Posts Tagged ‘european’

Buffett’s Bargain Shopping Spree

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Warren E. Buffett described using the last 18 months to scoop up a string of assets and strengthen his company

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Buffett’s Bargain Shopping Spree

Morocco: What Fish May Do for Western Sahara

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

Legal advice stating that European vessels have no justification to fish off Western Sahara - a territory occupied by Morocco - has provoked a row between the main political institutions in Brussels.

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Morocco: What Fish May Do for Western Sahara

Jails Hope Eye Scanners Can Provide Foolproof Identification System for Inmates

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

Eye scanners have been used for years by a few jails, the military, some European airports and private companies, but they remain rare, primarily because of the cost.

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Jails Hope Eye Scanners Can Provide Foolproof Identification System for Inmates

Somalia: International Navies Coordinate to Deter Pirates

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

An international naval flotilla of vessels from the European Union, NATO, Russia, China, the United States and other nations is patrolling the Gulf of Aden to deter Somali pirates.

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Somalia: International Navies Coordinate to Deter Pirates

Zimbabwe: Country Gets IMF Voting Rights, But No New Loans

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

The global financial lending body, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has agreed to restore Zimbabwe’s voting rights, seven years after the country was suspended over its multi million dollar debt.

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Zimbabwe: Country Gets IMF Voting Rights, But No New Loans

Zimbabwe: European Union Extends Targeted Sanctions on Country

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

The European Union has extended targeted sanctions on Zimbabwe for a further period of 12 months, but has removed six individuals and nine companies from the list. The European Union said on Tuesday it chose to extend the measures because of ‘lack of progress in the implementation of the Global Political Agreement signed in September 2008′.

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Zimbabwe: European Union Extends Targeted Sanctions on Country

Côte d’Ivoire: Policy Changes Revive Poultry Industry

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Ivorian poultry producers are enjoying strong growth thanks to the imposition of a tax on imports of poultry products from the European Union and South America.

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Côte d’Ivoire: Policy Changes Revive Poultry Industry

Nigeria/Egypt: Egypt Coach Cleared to Work for Country

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Hassan Shehata can coach Nigeria at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa if he wishes, according to the Egyptian Football Association.

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Nigeria/Egypt: Egypt Coach Cleared to Work for Country

Zimbabwe: Europe Extends Sanctions Again

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

The European Union’s decision to extend sanctions against Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and senior members of the ruling ZANU-PF party was endorsed by a leading human rights organization.

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Zimbabwe: Europe Extends Sanctions Again

Zimbabwe: EU to Endorse Decision to Extend Targeted Sanctions by Another Year

Monday, February 15th, 2010

The European Union’s council of ministers will meet in Brussels, Belgium on Tuesday to endorse a proposal to extend the sanctions against Zimbabwe until 20 February 2011.

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Zimbabwe: EU to Endorse Decision to Extend Targeted Sanctions by Another Year