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Chinese economic growth shows no sign of slowingChina’s economy continues to sprint ahead; the latest figures show that it grew by 11.9% in the… 19/07/07 07:07 CET
ECB and Sarkozy still at loggerheadsThe rift between the European Central Bank and French President Nicolas Sarkozy seems to be… 19/07/07 07:07 CET
GM’s Opel Astras to be built in SerbiaThe factory in the former Yugoslavia that once made the Yugo is to have a modern assembly line… 19/07/07 07:07 CET
europa
EU to share dangerous goods concern with BeijingPotentially harmful counterfeit products from China have triggered official EU moves to head off a… 19/07/07 06:07 CET
Anchovy-less fishermen’s 15b euro solidarity fundA net improvement for anchovy prospects has triggered a 15 million euro plan to get the French off… 19/07/07 06:07 CET
world news
Deadly pipe blast causes panic in New YorkA steam pipe has ruptured in New York, killing at least one person and injuring 18 others.The… 19/07/07 07:07 CET
Mandela wins man-of-the-match honourFootball legend Pele was among the stars attending a match in South Africa marking the 89th… 19/07/07 07:07 CET
Pay-off for French fishermen as anchovy ban staysThe European Commission has ruled that a ban on anchovy fishing in the Gulf of Gascony between… 19/07/07 07:07 CET
Blast invokes memories of 9-11Once again New Yorkers find themselves dealing with a major emergency in their midst. The rush-hour… 19/07/07 07:07 CET
Quake-hit nuclear plant in Japan closes indefinitelyJapan has closed its earthquake-hit nuclear plant indefinitely amid revelations that radiation… 19/07/07 06:07 CET
Polls put Turkey’s Islamists in big leadJust three days to go before one of the most important General Elections in Turkey’s history, and… 19/07/07 06:07 CET
Search goes on for Africans missing at seaAn air and sea search is continuing off the coast of the Canary Islands for dozens of African… 19/07/07 06:07 CET
Turkey divided ahead of crucial electionTurkey is very polarised going into this General Election, divided into two camps, the secular and… 19/07/07 06:07 CET
Investigations into cause of Brazil aircrash beginEmergency services continue the clear-up at Sao Paulo’s Congohas Airport after 179 people are… 19/07/07 06:07 CET
Russia retaliates with British diplomat expulsionsRussia has responded like-for-like to Britain’s expulsion of four Russian diplomats from the … 19/07/07 06:07 CET
Chirac grilled over role in fake jobs scamFormer French President Jacques Chirac has faced questioning over his role in an alleged “fake… 19/07/07 06:07 CET
Two more fatal bomb attacks hit PakistanA bomb blast has killed as many as 25 people in the town of Hub in Southern Pakistan, close to the… 19/07/07 01:07 CET
Chirac ‘material witness’ in political funding scandalNine weeks after leaving office former French President Jacques Chirac has been questioned over his… 19/07/07 01:07 CET
Controversial Indian grandmother runs for presidentIndia could choose its first-ever female president today. But the candidate in question, a… 19/07/07 01:07 CET
Afghan warlord Hekmatyar announces ceasefireGulbuddin Hekmatyar, a wanted rebel leader in Afghanistan, has declared a ceasefire against the… 19/07/07 01:07 CET
Blair meets Mid-east quartet; Fatah calls new pollTony Blair steps back onto the international stage later today in his new role as special envoy to… 19/07/07 01:07 CET
Investigations into Brazil aircrash continueEmergency services continue the clear-up at Sao Paulo’s Congohas Airport after 200 people were… 19/07/07 01:07 CET
