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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Brussels</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>&#8216;Terror-struck&#8217;  Pak,  Afghanistan  can&#8217;t be  seen  as  separate states: NATO chief</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary  General  Anders  Fogh Rasmussen  has said that Pakistan and Afghanistan are facing  the common  challenge  of  terrorism,  and  the  menace  can  not  be effectively dealt with if the countries are seen separately.

He pointed out that both Pakistan .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/terror-struck-pak-afghanistan-cant-be-seen-as-separate-states-nato-chief-246722/">Source article &nbsp;: &#8216;Terror-struck&#8217;  Pak,  Afghanistan  can&#8217;t be  seen  as  separate states: NATO chief</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>European Parliament raises serious concerns over Pak&#8217;s proxy rule in Gilgit-Baltistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:29:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS - The European Parliament, while raising serious concerns over the way in which Gilgit-Baltistan is being administered by Pakistan, has tabled a written declaration on the threat facing the region from Islamabad.

The draft, which has been counter signed by eight members of the European Parliament, said that the European Union (EU) is concerned about .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/european-parliament-raises-serious-concerns-over-paks-proxy-rule-in-gilgit-baltistan-246018/">European Parliament raises serious concerns over Pak&#8217;s proxy rule in Gilgit-Baltistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Not enough progress&#8217; on climate funding, warns EU&#8217;s Barroso</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/not-enough-progress-on-climate-funding-warns-eus-barroso-244291/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS - Rich countries have not offered developing states enough help to clinch a deal on fighting global warming, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso warned Tuesday as he prepared to travel to the UN climate talks in Copenhagen.

Barroso &#8220;feels that not enough progress has been made, and there I&#8217;m talking about the developed countries,&#8221; ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/not-enough-progress-on-climate-funding-warns-eus-barroso-244291/">Read : &#8216;Not enough progress&#8217; on climate funding, warns EU&#8217;s Barroso</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Germany to make &#8216;biggest&#8217; climate fund pledge: Sources</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS - Germany is to pledge the highest single contribution to a EU fund aimed at helping poor nations cope with climate change, the German Press Agency has learned.

EU governments have so far vowed to provide a total of 3 billion euros ($4.4 billion) over the next three years to a global fund provided by ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/germany-to-make-biggest-climate-fund-pledge-sources-242692/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Germany to make &#8216;biggest&#8217; climate fund pledge: Sources</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU warns Israel not to play &#8216;divide and rule&#8217; over bloc&#8217;s new position on Jerusalem</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:42:39 +0000</pubDate>
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EU warns Israel not to divide bloc over Jerusalem

BRUSSELS — The European Union says Israel must not play &#8220;divide and rule&#8221; with the 27-member bloc over a recent resolution calling for Jerusalem to become the shared capital of Israel and a future Palestinian state.
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, whose country holds the EU&#8217;s rotating presidency, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-warns-israel-not-to-play-divide-and-rule-over-blocs-new-position-on-jerusalem-242453/" title="EU warns Israel not to play &#8216;divide and rule&#8217; over bloc&#8217;s new position on Jerusalem">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sweden gives millions for climate aid</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[STOCKHOLM/BRUSSELS - Sweden plans to contribute 765 million euros to a EU development fund to combat climate change, Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt announced in Parliament in Stockholm.

The Swedish prime minister announced the plan Wednesday.	 	
Talks at a summit of EU leaders Thursday in Brussels are to include the ongoing world climate summit in Copenhagen. The .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sweden-gives-millions-for-climate-aid-242316/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Sweden gives millions for climate aid</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NATO military officials pledge nearly 7,000 more troops for Afghan war</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:43:41 +0000</pubDate>
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BRUSSELS — NATO allies confirmed pledges on Monday for nearly 7,000 additional troops to serve alongside the 30,000 committed to Afghanistan by President Barack Obama, amid &#8220;clear indications&#8221; that even more European reinforcements could follow in coming months.
The Obama administration expects its allies to provide up to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nato-military-officials-pledge-nearly-7000-more-troops-for-afghan-war-241031/">Original article on  : NATO military officials pledge nearly 7,000 more troops for Afghan war</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NATO military officials meet to pledge more forces for Afghan war</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:57:15 +0000</pubDate>
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NATO to pledge forces for Afghan war
BRUSSELS — NATO&#8217;s military commander urged countries to provide more instructors to train Afghanistan&#8217;s security forces, as national representatives met Monday to pledge additional troops to join the 30,000 reinforcements committed by President Barack Obama.

Officials from NATO&#8217;s 28 member nations and 15 partner countries meeting at the alliance&#8217;s military .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nato-military-officials-meet-to-pledge-more-forces-for-afghan-war-240839/">NATO military officials meet to pledge more forces for Afghan war</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NATO promises at least 7,000 troops for Afghan war; Clinton calls allied support crucial</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Burns</dc:creator>
		
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At least 7,000 fresh NATO troops to bolster war
BRUSSELS — NATO allies will bolster the American troop surge in Afghanistan by sending at least 7,000 soldiers of their own, officials said Friday in pledges that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton described as crucial to turning the tide in the stalemated war.
The .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nato-promises-at-least-7000-troops-for-afghan-war-clinton-calls-allied-support-crucial-240084/">Read the original article &nbsp;: NATO promises at least 7,000 troops for Afghan war; Clinton calls allied support crucial</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Clinton seeks to drums up support among allies for Obama&#8217;s plan to escalate war in Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:45:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Clinton seeks allied support for new Afghan policy

