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Roma confirm interest from investor The Independent

AS Roma confirmed today that they had been contacted by parties interested in buying shares in the Serie A club but denied any deals had been reached. Roma's share price had soared almost...

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Greece says it can meet EU deficit rules in 2010 Syracuse

ATHENS, Greece (AP) - ATHENS, Greece (AP) ? Greece pledged Wednesday to tame its soaring budget deficit next year after official figures showed the 2008 public spending gap rose to 5 percent of economic output, two percentage points over the EU limit. The figure released by the EU statistics agency...

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EU approves new oversight rules for insurers Syracuse

STRASBOURG, France (AP) - STRASBOURG, France (AP) ? The European Parliament voted Wednesday for new regulation of insurers that aims to cut costs by giving one national regulator the lead role in monitoring insurance companies operating across several EU nations. EU lawmakers' approval finalizes a...

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EU passes new rules on opening up gas and electricity markets after nearly 3 years Newsday

STRASBOURG, (AP) — The on Wednesday approved new rules for opening up gas pipelines and electricity grids to competition — a move that regulators claim could help bring down energy prices and improve energy security. But consumers and some lawmakers said nearly three years' of...

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Milan keen for Beckham to return BBC News

AC Milan are keen to have David Beckham back at the club next year after he returns to America to complete the MLS season playing for LA Galaxy. He has been at Milan since January on a time-share deal, and will go back to America when the Serie A...

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Oldest Nobel laureate turns 100 BBC News

The Italian scientist and oldest living Nobel laureate, Rita Levi-Montalcini, is celebrating her 100th birthday. Despite her age, she still works every day at the European Brain Research Institute which she founded in Rome. She is described as the grand old lady of the Italian Senate, where she...

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Pirate Party plans election raid BBC News

Sweden's Pirate Party says it has had a surge in membership, giving its leaders hope that anti-corporate feeling will translate into electoral success. The party is campaigning in the June European elections, fielding 20 candidates. It wants sweeping reform of copyright law and an end to patents....

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Cost of overseas text messages slashed to 9p after EU agrees to cap on charges The Daily Mail

Britons travelling abroad this summer will be able to text home for less after MEPs today voted to cap charges across Europe. Legislation approved by the European Parliament in Strasbourg sets a maximum charge for sending a text message from July 1 to just nine pence for a UK customer from rates...

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German trial begins for 4 accused in terror plot Boston Herald

DUESSELDORF, Germany — Four men charged over a foiled plot to attack American and other targets in Germany were motivated by hatred of the U.S. and aspired to emulate the scale of Sept. 11, prosecutors said as their trial opened Wednesday. The suspects — two Germans and two Turkish...

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Germany: Police bust indoor pot farm, arrest 3 Boston Herald

BERLIN — Police say they found some 3,500 marijuana plants worth euro150,000 ($193,830) growing in the basement of a shopping center in the...