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Telefonica Vodafone hit by defections in Spain
Vodafone the biggest losers. In the first three months of the year more than 1.8 million consumers moved to another mobile company, data from telecoms regulator CMT showed on ...
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New Issue- Bosch prices 250 mln euro 2033 bond
Tue May 21, 2013 5:41am EDT May 21(Reuters) -Following are terms and conditions of a bond priced on Tuesday. Borrower Robert Bosch Issue Amount 250 million ...
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Austria sends bank insolvency law to parliament
VIENNA | Tue May 21, 2013 5:30am EDT VIENNA May 21 (Reuters) - The Austrian government adopted a draft bank insolvency law on Tuesday that would give the state more powers to intervene early at struggling lenders and head off worse problems that could prompt taxpayer support. The draft legislation being sent to parliament would let regulators force ailing banks to sell assets, cut risks ...
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Kahn recalls Bayerns redemption of 2001
Oliver Kahn, hero of the hour the last time FC Bayern Mnchen won the UEFA Champions League, speaks to UEFA.com ahead of Saturday's final against Borussia Dortmund at ...
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Lyons Tonazzi ruled out of London final
Olympique Lyonnais will go into Thursday's UEFA Women's Champions League final without Latitia Tonazzi due to a calf injury but they are confident Lara Dickenmann will be ...
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Group 7 rivals wants finals return
Ukraine and Italy, champions in 2009 and 2003 respectively, are targeting a place in the finals, as are Turkey when the sides meet in Russia to contest Group ...
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European stock markets slip at open
Europe's main stock markets weakened in opening deals on Tuesday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index down 0.11 per cent at 6,748.02 points.Elsewhere, Frankfurt's DAX 30 also fell 0.11 per cent to 8,446.78 points and in Paris the CAC 40 shed 0.37 per cent to ...
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Aussie garden wins Best in Show at Chelsea
Australia's gardeners have created history at the Chelsea Flower Show by claiming the prestigious event's top prize for the first time.In his ninth and final year entering the competition, Wes Fleming, head of Fleming's Nurseries, bowed out a winner on Tuesday after he and his crew were awarded the Best in Show for their landscape-style design encompassing desert, wildflower and ...
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Small-scale fisheries placed high on agenda with European Commissioner
Thank you Commissioner Damanki. I hope it is not too late that you come to save us! You see, the traditional small scale fishery is almost dead. It seems that EU funding and other factors have helped in breeding a new kind of 'shark' that feeds on the small scale fisherman. The two fishermen co-ops that once used to speak up went down their belly. A few 'sharks' now control ...
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Kudrin accuses United Russia of economic stagnation
Head of the Civil Initiatives Committee, former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin stated at a session of Open Tribune on Monday that the government and United Russia should bear responsibility for the present stagnation in the economy. United Russia retaliated by accusing him of poor performance when he was in civil ...
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Video Speed fanatic reaches 263kmh on his mountain bike
The daredevil, Franois Gissy, used a Swedish designed hydrogen peroxide powered rocket on the back of his mountain bike, to help him reach the record speed.The previous motor-paced land speed record was set back in 1995 by Fred Rompelberg on an old French military base in Mulhouse.This video doesn't disappoint, to achieve this kind of speed on a mountain bike is ...
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Sharp rise in eating disorders among UK men
The number of men who are diagnosed by the GPs with eating problems increased by 27pc between 2000 and 2009, the study found.The authors, who looked at data from 400 GP practices, identified 9,000 new cases of eating disorders.Many of the new cases in the UK were "eating disorders not otherwise specified" (Ednos) - which meet most, but not, all of the criteria associated with anorexia ...
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Dad charged with murder of his children
21 May 2013 A divorced British father with a history of drunkenness and domestic violence was formally accused yesterday of the murder of his two children, who were found with their throats cut in his apartment in southern ...
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Germany nationalises Justin Biebers monkey Mally after the pop star fails to claim him
Justin Bieber's pet monkey is set to become property of Germany after the Canadian pop star failed to produce the correct vaccination and import papers for the ...
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Russia to award Universiade winners cash prizes
Each medalist in the upcoming Kazan World Summer Universiade will be awarded a cash prize, the Russian government said Tuesday. Gold medal winners will be awarded with 168,000 rubles (about 5,400 U.S. dollars). Silver medalists will get some 2,600 dollars and bronze medalists will earn 1,600 dollars, according to a decree signed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Coaches and other sports staff ...
