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Migratory birds fly above wetlands in Hokersar, about 16 kilometers (10 miles) north of Srinagar, India, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011.

Wild birds to fly to Europe
Malaya By MADELAINE FAYE D. CABRERA | The European Union (EU) would start importing captive-bred exotic birds from the Philippines. | Florence D. Silvano, chief of the Bureau of Animal Industryâ€™s (BAI) Nat... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)

The head of the International Monetary Fund delegation in Greece, Poul Thomsen, leaves the finance ministry in Athens, on Friday, April 23, 2010.

Greek debt talks to stretch into weekend
Kansas City Star Petros Giannakouris IMF chief debt inspector Poul Thomsen arrives at a government office building before meeting Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos in central Athens on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. U... (photo: AP / Dimitri Messinis)

Coffee Town restaurant rich toast on the fourth floor in Megamall,Batam city,Indonesia

Coffee Shop Confusion in the Netherlands
CounterPunch | Amsterdam. | New Year’s EveÂ in Amsterdam was even more festive than usual this season as thousands of European visitors flocked to the city to enjoy what they believed would be the last night... (photo: WN / Emico Silalahi)

NYSE and Deutsche Boerse call off merger
The Los Angeles Times | The New York Stock Exchange and German exchange Deutsche Boerse called off their planned merger Thursday, a day after the European Union said it would block the union because of concerns about a mon... (photo: Creative Commons / Dontworry )

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EU official: Greece needs extra $20 billion
The State | BRUSSELS - Greece's international debt inspectors have discovered that the debt-ridden country still needs an extra euro15 billion ($20 billion) in help - on top of a p... (photo: EC / EC)

Eurozone's record jobless rate presents urgent case for growth
NZ Herald | Unemployment across the 17 countries that use the euro ended last year at a record high, official figures showed a day after EU leaders acknowledged they would have to ... (photo: EC / EC)

Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, July 15, 2009 in New York

EU blocks $10 billion Deutsche Boerse, NYSE merger
Asbury Park Press | BRUSSELS - The European Union on Wednesday blocked the Deutsche Boerse's planned merger with NYSE Euronext, a $10 billion deal that would have created the world's large... (photo: AP / Frank Franklin II)

Dollar hits three-month low versus yen
Business Day | The dollar fell to its lowest in three months against the yen on Wednesday, sparking concerns the Japanese authorities may step in to curb the yenâ€™s strength, while b... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)

Eurozone unemployment hits record high
Al Jazeera | Unemployment in the eurozone has risen to the highest level since June 1998, before the euro was introduced, according to recent data. | Joblessness among the bloc's 17... (photo: EC / EC)

EU bids to bury deficits, end Greek debt saga
News24 | Brussels - EU leaders closed one chapter in the debt crisis late on Monday with a new treaty supposed to end deficits - then launched a big final push to resolve Greece... (photo: EC / EC)

People walk by a Samsung store in Sydney, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011.

EU Investigates Samsung For Possible Breach Of Antitrust Rules In Apple Patent War
Crunch Get Technology Alerts Sign Up Submit this story digg reddit stumble | By Foo Yun Chee | BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU regulators are investigating whether Samsung Electronics b... (photo: AP / Rick Rycroft)