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Merkel: economic upswing should benefit workers

Angela Merkel told journalists on Thursday in Berlin that employees who made sacrifices during the crisis, such as accepting reduced work hours, …
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U.S. highway deaths fall to lowest level since 1950

The U.S. Transportation Department said late Wednesday that traffic deaths fell 9.7 percent in 2009 to 33,808, the lowest number since 1950. In …
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Mauritania president pardons Islamist prisoners

A further 20 Islamist prisoners awaiting trial were also pardoned as a gesture to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the feast after the Muslim holy month of …
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Somali pirates free Bulgarian-owned ship

The chemical tanker Panega with 15 Bulgarian crew was seized about 100 miles east of the Yemeni port of Aden on May 11. "The ship has been released …
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Inflation returns to Ireland after 19 months

The Central Statistics Office said average prices rose 0.2 percent over the year up to August, ending 19 straight months when prices slid in line …
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Spain’s parliament approves labour reform

Both houses of parliament approved the proposals, which are designed make it harder for unemployed people to turn down a job offer or training and …
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Bomb blast kills 10 in Pakistan tribal region

The explosion happened in Palaseen village, about 65 km (40 miles) northeast of the Kurram region’s main town, Parachinar. "It was a …
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Senegal prostitutes look forward to Ramadan’s end

Ramadan is bad news for the sex workers on the streets of Senegal, a country where 94 percent of the population is Muslim and prostitution is …
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Report: Bus crashes into Indian river, killing 21

Rescuers worked through the night to scour the Bagdi River in Madhya Pradesh state for survivors and bodies in the hours after the accident late …
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Bomb blast kills 10 in Pakistan’s Kurram region

The explosion happened in Palaseen village, about 65 km (40 miles) northeast of the region’s main town, Parachinar. "It was a remote-controlled …
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Update: U.S. minister determined to hold 9/11 Quran burn

Despite the mounting pressure to call off Saturday’s bonfire, Jones said at a Wednesday news conference that he also has received much …
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Castro says Cuban model doesn’t work

The fact that things are not working efficiently on this cash-strapped Caribbean island is hardly news. Fidel’s brother Raul, the country’s …
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Clinton, Gates denounce planned Quran burning

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert Gates echoed objections first raised by the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, …
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Muslim mason immortalized at French cathedral

This sign of friendship that spans religions is rooted in the Medieval tradition and the city of Lyon’s links to its large Muslim population. But a …
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Romanian Gypsy leader compares Sarkozy to Nazis

Speaking during an annual Gypsy feast held on a hill at the foots of the Carpathian Mountains, Iulian Radulescu told The Associated Press that …
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Serbia to replace disputed Kosovo resolution

Serbia has faced EU pressure not to challenge Kosovo independence and demand more status talks, after the U.N.’s highest court ruled that Kosovo’s …
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Bob Marley’s daughter pleads guilty to drug charge

Makeda Jahnesta Marley pleaded guilty Tuesday to two charges including manufacture of a controlled substance after police were called to her West …
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Sri Lanka passes constitutional amendment

Rajapaksa’s amendment won 161 votes in favour with 17 votes against out of the 225-member legislature. The main opposition United National Party had …
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