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EUROPE News, Jan 21, 2012

Europe takes a breather after weeks of debt crisis
Louisville Courier-Journal
And while it may have been an embarrassment, especially to France, a sweeping downgrade of nine European countries last week by Standard & Poor's, the credit rating agency, has been met with a shrug in financial markets. All this is in stark contrast ...
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The Hate-Europe Movement Hits a Snag
Huffington Post (blog)
It says a lot about the state of US attitudes toward Europe when a major Republican presidential candidate's idea of an insult worthy of a paid political attack ad is: "Just like John Kerry, he speaks French, too!" We really have not come so far from ...
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France to pursue reforms after downgrade
Las Vegas Sun
AP France's prime minister said Saturday his country will push ahead with cost-cutting measures after its top-tier debt rating was downgraded, a blow with repercussions across financially beleaguered Europe. Other European countries from Austria to ...
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GE expects 2012 to be another volatile year
Wall Street Journal
The global conglomerate expects to see emerging markets from China to South America continue to grow while Europe falls into a recession. Its own results are also telling two different stories: Fourth-quarter profit improved when the results of ...
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Strong start for stocks, but what's changed?
Reuters
It keeps climbing on a mixed bag of fourth-quarter earnings, improving US economic data, and easing credit conditions in Europe. It now stands at its highest level since early last August. We have already seen what is probably the first upgrade of a ...
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Checking in on Europe
The Economist (blog)
REGULAR readers know that my view of the likely outcome of the crisis in Europe is a gloomy one. This hasn't changed. Given a number of positive developments in the euro zone—like fairly successful debt auctions for Spain and Italy, and corresponding ...
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European Union Moves Closer to Imposing Tough Sanctions on Iran
New York Times
PARIS — The European Union moved closer to imposing a phased oil embargo on Iran and some form of narrow sanctions against transactions with Iran's central bank, European and French diplomats said on Friday. Officials hope to announce a final plan at ...
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New York Times
More business sought in Europe
Regina Leader-Post
Enterprise Minister Jeremy Harrison said the successful conclusion of a Canada-EuropeFree Trade agreement could mean increased export opportunities for Saskatchewan farmers and others. Harrison met with the European Union chief negotiator Mauro ...
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European rating agency to rival S&P, Moody's in 2012: report
Chicago Tribune
MILAN (Reuters) - Plans to launch a European ratings agency to compete with S&P, Moody's and Fitch are at an advanced stage and a new private institution could start business as soon as the first half of this year, German businessman Roland Berger told...
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Central Europe and Russia are "Interdependent"
Sacramento Bee
By The Institute of International Integration Studies A panel of European and Russian politicians has called for a redoubling of efforts to secure closer bilateral relations between Central Europe and Russia, at an international conference in Vienna ...
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Golfer Sharmila Nicollet aims big in Europe
India Today
It was a dream come true for Sharmila who set it her goal this year to qualify for the European Tour. "It was my most important goal for 2012. But I am not content with it and now I want to score my maiden win on theEuropean Tour this year. ...
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India Today
Is It Time to Buy Europe?
Wall Street Journal
By BEN LEVISOHN Don't look now, but European stocks are on the rise—and this time the rally might have legs, some analysts say. After losing 15% in 2011, the Euro Stoxx index—a broad group of euro-zone companies—has gained 5.4% so far this year, ...
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Wall Street Journal
Power of Europe's boardooms captured in new book
Reuters
Publisher Hatje Cantz released "The Table of Power 2" in Europe and Asia on January 17. DAP will publish the book in the US in March 2012.. Q: You made "The Table of Power" sixteen years ago. What drew you to this topic and why did you revisit the ...
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Brighter Europe Clouds the U.S.
Barron's
By BRADLEY DAVIS | MORE ARTICLES BY AUTHOR A possible turning point in theEuropean crisis leads investors to turn away from the safe harbor of US Treasuries. The clouds parted—at least a little—in the long-raging European debt storm, darkening the ...
