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Breaking News Sun, 21 Feb 2010
Paralyzed Belgian unable to communicate after all
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Paralyzed Belgian unable to communicate after all
Sat 20 Feb 2010
| LONDON - It was heralded as a medical miracle. After spending more than 20 years in a vegetative state, Rom Houben, a Belgian in his mid-40s, was suddenly able to communicate, news reports trumpeted... (photo: WN / Farida Azzawi)
Germany "irritated" by EU approach to Opel rescue plan (Roundup)
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Germany "irritated" by EU approach to Opel rescue plan (Roundup)
Fri 19 Feb 2010
| Brussels - Germany wants the European Commission to review General Motors' (GM) plans for its European subsidiary Opel before any state aid is decided in its favour, a minister said on Friday after ... (photo: EC / European Union 2010)
Shah Mahmood Qureshi -Pakistan- politics  Samachaar  Fri 19 Feb 2010
Resumption of talks with India a positive step: Qureshi
Brussels: India's decision to resume talks with Pakistan was a "positive step", said Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, but he added that the outcome of the talks depends on th... (photo: PIB of India / Photo Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Government of India.)
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Willie Walsh, CEO of British Airways, poses for photographs in Terminal 7 at JFK International Airport on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 in New York.  The Daily Mail  Fri 19 Feb 2010
1,000 pilots 'will break BA strikes': Industrial action planned for next month
| Warning: Willie Walsh | British Airways has trained up to 1,000 pilots to act as strike-breakers if cabin crew go ahead with industrial action next month, chief executive Willie Walsh revealed yeste... (photo: AP / Mark Lennihan)
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Richard Holbrooke, right, U.S. envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan holds talks with Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir, left and other Pakistani office staff members, in Islamabad, Pakistan on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010. The Star Fri 19 Feb 2010
Holbrooke hails Pakistan-U.S. collaboration on Taliban

| ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Improved collaboration between the United States and Pakistan led to recent successes against the Taliban, including the capture of the group's nu... (photo: AP / B.K.Bangash)
Afghanistan   Pakistan   Photos   Taliban   US  
BNP Paribas The New York Times Thu 18 Feb 2010
BNP Paribas Keeps Profit Streak Going While ING Suffers Another Loss

| PARIS - Two of Europe's biggest banks showed divergent fortunes Wednesday, as the largest French bank, BNP Paribas, reported another strong quarterly profit, while its ... (photo: Creative Commons / king_david_uk)
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A spectator looks at the scene of a train crash site in Buizingen, Belgium Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010. Two commuter trains collided head-on at rush hour in a Brussels suburb on Monday, killing 18 people and leaving 150 injured. The Independent Wed 17 Feb 2010
Crash sparks train driver strike in Belgium

| Train drivers across Belgium went on strike yesterday, saying that a collision that killed 18 people on the outskirts of Brussels had vindicated fears over rail safety.... (photo: AP / Yves Logghe)
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The European Council building is reflected in a photograph of the EU flag on the wall of the European Council building in Brussels Friday June 17, 2005. During the second day of a two-day summit twenty-four European Union leaders confronted British Prime Minister Tony Blair Friday demanding he give up his country's multi-billion euro (dollar) rebate in talks aiming to secure a new EU budget. The New York Times Wed 17 Feb 2010
European Union Sets Deadline for Greece to Make Cuts

| BRUSSELS - European finance ministers gave the Greece government on Tuesday just a month to show it is making drastic budget cuts in a bid to calm markets and stop Athe... (photo: AP / Michel Euler)
Brussels   Economy   Finance   Greece   Photos  
Shoppers - Consumers - Shopping Mall The Guardian Tue 16 Feb 2010
Quarter of meat sold in UK imported from nations weaker on animal welfare
| Farmers and consumers demand greater import restrictions as a Guardian investigation reveals many bacon, pork and poultry products come from nations with lower animal w... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Animal   Consumers   Farmers   Meat   Photos  
Rescue workers carry a body on a stretcher, after two commuter trains crashed in Buizingen, Belgium Monday, Feb. 15, 2010. Star Tribune Mon 15 Feb 2010
Serious European train crashes since 1990

| Here is a list, compiled by the Brussels-based European Railway Agency, of European train accidents causing 15 or more fatalities since 1990. The number of dead is foll... (photo: AP / Yves Logghe)
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