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Brussels considers derivatives ban - — José Manuel Barroso says European commission considering ban on credit default swaps to ease market pressure on Greece — The European commission announced moves today to shore up the euro and ward off market pressure on Greece by considering … |
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Canada returns seal meat to menu - — Seal meat banned by the EU will be served to Canadian MPs in Ottawa to show public backing for the country's annual seal hunt — Canadian MPs will be served seal meat this week in support of hunters fighting an EU ban on products from the animals. |
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Wanted: an eco prophet - — People are drifting into a lethal slumber on climate change. More of the same won't wake them up — It's an exceptionally inconvenient truth. Only one American in three believes that human beings are responsible for climate change: a polling result 10% down on where opinion rested the year before. |
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Vatican hit by gay sex scandal - — Vatican chorister sacked for allegedly procuring male prostitutes for papal gentleman-in-waiting — The Vatican was today rocked by a sex scandal reaching into Pope Benedict's household after a chorister was sacked for allegedly procuring male prostitutes for a papal gentleman-in-waiting. |
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7 days ago |
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Big gains for Dutch leader Wilders - — Anti-Muslim populist looks to dominate political landscape as general election looms — Geert Wilders, the Dutch far-right anti-immigrant maverick, scored big gains in yesterday's local elections in the Netherlands, according to projections last night … |
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8 days ago |
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US Senate's top climate sceptic accused of waging 'McCarthyite witch-hunt' - — James Inhofe calls for criminal investigation of climate scientists as senators prepare proposal that would ditch cap and trade — The US Congress's most ardent global warming sceptic is being accused of turning … |
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9 days ago |
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Berlusconi selects female candidates - — Silvio Berlusconi risks renewed criticism when he unveils his candidate selection — Silvio Berlusconi risked renewed criticism of his selection of candidates for election when he unveiled a list that included a Miss Italy contestant … |
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Doctors tell Barack Obama to quit smoking - — The american president has been trying to kick the habit for sometime, apart from the smoking he is in excellent health — Barack Obama is still struggling to kick smoking, according to his first medical examination since becoming president. |
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13 days ago |
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Anti-Muslim hatred is a threat to us all - — The attempt to drive Islamists and young Asian activists out of the political mainstream is a dangerous folly — If young British Muslims had any doubts that they are singled out for special treatment in the land of their birth … |
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Global trade slumped 12% last year - — Pascal Lamy, head of World Trade Organisation, reveals fall in trade flows as he urges members to revive Doha trade talks — Global trade flows contracted by a catastrophic 12% in 2009, the fastest pace since the second world war, Pascal Lamy … |
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