Archive for the January 1, 2005
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A Greek police officer guarding the Athens home of the British military attache was found shot dead in his sentry box on Friday and his rifle was stolen, officials said. The attache's predecessor, Stephen Saunders,
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Freedom of information laws coming into force on Saturday are set to pose British Prime Minister Tony Blair a fresh test over Iraq as a newspaper tries to unearth his legal case for war. The
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The US Army on Thursday said it renewed for six months its contract with the Leo Burnett agency to handle recruitment advertising as the United States becomes further embroiled in military action in Iraq. "The
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Saudi Arabia denied Friday that any civilians or security men were killed in two car bombings against security targets in Riyadh this week blamed on suspected al Qaeda militants. "No one was killed as a
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Spain's mainstream parties mobilised Friday against a scheme to give the Basque country greater independence, with one government minister calling the proposal for a looser association an illegal absurdity. The Basque regional assembly voted Thursday
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A US federal appeals court on Thursday reversed a judgement awarding 1993 Playboy Playmate of the Year Anna Nicole Smith $88 million from the estate of her elderly billionaire husband J. Howard Marshall. In 2002,
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Germany left the UN Security Council on Friday after an eventful two-year term but hopes it will soon win a permanent seat having secured support from at least four of its five members. Shedding the
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The Swiss franc was stable against the dollar and the euro in quiet year-end trading on Friday, with the greenback under pressure as traders positioned themselves for further losses in the currency next year. The
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The Indian rupee surged 0.63 percent on Friday to end 2004 at its highest finish in more than five years on expectations of more foreign money pouring into the country's buoyant economy next year. The
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The dollar ceded some ground to the Japanese yen and crept up against the euro on Friday as holiday-thinned Asian markets prepared for technical adjustments at the start of 2005 and a longer-term dollar downtrend.
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