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Comedies doing well throughout Europe
Variety
Meanwhile, in 2011 and early 2012, homegrown comedies have been scoring mightily across continental Europe. And lately some are even starting to travel, though outside Gaul, comedy is still largely a local delicacy. •In Italy, a clutch of comedies ...
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Variety
English clubs fear eclipse in Europe as Irish stock rises
The Independent
Increasingly, those English clubs who measure themselves against the yardstick ofEuropean success are wondering whether anyone other than the Irish can conceivably win the damned thing. Between them, Leinster and Munster have won four of the last six...
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US, Europe trying to pressure Iran into nuke talks
Sacramento Bee
By BRADLEY KLAPPER and DON MELVIN AP WASHINGTON -- The United States and itsEuropean allies joined Friday in saying they would try to pressure Iran back into nuclear negotiations despite the Islamic republic's failure after three months to answer the ...
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G20 pushes for extra steps from Europe on crisis
Reuters
By Krista Hughes and Luis Rojas | MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Group of 20 nations agreed to push Europe to take extra steps to resolve the debt crisis on Friday as they inch toward a deal to boost the International Monetary Fund's firepower. ...
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Oil Falls to One-Month Low on China Manufacturing, Europe Debt
BusinessWeek
20 (Bloomberg) -- Oil fell to the lowest level in a month as Chinese manufacturing contracted and negotiations to resolve Greece's debt crisis entered a third day, fanning concern that Europe's economy will slow. Oil declined 1.9 percent as the ...
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Global growth could be hurt by a recession in Europe and a slowdown in India, Brazil and other developing countries, the Washington-based bank said. It said conditions might worsen if more European countries are unable to raise money in financial ...
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European air safety authority calls for checks on wing parts of A380 jets
Washington Post
BERLIN — Europe's air safety authority told airlines Friday to inspect nearly a third of the world's A380 superjumbo jets within about six weeks after Airbus found new cracks in metal brackets inside the wings. The European Aviation Safety Agency ...
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Council of Europe mission says Russia needs reforms
Ahram Online
Russia needs real political change, not a "survival mechanism" for the current regime, a Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly delegation said Saturday. The group, which observed last month's controversial parliamentary elections, was speaking in ...
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Italy Announces New Steps to Get Economy Moving
New York Times
ROME — In a bold effort to transform Italy's protectionist economy and to foster growth amid a deepening recession, Prime Minister Mario Monti on Friday announced a new set of measures aimed at reviving Italy's sluggish economy by investing $7.1 ...
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In Europe, Cars Stay in Showroom
New York Times
THE new passenger car is becoming an increasingly rare item in some Europeancountries. Total new registrations of passenger cars in the European Union fell by nearly 2 percent in 2011, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association reported this ...
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The dirtiest word on the campaign trail: Europe
Reuters Blogs (blog)
By Bernd Debusmann It's an American election year which means a season to bash France, Europe and China as well as drawing attention to un-American skills by presidential hopefuls. Such as speaking in foreign tongues. Mastering foreign languages is ...
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Pentagon Directing More Military Aid to Eastern Europe -- News ...
By John Glaser
The Pentagon is directing more military aid to Eastern Europe, even as the U.S. has talked about reducing the empire's resources in Europe to focus more on Asia. The U.S. has been relying more on Eastern European NATO allies in its efforts ...
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Costa CEO says captain misled company, crew - Europe news
The cruise captain who grounded the Costa Concordia off the Tuscan coast with 4200 people on board did not relay correct information either to the company or crew aft...
Mail.com: International
'Iranian sanctions to strike Europe's soft underbelly' — RT
By RT
With the French President urging a “more decisive sanctions regime,” the drive to cripple Iran is in full gear. However, energy analyst Sara Vakhshouri says as the screws tighten on Tehran, Europe's weakest economies may end up feeling the ...
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For Americans traveling to Europe, the particular latest decline within the value for the euro can be terrific information. In November 2009, American travelers with regard toEurope happened to be pushed...
