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Aer Lingus reports €22m losses Print E-mail
Thursday, 28 August 2008
Aer Lingus has reported an operating loss of €22.3m in the first half of this year, blaming a jump of almost 50% in its fuel costs. Chief executive Dermot Mannion also warned that the airline ...
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Enke gets nod in goal for Germany Print E-mail
Thursday, 28 August 2008
Berlin, Aug 28 : Hanover goalkeeper Robert Enke will be first choice under the bar for Germany when the World Cup qualifying campaign gets underway next month, coach Joachim Loew said.
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The EU must take a united stand on Russia Print E-mail
Thursday, 28 August 2008
It would be pointless to cut ties with Russia: Europe must acknowledge its bargaining position and let it be known that future cooperation depends on shared values
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McInerney Holdings reports H1 2008 loss of €53.6 million Print E-mail
Thursday, 28 August 2008
McInerney Holdings, the Irish building group, reports today that in the first half of 2008, it made a loss before tax of €53.6 million compared with a profit of €9.2 million in the same period las...
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Aer Lingus reports loss of €20.6m in H1 2008; Fuel costs increased by €56.5m Print E-mail
Thursday, 28 August 2008
operating loss of €22.3m in the first half of 2008, down from operating profit of €2.6m in 2007. The loss driven by fuel costs which increased by €56.5m (48.7%). The airline recorded a net loss ...
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European Central Bank policymakers seek to damp down speculation on the inevitability of... Print E-mail
Thursday, 28 August 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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Favourites join European elite Print E-mail
Thursday, 28 August 2008
Goals: Sergio Aguero (19), Diego Forlan (51), Luis Garcia (83), Maxi Rodriguez (87 pen.) for Atletico Madrid Atletico Madrid are back among the European elite 4,179 days after their last appearance...
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European Shares Set to Tick Up; Earnings, Oil Eyed Print E-mail
Thursday, 28 August 2008
European shares were set to open slightly higher on Thursday amid a flurry of corporate results, with gains tempered by an oil price that threatened to rise past $120 a barrel.
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Oil above $118; euro climbs on ECB talk Print E-mail
Thursday, 28 August 2008
HONG KONG: Oil prices climbed for a fourth day on Thursday on worries a storm may gather force to become the worst threat to US offshore production since 2005, while the euro rose on tough inflatio...
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Dollar slips against euro, oil Print E-mail
Thursday, 28 August 2008
Close this TOKYO, Japan -- The dollar slipped from a six-month high against the euro on Thursday after comments by a European Central Bank (ECB) official the previous day scaled back speculation about...
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Russia Seeks Support For Tough Line Print E-mail
Thursday, 28 August 2008
Tajik President Imomali Rahmon welcomes his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev to Dushanbe. The presidents of Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan are gathering in the Ta...
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Hilton makes boyfriend wear suggestive T-shirt Print E-mail
Thursday, 28 August 2008
Socialite heiress Paris Hilton made his boyfriend Benji Madden wear a T-shirt with the word 'Obey' written on it and paraded him in front of paparazzi to defuse rumours that he has dumped her.
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George Michael makes acting debut on TV Print E-mail
Thursday, 28 August 2008
British singer George Michael, who gave his farewell concert recently, makes his acting debut on a US TV show.
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U.S. Vulture Funds Head to Europe Print E-mail
Thursday, 28 August 2008
Lone Star Funds in Dallas are starting to do deals across the Continent. On Aug. 18, Ross spent $70 million to acquire an 86% stake in struggling British auto supplier Wagon (
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Switzerland frees $60 million in Zardari Print E-mail
Thursday, 28 August 2008
FRANKFURT : Switzerland has released millions of dollars in assets belonging to Asif Ali Zardari, a leading Pakistani politician who is expected to be named the country's president next week, Swi...
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US and Russia flex their military muscles. Print E-mail
Thursday, 28 August 2008
Russia has sent a missile cruiser and two other ships to Sukhumi, the capital of Abkhazia, after a US military ship docked at a southern port in Georgia. The show of force coincides with the escalati...
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West increases pressure on Russia Print E-mail
Thursday, 28 August 2008
TBILISI, Georgia — Western leaders warned Russia on Wednesday to "change course," hoping to keep a conflict that already threatens a key nuclear pact and could affect the U.S. meat and poultry in...
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Western nations warn Russia to Print E-mail
Thursday, 28 August 2008
TBILISI, Georgia – Western leaders warned the Kremlin on Wednesday to “change course,” hoping to keep the conflict from growing into a new Cold War after tensions broadened to imperi...
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G7 countries condemn Russia Print E-mail
Thursday, 28 August 2008
LONDON – The Group of Seven industrialized democracies condemned Russia on Wednesday for its actions in Georgia, underlining the country's growing estrangement from the West. The United State...
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Russia mulls poultry, pork import quota cuts Print E-mail
Thursday, 28 August 2008
MOSCOW – Russia could cut poultry and pork import quotas by hundreds of thousands of tons, the country's agriculture minister said Wednesday. The move could hit American producers hard and comes...
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