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Canada and European Union agree free-trade deal
Canada and the European Union have struck a free trade agreement aimed at boosting growth and employment.
The…
Warning of future power shortages in UK
There is a growing risk of power shortages in the UK over the next few years, according to a report commissioned…
Rusal cuts output by 8% amid weak aluminium prices
Russia's United Company Rusal , the world's biggest aluminium producer, said its drive to cut output had helped it…
Belgium detains suspected Somali pirate kingpin: media
Belgium has arrested a suspected Somali pirate leader believed to have earned millions of dollars in ransom…
Eurozone industrial output strengthens in August
Industrial output in the eurozone grew at the strongest pace for more than two years in August, figures have shown.…
Norway orders review of $790bn wealth fund
Norway has ordered a review of its $790 billion wealth fund, one of the world's biggest investors whose largesse…
European stocks fluctuate as U.S. debt talks continue
European stocks fluctuated between gains and losses as investors awaited developments in talks on raising the U.S.…
Italy plans refugee operation as latest boat lands
Italy on Monday planned a large-scale deployment of forces in the Mediterranean to manage the influx of asylum…
Chinese, European central banks in currency swap deal
The Chinese and European central banks said Thursday they reached agreement to set up a "currency swap" mechanism…
Liberia’s Charles Taylor to serve sentence in UK
Liberia's ex-president and warlord Charles Taylor is to serve his 50-year prison sentence for war crimes in…
Europe stocks, U.S. futures gain with dollar as oil…
European stocks rebounded from a one-month low, U.S. index futures and the dollar advanced while Treasuries fell as…
Italy to hold state funeral for shipwreck migrants
Italy is to hold a state funeral for the hundreds of migrants who died after their boat capsised close to the…