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Spain unemployment tops 5.3m and set to get worse
Posted from The Guardian World News 7 hours ago
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The conservative government of Mariano Rajoy has started to quietly beg the EU to ease up on deficit targets which require savage spending cutsSpanish unemployment broke through the 5-million barrier on Friday as the new government of Mariano Rajoy began to quietly beg the European Union to ease up ... (original story)
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Syria violence has risen significantly, says Arab League mission chief
Posted from The Guardian World News 7 hours ago
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As UN prepares to debate resolution on crisis, at least 100 are thought to have been killed in Homs since WednesdayThe head of the Arab League monitoring mission in Syria has said violence has risen significantly in the country in recent days, as the UN prepares to debate a resolution on the crisis ... (original story)
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Labour must do more to be credible on economy, says Douglas Alexander
Posted from The Guardian World News 7 hours ago
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Shadow foreign secretary warns that public has not heard enough from Labour party about how it would cut the deficitDouglas Alexander, the shadow foreign secretary, is warning Labour it has only created a bridgehead towards establishing economic credibility and will need to talk "a lot more" about b... (original story)
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London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony to reflect 'people's Games'
Posted from The Guardian World News 8 hours ago
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Olympics ceremony titled Isles of Wonder will involve NHS nurses and hundreds of children, says its creator Danny Boyle"Be not afeared. The isle is full of noises." As a welcome to London for athletes and spectators arriving for the 2012 Olympics, opening ceremony director Danny Boyle has decided Ca... (original story)
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Stephen Hester bonus puts David Cameron under pressure
Posted from The Guardian World News 8 hours ago
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Row erupts after prime minister claims that MPs had no choice but to agree to RBS head's bonus are challenged by LabourDavid Cameron was under fire for failing to intervene to block a bonus of nearly £1m for Royal Bank of Scotland's chief executive, Stephen Hester, and for allegedly misleading parl... (original story)
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120 people convicted for not filling in census form
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Among those who did no participate in 2011 census were 'conscientious objectors' to Lockheed Martin UK's involvementAt least 120 people have been convicted for failing to complete their 2011 census forms, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.While some may have simply forgott... (original story)
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Costa Concordia passengers offered compensation settlement
Posted from The Guardian World News 8 hours ago
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Costa Cruises has offered compensation to passengers from the Italian disaster as its US parent company faces legal actionCosta Cruises has offered to pay 11,000 euros ($14,500) in compensation to each of the more than 3,000 passengers aboard the ship that capsized near the island of Giglio two week... (original story)
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Iran to restart IAEA nuclear talks
Posted from The Guardian World News 8 hours ago
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UN nuclear inspectors are due to begin three days of meetings in Tehran on Sunday - the first such talks for over three yearsIran is due to open talks with UN nuclear inspectors on Sunday in an attempt to allay their suspicions of a covert Iranian weapons programme, the first such discussions in mor... (original story)
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Twitter users threaten boycott over censorship accusation
Posted from The Guardian World News 8 hours ago
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Tweets don't always flow freely – voice of Arab spring accused of imposing gagging system in some countries"The Tweets must flow", Twitter declared a year ago, and quickly became an instrument of fast-moving revolution across the Arab world, coordinating mass protests in Egypt and sidestepping the... (original story)
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David Cameron's eco-friendly image risks 'retoxification', warns WWF chief
Posted from The Guardian World News 8 hours ago
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Prime minister's lack of leadership on green issues among concerns raised by head of charity that helped rebrand partyThe head of the charity that helped to arrange David Cameron's memorable husky photoshoot in the Arctic, launching the Conservatives' rebranding as the nice-not-nasty party, has warn... (original story)
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