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Barclays talking with ABN Amro about mergerBritain’s Barclays Bank and rival ABN Amro of the Netherlands are reportedly in talks about… 19/03/07 08:03 CET
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Europe and Egypt pool knowledge to transform life along the NileThe Nile, the greatest river on Earth, is ailing. It has been transformed by human activity and… 19/03/07 08:03 CET
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Fugitive’s arrest is welcomed in ItalyNews of the arrest of one of Italy’s most wanted men has been welcomed with satisfaction in the… 19/03/07 07:03 CET
French presidential hopefuls woo votersConservative candidate Nicolas Sarkozy has been courting the youth vote in his bid to become French… 19/03/07 07:03 CET
North Korea nuclear talks resume in BeijingFresh six-way talks aimed at dismantling North Korea’s nuclear programme have got underway in… 19/03/07 07:03 CET
More anti-war rallies as Iraq anniversary approachesAnti-war protests are continuing worldwide, in the run-up to the fourth anniversary of the US-led… 19/03/07 07:03 CET
Farming activist makes French presidency listOne of France’s most colourful and controversial political figures will be standing in the… 19/03/07 07:03 CET
Bush defends Iraq war on fourth anniversaryUS President George W. Bush has made a statement from the White House on the fourth anniversary of… 19/03/07 07:03 CET
Scores dead in Russian mine blastAn emergency operation is underway at a coal mine in Russia where the death toll from a gas… 19/03/07 07:03 CET
Mastrogiacomo thanks Italy for saving his lifeTaliban hostage Daniele Mastrogiacomo has been enjoying his first few hours of freedom after… 19/03/07 07:03 CET
Italian journalist freed in AfghanistanThe Taliban hostage, Daniele Mastrogiacomo, has finally been handed over to Italian officials in… 19/03/07 05:03 CET
Airbus flies to US on sales pushTwo Airbus A380 planes have made their first flight to the United States in a bid to break the… 19/03/07 01:03 CET
Finns swing to the right but the Centre edges electionsMatti Vanhanen and his Centre Party have clung on to power in Finland but yesterday’s elections… 19/03/07 01:03 CET
All-female taxi firm in the pink in MoscowA revolution is taking hold on the streets of Moscow. Tired of shabby treatment and offensive male… 19/03/07 01:03 CET
Extradition pending for captured Italian militantAfter years of evading authorities in several countries fugitive leftist militant Cesare Battisti… 19/03/07 01:03 CET
