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Spain in tussle with pirates over hostages
Published: 2009-11-06 15:13:00Somali pirates have threatened to kill three captive crew members from a Spanish fishing vessel if two suspected pirates being held in Spain are not freed.
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Low opinion ratings as Nicolas Sarkozy's presidency passes the half-way mark
Published: 2009-11-06 13:25:00He has failed to halve class sizes in problem schools or build the 700 000 new houses he promised. But in many areas his government has been working hard.
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Minister defends Afghanistan airstrike as inquiry goes to federal prosecutor
Published: 2009-11-06 13:22:00Germany's new defense minister has defended a NATO airstrike in Afghanistan ordered by a German colonel as "appropriate". There were suspected civilian casualties.
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WHO warns swine flu is a virus that must be taken seriously
Published: 2009-11-05 12:40:00The World Health Organisation has warned against complacency in the face of swine flu, saying the H1N1 virus should not be regarded as the same as seasonal flu.
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Thousands demonstrate in Germany against GM's cancellation of Opel deal
Published: 2009-11-05 12:39:00Caught off guard by General Motors' U-turn on a deal with a Canadian-Russian consortium over the carmaker Opel, the German government is seeking to regain the initiative as car workers stage protest rallies.
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Fresh hope for eastern German economy as Berlin Wall anniversary nears
Published: 2009-11-05 12:37:00The global economic crisis has hit western Germany harder than eastern Germany, helping, by a quirk of fate, to correct a decades-old imbalance in living standards.
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Crucifix ban leaves devout Italians reeling
Published: 2009-11-04 14:56:00Roman Catholic Italy is trying to digest a European Court of Human Rights ruling that calls for crucifixes to be removed from classrooms.
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Top German sporting dignitary receives Jewish group's anti-racism prize
Published: 2009-11-04 13:34:00German football clubs support anti-racism projects, but managers are still at a loss over how to combat violent and racist fan culture effectively.
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Collapse of Opel deal dismays Germany, Brussels to 'wait and see'
Published: 2009-11-04 13:34:00GM's decision not to sell its European unit Opel met with shock and anger in Germany; in Brussels the European Commission says it is ready to facilitate talks between GM and its European partners if needed.
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German chancellor tells Congress no time to be lost in forging a climate deal
Published: 2009-11-03 14:37:00Angela Merkel urged the world to overcome the walls of the 21st Century and reach a deal on global warming. She was marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in a speech to the House and Senate
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