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Video emerges of Pope Francis reportedly performing an exorcism
The astonishing footage, taken immediately after Pentecostal mass on Sunday 19th May, shows the Pontiff approach the second of two wheelchair bound people, whose face is pixelled out. After a priest leans across the boy or young man to tell Francis something, the Pope's expression becomes more serious, the voice-over notes. He then grips the top of the subject's head firmly and is seen ...
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European shares fall from multi-year highs Sonova slumps
* FTSEurofirst 300 down 0.1 pct, Euro STOXX falls 0.2 pct * Concerns over end to QE halts equity market rally * Traders remain bullish on long-term By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - European shares fell from multi-year highs on Tuesday, with the UK market having hit a near 13-year peak this week, as concerns over a possible end to central bank stimulus measures halted the ...
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European Capital Invests 4 Million Euros In Mezzanine Bonds To Support The Acquisition Of A Controlling Stake In ...
European Capital Invests 4 Million Euros In Mezzanine Bonds To Support The Acquisition Of A Controlling Stake In Precisium Group By Alliance Industrie's ...
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One Month to Go before Entries Close in European Business Awards 201314
With just a month to go before entries close in the 2013/14 European Business Awards, this year's competition is attracting entries from some of Europe's most dynamic and successful companies, each with a story to tell and good news to share despite difficult trading ...
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Vodafone revenues hit by southern European slowdown
Europe saw its takings there fall by almost 17%.With its finances under pressure, the British mobile phone giant said it would reinvest next month's 2.1bn dividend from US subsidiary Verizon Wireless in the business, rather than returning cash to shareholders.Overall revenues at the British mobile phone company fell by 4.2% to 44.4bn, marking the first such contraction in the company's ...
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Eurozone crisis live Severe economic weakness in Southern Europe warns Vodafone
The economic crisis in Southern Europe has been laid bare by Vodafone this morning. It warned shareholders that it has been scorched by the ongoing slump in demand in Spain, Italy, Portugal and Greece, blaming "severe macroeconomic weakness" across the ...
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EUROPE MARKETS Europe Stocks Pause After Rally Carnival Sinks
LONDON – European stock markets dropped on Tuesday, taking a breather after climbing to multiyear highs in the prior day's session.The Stoxx Europe 600 index lost 0.3% to 308.79, retreating from the highest closing level since June 2008, reached on Monday.Shares of cruise-ship operator Carnival PLC (CCL) sank 14%, after the firm late Monday slashed its full-year guidance, saying ...
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Death toll in Turkish hot air balloon accident goes up to 3
ANKARA, Turkey - Officials say another Brazilian tourist has died of wounds sustained after a hot air balloon crashed to the ground, raising the number of tourists killed to 3. The balloon collided with another balloon mid-air and crashed during a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations in Turkey's Cappadocia region on Monday. The governor's office for Nevsehir province said ...
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Germany nationalises Bieber monkey
Justin Bieber's pet monkey is set to become the property of Germany.Mally the Monkey was seized by German customs on March 28 when the pop star failed to produce required vaccination and import papers for the animal after landing in Munich.He had until midnight on Friday to produce those documents.Customs spokesman Thomas Meister said after offices opened following a holiday weekend that ...
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Head of embattled G4S security force retires
LONDON (AP) -- The chief executive of security firm G4S is to retire after a tumultuous year that saw the company fail to fulfill its Olympic ...
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Turkey remains bridge between civilisations in railway plans
Turkey is often described as the gateway between two great civilisations, this is a theme employed commonly in our promotional material to encourage tourism and it has been invoked as part of the rhetoric used in ongoing efforts to join the EU, but the fact remains that Turkey is a key player in the world of geopolitics and this is seen most clearly in two major railway projects currently being planned between three regions of the world.
Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul, is famous for being the only metropolitan region in the world that spans two continents, sitting as it does in both between Asia and Europe. This idiosyncrasy of the city has made it a popular tourist destination due to the diversity of culture and architecture, but on a wider scale, the geopolitical significance of Turkey is growing and will indeed grow further if two major infrastructure plans in the Middle East and Asia take shape in the next few decades. Read more
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