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British Forces Seize Oil Fields, Avert Potential Ecological

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After the Greek political crisis dominated the first day of the G20 economic summit, the second and final day is expected to focus largely on the health of the global economy. Large industrial countries gathered in Cannes expressed relief at Greece's

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Europe's financial crisis has deepened this week as worries rose about the health of another bank - the Franco-Belgian-owned Dexia. Dexia's board meets Saturday to discuss the bank's future. Dexia's woes underscore growing criticism about the region'

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Europe's financial and political problems deepened, as stock markets tumbled, Italian bond yields rose over the political turmoil in Rome, and a new coalition government prepares to take over in Greece. The eurozone crisis has risen another notch wit

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ABIDJAN, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire's political crisis deepens with the appointment of two prime ministers by the two presidential candidates declared the winner of the Nov. 28 run-off respectively by the electoral commission and the Constituti

ndian PM: World Economic Crisis Deepening

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has warned that the world economic crisis is deepening, threatening developing countries and the global financial system. In his address to the United Nations General Assembly Saturday, Singh said the shoots of re

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The eurozone crisis is feeding far-right, nationalist parties in Europe which have long criticized the single European currency - and the broader idea of a European project of closer economic and political unity. But will that translate into more vot

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As countries begin emerging from the global financial crisis, France is proposing to measure progress in a new way - one that includes happiness and well being, as well as traditional economic benchmarks. US Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stig