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| Mon. |
Arizona |
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Fox News sued over on-air suicide |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Apple discloses US data requests |
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| Jun. 11 |
 Greece |
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Greece suspends state broadcaster 
| The Greek government has shut down the public broadcaster ERT, calling it a 'haven of waste' | |
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Microsoft |
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Tech firms urge security transparency | Google, Facebook and Microsoft have asked the government to allow them to disclose the security requests they receive for handing over user data | |
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| Jun. 8 |
Southern California |
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Obama-Xi talks focus on economy |
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| Jun. 7 |
Washington |
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US economy adds 175,000 jobs in May |
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| May. 31 |
European Union |
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Eurozone unemployment at new record
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| May.16 |
Venezuela |
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Venezuela to import 50M rolls of toilet pape |
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| Apr.11 |
Japan |
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Japan carmakers to recall 3.4m cars |
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| Apr.2 |
European Union |
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Eurozone unemployment rate hits 12% The rate of unemployment in the eurozone hit a record high of 12% in February, official figures have shown
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| Mar.25 |
Cyprus |
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Cyprus banks closed until Thursday
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| Mar.24 |
 Brussels |
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Deal reached in Cyprus bailout talks | Eurozone finance ministers have agreed on a 10bn-euro bailout to prevent its banking system collapsing and keep the country in the eurozone | |
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| Mar.22 |
Cyprus |
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Cyprus MPs pass banking reforms |
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| Mar.15 |
Brussels |
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Eurozone agrees Cyprus bailout deal Eurozone finance ministers have agreed a 10bn euros bailout package for Cyprus to save the country from bankruptcy
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| Mar.5 |
 New York |
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Dow Jones hits new record high New York's Dow Jones share index set a new all-time high on Tuesday, returning to levels not seen since before the global financial crisis
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| Mar.1 |
Washington |
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Obama signs budget cuts into effect |
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| Feb.12 |
U.S. Congress |
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Obama pledges to reignite economy |
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| Jan.5 |
Venezuela |
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Italian fashion boss Missoni missing off Venezuela
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| Jan.1 |
Washington |
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President Obama praises US 'fiscal cliff' deal | Obama has hailed a deal reached to stave off drastic taxation and spending measures as 'just one step in the broader effort to strengthen the economy' | |
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| Dec.31 |
U.S. Senate |
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US Senate approves key tax deal |
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Washington |
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US to miss 'fiscal cliff' deadline |
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| Dec.27 |
U.S. Senate |
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Senate leader Harry Reid voices fiscal cliff fear |
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| Dec.25 |
Southern China |
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China opens longest bullet route
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| Dec.10 |
London |
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HSBC 'to pay $1.9bn' in US deal |
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| Dec.5 |
Guatemala |
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John McAfee arrested in Guatemala
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| Nov.5 |
South Korea |
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South Korea shuts down 2 nuclear reactors |
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| Nov.2 |
New York |
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Fuel shortage hits Sandy recovery |
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| Sep.23 |
China |
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Foxconn shuts plant after brawl |
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| Sep.16 |
China |
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China protests hit Japanese trade |
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| Aug.25 |
Venezuela |
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Blast halts Venezuela refinery
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| Aug.24 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Samsung told to pay Apple $1bn
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| Jun.18 |
Mexico |
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G-20 summit looks to boost economic recovery |
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| Jun.9 |
Spain |
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Spanish bank bailout request welcomed |
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| May.22 |
Florida |
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Launch success for SpaceX mission |
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| May.18 |
New York |
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Facebook share trading debut | Founder Mark Zuckerberg opened the day's trading on the Nasdaq. He appeared via video link from a celebration at the social network's headquarters. Facebook shares ended their first day of trading at $3... | |
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| Mar.30 |
USA |
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US Mega Millions jackpot tops $640m |
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| Mar.8 |
Greece |
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Greece confirms debt deal success |
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| Jan.13 |
New York |
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9 eurozone nations downgraded by S&P Standard & Poor's said Friday that it has downgraded the credit ratings of nine euro area governments, including AAA-rated France and Austria
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| Jan.2 |
