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- EU foreign policy chief lauds Hillary Clinton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If Sen. Hillary Clinton becomes the next U.S. secretary of state, she has a fan in European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana. Speaking to reporters in Washington on Friday, Solana said he had known Clinton and her husband,
- Crunch cripples Europe's tallest tower
Construction work has stopped on Europe's tallest building after developers said their lofty ambitions had been hit by the global financial crisis, a Russian news agency reported Friday.
    
- Asian stocks recover, Kospi jumps 6 p, European shares mixed
LONDON: Snapping the four-day losing streak, Asian stocks advanced nearly six per cent in a late rally even as the Japanese central bank said the sluggishness in the economy is expected to continue for next several quarters. European shares were swinging
- Honda slashes output
Honda Motor Corporation said Friday it will cut production in Japan and Europe by 61 000 vehicles, as it continues to grapple with slowing global demand. The latest cut means Japan's second-largest automaker will reduce annual production by more than 140
- Global crisis to cast shadow over Rudd's push for Asian union
MARK DAVIS POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT THE Prime Minister will push his proposal for a European Union-style Asian community with more integrated economies and security and strategic policies when the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation forum begins in Peru.
- European digital library site crashes
The site was designed for a maximum of five million hits an hour. In fact there had been up to three times as much traffic as predicted, a unique phenomenon for any Web site associated with the European Union.
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- Paper Cuts: Questions for Tom Bissell
What are you working on? As it happens, a lot. In the last few days I've cut 2,000 words from a short story whose protagonist — a Bush administration lawyer — gets into trouble abroad; begun work on another chapter in a travel book about apostolic tombs, this one covering Trier, Germany, and Matthias, the apostle who replaced Judas; and written a dozen or so pages of notes for an eventual "GQ" essay about video games. 
- Russia OKs German Transit For Afghan Mission
German troops in Afghanistan BRUSSELS -- Germany has became the first NATO nation to win Russian permission to use the country's railways to transit military goods bound for Afghanistan. NATO officials see the Russian-German transit deal as an
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- Haye says Hatton must win or quit
Ricky Hatton must beat Paulie Malignaggi in their light-welterweight contest in Las Vegas on Saturday or face quitting says British heavyweight star David Haye.
- Budget airline 'jeopardized windpipe transplant'
The successful transplant of a lab-grown windpipe almost did not happen when budget airline staff refused to allow the transportation of stem cells needed for the operation, UK newspapers reported Friday.
 
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- Libya: OPEC should act to halt oil price decline
Libya's OPEC representative says oil cartel should look into reasons behind fall in prices. PARIS - Action should be taken to halt a decline in oil prices, Libya's OPEC representative said on Friday, after prices slipped below 50 dollars a barrel and
- Tunisia buys 75,000 T wheat, 42,000 T durum-traders
(Adds details) PARIS, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Tunisia bought 75,000 tonnes of milling wheat of optional origin at $176.75 a tonne, cost and freight included, in a tender on Friday, European traders said. Tunisia's state grain office purchased the milling
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- BRIEF-Libya in talks for 5-6 deals with Italian companies
ROME, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Libya's ambassador to Italy Hafed Gaddur tells Reuters: * Libya is in talks on five or six deals with Italian companies * Denies report that Libya had suspended investments in Italy, says Libya actively searching for new
- UN SC on fact-seeking mission in Afghanistan
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Saturday will go on a fact-finding mission in Afghanistan to evaluate the ongoing situation in a country wracked by 30 years of war and violence and considered a major global security threat. Headed by Italy's
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- Hungary liberals likely to back key budget figures
BUDAPEST, Nov 21 (Reuters) - The parliamentary chief of Hungary's opposition Free Democrats will propose its MPs back the key numbers of the 2009 budget in a vote next week, a leading Free Democrat politician told Reuters. Speaking on condition of
- Hungary Real Estate Fund Note Trade To Resume With New Rules
BUDAPEST -(Dow Jones)- The Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority (PSZAF), the country's capital market authority, will Monday re-launch trade in real estate investment fund notes under amended regulations, PSZAF officials said Friday. The notes had
- Budapests new radar system supplied by Selex Sistemi Integrati
The ceremony was attended by company representatives, the Hungarian Ministry of Transport, the air traffic management services provider HugaroControl CEO, and the Ferihegy airport Director. The inauguration of the new radar, the site acceptance test of
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- BRIEF-Libya in talks for 5-6 deals with Italian companies
ROME, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Libya's ambassador to Italy Hafed Gaddur tells Reuters: * Libya is in talks on five or six deals with Italian companies * Denies report that Libya had suspended investments in Italy, says Libya actively searching for new
- UN SC on fact-seeking mission in Afghanistan
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Saturday will go on a fact-finding mission in Afghanistan to evaluate the ongoing situation in a country wracked by 30 years of war and violence and considered a major global security threat. Headed by Italy's
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- New core inflation measure flat for October
Poland's new base inflation measure excluding food & energy prices held flat at 2.9% in October while an old measure excluding food and fuel rose 0.2 pps to 4.5%, data out Thursday showed. Separately, the stats office said that industrial output
- Another bad day for stock investors
Investors in Warsaw dumped shares on Thursday as global markets continued their downward spiral. The large-cap WIG-20 index lost 5.79% to close at 1,547.15 points. The broad market WIG was down 4.81% to 24,852.95 points. Turnover was moderate at PLN 1.31
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- Crunch cripples Europe's tallest tower
Construction work has stopped on Europe's tallest building after developers said their lofty ambitions had been hit by the global financial crisis, a Russian news agency reported Friday.
- Russia's lower house approves extension of presidential term
Russia's lower house of parliament approved Friday constitutional changes. The bill was passed by the State Duma by 392 votes to 57 in the third and final reading. The draft law has yet to be voted on by the Federation Council and by regional
- Russia OKs German Transit For Afghan Mission
German troops in Afghanistan BRUSSELS -- Germany has became the first NATO nation to win Russian permission to use the country's railways to transit military goods bound for Afghanistan. NATO officials see the Russian-German transit deal as an
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