 | May 26 2013 | Swiss-China trade deal a symbol amid spats with EU ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Applauded by Switzerland's business sector, the country's free-trade deal with China is heavy with symbolism, coming as Beijing locks horns with the European Union in a raft of ... |
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| May 26 2013 | Security high for Paris protest against gay marriage ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) French police were on alert Sunday ahead of a mass protest in Paris against a new gay marriage law, with hardline activists expected to mingle among 200,000 demonstrators.
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| May 26 2013 | Saudi- Value of Kingdom's construction contracts exceeds SR 49 bn in Q1 ,Arab News |
| (MENAFN - Arab News) The magnitude of contracts within the construction sector continues to illustrate the Kingdom's appetite for heavy capital expenditures as about SR 49.1 billion worth of ... |
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| May 25 2013 | Storm brews over control of US newspaper group ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) With a sale likely of a prominent group of US newspapers, the interest of a potential buyer tied to right-wing causes has galvanized opponents fearing the dailies could become ... |
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| May 25 2013 | Chinese PM singles out Germany for EU visit ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday as the two export powerhouses seek to further strengthen economic ties amid brewing trade spats between ... |
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| May 25 2013 | Cannes film fest prizes up for grabs in tight race ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) An epic lesbian love story with graphic sex, a Coen brothers musical comedy and a blood-stained critique of Chinese society rocked the 66th Cannes Film Festival but critics said no ... |
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| May 25 2013 | Fifty arrested ahead of Paris anti-gay marriage rally ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Fifty opponents of gay marriage were arrested in central Paris late Saturday, police said, on the eve of a major protest against a new French law allowing homosexual couples to ... |
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| May 25 2013 | Million doses of fake aspirin from China seized in France ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) French customs officers have seized 1.2 million doses of counterfeit aspirin from China, the biggest haul of fake medicines ever in France and the EU, the economy ministry announced ... |
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| May 25 2013 | Visa, Mastercard ask court to rule 'swipe' fees legal ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) US credit card giants Visa and Mastercard sued retailers that rejected a multibillion-dollar settlement over transaction fees and asked the court to rule the fee practices weren't ... |
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| May 25 2013 | Thousands rally in Portugal against pro-austerity government ,AFP |
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(MENAFN - AFP) Thousands of Portuguese rallied in Lisbon on Saturday, calling for the resignation of the government whose austerity policies they claimed have exacerbated the country's ... |
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