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French jobless figures stagnateFrance, the eurozone’s second biggest economy, is still struggling with stubborn unemployment that… 31/12/04 07:12 CET
Huge pipeline project approvedThe Russian government has given the green light to a major energy project, the building of an oil… 31/12/04 07:12 CET
ENEL drops IPSE buyoutItaly’s state-controlled electrical and telecoms giant ENEL has abandoned plans to buy 3-G phone… 31/12/04 07:12 CET
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Europe digs deep for tidal wave victimsAppalled and moved by the shocking images on their television screens, many Europeans are digging… 31/12/04 07:12 CET
World’s biggest humanitarian effort underway in AsiaFive million survivors of the tsunami disaster are estimated to be at risk. With little food… 31/12/04 07:12 CET
Basque ‘nation within nation’ plan wins approvalA Basque proposal for virtual independence from Spain has unexpectedly won approval in the regional… 31/12/04 07:12 CET
Tsunami disaster overshadows New Year celebrationsNew Year celebrations have taken place in Sydney after organisers decided to go ahead with the… 31/12/04 07:12 CET
Tsunami survivors head home with tales of horror.More European survivors have been arriving home with terrifying tales of lucky escapes from the… 31/12/04 07:12 CET
Disease poised to claim more lives in disaster zoneA deadly threat is lurking in the wake of the tsunami tragedy – one that could double the number of… 31/12/04 07:12 CET
Bodies pile up as threat of disease growsThai soldiers have been using gas masks and protective suits as they continue to deal with the… 31/12/04 01:12 CET
Argentina nightclub blaze claims 169 livesAt least 169 people have died in a nightclub fire in Argentina. A further 375 were… 31/12/04 01:12 CET
Long wait for Thai dead to be identifiedAt least half the dead and missing in Thailand are foreign tourists. For their families back home… 31/12/04 01:12 CET
Unprecedented aid effort in AsiaWhat is expected to be the world’s largest ever relief effort is finally gaining momentum. Box by… 31/12/04 01:12 CET
