Western Europe
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Ukraine's 'hot air' bedevils global climate dealToday just five workshops still operate, and the population is down to 60,000, many unemployed having migrated to Moscow, Kiev or Western Europe to find jobs, leaving families behind. The surrounding province in eastern Ukraine,... In this article: Ukraine, Carbon, Communism, Kyoto Protocol, Carbon dioxide, Copenhagen, and Vladimir Lenin |
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Reuters | 1 day ago
Swine flu may have hit one peak; more to come
...way. The World Health Organization said H1N1 flu was moving eastward across Europe and Asia after appearing to peak in parts of Western Europe and the United States. At least 6,770 deaths have been recorded worldwide since the swine...
In this article: Influenza, H1N1, Tamiflu, United States, Norway, Canada, Relenza, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, and Quest Diagnostics
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washingtonpost.com | 1 day ago
WHO investigating Norway swine flu mutations
...tally of deaths caused by the virus to over 6,750. It said transmissions appear to have peaked in some parts of the United States and Western Europe, but elsewhere the number of cases is still increasing, including in eastern Europe, and...
In this article: FLU, Norway, World Health Organization, Geneva, United States, and Europe
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Reuters | 1 day ago
Cash strapped Petroplus may put buys on hold
...buyers could include Russian oil producers such as Russia's LUKOIL <LKOH.MM> or TNK-BP <TNBPI.RTS>, which are keen to secure facilities in Western Europe to process their crude, or Asian state-backed oil companies looking to establish...
In this article: Petroplus, Europe, Royal Dutch Shell, Cash flow, Recession, Lukoil, Northwest Europe, and First Reserve
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AP Online | 2 days ago
Plane misses runway in east Congo, landing in lava
...since 1945, according to the Aviation Safety Network. However, flying remains one of the more dependable ways to cross the vast country. The country, which is bigger than Western Europe, has only 300 miles (500 kilometers) of paved roads.
In this article: Congo, Goma, U.N., Kinshasa, Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation, and North Kivu
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Forbes.com News | 3 days ago
Who Will Be the World's Biggest Carmaker?
...industry isn't dominated by Detroit anymore, or Toyota City or Wolfsburg. The great U.S. market isn't that big right now. China and even Western Europe are bigger. So VW is strong in Europe and China. Toyota is strong in Japan and the U.S....
In this article: General Motors, China, Volkswagen, Toyota, Nissan, Detroit, Japan, and Kia
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AP Online | 4 days ago
Hutu extremist group leaders arrested in Germany
...civilians. Experts say that dismantling the FDLR is key to solving the unending spiral of violence in Congo, a country the size of Western Europe that has suffered back-to-back wars since the end of the Rwandan genocide. Gen. Paul...
In this article: United Nations, Congo, Germany, and Rwanda
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Reuters | November 12, 2009
UPDATE 1-West Europe mobile financial services to surge-study
In this article: Nokia, Frost & Sullivan, Obopay, and Revenue
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Western Europe refers to the countries in the west of Europe. The concept at different times has had different meanings, at times including political and cultural considerations as well as geographical. Since the end of WWII, the term is commonly used to describe the affluent, mixed-capitalist democracies, allied with the United States via NATO.
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