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Europe Australia and the slow death of carbon trading
Europe's carbon pricing woes cast further doubt on the credibility of Australia's scheme and on Treasury's revenue forecasts. Climate change law research Fergus Green writes ...
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Heavy Metal Rocks in Europes Cruise Market
Miland Petrozza, the front man of German thrash metal band Kreator, is used to his fans wading through mud and sleeping in tents. Rarely do they arrive at his concerts after an afternoon of shuffleboard. Yet when he shrieked the lyrics "let there be darkness, let there be blood tonight" across the decks of luxury ...
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German Social Democrats Celebrate Anniversary
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Britain Knew of 2 Suspects In Killing of Soldier
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World Briefing | Europe Ukraine Gay Pride Rally Banned
A Ukrainian court on Thursday banned what would have been ...
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French Upset Over More English Proposal
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Hidden Europe The other side of Paris
Those looking to depart from convention in Paris usually head for the Left Bank. No one goes to Avenue des Champs-Elyses, on the Right Bank, looking for revolution. But, cast back 100 years ago this week, and the Thtre des Champs-Elyses was the venuefor some radical departures from choreographic ...
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Plea to Fiat not to abandon Italy
The Italian Industry Minister, Flavio Zanonato, has asked Fiat to stay in Italy following its planned merger with Chrysler, which has led labour unions to fear that the car maker plans to move its headquarters to the United ...
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James Richardsons European football papers review - video
On a blustery day in London, James Richardson returns for a final time this season to bring you the best of the continental press, including rumours abound on the managerial merry-go-round, speculation over Wayne Rooney's Parisian future and a preview of the Champions League final - including a warning that Wembley hot dogs are the ...
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New Ford Campaign Counts On UEFA Soccer To Reach Europe
European advertising campaign this weekend tied to the "Super Bowl" of the continent's favorite sport, soccer. Ford of Europe is leveraging the hugely popular 2013 UEFA Champions League Final football match on Saturday to begin ...
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Another Brussels Open upset sees Peng Shuai stun Sloane Stephens
Belgium China's eighth seed Peng Shuai upset the rankings to defeat fourth-seeded American Sloane Stephens in straight sets to reach the Brussels Open quarter-finals.The 6-2, 6-3 win means Peng is now through to the seventh Premier-level semi-final of her career, having gone 1-5 in her previous six.However, she did make the final in the Belgian capital in 2011 where she lost to former ...
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European Commission Tables Olive Oil Rule
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Europes Oil Market Gets Its Own Price Benchmarks Scandal
on May9. That transaction, which wasn't subject to any oversight by financial authorities, would help set the price of more than half the world's oil. The deal was reported to Platts, a unit ...
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Stephens out in Brussels
Fourth seed Sloane Stephens saw her Brussels Open campaign ended by a straight-sets quarter-final defeat to Shuai Peng on Thursday.The American suffered a 6-2 6-3 loss at the hands of her Chinese opponent to see her dreams of earning a maiden WTA title at the clay-court Premier event dashed.Peng could have faced compatriot Jie Zheng in the semis, but the right-hander suffered a three-set loss to ...
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Europe unwilling to fund USAs global defense ambition
In the past few years, the U.S., the NATO leader, has raised the question of the need for Europe to increase defense spending. Does Europe need to worry that much about its own security? NATO made the most recent attempt to exert pressure on the Europeans on May 6. How will European leaders ...
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The act of the unconditional capitulation of Germany was signed in a suburb of Berlin on May 8 1945. The Second World War ended. Most Europeans had very little idea of what the post-war world will look like. Washington was preparing to take on a le
The act of the unconditional capitulation of Germany was signed in a suburb of Berlin on May 8, 1945. The Second World War ended. The Third Reich collapsed under the onslaught of the Soviet Army and Anglo-American troops that were advancing from both the East and the West. Italians, French, Germans, Poles and Belgians were celebrating the victory over fascism. Most Europeans had very little ...
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Forcast Above-Average Storm Activity Likely During 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season
The 2013 Atlantic Hurricane season could be busier and deadlier than average, according to predictions released Thursday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or NOAA. The six-month seasonal outlook for Atlantic storms will be above average says Jerry Bell, lead Atlantic hurricane forecaster with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. "The outlook is calling for 13 ...
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Wolfsburg planning pays off for Kellermann
Ralf Kellermann believes "a masterful tactical performance" was the key to VfL Wolfsburg's final success, while Patrice Lair pointed to Olympique Lyonnais' lack of ...
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Thomis and Henry rue missed Lyon chances
"We missed too many chances and in a European final you pay the price for that,"lodie Thomis told UEFA.com after Olympique Lyonnais' final defeat, and Amandine Henry ...
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Mass sell-off in Spains Bankia hit small investors
MADRID (Reuters) - Small investors in shares of in Spain's nationalised lender Bankia suffered new massive losses on Thursday as the stock plunged by more than 50 percent amid an abnormally high volume of trading which the stock market regulator said would be looked at closely.Tens of thousands of small savers, who were often missold preference shares and hybrid debt in Bankia, swapped ...
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Draghi says euro zone more stable needs a more European UK
Reuters © European Central Bank President Mario Draghi attends a debate at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, April 16, 2013. REUTERS/Vincent ...
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Peng stuns Stephens in Brussels
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) - China's eighth seed Peng Shuai upset the rankings to defeat fourth-seeded American Sloane Stephens, 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the Brussels Open quarter-finals.Peng is now through to the seventh Premier-level semi-final of her career, having gone 1-5 in her previous six.However, she did make the final in the Belgian capital in 2011 where she lost to former world ...
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Rolf Harris bailed again until August
Rolf Harris' hopes that police were about to drop their investigation into sex abuse allegations have been dashed, with his bail renewed until ...
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Art Review New European Paintings Galleries 1250-1800 at the Met
When a monument wakes up, you notice. ...
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US stocks end slightly lower after Asia Europe rout
Trader Vincent Quinones, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the close of trading, Thursday, May 23, 2013. US stocks finished slightly lower Thursday, little-affected by a sharp selloff in Asian and European markets led by the 7.3 percent plunge of Japan’s Nikkei 225 index. AP PHOTO/RICHARD DREW NEW YORK--US stocks finished slightly lower Thursday, little-affected ...
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US nuclear missles in Europe remain poised for a war that will never come
The United States and Russia recently signed a new landmark nuclear non-proliferation treaty called START in March and the US in early May followed up its non-proliferation goals by making the unprecedented step of publicly declaring how many nuclear weapons it had – just over 5,113 in total, though many of them are in storage and would take time to be deployed.
That is a vast reduction compared to the total arsenal the country possessed at the height of the Cold War in 1967, the number at that time was 31,225, according to reports by European news media. Read more
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