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European Working Time Directive - Time Is Running Out, Warns BMA Scotland Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
0 posts With less than 250 days to go until all junior doctors in Scotland will be restricted to working a maximum of 48 hours a week, BMA Scotland today (28 November 2008) warns that Scotland's Healt...
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Royal Oak choir excited to sing at Vienna festival Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
ROYAL OAK --A group of 25 Royal Oak High School students is singing its way through Austria this week as part of the school district's first European choral performance. The A Cappella Choir and Chamb...
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EU MP recalls miraculous escape from Mumbai hotel Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
Sajjad Karim, a British member of the European Union (EU) parliament who was staying at Mumbai's Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel, miraculously managed to survive the terror attacks by running out of a corridor with his back to a gunman who was shooting indiscriminately.
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Austrians rule the slopes Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
Miller the man to beat   Hard training. Breakneck competition within the team for those qualifying spots in World Cup races and at the Olympic Games. It's also a country where the governme...
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Danube defies global crunch Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
Danube managing director Anis Sajan said they are also on target to achieve another 20% increase this month and does not believe they will suffer from a potential downturn in construction. "The crisis...
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GM looking to sell real estate in England and other parts of Europe to raise cash Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
DETROIT - General Motors Corp. said Friday it would sell and lease back some of its non-manufacturing operations in Europe as part of its efforts to raise cash quickly. The company's European divisi...
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European Regulators Rule Against Embryonic Stem Cell Patent Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
Posted on: Friday, 28 November 2008, 14:34 CST In a ruling that could suppress research by stem cell companies for commercial applications, regulators in Europe decided against allowing a patent on...
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A survey of the effects of counter-terrorism legislation on freedom of the media in Europe Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
Speaking of Terror: A survey of the effects of counter-terrorism legislation on freedom of the media in EuropePrivacy International (November 2008) (PDF, 1.03 MB)
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Austrian Airlines triples expected losses, needs interim financing Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
Vienna - Austrian Airlines AG announced Friday that its losses for 2008 would amount to up to 415 million euros (538 million dollars), more than triple the previously forecast net loss of 125 million ...
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Canada contributes $16M to keep foothold in European space plan Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
Canada's space agency is hoping a relatively small investment in the next European space budget will reap big rewards down the road as it tries to navigate a new direction for its satellite and space ...
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GM evaluating some European operations Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
General Motors Corp. is trying to raise money by tapping into the equity of its non-manufacturing European properties, a person close to negotiations said today. The plan is similar to GM's efforts to...
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Holders Germany head Europe Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
Holders Germany led the way as 28 teams booked their berths in the 2008/09 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Elite round, progressing from the qualifying round as one of five sides with a perfect re...
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Istanbul European Capital of Culture 2010 plans unveiled Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
Turkey unveiled its plans for celebrating its nomination as European Capital of Culture 2010. The planned projects, ranging from street art to music festivals, are dedicated to the ancient philosophy ...
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Europe Becomes Hobbled Giant Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
The European Union is in danger of turning into "a hobbled giant distracted by internal bickering and competing national agendas" by 2025, according to a report of the American National Inte...
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A glance at heroin laws around Europe Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
Countries with prescription heroin treatment for addicts:- Switzerland's heroin prescription program has been running since 1994. Nearly 1,300 addicts are injecting the drug under tight supervision th...
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Urological Videos From European Association Of Urology On YouTube Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
0 posts The European Association of Urology (EAU) is continuously working on the promotion of urology and the work of the urologist among the general public and medical specialists. This way it hopes ...
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Stocks rise in Europe and US; Anglo Irish Bank falls 15% in Dublin Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
See Search Box lower down this column for searches of Finfacts news pages. Where there may be the odd special character missing from an older page, it's a problem that developed when Interactive To...
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GM Europe wants to cut hours, pay but not jobs Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
Chinese political group banned from parade General Motors Europe wants to cut labour costs by 10 per cent without eliminating jobs, according to a letter sent to GM employees.In the letter, obtained b...
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Europe to get cyber crime alert system Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
"); Europe is to get a cyber crime alert system as part of an EU drive to fight online criminals. Europol, the European law enforcement body, is to get €300,000 to build the alert system to po...
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A glance at heroin laws around Europe Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
- Switzerland's heroin prescription program has been running since 1994. Nearly 1,300 addicts are injecting the drug under tight supervision this year in one of 23 centers, which also provide psychiat...
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