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 Wave of strikes hitting Europe unlikely to upset policies - analysts
| Thursday, September 09, 2010 | - Powered by | --> | Dina Kyriakidou | Reuters | ATHENS: A wave of anti-austerity strikes hitting Europe this autumn will disrupt life and may hurt some economies but ... (photo: AP / Claude Paris) Daily Star Lebanon
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 Merkel honours Mohammad cartoonist at press award
| POTSDAM, Germany (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel paid tribute to freedom of speech on Wednesday at a ceremony for a Dane whose cartoon of the Prophet Mohammad provoked Muslim protests that led ... (photo: AP / Odd Andersen, pool) The Star
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 Iran woman's stoning suspended after global outcry
| TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian authorities have suspended the execution by stoning of a woman convicted of adultery, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, after weeks of ... (photo: AP / Gregorio Borgia) The Star
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 US stocks up as Europe fears ease
| US stocks were slightly up overnight after news of a successful Portuguese debt auction eased the previous day's concerns about the European economy. | The Dow Jon... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) The Daily Telegraph Australia
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 US stocks up as Europe fears ease
| US stocks were slightly up overnight after news of a successful Portuguese debt auction eased the previous day's concerns about the European economy. | The Dow Jon... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) The Australian
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 Great apes protected as EU restricts animal testing
| BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Primates, including mankind's closest relatives -- chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos and orangutans -- have gained new protection after the European P... (photo: GFDL / Julielangford) The Star
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 Kremlin eyes forest management reform after fires
| MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday he would consider radically reforming Russia's forest management, currently under the control of Prime Mi... (photo: AP / RIA Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service) The Star
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 Ireland Plans to Split Up Troubled Lender
| DUBLIN (Reuters) — Ireland’s government outlined a compromise solution for winding down the troubled Anglo Irish Bank on Wednesday but did not provide eithe... (photo: AP / Peter Morrison) The New York Times
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 Data Show German Economic Juggernaut Slowing
| BERLIN — A surprise fall in exports and near-zero growth in industry output in July suggested on Wednesday that the German industrial juggernaut may slow somewhat... (photo: Creative Commons / Seano) The New York Times
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 US STOCKS-Wall St climbs in low-volume session
* Shares bounce back from Tuesday lows * Staples, Costco rise after Goldman upgrades * Indexes up: Dow 0.5 pct; S&P 0.7 pct; Nasdaq 0.9 pct (Updates to close) By Edward K... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) The Guardian
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 US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St ends up on Europe; volume low
NEW YORK, Sept 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, as investors latched onto positive news out of Europe in another in a string of low-volume sessions suggesting... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) The Guardian
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