Nigeria |
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Nigeria fury at fuel price rises |
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| Oct.29 |
Australia |
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Labour row grounds Qantas flights |
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| Oct.26 |
Belgium |
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EU leaders reach eurozone agreement
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| Oct.5 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies Former chief executive and co-founder of US technology giant Apple Steve Jobs has died, the company says. He was 56
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| Sep.22 |
Global |
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Shares sink over growth worries |
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| Sep.15 |
Switzerland |
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UBS: 'Unauthorized' trades cost us $2 B
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| Aug.8 |
New York |
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Global stock declined after US downgrade |
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| Jul.7 |
 London |
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Hacking scandal spurs paper's closing The embattled tabloid News of the World, one of the oldest and best-selling newspapers in Britain, will shut down after Sunday's issue
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| Apr.6 |
Portugal |
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Portugal seeks bail-out from EU |
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| Mar.20 |
Northern Japan |
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Food products limited from nuclear area |
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| Feb.13 |
Japan |
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China overtakes Japan as 2nd economy |
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| Oct.15 |
Switzerland |
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Swiss complete world's longest rail tunnel |
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| Oct.11 |
France |
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French unions launch new strike |
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| Aug.21 |
Southern Iran |
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Iran's first nuclear plant begins fueling
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| Jul.27 |
United Kingdom |
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BP ousts CEO Hayward |
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| Jul.23 |
European Union |
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Europe's big banks pass stress tests |
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| Jul.15 |
Louisiana |
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BP says oil has stopped leaking
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| May.16 |
Northern England |
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Ash closes airports in England, Ireland |
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| May.9 |
Belgium |
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EU approves $560B crisis fund
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| May.4 |
Greece |
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Tansport halts as strike extends |
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| Apr.21 |
Louisiana |
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Oil spill after blast on oil rig A 'catastrophic' explosion aboard an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico engulfed the drilling platform in flames
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| Apr.19 |
Netherlands |
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Europe airport start to reopen for flights |
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| Apr.17 |
 Iceland |
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Volcanic ash wreaking travel chaos A cloud from an Icelandic volcano continued to blanket Europe, shutting down airspace in 23 countries and causing misery for millions of travelers
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| Apr.14 |
Japan |
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Toyota suspends sales of Lexus worldwide
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| Mar.22 |
China |
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Google stops censoring search in China |
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| Mar.19 |
London |
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BA cabin crew begin strike action
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| Mar.3 |
Greece |
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Greece backs new round of tax rises |
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| Mar.2 |
Greece |
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Budget crisis is like wartime situation - PM Prime Minister George Papandreou has likened the country's budget crisis to a 'wartime situation' and said Greece was at risk of bankruptcy
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| Feb.24 |
House of Representatives |
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Lawmakers grilled Toyota's president |
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| Feb.21 |
Germany |
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Lufthansa four-day strike begins |
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| Feb.10 |
Greece |
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PM vows to slash huge government deficit |
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| Feb.8 |
 Japan |
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Toyota recalls thousands of Prius cars Toyota has recalled about 200,000 of hybrid Prius cars sold in Japan last year due to a brake problem
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| Jan.29 |
Taiwan |
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U.S., Taiwan in $6.4 billion arms deal |
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Japan |
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Toyota president sorry |
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| Jan.26 |
Southern California |
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Avatar is top-grossing film ever Sci-fi spectacular has surpassed Titanic to become the highest grossing movie of all time, figures from distributor 20th Century Fox show
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| Nov.6 |
Washington |
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US jobless rate rises to over 10% US Labor Department: The unemployment rate in the US rose to 10.2% in October, which was its highest rate since April 1983
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| Oct.29 |
Washington |
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US economy is growing once again |
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| Sep.24 |
Pittsburgh |
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G-20 to supplant G-8 on world stage |
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| Sep.9 |
U.S. Congress |
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Obama urges action on healthcare |
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| Jun.29 |
New York |
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Fraudster Madoff gets 150 years |
