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 »
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 »
"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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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