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- Latin-America-Europe summit begins under feud
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 AP - European and Latin American leaders pledged to fight poverty, global warming and high food prices on Friday, presenting a show of unity despite a feud between Colombia and Venezuela that threatened to disrupt their summit.
- EU-South Korea free trade agreement expected this year
Ukraine has been celebrating Europe Day in several of its cities this week, while calling for closer ties with the EU and for a clearer recognition of its European identity. But for ordinary Ukrainians, the real priority is for the EU to let them travel
- Survey: Bulgaria, Croatia rise in competitiveness rankings
Bulgaria and Croatia were the only two among the five Southeast European (SEE) countries included in an annual competitiveness survey released on Thursday (May 15th) to improve their rankings. The 2008 Competitiveness Yearbook, published by the
- Hildebrand dropped from Germany's Euro...
Germany coach Joachim Loew dropped Valencia goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand from his provisional squad for the European Championship and called up rookie midfielder Marko Marin, who played in the second division this season. Hildebrand had been the team's No.
- Europe, US Called to Halt Biofuel Subsidy
Brussels, May 16 (Prensa Latina) IFPRI (the International Food Policy Research Institute) urged the European Union and the US to stop subsidizing biofuels. An IFPRI communique warns that by subsidizing crops to obtain biofuels, Washington and the EU are
- There appear to be no winners in Serbia's recent elections
Sunday's elections in Serbia are being hailed as a victory for Europe , a defeat for the "ultra-nationalist" Tomislav Nikolic and his Radical Party. But the "For a European Serbia" alliance of President Boris Tadic's Democratic Party, the G17-Plus and
- Bulgarian financial regulator licenses new health insurer
Foreign direct investment (FDI) topped 740 mln euro or 2.3% of the nation's GDP in Q1 2008, said the Bulgarian central bank. A year ago, FDI stood at 897.2 mln euro or 3.1% of GDP. The nominal decrease of close to 18% is due to the equity capital flows
- Europe rejects Ukraine's famine claim
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has rebuffed Ukraine?s efforts to have the famine of the 1930s recognised solely as a tragedy of the Ukrainian people. The body says the event was an international tragedy. Moscow?s
- ANALYSIS: Lima summit achieves little more than posturing
Lima - Despite earlier promises to the contrary, the fifth European Union-Latin America-Caribbean (EU-LAC) summit Friday in Lima failed to deliver much more than gestures and was yet another sum of good intentions with little practical content. People in
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- Hildebrand dropped from Germany's Euro...
Germany coach Joachim Loew dropped Valencia goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand from his provisional squad for the European Championship and called up rookie midfielder Marko Marin, who played in the second division this season. Hildebrand had been the team's No.
- Ten held in Europe for Al Qaeda ties
* Eight arrested in France, one in Germany and one in Netherlands * Detainees linked with IMU PARIS: Authorities in France, Germany and the Netherlands on Friday detained at least 10 people suspected of helping to fund Al Qaeda-linked militants with
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- EU-South Korea free trade agreement expected this year
Ukraine has been celebrating Europe Day in several of its cities this week, while calling for closer ties with the EU and for a clearer recognition of its European identity. But for ordinary Ukrainians, the real priority is for the EU to let them travel
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- Burma risks committing crimes over aid
The French envoy to the United Nations has warned that Burma risks committing 'crimes against humanity' in its failure to allow foreign aid in to help victims of the devastating cyclone. Ambassador Jean-Maurice Ripert said he has appealed during a UN
- Michael Moore: "Fahrenheit 9/11" Follow-Up Not A Sequel
CANNES, France With his follow-up to 'Fahrenheit 9/11,' Michael Moore wants to examine America as an empire, study its standing since the Sept. 11 attacks and present revelations to surprise audiences as much as the first film did. But he doesn't want to
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- Gypsy camps destroyed in Italy
SMOKE rose yesterday from the smouldering ruins of a Gypsy camp attacked by vigilantes in a run-down industrial suburb of Naples in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius. The charred remains of the makeshift wooden shacks, mattresses and belongings at the site in
- Ferrari to unveil new car at Paris autoshow in Oct
MILAN: Ferrari will unveil at the Paris show next October a new car called the California, its first convertible with a retractable hard top. Although the Italian luxury sports car maker of Formula One fame has only released the slightest of details
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- Hungary's average gross wage rises in March
(RTTNews) - Hungary's average gross wage increased at a slower pace of 9.9% year-on-year in March, compared to 13.1% in February, the statistical office reported Friday. Average net monthly earnings of full-time employees increased 8.7% year-on-year
- Research and Markets: Gain Insight In To Retailing In Hungary
(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) RDATE:16052008 Dublin: Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c92009) has announced the addition of 'Retailing in Hungary' to their offering Our Retailing in Hungary report offers insight
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- Gypsy camps destroyed in Italy
SMOKE rose yesterday from the smouldering ruins of a Gypsy camp attacked by vigilantes in a run-down industrial suburb of Naples in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius. The charred remains of the makeshift wooden shacks, mattresses and belongings at the site in
- Ferrari to unveil new car at Paris autoshow in Oct
MILAN: Ferrari will unveil at the Paris show next October a new car called the California, its first convertible with a retractable hard top. Although the Italian luxury sports car maker of Formula One fame has only released the slightest of details
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- Warsaw is cultural capital with the lowest price tag
Culture vultures who want to save hundreds of pounds on the cost of an arts and entertainment-packed short break should head for Warsaw. The Polish capital was far and away the cheapest city for a cultural weekend away, according to the new Cost of
- Orange to sell iPhone in Europe, Middle East and Africa
Apple lands another carrier deal for their iPhone. Orange announcing a deal for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. France Telecom owned Orange will sell the iPhone in Austria, Belgium, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Jordan, Poland, Portugal, Romania,
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- Int'l community pledges more aid to China
Spain to deliver emergency aid to China Japanese rescue team arrive in quake-hit area China accepts quake rescue offers from Russia, ROK, Singapore Vietnam financially helps Chinese earthquake victims Related Channel News · 7.8 Richter scale earthquake
- Estonian bear caught trying to enter Russia
TALLINN, May 16 (RIA Novosti) - A brown bear was caught by an Estonian environmental inspector in the Narva River swimming toward the Russian border, the Eesti Paevaleht daily reported on Friday. The bear had swum almost 100 meters until it was noticed
- Swiss firm ordered to pay damages to Russian news agency
A court in Paris has ordered the Swiss company NOGA to pay ?15,000 in damages to Russia's Ria Novosti News Agency. In the 1990s, NOGA pressed charges against the Russian government, claiming the country owed it money for food and credits, delivered
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