed against the dollar, as traders took their lead from interest rate news, analysts said. Elsewhere, China's yuan hit the highest |
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| OPEC Cuts 2006 Global Oil Demand Growth Forecast 16 Aug 2006Europe |
| World oil demand will rise more slowly than previously expected in 2006, partly because of record high prices, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said on Wednesday.
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| Axe Falls on Russian Oil Giant Yukos 3 Aug 2006Europe |
| A Moscow court declared Russian oil group Yukos bankrupt after an unprecedented judicial campaign, seen by critics as vengeance directed from behind the scenes by the Kremlin.
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| EU Executive to Unveil Uajor Africa Spending Plan 7 Jul 2006Europe |
| The European Union executive commission hopes to convince member states to spend more than 6 billion euros on regional infrastructure in Africa from 2008 to 2013, a Commission official said.
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| Two Shortlisted to Buy London's Covent Garden - FT 6 Jul 2006Europe |
| Property group Liberty International (LII.L: Quote, Profile, Research) and a private Irish investor are the last surviving two bidders for London's Covent Garden for up to 450 million pounds, |
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