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Breaking News Mon, 8 Feb 2010
Germany's Christian Democratic Union chairwoman Chancellor Angela Merkel briefs the media about their new ruling coalition in Berlin on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009.
Berlin   Economy   Fund   Germany   Photos  
 The New York Times 
Few Signs of Turnabout in Germany
| BERLIN - About 100 days ago, Angela Merkel started a second term as chancellor, armed with a new center-right government coalition and an admonition for Germany. "This country has to finally grasp t... (photo: AP / Eckehard Schulz)
Wall Street.
Debt   Economy   Finance   Photos   Trading  
 The New York Times 
Wall Street Lower on Economy and Debt Worries
| Stocks fell moderately on Wall Street in early trading Monday as investors remain wary about the strength of the economic recovery and mounting debt concerns in Europe. | Major indexes have been on ... (photo: AP / Henny Ray Abrams)
Brazil's Robinho celebrates after scoring against Chile, during a Copa America quarter final soccer match in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, Saturday, July 7, 2007.  The Daily Mail 
Robinho: In Europe, the coach sends you out to run. Here in Brazil, I play...
| Sponsorship across the front of his shirt, the front and back of his shorts and down both arms. The walking advertising board in the Santos No 7 shirt has to pay for his salary somehow. | Until Robi... (photo: AP / Claudio Cruz)
Football   Photos   Robinho   Soccer   Sport  
President Barack Obama holds a healthcare rally in Minneapolis,Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009.  LA Daily News 
Obama invites GOP leaders to health care talk
By Charles Babington The Associated PressUpdated: 02/08/2010 07:03:50 AM PST | President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting in Washington, Saturday,... (photo: White House / Lawrence Jackson)
Democratic   Health   Leaders   Obama   Photos  
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A board at the New York Stock Exchange shows the closing number for the Dow Jones Insustrial Average, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008. The misery worsened on Wall Street Tuesday, Wall Street Journal
Financials Push Stocks Lower
By KRISTINA PETERSON | NEW YORK—U.S. stocks opened the week with a modest drop, weighed by financials as investors struggled with nagging concerns over sovereign de... (photo: AP / Richard Drew)
Banks   Europe   New York   Photos   US  
 Ukraine´s former Prime Minister and main opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko speaks to the Associated Press in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007. Tymoshenko warned Saturday that the ex-Soviet republic is at risk of sliding back under Russia&acu Al Jazeera
Yanukovych 'wins Ukraine election'
| Viktor Yanukovich, Ukraine's pro-Russian opposition leader, has claimed a slender win in presidential elections but Yulia Tymoshenko, his bitter rival in Sunday's run-o... (photo: AP/Sergei Chuzavkov)
Election   Photos   President   Russia   Ukraine  
Republic of Ireland's captain Robbie Keane Sky Sports
European review
| Barcelona were victorious despite being reduced to nine men, Robbie Keane scored his first goal for Celtic while Inter Milan continue to boss Serie A. | Elsewhere, Bord... (photo: AP / Francois Mori)
Football   Keane   Photos   Soccer   Sport  
Supporters of Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych react waving flags of the Party of Regions during a massive rally, in front of Central Election Commission, in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Thousands gathered in the Ukrainian capital Monday to celebrate the apparent victory of Russian-leaning Viktor Yanukovych in a hostile presidential election campaign. The Guardian
International vote monitors hail Ukraine election
| KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — International election monitors have hailed Ukraine's presidential elections as "professional, transparent and honest." | The Organization for Se... (photo: AP / Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Democracy   Election   Europe   Photos   Ukraine  
Inter Milan Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho directs a training session during his first day of work with his new team Inter Milan at the Pinetina training center in Appiano Gentile. The Independent
Mourinho hints at return to England
| Jose Mourinho has hinted that a return to England could be on the cards after revealing he has the option to leave current club Internazionale at the end of the season.... (photo: AP / Antonio Calanni)
Football   Mourinho   Photos   Soccer   Sport  
Sweden's Zlatan Ibrahimovic, left, and Denmark's William Kvist in action during the World Cup 2010 qualification soccer match at Rasunda Stadium in Stockholm, Sweden, Saturday June 6, 2009. ESPN
Ibrahimovic unconcerned by current goal drought
| February 8, 2010 | Barcelona striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic insists he is not concerned by his recent barren spell in front of goal. | GettyImages | Ibrahimovic says he has... (photo: AP / Scanpix Sweden , Maja Suslin)
Football   Ibrahimovic   Photos   Soccer   Sport  
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures as he delivers his speech at a ceremony honoring the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini at his mausoleum, just outside Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 2, 2008. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday once again turned his fiery rhetoric on Israel and saying that it will soon disappear from the world map. Ahmadinejad was speaking at a ceremony honoring the late founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, on his death anniversar The Star
ANALYSIS - Revolution day will put Iran's disunity on show
| BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iranians are struggling over the legacy and even the legitimacy of an Islamic revolution that triumphed 31 years ago this week. No compromise is in s... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi)
Ahmadinejad   Disunity   Iran   Photos   Revolution  
gold jewelry The Guardian
Gold climbs back above $1,070/oz as dollar slips
* Euro rebounds versus the dollar, but recovery seen fragile * SPDR gold ETF sees first inflow of 2010 * Recovery from lows below $1,050/oz cheers chartists (Updates, add... (photo: Creative Commons / Chrissy Olson)
Business   Economy   Gold   Market   Photos  
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, April 29, 2009. Breitbart
Dollar in lower 89 yen in Tokyo, euro seen pressured by financial woes+
woes+ (AP) - TOKYO, Feb. 8 (Kyodo)—The U.S. dollar mostly moved in a tight range in the lower 89 yen range Monday in Tokyo after mixed U.S. employment data, while th... (photo: AP / Richard Drew)
Currencies   Dollar   Euro   Photos   Stock  
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- A gleaming new showcase for the Acropolis in Athens
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- Scotland set to beat 2011 green power goals
- Dexia faces big challenges after EU relief
- Glasgow's amphibious bus breaks down on first voyage
- 'Setback' for Scottish economic recovery
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Alarm spreads over Europe's massive deficits
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Education Entertainment
- Universities see rise in applications from older people
- Parents rally over school bus cuts in Renfrewshire
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