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- Country profile: Ghana
Ghana was the first place in sub-Saharan Africa where Europeans arrived to trade - first in gold, later in slaves. It was also the first black African nation in the region to achieve independence from a colonial power, in this instance Britain. Overview
- European stocks up cautiously on hopes for Greece
(AP)
 AP - European stocks rose cautiously Tuesday on hopes that EU officials will provide Greece with some form of support to handle its mountain of debt and keep the market crisis from spreading to other vulnerable countries.
- The Bankrupt PIGS of Europe
(Pat Buchanan)
Pat Buchanan - They are called the PIGS — Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Spain. What they have in common is that all are facing deficits and debts that could bring on national defaults and break up the European Union.
- Euro gains as market speculates on Greece
The euro rose against the dollar on Tuesday, recovering from an 8-½ month low hit last week, as the market speculated that a rescue for struggling Greece would be organised soon, prompting some covering of short positions. Views on a rescue emerged
- Opel applies for 1.5 billion euro aid from Germany
GA_googleFillSlot("Cars336"); Frankfurt- General Motors' European subsidiary Opel has officially applied for 1.5 billion euros (2.1 billion dollars) in state aid from Germany to help it restructure its troubled car- manufacturing business, Opel said
- ECB Trichet departure sparks Greece rescue talk
SYDNEY (Reuters) - European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet is cutting short a trip to Australia to attend a special European Union summit, prompting market speculation initiatives are in the works to help resolve Greece's debt problems. EU
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- Opel applies for 1.5 billion euro aid from Germany
GA_googleFillSlot("Cars336"); Frankfurt- General Motors' European subsidiary Opel has officially applied for 1.5 billion euros (2.1 billion dollars) in state aid from Germany to help it restructure its troubled car- manufacturing business, Opel said
- European stocks climb, London up 0.67%
(AFP)
 AFP - Europe's main stock markets rose for a second day running on Tuesday despite lingering debt concerns and as data showed China overtook Germany last year to become the world's biggest exporting nation.
- German exports down most in 60 years in 2009
(AP)
AP - German exports tumbled by nearly one-fifth last year, the biggest fall for 60 years and one that officially knocked the country off its perch as the world's top exporter, government data showed Tuesday.
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- Timeline: Ghana
GHANA'S MOST FAMOUS SON Kofi Annan: recognised the world over as the public face of the UN 1874 - British proclaim coastal area a crown colony. 1925 - First legislative council elections take place. 1957 March - Ghana becomes independent with Kwame
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- Egypt to meet OT, France Tel. after ruling -paper
CAIRO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Egypt will wait until after a court ruling due on Saturday to mediate between Orascom Telecom (OT) and France Telecom, which are fighting over control of mobile operator Mobinil, a newspaper said. Egypt's communications minister
- Egypt to meet OT, France Tel. after ruling: paper
France Telecom logo is seen on a phone box in Nice CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt will wait until after a court ruling due on Saturday to mediate between Orascom Telecom (OT) and France Telecom, which are fighting over control of mobile operator Mobinil, a
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- UPDATE 2-Mexico to build Fiat 500 to boost Chrysler
* Fiat 500 to be produced for U.S., Latam sale * 500 seen as key to Chrysler recovery (Recasts, adds details from news conference in Mexico City) TOLUCA, Mexico, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Mexico could produce up to 130,000 Fiat 500s a year, seen as key to the
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- FGSZ completes Hungarian section of Arad – Szeged Gas Pipeline
FGSZ has completed the Hungarian section of the Arad – Szeged Gas Pipeline, which will connect the natural gas transmission systems of Hungary and Romania. The Hungarian section, which runs 47 km from Algyő to Csanádpalota, was completed at the end
- New Research Report: Household Products in Hungary
Datamonitor's Household Products in Hungary industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Household Products industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis
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- UPDATE 2-Mexico to build Fiat 500 to boost Chrysler
* Fiat 500 to be produced for U.S., Latam sale * 500 seen as key to Chrysler recovery (Recasts, adds details from news conference in Mexico City) TOLUCA, Mexico, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Mexico could produce up to 130,000 Fiat 500s a year, seen as key to the
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- Police detain Tibetans wanting to illegally enter Austria
Mikulov, South Moravia, Feb 8 (CTK) - The Czech police detained three women from Tibet who wanted to illegally travel from Poland via the Czech Republic to Austria last week, foreigner police spokesman Roman Pittner told CTK Monday. They claimed they
- Jewish politician may become Costa Rica's VP
If polls are accurate, elections in Central American country to result in first female president in country's history. In this case, vice president position to be filled by Luis Lieberman, son of Polish immigrants, who is to become most senior Jewish
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- Egypt's tourism income down 2.1% in 2009
(MENAFN) Egypt's Tourism Minister, Zoheir Garrana, said that the country's tourism earnings declined just 2.1 percent in 2009, thanks to an upswing in Russian and British arrivals during the year, Reuters reported. While early indicators suggested that
- A first step in Sub-Saharan Africa for LUKoil
Russia's largest independent crude producer LUKoil has begun talks with the government of Uganda to develop oil fields in the East African country, Dow Jones reported, citing a company spokesman. LUKoil made an investment proposal to Ugandan President
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