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US in talks with China, EU to end trade dispute over solar panels

22 May 2013

The Obama administration is engaged in talks with the European Union and China to settle a dispute over trade in solar-energy equipment and avoid a conflict among the world's largest economies,...

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Germany ekes out growth, France goes backwards

15 May 2013

Germany’s economy crept back into growth in the first quarter of the year, after a sharp contraction at the end of last year, while France slipped into recession, data showed on Wednesday.

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Hong Kong in line for surge in illicit fund inflows

15 May 2013

Hong Kong may see a surge in illicit money inflows in the wake of twin moves by the European Union and Singapore to crack down on tax evasion. The EU's initiative to capture taxes on an estimated...

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Malta unlikely to follow Cyprus into crisis

14 May 2013

Cyprus and Malta have a lot in common: Mediterranean islands enjoying 10 months of sunshine a year, they joined the European Union in 2004, use the euro and have banking sectors that dwarf their...

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Greece plans bond market return first half of 2014: PM

14 May 2013

Greece plans to sell bonds at some point early next year, ending four years of exclusion from international capital markets, the country’s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said.

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EU tariff threat on Chinese solar glass

2 Mar 2013

The EU opened an inquiry into whether Chinese makers of solar glass sell it in the 27-nation bloc below cost, a practice known as dumping. The glass is used to make solar panels, which are...

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Opinion

Tom Holland

Attempts to diversify China's reserves have been a disaster

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Howard Winn

China is like the EU; provinces are its member states

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North Korea threatens ‘final destruction’ of South Korea

North Korea threatened South Korea with “final destruction” during a debate at the UN Conference on Disarmament on Tuesday, saying it could take “second and third steps” after a nuclear test last...

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EU tightens sanctions against North Korea after nuclear test

The European Union agreed on a raft of new sanctions on Monday against North Korea in retaliation for the country’s nuclear test last week, EU officials said.

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Chinese buy property in Cyprus to gain EU permanent residence

One of the first things you see after landing at Larnaca airport in Cyprus is an advertisement for a property development company. It is in Chinese.

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BRITAIN

Cameron’s speech was to warn of British drift to EU exit

Britain could drift out of the European Union unless the bloc meets key challenges, Prime Minister David Cameron was to have said in a speech on Friday that has been postponed by the Algeria...

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Briefs, December 6, 2012

Serbia's ambassador to Nato jumped to his death from a car park platform at Brussels Airport while surrounded by his country's delegation, a diplomat said.

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Antonis Samaras calls euro-zone debt deal a new day for Greece

A bleary-eyed Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras welcomed an agreement by international lenders to help cut his country's debt and unblock bailout money to avert bankruptcy.

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