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 Italy acts on Russia gas shortage amid Europe freeze
Italy has activated emergency measures to conserve gas supplies as freezing weather continues to grip the country and much of Europe. | Italy has been receiving reduced gas imports from Russia - one o... (photo: AP / Sergei Grits, File) BBC News
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 Crippling cutbacks force Romanian premier to quit
| Emil Boc made a televised speech saying that he had decided to step down in order "to release the tension in the country's political and social situation". | Mr Boc, who has been Prime Min... (photo: EC / European Communities 2009) The Independent
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 We will see greater democracy in Russia, Putin tells protesters
| In an article for the respected daily newspaper Kommersant, the Prime Minister wrote that Russia hadbecome wealthier and more orderly over the past decade. He admitted,... (photo: Creative Commons / Antje Wildgrube) The Independent
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 ‘Sarkozy splurges £10,000 a day on food, owns 121 cars’
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweet LONDON: French president Nicolas Sarkozy spends £10,000 a day on food and keeps 121 cars at his Elysee Palace, a new book says. | In the book ... (photo: Creative Commons / BotMultichillT) The Times Of India
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 Wild birds to fly to Europe
By MADELAINE FAYE D. CABRERA | The European Union (EU) would start importing captive-bred exotic birds from the Philippines. | Florence D. Silvano, chief of the Bureau of... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) Malaya
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 Germany's Angela Merkel vows support for Sarkozy
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged her support for President Nicolas Sarkozy's re-election bid, 80 days before French voters go to the polls. | In a joint TV int... (photo: AP / Remy de la Mauviniere) BBC News
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 Miss Piggy to host BAFTA red carpet: Issues George Clooney a challenge (video)
| Miss Piggy is going to be helping host one of the biggest awards shows in London. The cast member of The Muppets won’t be putting on an accent for the BAFTA Film ... (photo: Creative Commons / Michael Vlasaty) The Examiner
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 Greece debt level spikes, but Italy's dips
| Debt levels in bailed-out countries Greece, Portugal and Ireland continued to rise in the third quarter of last year, but they fell for Italy and the 17-nation eurozone... (photo: AP / Dimitri Messinis) The Tribune San Luis Obispo
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 US stock futures decline as talks over new Greek austerity plan drag on
| NEW YORK - U.S. stock futures are falling as talks drag on between Greek political leaders over a fresh austerity package that is required if the debt-ridden country is... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Star Tribune
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 Gold slips as Greek bailout talks hurt euro, stocks
* Softer euro, stocks, commodities weigh on gold * Greek bailout talks put European investors on edge * Asian buyers scoop up gold after prices drop (Updates throughout, ... (photo: WN / Emico Silalahi) The Guardian
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 Oil near $97 as traders eye Greek debt talks
| SINGAPORE — Oil prices fell to near $97 a barrel Monday in Asia amid investor concerns about Greek debt talks. | Benchmark crude for March delivery was down 53 ce... (photo: WN / Marzena ) Dayton Daily News
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