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- OECD's Gurria sees combined EU-IMF support for Greece
ATHENS, March 21 (Reuters) - Combined support for Greece from the IMF and the European Union would be the best way to help the over-borrowed country deal with its debt crisis, OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria said on Sunday. Greece, which is paying
- Europe Ahead: United Kingdom budget report and EU summit
AfDB lends $225m to Egypt oil refiner, Khaleej Times (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) The African Development Bank, or AfDB, has lent $225 million to the Egyptian Refining Company, or ERC, the bank said. Two loans approved by the AfDB will enable the ERC to...
- Nabucco pipeline to be ready in 2011 in Bulgaria
Related Stories SOFIA, BULGARIA (Commodity Online): In a bid to end the total dependency on Russia for energy, Europe is now trying to open new gas pipelines. As part of this, the Bulgarian section of the Nabucco natural gas pipeline for Europe
- British Airways strike hits Nigerian travelers
Nigerian air travelers to Europe and other part of the world have been making alternative arrangements with other airlines as British Airways cabin crew began a three-day strike to press for more pay. The strike, the third in recent times, is capable of
- Donors conference seeks $2 billion for Darfur
CAIRO -- The one-day conference in Cairo was organized by the 57-nation Organization of Islamic Conference and also included representatives from the U.S., European nations, U.N. agencies and aid groups. Host Egypt said the conference highlighted the
- UK "isolated" in hedge fund law row
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain is increasingly isolated in its defence of hedge funds as big European countries including Germany and France push for tougher regulation of the industry, EU diplomats said on Monday. European Union finance ministers meet on
- Nutrition labels everywhere in Europe
Nutrition information on food labels is meant to help consumers make healthier choices. But how much nutrition information is actually available on food packs across Europe? An extensive European audit conducted by EUFIC provides the answer. Research
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- US weighs more troops for north Afghanistan
WASHINGTON - US commanders may send an additional 2,500 troops to fend off the Taliban in northern Afghanistan, a region that had been relatively peaceful until recently, a defense official said Friday. US officers were conferring with German commanders
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- Darfur aid conference eyes $2 bln target
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 AFP - International donors were urged Sunday to dig deep into their pockets at a conference in Cairo which aims to raise two billion dollars for the reconstruction of war-ravaged Darfur
- Wagoner Concert Canceled
WAGONER, OK -- Wagoner native Alan Thompson, who was scheduled to return to his hometown as 'Alby Good,' has canceled Saturday nightescape_start39;s concert. Thompson was to perform a mix of British and American rock at 7:30 p.m. at the Wagoner Civic
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- Telecom Egypt: 38% undersea cable sold
CAIRO: Telecom Egypt, the country's fixed-line monopoly, has sold around 38 percent of the capacity of its TE North undersea cable for $220 million, the firm said on Sunday. The cable travels from a site west of Alexandria to Marseille in France and
- Paris retrospective for fashion genius Saint Laurent
Many young women think of Yves Saint Laurent as a brand, they know nothing about him, says Farid Chenoune, one of the curators of the first major retrospective in 27 years devoted to the fashion genius who died in 2008. One of the missions of the
- Paris retrospective for fashion genius Saint Laurent (AFP)
AFP – Many young women think of Yves Saint Laurent as a brand, but few know anything of the designer behind … Play Video Fashion Video:Couture Goes Cheap For A Good Cause CBS4 Miami Play Video Fashion Video:Fashion File: Stefano at YSL CBC.ca
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- Popes Prayer for the Church in Ireland
Catholic Online 'May our sorrow and our tears,our sincere effort to redress past wrongs,and our firm purpose of amendment bear an abundant harvest of grace for the deepening of the faith' ROME (Catholic Online) - We present the beautiful prayer composed
- Pope's Pastoral Letter to Catholics of Ireland
Catholic Online Only decisive action carried out with complete honesty and transparency will restore the respect and good will of the Irish people towards the Church to which we have consecrated our lives. ROME (Catholic Online) - We present for our
- Nazi scandal at Germanstar's Rome club
A Nazi scandal has erupted at a Rome football club where a German international plays after one of his team-mates was pictured giving a fascist salute. Argentine star Mauro Zarate could well have offended midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger when he made the
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- Tamas Raj, former chief rabbi of Hungary
BUDAPEST — Tamas Raj, a charismatic retired chief rabbi and one of Hungary’s top intellectuals, has died. Raj, who worked to reduce the persistent misunderstandings that divide the Jewish and Christian communities of Hungary, died Monday, March 8,
- Brussels to probe Hungary ministry sale of carbon units
The European Commission has launched an investigation into Hungary's trading of carbon-dioxide quotas, an EC official told Financial Times Deutschland Online on Thursday. Hungary's main opposition Fidesz set up a fact-finding committee last week to
- European Commission refers Hungary VAT case to Court of Justice
The European Commission on Thursday said it decided to refer a case concerning Hungary's VAT legislation to the Court of Justice after the country failed to take timely action to change the law. The Hungarian VAT legislation grants taxable persons the
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- Popes Prayer for the Church in Ireland
Catholic Online 'May our sorrow and our tears,our sincere effort to redress past wrongs,and our firm purpose of amendment bear an abundant harvest of grace for the deepening of the faith' ROME (Catholic Online) - We present the beautiful prayer composed
- Pope's Pastoral Letter to Catholics of Ireland
Catholic Online Only decisive action carried out with complete honesty and transparency will restore the respect and good will of the Irish people towards the Church to which we have consecrated our lives. ROME (Catholic Online) - We present for our
- Nazi scandal at Germanstar's Rome club
A Nazi scandal has erupted at a Rome football club where a German international plays after one of his team-mates was pictured giving a fascist salute. Argentine star Mauro Zarate could well have offended midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger when he made the
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- Indo-Poland two-way trade to grow to USD 5 billion by 2015
Kolkata, Mar 20 : The bilateral trade between India and Poland is poised to touch a record five billion dollar mark by 2015, registering about five-fold increase from the present volume of only about one billion dollar per annuam. This was stated here by
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- Hope for Afghan peace conference
Opposition 'red shirts' try to win over Thai capital North Korean loggers in Russia making defection bids Cambodians rally over 'land-grab' Cherry blossom changes in Japan US man aided Mumbai bombers Thai protesters vow 'class warfare'
- Ukrainian Delegation To Visit Russia Seeking Softer Gas Deal
(RTTNews) - An Ukrainian delegation will travel to Moscow next week for a revision of contracts on imports and transit of natural gas with Russia seeking a lower price. The high-level delegation will begin its week-long visit of Russia on Monday.
- Nabucco pipeline to be ready in 2011 in Bulgaria
Related Stories SOFIA, BULGARIA (Commodity Online): In a bid to end the total dependency on Russia for energy, Europe is now trying to open new gas pipelines. As part of this, the Bulgarian section of the Nabucco natural gas pipeline for Europe
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Reuters - Combined support for Greece from the IMF and the European Union would be the best way to help the over-borrowed country deal with its debt crisis, OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria said on Sunday.
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