 Spain stocks fall sharply after Moody's downgrade Fri 18 May 2012
MADRID (AP) — Spanish stocks dropped sharply early Friday morning after ratings agency Moody's downgraded its credit score of 16 Spanish banks in the latest blow to... (photo: Creative Commons / Christianwelsh) US News
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 Smoking ban imposed in public places in Bulgaria Fri 18 May 2012
Sofia, May 18: After several failed attempts from restaurant owners, Bulgaria's Parliament has finally adopted a total ban on smoking in indoor public places. The ban,... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) The Siasat Daily
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 Solution to world economic crisis must have "global dimension": EU's Barroso Fri 18 May 2012
UNITED NATIONS, May 17 (Xinhua) -- President of the European Union (EU) Commission Jose Manuel Barroso said here Thursday that a solution to the global economic crisis... (photo: EC / EC) Xinhua
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 Moody's lowers rating of 16 Spanish banks Fri 18 May 2012
MADRID, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Risk Qualification agency Moody's lowered its rating of 16 Spanish banks late on Thursday evening. The move came after a difficult day on the... (photo: AP / Paul White) Xinhua
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 EU confident Europe will overcome crisis Fri 18 May 2012
The head of the European Union Commission told the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday that he is "fully confident" the 17 countries using the euro and all European... (photo: EC / EC) Jakarta Post
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 Fitch downgrades Greece on euro exit fears Fri 18 May 2012
Fitch, a leading credit ratings agency, has downgraded Greece a notch to CCC "vulnerable to default" rating, citing the heightened risk that the country might have to... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris) Al Jazeera
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 Cameron to tell Merkel she is the only person who can save the euro Fri 18 May 2012
Amid growing alarm within the Treasury over the impact of the crisis on Britain, a close ally of Chancellor George Osborne warned the financial contagion in Greece could... (photo: AP / Carl Court) The Independent
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 Rafael Nadal breezes to win and berth in Rome Masters quarter-finals as Samantha Stosur and Andy Murray fall Thu 17 May 2012
NOVAK Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have reached the Rome Masters quarter-finals but Samantha Stosur was eliminated. Fourth seed Andy Murray also suffered a setback to his... (photo: Creative Commons / Yann Caradec) The Daily Telegraph Australia
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 Serena, Venus stay on course Thu 17 May 2012
Serena and Venus Williams both reached the quarter-finals of the WTA Internazionali BNL d'Italia with straight-sets victories on Thursday. Having been pushed hard by... (photo: Creative Commons / Terry Ballard) Sky Sports
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 Bulgaria extends smoking ban to cafes, stadiums Thu 17 May 2012
AFP - Lawmakers in Bulgaria approved on Thursday last-minute changes to the country's health bill to ban smoking in stadiums and all enclosed public spaces such as cafes... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) France24
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 Djokovic into Rome last eight after fightback Thu 17 May 2012
Holder Novak Djokovic staged a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 comeback over Argentine Juan Monaco to earn a place in the quarter-finals at a windy Rome Masters on Thursday. With gusts of... (photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert) Khaleej Times
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 A Clown at Cannes: Bill Murray at the Riviera Fest Thu 17 May 2012
CANNES, France (AP) — Clad in a plaid jacket that could have come out of Rodney Dangerfield's wardrobe in "Caddyshack," Bill Murray clashed with traditional Cannes... (photo: Creative Commons / Paul Sherwood) The New York Times
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 Europe's banks on the brink Thu 17 May 2012
LONDON, May 17 (IFR) - The euro zone crisis was in full swing when Jean-Claude Trichet took the podium in Berlin last October 6 for his final press conference as... (photo: AP / Martin Oeser) Reuters
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 Copper rebounds from 4-month lows, Greek worries cap gains Thu 17 May 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - Copper steadied on Thursday following hefty losses in the previous session that dragged prices to four-month lows, but gains were fragile as worries... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) Reuters
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 Secret gardens revealed in Amsterdam Thu 17 May 2012
During the third weekend of June, 30 of the most private gardens in Amsterdam are open to the public as part of Open Garden Days. Some of them are opening for the first... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) The Miami Herald
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 Snedeker in midflight drama for 1st trip to Spain Thu 17 May 2012
CASARES, Spain (AP) — Deprived of his clubs and sleep following an emergency landing en route to Spain, Brandt Snedeker's first appearance in Spain isn't exactly going as... (photo: AP) Houston Chronicle
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 Greek caretaker government sworn in Thu 17 May 2012
Athens: The Greek caretaker government, which will lead the country to the second round of national polls in June, was sworn in on Thursday morning at a ceremony held at... (photo: AP / Thanassis Stavrakis) Zeenews
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 U.S. Stock Futures Inch Up Thu 17 May 2012
By SHAWN LANGLOIS LONDON—U.S. stocks nudged slightly higher before the opening bell on Thursday and were poised to end their recent losing streak after the Fed... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Wall Street Journal
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 We risk being shut out of financial markets, warns Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy Thu 17 May 2012
As Madrid's borrowing costs spiked to levels widely seen as unsustainable, Mariano Rajoy warned that there is a "a serious risk that [investors] will not lend us... (photo: AP / Thierry Charlier) The Independent
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 Prosecutors lay out Srebrenica genocide case against Ratko Mladic Thu 17 May 2012
On the second day of the 70-year-old's genocide trial, Yugoslav war crimes tribunal prosecutors will focus on the bloody climax of the 1992-95 Bosnian war, when Serb... (photo: AP / Amel Emric) The Independent
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