Monday, November 26, 2007

Terna studying three Balkan interconnector links, including to Albania
Forbes, NY - Nov 23, 2007
Industry sources said links to the Balkan power market would give Italy access to power from its hydroelectric plants and coal-powered plants, ...
the cream of croatia ic Wales
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All to play for as Croats vote in close election
Euronews.net, France - 20 hours ago
Voting is under way in Croatia a closely contested general election dominated by the economy and corruption in the Balkan country. After casting his ballot ...
Croatia holds parliamentary elections Xinhua
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"Balkans could face power shortage"
B92, Serbia - 21 hours ago
He told Energyobserver he believed that the Balkans energy situation became alarming after the third and fourth blocks of Bulgaria's Kozloduy nuclear plant ...

Europe to voice concerns over yuan exchange rate
Times Online, UK - 11 hours ago
The European Union will voice its concerns over China’s exchange rate policy directly to the country’s leadership this week. In a sign of growing confidence ...
Europe to urge China to make more use of FX basket Guardian Unlimited
FOCUS - European officials to pressure China on trade during ... Forbes
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Javno.hr
Ford unveils updated Focus model for Europe
Reuters UK, UK - 15 hours ago
The updated model, to be sold in countries across Europe including Russia, will hit the market early next year, Ford Italy Chairman Gaetano Thorel said. ...
ADR Report-Drug stocks and miners lift adrs Reuters
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exlservice eyeing acquisitions in Eastern Europe
Economic Times, India - 4 hours ago
NEW DELHI: exlservice Holdings Inc, one of India's leading BPO firms, is mulling multimillion dollar acquisition deals in Eastern Europe even as it ...

Go to Europe -- but don't expect her to wait
Winnipeg Sun, Canada - 1 hour ago
But don't expect me to wait for you while you're getting laid all across Europe." She's travelled before, so I guess she knows what it's all about. ...
The Cultures of Texting In Europe and America
Slashdot - 3 hours ago
Ponca City, We Love You writes "The cultures of text messaging are very different in Europe and North America, according to an internet sociologist named ...
Party of European Left opposed to US bases in Europe
Xinhua, China - 13 hours ago
25 (Xinhua) -- The Party of European Left (EL) opposed the extension of the missile defense and US military bases in Europe, el's newly elected chairman ...
Party of European Left opposed to US radars, bases Czech Happenings
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LIVENEWS.com.au
World Cup 2010 Qualifying Europe: England w/ Croatia & Ukraine ...
Premiership Latest, UK - 17 hours ago
The Draw for the Qualifying rounds of the 2010 World Cup South Africa has been made today, with the draw for the Europe qualifiers having been made. ...
From Europe to the world Fifa.com
World Cup Rankings Announced: England Second Seeds For Europe ... Goal.com
World Cup qualifying draw offers plenty of intrigue International Herald Tribune
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Iran could help Europe meet energy needs-Total
Reuters UK, UK - 12 hours ago
Total CEO Christophe de Margerie told Reuters that Iran could be a valuable source of new energy supplies as Europe frets about possible gas shortages and ...

