VENEZUELA: Union pressures risk revolutionary rifts

The National Assembly yesterday gave preliminary approval to granting President Hugo Chavez...

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POLAND: Coal must change to have a future

Coal-mining still provides 90% of Polish energy and its future is vital for the economy, but it...

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In order to reduce their deficit and public debt levels, most European countries are in the...

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On December 7, the Dail approved the 2011 budget on which Ireland's EU-IMF bailout depends. The...

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The government's latest growth plan -- the New Growth Path -- presented in late November...

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A 32-day strike at the Collahuasi copper mine, owned by Anglo American and Xstrata, ended...

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A politically challenging year can be expected as a new National Assembly takes office and the...

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The Council of State (StE) holds a plenary session tomorrow on submissions that the...

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General Motors (GM) yesterday conducted the largest initial public offering (IPO) in history, as...

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The draft 2011 budget was passed in its first reading on November 11. Opposition Socialist...

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