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Tokyo exchange to increase trade capacityThe Tokyo Stock Exchange is planning to nearly double its trade capacity by the end of the year… 19/01/06 08:01 CET
Novartis sales rise but earnings are mutedDrugmaker Novartis’ sales in the fourth-quarter rose by 18%, but the Swiss company’s earnings… 19/01/06 08:01 CET
Alitalia flights disrupted bystrikeAlitalia had to cancel over 100 flights on Thurday because of a one-day strike by flight… 19/01/06 08:01 CET
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Estonian prime minister vows to pursue dynamic market economyEstonia is nicknamed the “Baltic Tiger” because of its impressive economic growth rate. Prime… 19/01/06 06:01 CET
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Pluto-bound probe is on its wayIt is boldly going where no spacecraft has gone before! After two failed attempts, the NASA probe… 19/01/06 09:01 CET
Chirac vows “swift response” to any nuclear attack on FranceFrance’s president has set out a tougher version of his country’s nuclear policy. Jacques Chirac’s… 19/01/06 08:01 CET
Purported bin Laden recording warns of attacks in USOsama bin Laden has reportedly warned that new terrorist attacks on the US are being planned, but… 19/01/06 08:01 CET
UK minister bans sex offenders from the classroomUnder fire amid a row over sex offenders in schools, Britain’s embattled education minister has… 19/01/06 08:01 CET
At least 22 dead as bomb blasts hit BaghdadTwo simultaneous bomb blasts have killed at least 22 people in central Baghdad. It is believed one… 19/01/06 08:01 CET
Italy announces timetable for Iraq pulloutItaly says it will withdraw 1,000 of its 2,600 troops in Iraq by June and aims to finish its… 19/01/06 08:01 CET
Hamas pressure saps Fatah’s electoral appealThe militant Palestinian movement Hamas is sounding confident about its chances in the January 25… 19/01/06 08:01 CET
Europe calls for UN action while Iran claims compromise is possibleEuropean powers are preparing a draft resolution demanding that Iran be referred to the … 19/01/06 08:01 CET
Prodi fires a broadside at BerlusconiAlthough still three months away, Italy’s general election campaign is hotting up.Known for being… 19/01/06 08:01 CET
Gbagbo breaks 3-day silence on riotsIvory Coast’s president Laurent Gbagbo has called on his supporters to end three days of anti-… 19/01/06 08:01 CET
Suicide attack in Tel Aviv as elections approachA suicide bomber has blown himself up in Tel Aviv, raising the spectre of further violence as… 19/01/06 08:01 CET
EU and US reject Tehran’s offer of nuclear compromiseThe diplomatic standoff between Iran and the West over its nuclear programme continues, with the … 19/01/06 02:01 CET
Ivory Coast protests continue despite calls for calmThere has been chaos in Ivory Coast for the fourth day running, despite calls for calm by the… 19/01/06 02:01 CET
Spanish Civil War documents sent to MadridThis morning, just before dawn, in the Spanish city of Salamanca, a controversial cargo of historic… 19/01/06 02:01 CET
Cold snap bites in RussiaIt is so cold in Moscow that some traffic lights are not working, cash machines have broken down… 19/01/06 02:01 CET
