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EU agrees on new Internet user rights
BRUSSELS - EU lawmakers and governments agreed on new rights for Internet users Thursday, aiming to protect them from arbitrary crackdowns on those who illegally download music and movies on the Internet.
Nations:Sweden People:Nicolas Sarkozy Source:(AP)
2009-11-05
German tax cut gamble meets wall of scepticism
BERLIN (AFP) - Doubts grew on Monday over the viability of the new German government's choice to rely mostly on tax cuts to boost the ailing economy, a gamble that will send its immense national debt soaring even higher.
People:Nicolas Sarkozy Angela Merkel Activities:2008 Germany Recession Source:(AFP)
2009-10-26
Sarkozy son renounces top job after nepotism row
PARIS (AFP) - President Nicolas Sarkozy's 23-year-old son Jean, at the centre of a bitter row over alleged nepotism, on Thursday abandoned his bid for a job managing France's wealthiest business district.
Nations:France People:Nicolas Sarkozy Ban Ki-moon Source:(AFP)
2009-10-22
Barenboim "proud" to lead Berlin anniversary concert
BERLIN (AFP) - The conductor Daniel Barenboim said Wednesday he felt proud and honoured to be leading an orchestra in Berlin, 20 years after staging a free concert to mark the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Nations:Germany People:Hillary Clinton Dmitry Medvedev Nicolas Sarkozy Gordon Brown Barack Obama Source:(AFP)
2009-10-21
Australia seeks early Afghan pull-out: minister
SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia's defence minister Wednesday said he was hoping to wrap up military operations in Afghanistan as soon as possible, despite US and NATO moves for more troops to shore up the campaign.
Nations:Australia Afghanistan People:Kevin Rudd Nicolas Sarkozy Hamid Karzai Barack Obama Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AFP)
2009-10-20
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