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France braces for strikes over youth job contractToday has been dubbed “Black Tuesday” in France because of a general strike. Commuters face chaos… 28/03/06 08:03 CET
Ukraine’s firebrand ex-PM pressures presidentUkraine’s former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko is pushing for her job back. She has made that her… 28/03/06 08:03 CET
Israelis start voting in parliamentary pollIsraelis have begun voting in an election that promises to redraw the political landscape. For… 28/03/06 08:03 CET
French protest at new jobs lawAcross France, hundreds of thousands of protesters have poured onto the streets to denounce a new… 28/03/06 07:03 CET
France’s Villepin stands firm but is he standing alone?There have been multiple meetings at Matignon – the French prime minister’s Paris residence – with… 28/03/06 07:03 CET
Spain’s leaders unite is response to ETA ceasefireIn an uneasy alliance, the leader of Spain’s opposition Popular party, Mariano Rajoy, has agreed to… 28/03/06 07:03 CET
Officials announce delay to Belarus presidential investitureIt was due to take place in three days time. But a delay has been announced in the investiture of… 28/03/06 07:03 CET
Massive UK strike over pension rowIt has been described as Britain’s biggest strike since 1926. Up to 1.5 million workers have staged… 28/03/06 07:03 CET
