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| EU to approve Iran sanctions, but without optimism |
| 26.07.10 13:13 |
Iran |
| European Union foreign ministers arrived in Brussels on Monday to approve a new round of sanctions on Iran, but showed little optimism that the measures would be enough to end the Islamic republics disputed nuclear programme. |
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| BP to start drilling off Libya |
| 25.07.10 17:00 |
Economics |
| BP will start drilling off the Libyan coast within a few weeks, the Financial Times reported Saturday, amid a row over the oil giants connections to the north African state. |
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| India, US sign counter-terrorism pact |
| 23.07.10 21:47 |
Global Security |
| India and the Untied States Friday signed a counter-terrorism deal that includes joint probes of bombings, cooperation in cyber and border security and measures to check financing of terrorist activities, officials said. |
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| Seven out of 91 banks fail EU stress tests |
| 23.07.10 21:44 |
European trends |
| Seven European Union banks have failed the stress tests run by regulators on 91 lenders and will need to find extra funding on the markets or from governments, the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) said Friday. |
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