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Royal Dutch Shell plc: 2nd Quarter and Half Year 2010 Unaudited Results
- Royal Dutch Shell's second quarter 2010 earnings, on a current cost of supplies (CCS) basis, were $4.5 billion compared to $2.3 billion a year ago. Basic CCS earnings per share increased by 95% vers... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
A striking fuel-tanker driver mans a picket line set up on a highway near Athens, on Tuesday, July 27, 2010.
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Greece orders striking lorry drivers back to work
The Greek government has used a rare emergency order to force lorry drivers back to work after a three-day strike. | The drivers have until later on Thursday to return to the roads or face arrest and ... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris)
Kosovo's Albanian Democratic Party Leader Hashim Thaci talks to journalists during a break from talks on the future of Kosovo, being held in Baden near Vienna, Austria, on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007.  The Australian 
Don't block our path, Kosovo urges EU holdouts
| THE five European countries refusing to recognise Kosovo are defying international law and unjustly blocking the newest nation from the path to prosperity, Prime Minister Hashim Thaci says. | Mr Tha... (photo: AP / Hans Punz)
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In this Sept. 17, 2008 file photo the lLogo of Swiss bank UBS is seen in Zurich, Switzerland. Swiss bank UBS AG said Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009 it lost 8.1 billion Swiss francs (U.S. dlrs 7.57 billion) in the fourth quarter and announced it would cut a further 2,000 jobs as it refocuses on its home market after a troubled year abroad. The results exceeded the fears of analysts, who on average had predicted net losses of 6.2 billion francs (U.S. dlrs 5.79 bil  The New York Times 
UBS and Deutsche Bank Report Gains for Second Quarter
| FRANKFURT — Shares of UBS of Switzerland and Deutsche Bank of Germany rose sharply after they reported second-quarter earnings Tuesday, signaling renewed confidence in European banks after off... (photo: AP / Keystone, Alessandro Della Bella, File)
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Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, right, listens Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou at the parliament in Athens on Monday, March 22, 2010. Greece's economy will contract by 2 percent in 2010 _ the same as in 2009 and worse than the government predicts _ due to the painful impact of government spending cuts, the Bank of Greece forecast on Monday. Daily Star Lebanon
IMF inspects Greek finances amid industrial action
| Tuesday, July 27, 2010 | - Powered by | Derek Gatopulos | Associated Press | ATHENS: The International Monetary Fund (IMF)  began inspecting Greece’s public ... (photo: AP / Thanassis Stavrakis)
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Pedestrians are reflected on an electric stock market board in Tokyo, Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 10, 2008. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average gained 264.37 and closed at 8,660.24 for the day as investors brushed off the latest round of grim economic data and instead pinned their hopes on global stimulus measures likely to fuel new demand for raw materials. Gulf News
Asian shares, euro rise amid strong EU, US data
| Singapore: The euro edged up and Asian shares rose yesterday as solid US corporate earnings and surprisingly strong euro zone data offset growing scepticism that stress... (photo: AP / Katsumi Kasahara)
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KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE. Gulf News
Implications of Kosovo
| The International Court of Justice has made a ruling regarding the status of Kosovo that will most likely have implications for separatists around the world, as well as... (photo: AP / Visar Kryeziu)
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International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn speaks with reporters during the IMF's Spring meetings in Washington, Saturday, April 12, 200 Herald Tribune
Amid strikes, IMF inspects Greek finances
| ATHENS, Greece - The International Monetary Fund began inspecting Greece's public finances on Monday to make sure the government is implementing promised austerity meas... (photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite)
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The marble statue of ancient Greek philosopher Socrates stands in front of the headquarters of Bank of Greece, in central Athens, on Friday, July 23, 2010. The State
Amid strikes, IMF inspects Greek finances
| ATHENS, Greece - The International Monetary Fund began inspecting Greece's public finances on Monday to make sure the government is implementing promised austerity meas... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris)
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Two men enter the headquarters of Bank of Greece, in central Athens, on Friday, July 23, 2010. The New York Times
Despite Flaws, Stress Tests May Satisfy Markets
| FRANKFURT — The stress tests conducted by European regulators last week did not give investors all the information they wanted about the condition of the region&r... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris)
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Politics Business
- Greek Police Confront Protesting Truck Drivers
- Greek Police Tear Gas Protesting Fuel Drivers
- Greek police teargas protesting fuel drivers
- Germany calls on Ankara to work toward EU accession criteria
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, left, speaks to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara,
Germany calls on Ankara to work toward EU accession criteria
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- Greek police tear gas protesting fuel drivers
- Greek police clash with hauliers amid crippling strike
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- Greek wage cuts teach grim lesson
In this Sept. 2, 2009 file picture the Euro sculpture is see in front of the European Central Bank ECB in Frankfurt, central Germany.
Greece will get second EU/IMF aid tranche: Finance minister
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