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Australia's New Order
TIME - 2 hours ago
The last time Labor partied quite this hard was in 1972, when Gough Whitlam swept it back to power after 23 years in the federal sin bin.
Rudd, New Australian Leader, Targets Kyoto Accord (Update3) Bloomberg
Australia's New Prime Minister Wall Street Journal
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Enews 2.0
Sharif to Register for Pakistan Polls
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By ZARAR KHAN and STEPHEN GRAHAM AP LAHORE, Pakistan -- Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif prepared to meet a Monday deadline to register for Pakistan's key January parliamentary elections, a day after he returned from exile to an ecstatic welcome from ...
Sharif gets a hero's welcome Los Angeles Times
Pakistan's Political Options Wall Street Journal
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Alalam News Network
France tackles China over Danone, Schneider legal spats
Reuters - 2 hours ago
BEIJING, Nov 25 (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy intervened with China on Sunday on behalf of French companies Danone (DANO.
Areva completes $11.9B reactors sale BusinessWeek
French companies parade big China orders MSNBC
Reuters.uk - Reuters UK - AFP - Forbes
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Boston Globe
The Last Middle East Peace Conference?
TIME - 1 hour ago
When Middle East adversaries meet in Annapolis this week, will it be a peace conference, or rather a conference that ends all peace?
Bush launches last-ditch push for Mideast peace Reuters
Rice in diplomatic flurry ahead of Mideast peace talks AFP
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Telegraph.co.uk
Police beat, detain Russian protesters
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA -- Police rounded up scores of people demonstrating against Russian President Vladimir V. Putin here Sunday, dragging them toward buses and beating some who tried to escape.
Second Day of Protests Against Putin in Russia New York Times
Chess legend Kasparov gets 5 days in jail for protest CNN
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Indonesian Earthquakes Kill 3, Injure 45
Voice of America - 1 hour ago
By VOA News Two strong earthquakes jolted Indonesia Sunday and early Monday, killing three people and injuring at least 45 others.
Four Earthquakes Strike Indonesia New York Times
Powerful quakes rock Indonesia Aljazeera.net
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Boston Globe
Powerful typhoon slams into northeastern Philippines, killing 8
CNN - 4 hours ago
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Typhoon Mitag slammed into the northeastern Philippines after killing at least eight people, while a deadly storm that blew away days earlier headed back Monday, complicating the country's emergency preparations.
Typhoon hits northern Philippines and heads for Taiwan Reuters UK
Typhoon Mitag slams into Philippines: officials AFP
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KIDK
Last passengers rescued from sinking Antarctic cruiser
USA Today - 11 hours ago
PUNTA ARENAS, Chile (AP) - The last group of survivors from the Antarctic cruise ship that struck an iceberg and slipped into the icy sea were flown back to the South American mainland Sunday.
'Freezing and Very Seasick' Cruise Survivor Recalls Rescue ABC News
Cruise ship Britons set to fly home Guardian Unlimited
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Canada.com
FACTBOX: Main issues in Croatia's parliamentary election
Reuters - 2 hours ago
ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia held a parliamentary election on Sunday, seen as a tight race between the ruling conservative HDZ and the Social Democrats (SDP).
Croatia's HDZ, SDP Run Neck-and-Neck, Claim Mandate (Update1) Bloomberg
Croatian Opposition Leads in Vote Wall Street Journal
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Vancouver Sun
Commonwealth Summit Ends in Kampala
Voice of America - 13 hours ago
By Malcolm Webb The three-day Commonwealth summit has concluded in Uganda. Malcolm Webb reports from Uganda's capital, Kampala.
Uganda: Queen Opens the CHOGM, Calls for Mutual Respect AllAfrica.com
Museveni enjoys summit limelight BBC News
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Campfire may have started Malibu
CNN International - 5 hours ago
MALIBU, California (CNN) -- A campfire set by people "partying" in the woods may have started a huge wildfire that destroyed dozens of homes near Malibu, California, on Saturday.
Malibu Fire Is Largely Contained New York Times
Fires stoke opposition to Malibu campsites Los Angeles Times
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KNX1070
Oil Rig Fire in Shetlands Extinguished, Rescuers Say (Update1)
Bloomberg - 15 hours ago
By Danielle Rossingh and Vibeke Laroi Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- A fire at North Sea oil platform Thistle Alpha has been extinguished and no one was hurt, the Joint Rescue Coordination Center in Norway said.
Inquiry into North Sea oil fire BBC News
North Sea oil platform evacuated after fire Indian Muslims
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BBC Bulgaria
South Africa: ANC in Provinces Gives Zuma Lead Over Mbeki
AllAfrica.com - 2 hours ago
JACOB Zuma moved a step closer to the presidency of the African National Congress (ANC) at the weekend, winning five of the party's provincial nominations.
Zuma ahead in ANC president race BBC News
Big boost for Jacob Zuma News24
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BBC News
Kosovo ready if Serbia opposes independence
Reuters - 8 hours ago
By Douglas Hamilton BADEN, Austria (Reuters) - Kosovo's leaders say they are prepared for opposition from Serbia if last-ditch talks on the province's future in the next two days fail to find a compromise and it declares independence.
Final bid for Kosovo compromise BBC News
Last Round of Kosovo Talks Unlikely to End in Compromise Deutsche Welle
MSNBC - AFP - B92 - International Herald Tribune
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Tensions Rise for Colombia and Venezuela
New York Times - 3 hours ago
By SIMON ROMERO CARACAS, Venezuela, Nov. 25 - Venezuela and Colombia moved toward a diplomatic crisis on Sunday after an exchange of insults between President Hugo Chávez and his Colombian counterpart, Álvaro Uribe.
Chavez blasts Colombia's Uribe Reuters UK
Colombia's success can mean larger market for Miss. products Jackson Clarion Ledger
Euronews.net - Reuters - Voice of America - TheNewsTribune.com (subscription)
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Javno.hr
Sudan: Darfur?s New Security Reality
AllAfrica.com - 1 hour ago
With the Darfur crisis evolving -- and deteriorating -- rapidly, the international community must urgently revise its approach to a political settlement.
Voice of America - AFP - The Media Line - African Path
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Boston Globe
Thousands of Malaysian Indians Protest Discrimination
Voice of America - 19 hours ago
By Heda Bayron Malaysian police broke up a protest against discrimination by 10000 ethnic Indians. As voa's Heda Bayron reports from our Asia News Center in Hong Kong, this is the latest protest to fray Malaysia's tightly controlled and racially ...
Ethnic Indian protesters clash with Malaysian police Independent
Race discrimination protests beaten back Times Online
BBC News - AFP - Financial Times - AHN
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Alalam News Network
Sri Lankan Air Force Attacks Tamil Rebel Communications Center
Bloomberg - 9 hours ago
By Paul Tighe Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka's military said air force jets attacked a satellite communications center operated by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, reducing the rebels' intelligence gathering capability.
Sri Lanka air force hits rebels; 10 die in clashes Reuters
Suspected Tamil rebel attack kills 4 rice farmers in northern Sri ... International Herald Tribune
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Times Now.tv
Delhi, NCR hit by “mild intensity” earthquake
Zee News - 1 hour ago
New Delhi, Nov 26: The residents of Delhi, National Capital Region (NCR) had a harrowing start to the week as an earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale rattled the region early Monday.
Earthquake jolts Delhi residents out of bed Sify
Quake shakes Delhi, NCR; no damage reported Business Standard
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Brisbane Times
Hezbollah raises specter of long Lebanon power void
Reuters - 21 hours ago
By Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese opposition group Hezbollah said on Sunday that failure to reach agreement on a new president in the week ahead could leave the divided country without a head of state for a long time.
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