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Five J-League players ready for a challenge in Europe - Goal.com
His minute frame hides a physique that can outmuscle many of the best players in the league and make him a strong candidate for European play. Follow Dan Orlowitz on. Follow Goal.com Asia on and. for the latest in Asian footballing news, ...
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Europe exhales after another good week | The Associated Press ...
By The Associated Press
Europe has taken a step back from the brink. Three weeks into the year, borrowing rates for debt-saddled countries have fallen to more manageable levels. Auctions of government debt have gone better, a sign of increased investor ...
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Environmental Valuation & Cost-Benefit News: An Energy Supergrid ...
By CostBenefit
Advocates of renewable energy say an electricity supergrid could enhance the clean-power industry by connecting power sources like wind farms in Scotland and solar arrays in Spain or North Africa to the population centers of Europe.
Environmental Valuation & Cost-Benefi...
Westerwelle counters US Europe-bashing - The Local
"I just read a recent study that actually income mobility from the bottom two quintiles up into the middle income is actually greater... in Europe than it is in America today. We need to change that," he said in one debate. AFP (news@thelocal.de) ...
The Local - Germany's news in English
US, Europe trying to pressure Iran into nuke talks - KTIV News 4 ...
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US, Europe Reiterate Offer for Talks with Iran - World News - ABC ...
By Carmen Cox
Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Obama administration and its allies inEurope are reiterating their offer for nuclear talks with Iran as they prepare additional sanctions on the country's oil sector. Iran, too, has said recently ...
World News - ABC News Radio
• Book: The Misery of Islam | EuropeNews
EuropeNews 11 January 2012. Cover of the German edition of Misery of Islam By Jaya Gopal Introduction by Ibn Warraq. It gives me great pleasure to introduce ...
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U.S. Stocks Recoup On Europe News; Hot Stocks Of The Day: (WSM ...
U.S. stocks trimmed early losses to close in green as a decline in borrowing costs at debt auctions in Europe offset tepid American economic data. The Dow ...
www.istockanalyst.com/.../u-s-stocks-recoup-on-europe-news-...
Will Europe become a budget travel paradise?
Certainly, the euro is under threat, and because Europe is such an important destination for visitors from North America, what happens to the currency is ...
travel.usatoday.com/deals/inside/story/2012-01-19/.../1
Global hotel pulse: Europe news
Global hotel pulse: Europe news ... The European hotel industry posted positive results in year-over-year metrics when reported in U.S. dollars, euros and British ...
www.hotelnewsnow.com/.../Global-hotel-pulse-Europe-news
Market rises on Europe news - Economy - NewsObserver.com
A drop in oil prices and strong bond auctions in Europe drove stocks to a slightly higher close Thursday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose for the fourth ...
www.newsobserver.com/.../market-rises-on-europe-news.html
Exclusive: Classy, blonde, single lawyer sought for ... - Europe News
News, views and gossip on leading law firms (including what they pay). The latest legalnews and salary information and everything else the slightly bored ...
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Savvy travellers heading to Europe | News.com.au
EUROPE is emerging as the new hotspot for Australian travellers in 2012 as the dollar reaches record highs against the Euro.
www.news.com.au/travel/.../story-e6frfq80-1226243753040
N-Europe: News: Kid Icarus Uprising Gets a Lefty Mode
Please visit our N-Europe News Forum to discuss this article. Kid Icarus Uprising - Click to see game details. Kid Icarus Uprising System: 3DS Genre: Action/ ...
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Europe Hit by Downgrade Speculation - ABC News
It had been a rare week of good news for Europe's financial system. On Thursday Spain and Italy completed successful bond auctions. Meanwhile, European ...
abcnews.go.com/.../europe-hit-downgrade-speculation-15355...
Sky News: $A battered by downgrades in Europe
The Australian dollar was weaker at noon (AEDT) as the market absorbed the news of the credit downgrade of some of Europe's biggest economies. On Friday ...
www.skynews.com.au/businessnews/article.aspx?id...vId=

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