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China demands currency reform, France backs debate

Reuters - 6 hours 17 mins ago

L'AQUILA, Italy (Reuters) - China called on Thursday for reform of the reserve currency system at a meeting of world leaders in one of its most direct attacks on the dollar's global dominance. More »

Clooney to shoot film in Italian earthquake city
Reuters - 8 hours 39 mins ago
L'AQUILA, Italy (Reuters) - Actor George Clooney visited the earthquake-devastated Italian city of L'Aquila on Thursday and said he would make a film there in September to help boost the region's economy. More »
World leaders in Italy for G8, G5 summit
Reuters - 8 hours 47 mins ago
"This (reaching Doha trade deal in 2010) - L'AQUILA, July 9 Reuters) - Following are comments by world leaders at the second day of a summit of the Group of Eight major powers with leading developing economies in Italy. More »
US'S Geithner heads for London, Mideast on Monday
Reuters - 7 hours 41 mins ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner kicks off a visit to Europe and the Middle East on Monday in London where he meets Finance Minister Alistair Darling for discussions on efforts to restore global growth. More »
Mandelson says EU should ease China arms embargo
Reuters - 9 hours 44 mins ago
LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union should replace its arms embargo on China with a more selective approach, Business Secretary Peter Mandelson said on Thursday. More »
European airlines see no signs of recovery
Reuters - 10 hours 2 mins ago
PARIS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Figures from Lufthansa, one of the world's biggest carriers of air freight, a key barometer of world trade, showed the airline slump continuing, while Air France-KLM braced for temporary lay-offs. More »
EU leaders seek quick approval for Commission chief
Reuters - 10 hours 53 mins ago
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to nominate Jose Manuel Barroso officially for a second five-year term as European Commission president to put pressure on the European Parliament to approve him. More »
Clooney Joins G8 First Ladies In Italy
SkyNews - Yesterday, 04:50 pm
Sarah Brown and Michelle Obama were in the group - but notably absent was the French President's wife Carla Bruni - who was off with Hollywood star George Clooney. More »
Switzerland, Britain reach tax deal
AFP - Yesterday, 03:30 pm
GENEVA (AFP) - Switzerland on Thursday said it had concluded negotiations with a tenth country, Britain, to revise a double-taxation accord that would allow for information exchange to clamp down on tax cheats. More »
Two policemen hurt by grenade in southern Serbia
Reuters - Yesterday, 02:59 pm
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Two policemen were wounded on Thursday in a grenade attack in a southern Serbian town near the Kosovo border, state news agency Tanjug reported. More »