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Stelmach misses Ottawa meeting to sell oilsands to Europe Print E-mail
Monday, 10 November 2008
Missing an economic meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his provincial counterparts, Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach was in London on Monday to sell his province's oilsands to investors. After...
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European tram makers stand to gain from U.S. streetcar push Print E-mail
Monday, 10 November 2008
PARIS : America may have invented the streetcar, but Europe perfected it. As a result, as gas prices soared over the past couple of years and dozens of North American communities sought to reintroduc...
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European markets rise, led by commodities - European commentary Print E-mail
Monday, 10 November 2008
(RTTNews) - The European markets rose for the second day on Monday, as commodity stocks rallied on firmer copper and crude oil prices after China unveiled a $586 billion economic stimulus plan.In ord...
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Iskanders in Kaliningrad, Russia’s response to U.S. missile plans for Europe Print E-mail
Monday, 10 November 2008
How will the West react to the deployment of Russian Iskander missiles in Kaliningrad? Commentary by Andrei Kokoshin, director of Russia’s World Security Institute.
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Hyundai Motor opens its first European car plant Print E-mail
Monday, 10 November 2008
South Korean auto maker Hyundai Motor Co. on Monday officially opened a new 1 billion euro ($1.3 billion) car plant in the Czech Republic, its first production facility in Europe.The plant near the ea...
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Europe, Asian markets surge on China stimulus plan Print E-mail
Monday, 10 November 2008
European stock markets opened higher Monday after Asia's markets were boosted by China's $586 billion plan to stimulate its economy, a main driver of global growth.The FTSE 100 index of leading Britis...
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Holocaust education taskforce teams up with Council of Europe to fight anti-Semitism Print E-mail
Monday, 10 November 2008
VIENNA, Austria - Every few months in Austria, vandals topple tombstones in a Jewish cemetery and spray swastikas on the headstones.But it's not just happening here, officials warned Monday, as Europe...
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European fishing fleets may have catches cut by one-quarter Print E-mail
Monday, 10 November 2008
European fishing fleets could see their catches cut by up to a quarter next year if EU ministers sign up to recommendations aiming to protect overfished species such as cod and haddock. The European C...
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Austrian Post In A Job-Cutting Bind Print E-mail
Monday, 10 November 2008
's stock nosedived Monday, following a political debate about the company's plans to cut 9,000 out of its 25,000 jobs. Shares of Austrian Post (other-otc:
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Our situation worse than 60 years ago Print E-mail
Monday, 10 November 2008
Brussels - European Jews on Monday marked the 70th anniversary of Nazi Germany's Kristallnacht pogrom while warning that their situation in Europe is worse than it was 60 years ago. "Today we feel wor...
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European Commission proposes deep cuts in fishing Print E-mail
Monday, 10 November 2008
Fishermen are continuing to deplete fish populations across the northeastern Atlantic, the European Commission said Monday. It proposed deep cuts in 2009 catches for almost 30 species and a ban on fis...
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Rackspace expands platform hosting in Europe Print E-mail
Monday, 10 November 2008
Rackspace has today announced details of its latest hosting facility for the Europe, Middle East and Africa market.The company said that its new
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Glance-STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Vodafone, RWE feature on Tuesday Print E-mail
Monday, 10 November 2008
STOCKS NEWS Reuters Results diary Stocks on the move Real-time Equity News 16:21GMT 10Nov2008-Vodafone, RWE feature on Tuesday --------------------------------------------------------- European compan...
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Glance-STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-ReneSola up on Chinese growth prospects Print E-mail
Monday, 10 November 2008
STOCKS NEWS Reuters Results diary Europe Real-time Equity News 15:19GMT Nov102008-ReneSola up on Chinese growth prospects ---------------------------------------------------------- Shares in AIM-liste...
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Glance-STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Zenergy up on successful product test Print E-mail
Monday, 10 November 2008
STOCKS NEWS Reuters Results diary Europe Real-time Equity News 15:10GMT 10Nov2008-Zenergy up on successful product test -------------------------------------------------------- Shares in Zenergy Plc r...
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Glance-corrected -stocks News Europe-just Retirement Gains Print E-mail
Monday, 10 November 2008
(Changes name in second paragraph to Cinven fron CVC Partners, after brokerage corrects) 14:08GMT 10Nov2008-Just Retirement extends gains on bid hopes -------------------------------------------------...
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European football: FC Twente boss Steve McClaren puts faith in proven formula Print E-mail
Monday, 10 November 2008
Steve McClaren has made a good start at the helm of FC Twente. Photograph: Simon Stacpoole/AFP/Getty Images "They may not realise it yet, but the Mac is back," US senator
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Amnesty calls on European states to take Guantanamo men Print E-mail
Monday, 10 November 2008
Berlin - Amnesty International appealed Monday to Germany and other European nations to provide homes to 50 detainees from the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay. The men cannot return to their hom...
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Israel less vulnerable to economic crisis than U.S. and Europe Print E-mail
Monday, 10 November 2008
JERUSALEM, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- Israel's economy is less susceptible to risk than other developed countries such as the United States, Canada and the Euro Bloc, local daily Ha'aretz reported Monday on ...
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Glance-STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-JKX Oil & Gas higher on Ukrainian gas news Print E-mail
Monday, 10 November 2008
STOCKS NEWS Reuters Results diary Stocks on the move Real-time Equity News 12:52GMT 10Nov2008-JKX Oil & Gas higher on Ukrainian gas news ------------------------------------------------------------- S...
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