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| Jun.1 |
New York |
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GM enters bankruptcy protection Car giant General Motors has filed for bankruptcy protection, marking the biggest failure of an industrial company in US history
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| Apr.30 |
Mexico |
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Mexico shuts down to control flu |
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| Apr.17 |
Sweden |
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Court jails Pirate Bay founders |
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| Apr.2 |
London |
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G20 leaders seal $1tn global deal Leaders of the world's largest economies have reached an agreement to tackle the global financial crisis
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| Mar.20 |
 Global |
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IMF: Global economy worst in 60 years The economic slowdown is so severe that the worldwide economy will contract for the first time in 60 years
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| Mar.14 |
London |
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G20 leaders vow to restore growth |
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| Feb.23 |
New York |
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US shares at nearly 12-year low |
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| Jan.28 |
Global |
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World growth 'worst for 60 years'
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| Jan.6 |
European Union |
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European gas supplies disrupted
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| Dec.13 |
New York |
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Top investors 'hit by $50bn con' |
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| Nov.18 |
U.S. Congress |
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US car firms ask for $25bn aid
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| Nov.15 |
Washington |
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Summit pledge to 'restore growth'
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| Oct.7 |
New York |
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Dow Jones hits 5-year low
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| Oct.3 |
House of Representatives |
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House backs $700bn bail-out plan
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| Sep.19 |
Washington |
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Bush hails financial rescue plan |
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| Sep.16 |
New York |
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World markets continue to slide |
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| Sep.14 |
New York |
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Lehman Bros files for bankruptcy The 4th-largest investment bank in the US will file for bankruptcy protection, amid a growing global financial crisis
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| Sep.7 |
Washington |
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US takes over key mortgage firms |
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| Jul.11 |
New York |
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Oil price per barrel reached $147.02
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| Jun.18 |
Washington |
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Bush calls for offshore drilling |
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| Jun.2 |
Rome |
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Summit targets global food crisis |
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| Jan.24 |
Paris |
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Rogue trader to cost SocGen $7bn
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| Jan.21 |
Global |
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World markets plunge on U.S. fears
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| Aug.9 |
New York |
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World markets fall after US losses |
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USA |
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Mortgage concerns hit US markets The share indexes tumbled amid fears that a wobble in the mortgage market may prompt a global credit crunch. Dow Jones fell 199.24
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| Feb.28 |
France |
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Airbus to cut 10,000 jobs |
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| Feb.27 |
Shanghai |
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Shanghai Composite index sank 8.8% |
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| Jan.8 |
European Union |
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Russia oil row hits Europe supply |
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| Oct.14 |
UN Security Council |
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U.N. slaps sanctions on North Korea
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| Jul.13 |
USA |
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Record oil price of $78.40 per barrel |
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| Jan.1 |
Ukraine |
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Russia cuts gas supplies
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| Dec.18 |
Hong Kong |
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WTO seals farms deal |
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| Jul.15 |
Scotland |
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New Harry Potter book hits shops |
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| Jun.11 |
London |
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G8 ministers back Africa debt deal
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| May.31 |
Moscow |
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Khodorkovsky jailed for 9 years |
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| Sep.27 |
New York |
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Oil rises to $50 |
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| Jan.1 |
European Union |
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Euro mark celebrations People lined up in freezing temperatures to get a jump on the most ambitious currency swap in history
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| Dec.2 |
Texas |
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Enron in bankruptcy filing |
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| Sep.17 |
New York |
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Wall Street reopens, Stocks plummet |
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| May.4 |
USA |
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'I love you' virus disrupts computers |
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| Mar.10 |
USA |
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Nasdaq reached 5048 |
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| Jan.1 |
USA |
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Y2K bug fails to bite
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