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Times Online Business, 09.01.09 15:37 UTC

Mecom to slash debts with German sale

Mecom, the European newspaper group run by David Montgomery, is poised to sell its German newspapers for €165 million (£148 million), as it begins the process of cutting nearly £600 million of ...

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Times Online Business, 09.01.09 01:07 UTC

Need to know: BT scraps charges ... C & shake-up ... Costain record

View video and Need to Know interactive heatmap Economics Interest rates : The Bank of England cut interest rates for the third month in a row, lowering official rates by a further half-point after ...

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Telegraph, 08.01.09 18:33 UTC

Aubrey Beaty

Artillery officer believed to have been the first British soldier to cross the German frontier in 1944.

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The Register, 08.01.09 12:35 UTC

Astronomers view heavens through Galileo's eyes

Astronomers are celebrating 400 years since Galileo made his famous observations, which were fundamental in proving the heliocentric hypothesis, by pointing a replica of one of his original ...

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CNN Top Stories, 07.01.09 13:30 UTC

Views soften on 2 ex-presidents, poll finds

(CNN) -- A new national poll appears to validate the adage that time heals all wounds, at least when it comes to two former presidents of the United States.

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Times Online Business, 07.01.09 00:43 UTC

US arm of LyondellBasell goes into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

The US arm of LyondellBasell Industries, the chemicals group that is part of the business empire of Len Blavatnik, the Russian-born oligarch, last night filed for bankruptcy protection in New York. ...

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The Independent, 06.01.09 11:48 UTC

Aguero's Barcelona move rubbished

Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo has rubbished reports claiming Sergio Aguero is on the verge of joining Barcelona. Aguero, 20, is one of the hottest properties in European football after the ...

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Houston Chronicle - World, 05.01.09 13:35 UTC

Moroccan immigrant becomes mayor of Rotterdam

THE HAGUE, Netherlands A Moroccan immigrant was installed Monday as mayor of Rotterdam, the Netherlands' second largest city, in a move hailed as a significant step for the integration of minorities ...

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New York Post, 04.01.09 11:39 UTC

REQUIRED READING

Posted: 1:12 am January 4, 2009 Songs from a Dutch Tour by Chip Taylor (Ambo/Anthos) For those unfamilar with Chip Taylor, he is Angelina Jolie's uncle (brother of her dad Jon Voight). But his ...

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 04.01.09 05:33 UTC

Book about Neville Island serves up some surprising history

To author Gia Tatone, the book, "Neville Island," was a chance to tell the story of a place she loved and to offer "a lot of good, a lot of truth, a lot of hope, a lot of joy" to the people of a ...