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 French minister admits role in L'Oreal heiress saga
| PARIS (Reuters) - French Labour Minister Eric Woerth, the man spearheading a controversial pension reform, admitted on Thursday he had intervened in favour of the wealth manager of Europe's richest ... (photo: AP / Francois Mori) The Star
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 Local Chocolate, for Local Consumption
| BERGL, AUSTRIA — In 1996, Josef Zotter’s bakery business in Graz, Austria, was floundering. Facing bankruptcy, he decided to close shop and go back to his roots, a village named Bergl in... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) The New York Times
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 The risks of withdrawal loom
| Entering a war is easy; getting out of it is the hard part. That axiom is particularly true for the United States today, as it muddles through three wars — two of... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris) Gulf News
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 Strong Yen Helps to Fuel Germany's Export Boom
| FRANKFURT — There was a touch of schadenfreude in the most recent earnings report issued by Kuka, a company based in the Bavarian city of Augsburg whose orange in... (photo: AP / Kai-Uwe Knoth, File) The New York Times
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 Toyota Feels Exchange-Rate Pinch as Rivals Gain
| TOKYO — For all the turmoil over Toyota’s wave of recalls, the company, the world’s largest automaker, may face a bigger problem: the surging yen. | W... (photo: AP / Koji Sasahara) The New York Times
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 R.B.S. to Cut 3,500 Jobs in Britain
| LONDON — Royal Bank of Scotland, the bank controlled by the British government, said Thursday it plans to cut another 3,500 jobs and close 10 offices in Britain t... (photo: AP / Akira Suemori) The New York Times
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 Ferrari recalls supercar after fires
| FERRARI has been forced into an embarrassing recall after a series of fires engulfed its new half-million-dollar supercar, the 458 Italia. | Five cars in Europe, the US... (photo: AP / Michael Probst) The Australian
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 Auto News: Ferrari parent company Fiat strikes rental car deal with Hertz
| Go Green Cars! | If you are a fan of European exotic cars and the new eco friendly design of the Fiat 500 (made by Ferrari parent company Fiat Group), check this story ... (photo: AP / Luca Bruno) The Examiner
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 Europe stocks end flat; construction stocks recover
PARIS: European stocks ended flat on Thursday, as investors took a breather after the previous session's jump while recently-hit construction stocks extended their recove... (photo: AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere) The Times Of India
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 Paris Mosque Slams Burger Chain's Muslim Outreach
PARIS (AP) - Note to big companies hoping to tap into France's lucrative but long-neglected Muslim consumer market: Pitfalls may await, and not only in the form of compla... (photo: WN / Periasamy) CBS News
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