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Success, setbacks in France
Sun foreign reporterDr. Jean-Pierre Aubert considers himself not only a general practitioner but a dealer of sorts. From his second-floor office up a winding staircase in an apartment building near the Sacre-Coeur Basilica, the doctor prescribes a drug called...Tags: Schering Plough Corporation, Organized Crime, Drugs and Medicines, European Union, Drug Use
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Foreign tourism offices
For tourist information on selected foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at 212-963-1234, dial 0 and ask for the number of the country's U.N. mission or delegation....Tags: Spain, Tunisia, Namibia, Cuba, Greece
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Papermaking strike in Finland being felt on city's waterfront
Suns StaffPaper workers on strike in Finland for more than a month have caused people there to fear for their stock of toilet paper. And while the ripples from their lack of rolls have not crossed the Atlantic, a prolonged labor dispute could affect the second-most...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Employees, Companies and Corporations, Forestry and Timber, Europe
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Across globe, algae blooms spread disease and death
Sun StaffHELSINKI, Finland -- Along the seacoast here, vacationing families keep their dogs away from the water some summers. If the animals drink it, they could die. Along the sugar-sand beaches of Florida's Panhandle, the bodies of 115 dead dolphins wash up....Tags: Zoology, Family, Weather Reports, Colleges and Universities, Monterey (Monterey, California)
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Sea grasses vanish, marine life in peril
Sun StaffThird of five articles PUCK BAY, Poland -- Between untangling gill nets and wrestling wooden boxes of flounder and turbot onto the dock, Derc Brunon tells his story -- more and more the story of fishermen all around Europe and the world. His is the...Tags: European Union, Colleges and Universities, Farms, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Sweden
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Denmark wins Eurovision on ABBA's turf with folksy ballad
ReutersMALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Denmark's Emmelie de Forest won Eurovision on Saturday before an international TV audience of around 125 million, clinching the coveted crown of euro-pop with a folksy ballad backed by a wall of fire, flutes and drums. The...Tags: Copenhagen (Denmark), Elections, Eurovision Song Contest (tv program), Concerts, Music
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ABBA in the air as 26 countries fight for Eurovision glory
ReutersBy Mia Shanley MALMO, Sweden, May 18 (Reuters) - Singers from 26 countries began battling it out on Saturday night for the crown of glitzy pop in the Eurovision Song Contest, returning this year to the homeland of ABBA, the Swedish band it propelled to...Tags: Elections, Eurovision Song Contest (tv program), Concerts, Music, Sweden
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Golf-European Tour Madeira Islands Open scores
ReutersMay 18 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the European Tour Madeira Islands Open at the par-72 course on Saturday in Santo da Serra. The cut was set at 146. 135 Craig Lee (Britain) 67 68 136 Peter Uihlein (U.S.) 72 64 Mark Tullo (Chile) 67 69 137...Tags: Spain, South Africa, France, Argentina, Sweden
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Dollar soars, stocks set new highs on Fed stimulus exit talk
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar soared against major currencies on Friday on growing speculation that the Federal Reserve could soon begin to rein in its bond-buying program and after data showed U.S. consumer sentiment hit an almost six-year high in...Tags: Microsoft Corporation, Cyprus, Nasdaq Composite, DAX, Realty
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Eurovision returns to ABBA's homeland with pop and kitsch
Reuters* 26 countries will compete in Saturday's final * Denmark has the best odds, followed by Norway and Ukraine * Sweden revels in pop nostalgia as host By Mia Shanley STOCKHOLM, May 17 (Reuters) - Bare-chested Irish drummers, a Ukrainian giant and a...Tags: Elections, Ukraine, Museums, Eurovision Song Contest (tv program), Norway
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5 Asian countries get permanent observer status in Arctic Council
The Straits TimesSINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN) -- Singapore has been granted permanent observer status in the Arctic Council, giving it a platform to participate in a body that shapes future policies in the icy northern region. Four other Asian countries -- China,...Tags: Media Industry, Petroleum Industry, Germany, Denmark, Iceland
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Euro zone economy shrinks in Q1, marks longest ever recession
Reuters* Euro zone economy contracts 0.2 percent in first quarter * France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Finland all shrink BRUSSELS, May 15 (Reuters) - The euro zone's economy contracted for the sixth straight quarter at the start of this year, data showed on...Tags: France, European Debt Crisis, European Central Bank, Foreign Exchange Market
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