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 David Cameron threatens veto on French plan for bankers tax
David Cameron held his first meeting with Francois Hollande and threatened to veto the new French president’s plan for a European tax on financial transactions. | Downing Street said Mr Cameron ... (photo: AP / Christophe Ena) The Daily Telegraph
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 Myanmar's Suu Kyi to address British parliament in June
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be given the rare honour of addressing both houses of Britain's parliament when she makes her first trip outside Myanmar in 24 years... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win) The Star
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 Luxury Liner’s Removal to Begin Off Italian Coast
| ROME — One of the most expensive and challenging salvage operations ever planned, the removal of the luxury liner Costa Concordia from granite rocks off the Tusca... (photo: AP / Gregorio Borgia) The New York Times
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 Greece tops G8 agenda as eurozone crisis snares Spain
| AFP - Fears that debt-stricken Greece may be headed for a chaotic eurozone exit loomed large as President Barack Obama met other G8 leaders for crisis talks in the Unit... (photo: AP / AFP PHOTO/POOL/ERIC FEFERBERG) France24
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 Thousands flee DR Congo violence
| Fighting between government troops and rebels has displaced hundreds of thousands people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). | The fighting has been mo... (photo: UN) Al Jazeera
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 Does Greece have the energy for a fight?
If Greece were a man, he would have aged decades in the past two weeks. | The grey hairs would be sprouting, the wrinkles showing. It has been an extraordinarily tumultuo... (photo: AP / Kostas Tsironis) BBC News
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 Merkel 'suggests Greek referendum on euro membership'
German leader Angela Merkel has suggested that Greece could hold a referendum on continued use of the euro when it votes in national elections next month, Greek officials... (photo: Public Domain / Pete Souza) BBC News
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 Europe stocks suffer worst week since September
| * FTSEurofirst 300 ends down 1.1 pct | * Index loses 5.1 pct on the week, worst week since Sept | * Banks rally on speculation of renewed short selling ban | * Data sho... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Reuters
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 World stock markets sink on US, Europe worries
| BANGKOK-World stocks fell Friday after credit downgrades slapped on Spanish banks unnerved investors already worried about the stability of the 17-country euro currency... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) The Boston Globe
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 Spanish stocks focus of investor concern
| MADRID — The level of bad loans on the books of Spain's banks has risen to an 18-year high, the country's central banker reported Friday, increasing concern for t... (photo: AP / Paul White) The Wichita Eagle
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 Russian Stocks Continue Fall on Greek Tragedy
| Russian stocks continue falling on Friday, hitting fresh lows as investors deserted emerging markets amid political uncertainty in Greece and the European debt crisis. ... (photo: AP / Alexander Zemlianichenko) Novosti
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