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Toyota issues U.S. recall of 139,000 Lexus vehicles

Toyota plans to recall 270,000 luxury Lexus and Toyota Crown vehicles across the United States, Japan, Canada, Australia, Europe and other countries …
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U.S. priest stole $1 million for male escorts

The Reverend Kevin J. Gray, former pastor at Sacred Heart/Sagrado Corazon Parish in Waterbury, was arrested and charged with first-degree larceny, …
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European shares led higher by banks, miners

The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index of top shares closed up 2.6 percent at 991.23 points. Those watching the charts, however, said European …
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Jailed Azerbaijani editor convicted on new charges

The Garadag District Court in Azerbaijan’s capital sentenced Eynulla Fatullayev to 2 1/2 years in prison on drug possession charges. Fatullayev said …
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Oil rises as stocks, euro gain

By midday, benchmark crude for August delivery rose $1.24 to $73.38 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The Dow Jones Industrial Average …
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Turks and Moroccans top list of new citizens of the European Union

The European statistics agency Eurostat said 50,000 Turks became EU citizens in 2008, the latest year for which data is available, down slightly …
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Great Britain to probe accusations of complicity in torture

Several Britons of Pakistani descent say they were abused in custody in Pakistan with British complicity. British authorities say they would never …
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British soldier, 3 Afghan police killed by blasts

Insurgent attacks have been surging in much of the country as NATO, bolstered this year by some 30,000 more U.S. troops, ramps up a crucial push to …
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Geely to buy Volvo Cars

The European Commission said it sees no antitrust problems with Zhejiang Geely Holding Co.’s $1.8 billion acquisition of Volvo Cars from Ford Motor …
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Bulgaria says pipeline flap with Russia over

The South Stream project is aimed at transporting Russian natural gas under the Black Sea to Bulgaria and on to other European …
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Oil-capture systems handled 24,980 barrels on Monday

British Petroleum spokesman Mark Proegler said preparations continue to hook up a third vessel to increase oil-capture capacity to 53,000 barrels a …
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Cyprus, a familiar stopover in spy lore

The arrest and escape of an alleged member of a Russian spy ring last week recalls the rich history of espionage in Cyprus, an island in the …
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Kazakhs held street parties

Ostensibly, the reason for the festivities was to mark the 12th anniversary of Astana being made the nation’s capital. But few doubt that the …
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Polish Prime Minister vows to work closely with new president

Tusk’s market-oriented government had poor relations with Komorowski’s predecessor, Lech Kaczynski, who vetoed several bills before his death in a …
Reuters

Europe’s thirst for biofuel threatens area equal to Denmark

An area of 4.5 million hectares could be affected, according to an average of 15 computer modelling exercises in the EU report, made public after …
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Sri Lanka police abort attempt to free United Nations workers

Police tried to break up the protest in the evening and escorted some of the trapped workers out of the compound, but quickly pulled back after …
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Turkey’s president says Israel acting irrationally

Speaking to Reuters while returning from an official visit to Kazakhstan, Gul said Israel’s apparent readiness to become more isolated by ditching …
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Berlusconi faces showdown over austerity

Berlusconi is to seek a confidence vote in the lower house Chamber of Deputies for the 25-billion-euro austerity budget, in a sign he has to whip …
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