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Breaking News Mon, 6 Feb 2012
In this June 3, 2010 photo, two women walk past the Louis Vuitton store at Union Square in San Francisco. Retail sales plunged in May by the largest amount in eight months as consumers slashed spending on everything from cars to clothing.
Fashion   Louis Vuitton   Paris   Photos   Wikipedia: LVMH  
 The Guardian 
LVMH profit beats forecasts, sees 'excellent' 2012
* 2011 revenue rises 16 pct to 23.66 bln eur * 2011 profit from recurring ops rises 22 pct to 5.26 bln * Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S avg for profit was 5.1 bln * LVMH says confident about 2012 * To pay di... (photo: AP / Eric Risberg)
DAVOS/SWITZERLAND, 29JAN10 - David Miliband, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom, speaks during the session 'Rebuilding Peace and Stability in Afghanistan' in the Congress Centre at the Annual Meeting 2010 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 29, 2010.
Labour   Photos   Politics   UK   Wikipedia: Labour Party (UK)  
 The Guardian 
David Miliband urges Labour rethink
| Labour needs "restless rethinking" of its purpose and its policies if it is to return to power, former leadership candidate David Miliband has said. | In his most high-profile foray into t... (photo: Creative Commons / World Economic Forum from Cologny, Switzerland)
President Barack Obama, right, meets with Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, left, in advance of the Nuclear Security Summit, at Blair House in Washington, Sunday, April 11, 2010.  Zeenews 
US drone strikes 'illegal': Gilani
Islamabad: Pakistan and the US have longstanding friendly relations, but drone strikes are only fuelling insurgency in the country, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said. | "In the light of recen... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Davos   Pakistan   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Drone attacks in Pakistan  
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh with the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Yousuf Raza Gilani at the Indo-Pak World Cup semi-final, at the Punjab Cricket Association stadium, in Mohali on March 30, 2011.  The Times Of India 
Manmohan Singh a genuine person, says Gilani
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is a "genuine person" who desired to resolve all issues including Kashmir with Pakistan, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said. | "We have resum... (photo: PIB of India / Photo Division, Ministry of I & B, Govt. of India)
India   Pakistan   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Indo-Pakistani relations  
Top Stories
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, right, points to French Finance Minister Francois Baroin, left, during a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. The Independent
Deadlock in Davos as pressure on Greece rises
| The move to make Greece hand over control of budgetary policy as the price for agreeing a €130bn rescue package would represent a humiliating blow to Greece's hopes o... (photo: AP / Michel Euler)
Economy   Europe   Greece   Photos   Wikipedia: World Economic Forum  
Protesters from the Occupy anti-capitalist movement are about to release a banner reading ' Hey WEF! Where are the other 6.9999 billion leaders?' on the first day of the 42nd annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. BBC News
The rich, worried about inequality?
The UK is certainly not alone in debating whether the widening gap between the super-haves and the have-littles is an altogether good thing. | It is one of the big talkin... (photo: AP / Anja Niedringhaus)
Davos   Economy   Photos   Poverty   Wikipedia: World Economic Forum  
Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney, gestures as he speaks during a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 25 ,2012. The Independent
Hamish McRae: In a sombre year Davos worries about greater equality
| But many global leaders will be there, for it is a very efficient way of setting up a string of meetings. So the gathering will, as always, crystallise the mood of the ... (photo: AP / Michel Euler)
Davos   Economy   Equality   Photos   Wikipedia: World Economic Forum  
Members of the Communist-affiliated PAME labor group stand next a banner as they have blockaded the Athens Stock Market to protest government austerity measures aimed at tackling Greece's debt crisis in Athens, Greece, on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010. Star Tribune
War of words over Greek debt heats up as private sector warns over Europe's future
| ZURICH - The war of words between Europe and private investors heated up Tuesday as talks to reduce Greece's massive debt burden hit an impasse. | While the finance min... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris)
Debt   Europe   Greece   Photos   Wikipedia: Greek government debt crisis  
Business Politics
- Falcon to expand private-client business in Gulf
- Swiss media blame banks for caving in to US pressure
- Swiss media blame banks for caving in to US pressure
- Swiss banks to outline steps in US tax evasion row
In this June 3, 2010 photo, two women walk past the Louis Vuitton store at Union Square in San Francisco. Retail sales plunged in May by the largest amount in eight months as consumers slashed spending on everything from cars to clothing.
LVMH profit beats forecasts, sees 'excellent' 2012
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- Swiss banks to outline steps in US tax evasion row
- Swiss banks to outline steps in US tax evasion row
- Stretching their wings
- 'HRW running smear campaign against Sri Lanka'
DAVOS/SWITZERLAND, 29JAN10 - David Miliband, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom, speaks during the session 'Rebuilding Peace and Stability in Afghanistan' in the Congress Centre at the Annual Meeting 2010 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 29, 2010.
David Miliband urges Labour rethink
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Sport Environment
- Hamilton to live it up in Monaco: McLaren driver set to ditc
- Bobadilla poised for Young Boys
- Jo-Ann Barnas: Area clubs' 6 entrants in world champions
- Snow falls in Rome for the first time in 26 YEARS as -36c te
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Mohamed bin Hammam speaks during the 23rd AFC Congress at a hotel in downtown Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, May 8, 2009. Bin Hammam's about face on Kuwait's involvement in the election came after the Court of Arbitration for Sport late Thursday gave authority to the other 45 Asian football nations to decide its voting rights.
Former FIFA candidate bin Hammam fights in sports court to stay on as Asian soccer chief
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- 55 major European airports join carbon emissions program, in
- 55 major European airports join carbon emissions scheme, ind
- Public Eye award singles out mining company Vale, Barclays
- Cadri Official Calls for More Efforts to Address Climate Cha
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Trading Science
- Stretching their wings
- ALEX BRUMMER: Britain defies merchants of despondency
- European Stocks Climb
- Swiss marriage: tears or cheers?
The headquarters of Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche in Basel, Switzerland, Wednesday, Feb 26, 2003.
Drug giant Roche profits up 7% in 2011
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- Albert Einstein: The greatest mind ever
- Science behind the big freeze: is climate change bringing th
- Photovoltaic panels made from plant material could become a
- Deal May Yield World’s Richest Shipwreck Trove
Snow surrounds the ancient Colosseum, in Rome Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. A rare snowfall blanketed Rome forcing the closure of the Colosseum over fears tourists would slip on the icy ruins, and leaving buses struggling to climb the city's slushy hills.
Science behind the big freeze: is climate change bringing the Arctic to Europe?
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