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 Gold holds below $1,720/oz, all eyes on Greece
* Euro, stocks, commodities come under pressure * Greek debt talks eyed after overnight session * Platinum set to take support from supply issues (Updates throughout, changes dateline, pvs SINGAPORE) ... (photo: WN / Geeta) The Guardian
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 Greek workers strike over public job cuts
| Workers in Greece are staging a 24-hour general strike in protest over new government austerity measures which would see 15,000 civil service employees lose their jobs this year. | Tuesday's strike ... (photo: AP / Dimitri Messinis) Al Jazeera
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 European stock index futures point to lower open
PARIS, Feb 7 (Reuters) - European stock futures signal losses on Tuesday, as poor earnings by UBS and ArcelorMittal reignited fears over the outlook for company profits a... (photo: Creative Commons / Beax) The Guardian
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 Victims weep, ridicule Norway killer's speech
Oslo: Survivors and relatives of those killed in a Norwegian mass-murder rampage wept and ridiculed the smiling attacker in court on Monday as he defended his acts by iss... (photo: AP / Frank Augstein) Zeenews
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 Asia stocks muted as Greek debt talks drag on
Asia stocks muted as Greek debt talks drag on | Email this articlePrint this articleTweetThe author has posted comments on this articleAP | Feb 7, 2012, 11.40AM IST BANGK... (photo: AP / Kin Cheung) The Times Of India
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 Dow slips as Greek talks stall
| NEW YORK -- Stock indexes closed slightly lower Monday as talks dragged on between Greek political leaders over a fresh cost-cutting package required for the country to... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) Pittsburgh Tribune Review
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 Greek debt woes weigh on markets
| SUZANNE LYNCH | MOST EUROPEAN stocks dropped, with the Stoxx Europe 600 Index trimming a six-month high, and the euro declined the most in three weeks as Greece struggl... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) Irish Times
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 Italy acts on Russia gas shortage amid Europe freeze
Italy has activated emergency measures to conserve gas supplies as freezing weather continues to grip the country and much of Europe. | Italy has been receiving reduced g... (photo: AP / Sergei Grits, File) BBC News
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 Crippling cutbacks force Romanian premier to quit
| Emil Boc made a televised speech saying that he had decided to step down in order "to release the tension in the country's political and social situation". | ... (photo: EC / European Communities 2009) The Independent
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 We will see greater democracy in Russia, Putin tells protesters
| In an article for the respected daily newspaper Kommersant, the Prime Minister wrote that Russia hadbecome wealthier and more orderly over the past decade. He admitted,... (photo: Creative Commons / Antje Wildgrube) The Independent
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 Greek leaders face crunch talks, unions strike
* EU officials say package must be agreed by mid month * Greek coalition parties say need at least extra day * Trade unions to stage 24-hour strike By Lefteris Papadimas ... (photo: AP / Kostas Tsironis) The Guardian
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