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  • March 2008

    • UN Pleads for $500M in Food Aid

      Financial Times (UK)  |  Mar 24, 08 4:59 AM CDT

      UN Pleads for $500M in Food Aid

      (Newser) - A United Nations food program has issued an extraordinary emergency plea for an extra $500 million in aid, warning that shipments to the world's hungry may be rationed if the money can't be raised over the next month, reports the Financial Times . The World Food Program feeds some 73 million people in 80 countries. More »

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      United Nations  • European Union  • oil price  • Canada  • hunger  • Easter  • World Food Program  • USA

    • Cyprus Will Resume Unity Talks

      Reuters  |  Mar 21, 08 2:25 PM CDT

      Cyprus Will Resume Unity Talks

      (Newser) - Leaders of the Greek and Turkish portions of Cyprus said today they will restart negotiations on reunification of the Mediterranean island, Reuters reports. Dimitris Christofias, recently elected leader of Greek Cyprus, and Mehmet Ali Talat, who represents Turkish Cyprus, also announced that Ledra Street, a key shopping avenue long shut down in the divided capital, Nicosia, will reopen. More »

    • Dutch Pol Makes Waves With Unseen Film

      Der Spiegel  |  Mar 20, 08 1:36 PM CDT

      Dutch Pol Makes Waves With Unseen Film

      (Newser) - An unruly Dutch politician for months has had civil and religious leaders in a tizzy over a movie no one has seen—and which might not even exist, Der Spiegel reports. But by the end of March, provocateur Geert Wilders says he intends to release a movie exposing “the intolerant and fascist nature of the Koran.” Wilders had previously vowed to air his stunt—which is said to include the shredding of a Koran—by the end of January. More »

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      Iran  • European Union  • Islam  • Syria  • Netherlands  • Koran  • Danish Mohammed cartoons  • Geert Wilders

    • Bin Laden Threatens Europe

      Associated Press  |  Mar 19, 08 8:56 PM CDT

      Bin Laden Threatens Europe

      (Newser) - Osama bin Laden threatened Europe today with "severe" retaliation over the publication of cartoons of the prophet Muhammad, the AP reports. The audio recording of bin Laden surfaced on the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war, though he made no mention of it, and a day before the Muslim world celebrates Muhammad's birthday. One expert said the voice appeared to be bin Laden's, but he noted that it had no reference points to show when it was recorded. More »

    • Merkel Crushes Sarkozy's Plans for 'Club Med'

      Guardian (UK)  |  Mar 14, 08 11:59 AM CDT

      Merkel Crushes Sarkozy's Plans for 'Club Med'

      (Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy has been forced to abandon his proposal for what detractors have called a French-led Club Med—a Mediterranean Union of southern European, Middle Eastern, and North African states—under fierce opposition from Germany. Angela Merkel has been a consistent opponent of the scheme, and she threatened a boycott of a Paris summit, says the Guardian . The incident is only the latest clash between Sarkozy and Merkel, signaling a low point in French-German relations. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Germany  • European Union  • Angela Merkel  • Mediterranean Union

    • Intel Testifies in EU Antitrust Hearings

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 12, 08 12:25 PM CDT

      Intel Testifies in EU Antitrust Hearings

      (Newser) - Intel officials testified before an EU antitrust commission yesterday in Brussels; the chipmaker is suspected of unfairly dominating the European market. Competitor Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and consumer groups are testifying today, reports the Wall Street Journal . The commission will consider whether rebates Intel offered to retailers that didn’t stock AMD products hurt consumers. More »

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      Microsoft  • European Union  • Intel  • antitrust  • AMD  • microprocessors

    • Google Buys DoubleClick After EU Signs Off

      Associated Press  |  Mar 11, 08 4:25 PM CDT

      Google Buys DoubleClick After EU Signs Off

      (Newser) - Google acquired ad tracker DoubleClick today after EU regulators approved the $3.1 billion deal, the AP reports. Antitrust officials dismissed concerns about competition, saying Microsoft, Yahoo, and AOL also provide “credible” online ad services. The ruling ducked questions of how private data will be handled, an issue that riles privacy advocates on both sides of the pond. More »

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      Google  • Microsoft  • Yahoo  • European Union  • online advertising  • Internet advertising  • European Commission  • DoubleClick  • online ads

    • Serbia's PM Dissolves Government

      Bloomberg  |  Mar 8, 08 11:47 AM CST

      Serbia's PM Dissolves Government

      (Newser) - Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica dissolved the government today, saying it had become paralyzed over disagreements on how to deal with Kosovo and EU membership. He proposed new elections for May. "We are lacking government unity,” said Kostunica, charging that his pro-Western coalition partners aren't being adamant enough about rejecting Kosovo's recent independence. More »

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      France  • Great Britain  • Germany  • European Union  • Serbia  • Kosovo  • Vojislav Kostunica  • Belgrade  • Boris Tadic

    • EU Steels for Global Warming Conflict With Russians

      Reuters  |  Mar 7, 08 6:21 AM CST

      EU Steels for Global Warming Conflict With Russians

      (Newser) - The already-fraught relationship between Europe and Russia is bound to get worse in the next few decades. That's the sobering conclusion of a new European Union report on global warming and international politics, which concludes that climate change will act as a "threat multiplier," exacerbating today's problems and generating new ones. In the Arctic, the Middle East and the Caribbean, ecological transformations will have global political consequences, reports Reuters. More »

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      climate change  • environment  • global warming  • European Union  • European Commission  • Arctic race

  • February 2008

    • Scots Fight Fake Kilts

      Independent (UK)  |  Feb 29, 08 9:56 AM CST

      Scots Fight Fake Kilts

      (Newser) - What do plaid skirts have in common with champagne and feta cheese? If Scottish lawmakers have their way, the kilt could be the latest European product to receive a "protected designation of origin" status. Cheap kilt knockoffs could still be sold, but only the real thing—pure wool, hand-sewn in the highlands—could be branded a Scottish kilt, explains the Independent. More »

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      European Union  • Scotland  • knockoff  • wool  • kilt