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(Photo: AP / Eckehard Schulz)Few Signs of Turnabout in Germany
Germany's Christian Democratic Union chairwoman Chancellor Angela Merkel briefs the media about their new ruling coalition in Berlin on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009....Full Story

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(Photo: AP/Sergei Chuzavkov)Yanukovych 'wins Ukraine election'
Ukraine´s former Prime Minister and main opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko speaks to the Associated Press in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007. Tymoshenko warned Saturday that the ex-Soviet republic is at risk of sliding back under Russia&acu...Full Story

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Iran tells UN of enrichment plan as US, France call for new sanctions
TEHRAN: Iran said on Monday it has formally told the UN nuclear watchdog of its plan to produce higher enriched uranium, sparking US and French calls for "strong" sanctions against the defiant Islamic republic. | "Iran's official letter about commencing the 20 percent e...Full Story
Mary Dejevsky: Ukraine is at last throwing off the shackles of the Cold War
| The last time Viktor Yanukovych featured prominently in the Western media was more than five years ago. When the drama of Ukraine's Orange Revolution was at its height, he played the villain. With his power base in the east, his clumsy style and his compromised victor...Full Story
Yanukovych claims election 'fair'
| Supporters of the pro-Russian Viktor Yanukovych danced in the snow in Kiev yesterday, celebrating the victory of their candidate in the Ukrainian presidential election, as international monitors praised the vote as free and fair. | With only one per cent of the votes ...Full Story
Yanukovych wins Ukraine run-off
| Vladimir Radyuhin | Beats Tymoshenko who may challenge verdict | - PHOTO: AP | Dear leader: A supporter of Ukrainian President-elect Viktor Yanukovych kisses his portrait in Kiev on Monday. | MOSCOW: Ukraine's opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych narrowly beat Prime Mi...Full Story
East India Company to sell tea, coffee in London
| LONDON: East India Company, the trading company with a 400-year-history whose highlight was ruling India the 'jewel of the Crown', will soon open outlets to sell tea, coffee, spices and fabrics. Bought in 2004 by Indian-origin businessman Sanjiv Mehta, the company wil...Full Story
Iran tells UN of enrichment plan
Key powers seek tough sanctions against Tehran | Tuesday, February 09, 2010 | TEHRAN: Iran said on Monday it has formally told the UN nuclear watchdog of its plan to produce higher enriched uranium, sparking fresh warnings by world powers of new sanctions against the de...Full Story
Yanukovich wins tight Ukraine vote
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 | Ukraine has narrowly chosen the pro-Russia Viktor Yanukovich as its next president, results showed on Monday, after elections that rejected the West-leaning policies of the Orange Revolution. | But with his margin of victory of around just 2...Full Story
World pressure grows for Iran sanctions
| Reuters | TEHRAN: International pressure for new sanctions against Iran grew on Monday after Tehran announced more moves to expand nuclear fuel production and enrichment plants, heightening Western fears it wants to make atom bombs. | The United States and France led ...Full Story
Ukraine PM pressed to concede
| Reuters | Supporters of Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich stage a rally in Kiev on Monday. (AP) | KIEV: Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich on Monday pressed rival Yulia Tymoshenko to concede defeat after his slender vi...Full Story
Turkey alters its compass
| Linda Heard, sierra12th@yahoo.co.uk | Turkey's affiliations under the leadership of the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan — a devout Muslim — are swinging from West to East. This is good news for the Arab world as Ankara is a major political and military pla...Full Story
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Tue 9 Feb 2010
West wants political stability in Ukraine
Arab News | Timothy Heritage | Reuters | Ukraine needs to appoint a president quickly and avoid a legal battle over its election to convince the West it can forge coherent policies to pull it out of economic crisis and end years of infighting. Western leaders,...
Yanukovich, monitors, press Ukraine PM to concede
The Star | KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich pressed rival Yulia Tymoshenko to concede defeat on Monday after a narrow victory in a presidential election that could tilt the ex-Soviet state back towards Moscow. Ukrainian President...
France agrees to sell Russia advanced warship
China Daily | PARIS:France has agreed to sell Russia an advanced amphibious warship and is considering a Russian request for three more, French defense officials said Monday. It would be the first major arms deal between Russia and a NATO member. | French Pres...
Calls for sanction as Iran all set to enrich uranium
Indian Express | Officials from the United States, France and Russia called on Monday for stronger measures against Tehran after Iran told the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency that it would begin enriching its stockpile of uranium for a medical reactor in Teh...
Yuliya Tymoshenko under pressure to concede defeat in Ukraine poll
The Times | Yuliya Tymoshenko was under pressure to concede defeat in Ukraine's presidential election after international monitors endorsed the results. | With 99 per cent of votes counted Viktor Yanukovych, her rival, retained a lead of about three percentage...
Gates Opposes Arms Sale to Russia
The New York Times | PARIS - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told French officials Monday that he was concerned about their plans to sell Mistral-class amphibious assault ships to Russia, although there is little if anything the United States could do to block the de...
France defends decision to sell Russia warship
The Star | PARIS (Reuters) - France defended on Monday its decision to sell an advanced warship to Russia, shrugging off concerns that the helicopter carrier could threaten Georgia and arguing that Moscow had to be treated with respect. | Russia asked to buy ...
Pressure grows for Iran sanctions over atomic plans
The Star | TEHRAN (Reuters) - International pressure for new sanctions against Iran grew on Monday after Tehran announced more moves to expand nuclear fuel production and enrichment plants, heightening Western fears it wants to make atom bombs. French Foreign...
Few Signs of Turnabout in Germany
The New York Times | BERLIN - About 100 days ago, Angela Merkel started a second term as chancellor, armed with a new center-right government coalition and an admonition for Germany. "This country has to finally grasp the full dimensions" of the unique economic crisis ...
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Asia Times | CREDIT BUBBLE BULLETIN | The beginning of the end? | Commentary and weekly watch by Doug Noland | Today is a briefer-than usual discussion: a more regular commentary is planned for next week - and at this time I assume my topic will be "a global re...
Mon 8 Feb 2010
Who wins with supermarket loyalty cards?
BBC News | Fifteen years ago, Tesco launched the Clubcard - a loyalty scheme that rewarded shoppers with vouchers offering discounts if they shopped regularly at the supermarket. | A year later, Clubcard holders were spending 28% more at Tesco and 16% less at...
Iran's uranium enrichment: a really bad development'
The Miami Herald | WASHINGTON -- Iran told the United Nations' nuclear watchdog Monday it will begin producing purer uranium, a step experts said could bring Tehran significantly closer to having the fuel for a nuclear weapon. | Iran plans to enrich uranium at its Na...
Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity
The Guardian | GEORGE JAHN | Associated Press Writer= VIENNA (AP) — Iran pressed ahead Monday with plans that will increase its ability to make nuclear weapons as it formally informed the U.N. nuclear agency of its intention to enrich uranium to higher levels. ...
Italian doctor heightens interest in MS cause
CBC This scan shows blood flowing through veins in the neck of a patient with multiple sclerosis. (CBC) | The Italian doctor whose unconventional thinking on the cause of multiple sclerosis is in North America to drum up interest in testing the idea. | M...
'Deep concern' as French government sells high-tech warships to Russia
The Daily Mail | France today became the first Nato member in history to start selling arms to Russia – causing ‘deep concern’ among western allies including Britain and America. | President Nicolas Sarkozy approved the delivery of a Mistral-class...
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