British troops kill four Afghan civilians |
| | | British troops accidentally killed four civilians and wounded three others with rockets during an operation against Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan, NATO and British officials said on Sunday. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Russia vows to begin troop pullout from Georgia |
| | | Russia's president promised to start withdrawing forces from positions in Georgia on Monday, but suggested they could stay in the breakaway region at the heart of the fighting that has reignited Cold War tensions. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Rice, European allies to discuss Russian response |
| | | Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is heading to Europe on Monday to talk with NATO allies about what message the West should send to Russia following its invasion of Georgia. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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France vows to stick to deficit target |
| | | Prime Minister Francois Fillon denied France was in a recession and vowed Monday to keep the budget deficit below the European Union's 3 percent limit, even as the economy falters. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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PNY attends leading Consumer Electronic fair for the first time |
| | Discover PNY Technologies at IFA 2008
IFA, Berlin – 29 August - 3 September, 2008 Hall 15.1 Stand 111
Mérignac, France, 18th August 2008 - PNY Technologies Europe will be exhibiting at the IFA Consumer Electronics Fair on the 29th August – 3rd Septe | | From EduBourse | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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AP appoints South Korea bureau chief |
| | | Jean H. Lee, a supervising editor for The Associated Press in Europe, will become AP's chief of bureau in Seoul, South Korea, the news cooperative announced Monday. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Living a green dream on Danish island |
| | | SAMSO, Denmark (Reuters) - Concerns about energy security may run high elsewhere in Europe, but on the windswept Danish island of Samso the inhabitants have achieved a decade-long target of self-sufficiency in renewable power. | | From Reuters | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Euro gains ground on dollar to $1.4751 |
| | | The euro gained some ground against the dollar Monday on rising oil prices, even though data out of the U.S. late last week showed stronger than expected industrial production in July. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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1H profit up, buyout bid persists for Michael Page |
| | | British recruitment company Michael Page International PLC said Monday that profits rose 24 percent in the first half of the year compared to the same period last year, thanks to strong international growth. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Global study shows widespread sewage use on farms |
| | | People in developing countries are facing growing health risks caused by the widespread use of raw sewage to irrigate crops, according to a study unveiled Monday at a global water conference in Sweden. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Slovak unemployment increases to 7.47 pct |
| | | Slovak jobless rate increased slightly to 7.47 percent in July, up from 7.42 percent in June, according to government figures released Monday. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Belgian, French fans to see Met operas live |
| | | Opera-lovers in Belgium and France will be able to watch performances of the New York Metropolitan Opera live on movie screens, a Belgian cinema group said Monday. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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War reveals Russia's military might and weakness |
| | | Russia's lightning war against Georgia looks like a military triumph: An armada of Russian tanks easily crushed Georgia's modest army in a show of muscle intended to punish its U.S.-allied neighbor, scare others and reaffirm Moscow's influence on its former Soviet turf. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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