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Iran opponents win again
A court in Luxembourg has ruled that the EU Council violated the rights of the main Iranian opposition group in freezing its assets.
Telegraph.co.uk  –  Dec 4, 2008 10:36 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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EU clears BNP Paribas to buy most of Fortis bank
AP - BNP Paribas won European Union approval to buy the Belgian and Luxembourg banking arms of troubled lender Fortis on Wednesday — but has agreed to sell off a credit card unit to eliminate antitrust problems.
Yahoo!  –  Dec 3, 2008 6:28 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Photo from BBC News Luxembourg to reduce duke's power
Luxembourg's Grand Duke Henri is set to have his powers trimmed by parliament because he opposes legalisation of euthanasia.
BBC News  –  Dec 3, 2008 5:51 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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EU court may lift ban on Iran opposition
A court in Luxembourg will rush out a decision tomorrow on whether the EU acted unlawfully in maintaining a ban on the PMOI Iran's main opposition group after a similar ban was lifted by Parliament.
Telegraph.co.uk  –  Dec 3, 2008 1:32 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Optimize Interactive Opens Luxembourg Office to Deliver Affordable Interactive Marketing
U.S.-based Optimize Interactive has opened an office in Luxembourg to serve companies that produce international online communications and demand generation campaigns in English.
1888PressRelease.com  –  Dec 3, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Jonathan Glancey is dazzled by the thrilling new European court of justice in Luxembourg
If the law were a colour, what would it be? Dominique Perrault, the Parisian architect of the newly reconstructed European Court of Justice in Luxembourg, thinks the answer is gold. Why gold? "Because this is not a criminal court," he says. "It's not a place concerned with prison ... more »
The Guardian  –  Dec 2, 2008 12:37 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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England stupidity added to sterility
If Martin Johnson is really unlucky – and luck seems to have it in for him just at the moment, along with the sportswear designer who dresses him in a tracksuit top at least three sizes too small – he will find his England team drawn with New Zealand and Scotland when the 2011 World Cu ... more »
The Independent  –  Dec 1, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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AcelorMittal to cut 9,000 jobs
The job cuts, in sales and administration, are part of the company's bid to cut expenditure by $1 billion, the Luxembourg- based company said Thursday.
International Herald Tribune  –  Nov 27, 2008 12:50 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Champions League: Liverpool make hard work of qualification but Chelsea forced to wait
When he was asked to nominate his favourite goal, Steven Gerrard chose not the thunderous, edge-of-the box drive that helped Liverpool win the FA Cup but the kind of close-range header that he buried against Marseille.It came in the Ataturk Stadium on the night in which Rafael Benítez was prope ... more »
The Guardian  –  Nov 26, 2008 11:35 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Eclipse Aviation, small-jet maker, files Chapter 11: Journal
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Eclipse Aviation Corp., the closely held Albuquerque, N.M., producer of small personal jets, filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of U.S. bankruptcy law after being hurt by manufacturing problems and tighter global credit markets, The Wall Street Journal rep ... more »
MarketWatch.com  –  Nov 26, 2008 12:08 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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