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07/30/2010 08:36 PM
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Greece turns to military to restore fuel supplies
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 AP - Greece said Friday it will use military trucks, navy vessels and commandeered fuel tankers to restore gasoline supplies cut by a strike that has hurt the country's industry and vital tourism trade at the height of vacation season.
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07/30/2010 06:38 PM
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FTSE ends lower on US growth data
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 AFP - Leading shares in London slipped lower on Friday after weaker-than-expected US growth figures stirred concern about the strength of the economic recovery, dealers said.
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07/30/2010 12:49 PM
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European stocks falter before US output data
(AFP)
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 AFP - Europe's main stock markets fell on Friday as investors looked ahead to key economic growth figures from the United States, after dissecting news of a major takeover, company earnings and eurozone data.
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07/29/2010 04:59 PM
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Italy seeks private sponsors to restore Colosseum
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AP - Italian officials are seeking to raise some euro25 million (about $32 million) in private money to finance the restoration of one of the country's iconic landmarks: the Colosseum.
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07/29/2010 12:10 PM
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Euro zone economic sentiment rises to 28-month high
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Reuters - Euro zone economic sentiment rose strongly in July, buoyed by figures from Germany that point to a recovery as the currency area overcomes the sovereign debt crisis, but the outlook remains uncertain.
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07/29/2010 12:02 PM
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German jobless rate edges up to 7.6 percent
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AP - Germany's unemployment rate edged up slightly to 7.6 percent in July from 7.5 percent the previous month as summer vacations started, but the labor market is still on the road to recovery, new data showed Thursday.
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07/29/2010 11:59 AM
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Eurozone economic confidence 'highest in two years'
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 AFP - Business and consumer confidence in the 16-nation eurozone jumped in July to its highest level in more than two years, driven by regional powerhouse German, the European Union said Thursday.
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07/29/2010 06:40 PM
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Police question French minister in L'Oreal affair
(AP)
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 AP - Police on Thursday questioned the French labor minister about his relationship with the billionaire L'Oreal cosmetics heiress in an investigation into a scandal that has reached the highest levels of President Nicolas Sarkozy's government.
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07/29/2010 11:33 AM
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Eurozone economic sentiment up again in July
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AP - Economic sentiment in the 16 countries that use the euro is at its highest level for over two years, the European Commission said Thursday.
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07/29/2010 06:51 PM
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British PM works to deepen Indian economic ties
(AP)
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 AP - British Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday that his visit to India had deeply strengthened the bonds between Britain and its former colony, whose burgeoning economy he wants to help his own country recover from a brutal recession.
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