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Champagne’s priceless vineyards could soon spreadWith demand for Champagne soaring, limits on who can use the name for the French and French only… 26/12/07 21:16 CET
Fiat ends Chinese venture amid tough competition in fastest growing car marketItaly’s Fiat says it has pulled out of a money-losing Chinese joint venture with Nanjing Automobile… 26/12/07 21:16 CET
Boxing day sales in Britain are providing retailers with a chance to boost takings, after weak Christmas sales growth.Online shopping was already worrying conventional retail outlets through increasing competition… 26/12/07 21:16 CET
world news
Nemtsov rules out running for Russian presidencyThe Russian veteran liberal politician, Boris Nemtsov, has pulled out of the race to become the… 26/12/07 19:41 CET
Landslide buries dozens in IndonesiaA massive search is underway for survivors on the Indonesian island of Java following torrential… 26/12/07 19:41 CET
Female aid workers kidnapped in SomaliaTwo female aid workers from Medecins Sans Frontieres in Somalia are still missing after being… 26/12/07 19:41 CET
Israel welcomes Iranian JewsChristmas is the time for family reunions but few homecomings are as eagerly anticipated as this… 26/12/07 13:30 CET
Serbs to reject EU over Kosovo independenceThe Serb parliament is expected to adopt a resolution rejecting EU membership if Kosovo declares… 26/12/07 13:30 CET
Zoe’s Ark workers face hard labour in ChadThe chief prosecutor in Chad has demanded jail terms of between seven and eleven years with hard… 26/12/07 12:42 CET
Al-Qaeda blamed for tourist deaths in MauritaniaThe killers of four French tourists in Mauritania are now thought to be part of a terrorist group… 26/12/07 12:42 CET
Floods and landslides kill dozens in IndonesiaAt least 75 people have been killed or left missing after torrential rain caused floods and… 26/12/07 12:42 CET
Female aid workers kidnapped in SomaliaConfusion surrounds the safety of two female aid workers kidnapped in Somalia this morning. The two… 26/12/07 12:42 CET
Two Europeans expelled from AfghanistanAfghanistan has ordered the expulsion of a Briton working for the EU and an Irishman working for… 26/12/07 07:50 CET
Sarkozy & Bruni – the Christmas coupleThe French president Nicolas Sarkozy is spending Christmas abroad with the new love of his life. He… 26/12/07 07:50 CET
Vast German police operation against paedophilesGerman prosecutors are investigating 12 thousand suspects in a child pornography network, the… 26/12/07 07:50 CET
Al-Qaeda suspected in Mauretania murdersWhile the sole survivor of the attack on French tourists in Mauretania recovers in hospital police… 26/12/07 07:50 CET
Russia hails missile sucessesThree missile launches for Russia over Christmas; most notably the successful test firing of a new… 26/12/07 07:50 CET
FARC to free three hostages in ColombiaHopes are high for the release of three hostages being held by left-wing FARC guerrillas in… 26/12/07 07:50 CET
