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  • Aug 17, 2006
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EURO-AREA: Inflation edges downwards

Annual inflation in the twelve nations sharing the euro subsided slightly to 2.4% in July, down...

  • Aug 16, 2006
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UNITED KINGDOM: Further terror arrest as probe goes on

Police yesterday arrested another suspect in the alleged plot to explode aircraft on flights from...

United Kingdom
  • Aug 16, 2006
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UNITED KINGDOM: Jobless numbers may affect immigration

Unemployment rose to its highest level in four years in July, according to data released today by...

United Kingdom
  • Aug 15, 2006
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GERMANY: Cross-border action may reverse union decline

German trade unions, which traditionally enjoyed a strong position within the national...

Germany
  • Aug 14, 2006
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UN/LEBANON: UN brokers fragile peace

Fighting has largely ceased today between the Israeli army and Hizbollah in southern Lebanon....

Lebanon
  • Aug 11, 2006
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UNITED KINGDOM: Foiled plot heralds tighter laws

The UK security threat level remained "critical" today following yesterday's claim by police and...

United Kingdom
  • Aug 11, 2006
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EURO-AREA: Risks persist for strengthening economy

France's second-quarter GDP grew by 1.2% quarter-on-quarter, its highest level in five years,...

  • Aug 10, 2006
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WESTERN EUROPE: Immigration points system has pitfalls

Certain European countries propose to adopt a points system as the basis of their immigration...