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German 10-Year Yield at Three-Week High After U.S. Jobs Data
German bunds fell, pushing the 10- year yield to the highest level in three weeks, after a report showing better-than-expected U.S. job growth and recovering stock markets reduced the haven appeal of government debt.
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Mariner Gulf Fire Sparks Calls to Keep Drilling Ban
The blaze aboard a Mariner Energy Inc. oil platform yesterday shows President Barack Obama should maintain the drilling ban imposed after the BP Plc blowout in April, lawmakers and environmentalists said.
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Booze consumption in biggest fall for 60 years AFP - Notorious abroad for their binge-drinking, Britons bucked the trend last year with alcohol consumption in the country showing its biggest fall since 1948, the industry said Friday.
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European champ Farah out of Commonwealths AFP - Double European distance champion Mohammed Farah has pulled out of the Commonwealth Games, citing fatigue after a draining season.
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Fugitive tycoon Nadir finally in dock 17 years on AFP - Cypriot tycoon Asil Nadir, one of the country's most high-profile fugitives, finally appeared in court Friday after 17 years on the run to face claims he stole a fortune from his collapsed firm Polly Peck.
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German 10-Year Bunds Decline as U.S. Companies Add More Jobs
The German 10-year bund declined after U.S. companies added more jobs in August than economists predicted.
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Sweden, Finland urge EU to open peace institute
AP - Sweden and Finland are urging the European Union to create an independent peace institute to broaden the scope of the bloc's peacekeeping efforts around the world.
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European Stocks Extend Advance as U.S. Payrolls Top Forecasts
European stocks extended their gains as U.S. private payrolls topped economists' estimates. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index climbed 1.1 percent to 261.05 at 1:30 p.m. in London.
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European Stocks Climb as U.S. Private Jobs Growth Tops Forecast
European stocks rose, with the Stoxx Europe 600 Index extending its biggest weekly gain since July, after companies in the U.S. added more jobs than forecast in August, easing concern the economy recovery is faltering.
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All defendants found guilty in Portugal abuse trial AFP - The judges trying Portugal's Casa Pia child abuse case said Friday the sex crimes alleged against all seven defendants had been proven, in the verdict read in the court.
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