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The U.S. economy contracted in the second quarter more slowly than initially thought, but negative news on jobs and on manufacturing activity in the country's Midwest region in September pointed to a patchy recovery from recession.
Iran said on Wednesday it viewed pending nuclear talks with six world powers as an opportunity and a test, and the United States said an extraordinarily difficult process was starting with more meetings likely.
German police said Wednesday they had broken up an international child pornography network that exchanged pedophile images on the Internet and sexually abused children.
The following are planned mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process:
Iran said on Wednesday it viewed talks with six world powers in Geneva as an opportunity and a test, while the United States weighed sanctions over Tehran's nuclear program if Thursday's meeting fails.
Oil rose above $67 per barrel on Wednesday, buoyed by a fall in the dollar against major currencies at the end of the financial quarter, with the market also awaiting key U.S. oil data later in the day.
The International Monetary Fund will raise its 2010 growth forecast for the world economy to 3.1 percent from 2.5 percent to reflect improving economic conditions, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Oil rose above $67 on Wednesday, recouping day-ago losses as the U.S. dollar eased against the euro and resource currencies like the Australian dollar, while eyes are on talks over Iran's nuclear plans.
The following are planned mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process:
Iran said on Tuesday it would refuse to discuss a newly declared nuclear plant at forthcoming international talks and cautioned Western powers it could curb cooperation further if they repeated past mistakes.
Guido Westerwelle, who is widely expected to become foreign minister in the next German government, admonished a reporter who asked him a question in English on Monday, saying: We're in Germany here.
Canada outperforms the United States in health outcomes but is well behind global leaders like Japan in overall health of its population, a Canadian report released on Monday showed.
U.S.-listed solar shares sank on Monday, cutting into gains earlier this month as investors feared Germany's new coalition government could trim support for the industry.
Russia's carmaker AvtoVAZ (AVAZ.MM) plans to assemble Nissan's (7201.T) class 'B' cars at its production facilities by 2012, officials and sources at AvtoVAZ and local administration told Reuters on Friday.
Volkswagen (VOWG.DE) and the IG Metall union have struck a wage deal for 95,000 staff in six western German plants that calls for a 4.2 percent pay rise plus one-off payments.
According to Exit polls, German Chancellor Angela Merkel won a new term in elections Sunday and looked set to be able to form her preferred center-right coalition.
Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives vowed Monday to seal a coalition deal, including tax cuts, with the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) within a month after winning Germany's election.
The yen retreated from an eight-month high hit against the dollar on Monday after Japan's finance minister appeared to tone down comments suggesting he was comfortable with the currency's appreciation.
German voters gave Chancellor Angela Merkel a second term on Sunday and a mandate to partner with the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) in a government that will rein in the role of the state in Europe's largest economy.
Here are excerpts from the final campaign speeches of the leading candidates from Germany's main parties ahead of a federal election on Sunday:
Germans voted on Sunday in a federal election that looks likely to return Chancellor Angela Merkel to power but may deny her the center-right government she says is needed to revive Europe's largest economy.