BRUSSELS — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is in Brussels for talks aimed at rallying more allied support for the Obama administration&#8217;s plan to escalate the war in Afghanistan.
Clinton arrived early Friday local time after an overnight flight from Washington, following a second day of congressional testimony  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/clinton-seeks-to-drums-up-support-among-allies-for-obamas-plan-to-escalate-war-in-afghanistan-239722/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Paul McCartney promotes Meat-Free Mondays to EU parliament, celebrates role of people power</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Wielaard</dc:creator>
		
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Paul McCartney takes Meat-Free Monday to EU

BRUSSELS — Paul McCartney has taken his Meat-Free Monday campaign to the European Parliament, saying the power to halt global warming lies as much with individuals as with their governments.
McCartney met in Brussels with Rajendra K. Pachauri, head of the U.N.&#8217;s global climate change panel, and praised the virtue ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/paul-mccartney-promotes-meat-free-mondays-to-eu-parliament-celebrates-role-of-people-power-239253/">Paul McCartney promotes Meat-Free Mondays to EU parliament, celebrates role of people power</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NATO chief: Allies to send over 5,000 troops to Kabul, says it&#8217;s &#8216;not just America&#8217;s war&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Slobodan Lekic</dc:creator>
		
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NATO chief: Allies will provide 5,000 more troops
BRUSSELS — European and other U.S. allies will contribute more than 5,000 more troops to the international force in Afghanistan, NATO&#8217;s chief said Wednesday, declaring that &#8220;this is not just America&#8217;s war.&#8221;
NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen spoke just hours after President Barack Obama announced ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nato-chief-allies-to-send-over-5000-troops-to-kabul-says-its-not-just-americas-war-238669/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : NATO chief: Allies to send over 5,000 troops to Kabul, says it&#8217;s &#8216;not just America&#8217;s war&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NATO says allies may contribute over 5,000 troops to Afghan force</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
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NATO urges allies for more troops for Afghan war
BRUSSELS — NATO&#8217;s chief is urging European and other allies to contribute more troops to the international force in Afghanistan, saying this is not just America&#8217;s war.
Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says he expects the allies to boost the NATO-led force by more than 5,000 soldiers. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nato-says-allies-may-contribute-over-5000-troops-to-afghan-force-238648/">Source &nbsp;: NATO says allies may contribute over 5,000 troops to Afghan force</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Officials: Obama asking NATO for 5,000-10,000 troops from Europe for Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Officials: Obama asks up to 10,000 European troops
BRUSSELS — President Barack Obama is asking European members of NATO to contribute up to 10,000 additional troops to the international force in Afghanistan, officials with the military alliance said Tuesday.
A diplomat from a European nation said the troop figure was included in an official NATO .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-obama-asking-nato-for-5000-10000-troops-from-europe-for-afghanistan-238253/">Officials: Obama asking NATO for 5,000-10,000 troops from Europe for Afghanistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Swiss minister says vote to ban minarets targets not Muslims, but Islamic fundamentalism</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:46:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Swiss minister: Minaret ban targets fundamentalism

BRUSSELS — Switzerland says the country&#8217;s new ban on the building of minarets is not aimed at Muslims but at Islamic fundamentalism.
Swiss Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf says her country supports religious freedoms.
She says Sunday&#8217;s referendum vote banning the building of new minarets was not &#8220;a referendum against Islam &#8230; but .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/swiss-minister-says-vote-to-ban-minarets-targets-not-muslims-but-islamic-fundamentalism-237594/">Source article &nbsp;: Swiss minister says vote to ban minarets targets not Muslims, but Islamic fundamentalism</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NATO allies may provide 6,000 additional troops for Afghan war in response to Obama&#8217;s call</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
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NATO allies may commit 6,000 troops for Afghan war
BRUSSELS — NATO governments may increase their fighting forces in Afghanistan by up to 6,000 soldiers in response to President Barack Obama&#8217;s expected call for tens of thousands of additional U.S. service members, diplomats said Friday.
On Tuesday, Obama is expected to announce his new battle ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nato-allies-may-provide-6000-additional-troops-for-afghan-war-in-response-to-obamas-call-236622/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : NATO allies may provide 6,000 additional troops for Afghan war in response to Obama&#8217;s call</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Comatose for 23 years Belgian says through aide that finding of misdiagnosis was like rebirth</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raf Casert</dc:creator>
		
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Comatose for 23 years Belgian feels reborn

BRUSSELS — With a caretaker holding his hand, a Belgian man who was diagnosed as comatose for 23 years typed out a message Tuesday that he felt reborn after decades of loneliness and frustration.
A leading bioethicist, however, expressed skepticism that the man was truly communicating on his own.
Car-crash victim .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/comatose-for-23-years-belgian-says-through-aide-that-finding-of-misdiagnosis-was-like-rebirth-235299/">Comatose for 23 years Belgian says through aide that finding of misdiagnosis was like rebirth</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Belgian man says through aide that discovery of coma misdiagnosis was like rebirth</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Belgian man: end of coma misdiagnosis like rebirth

BRUSSELS — With a caretaker holding his hand, a Belgian man who was diagnosed as comatose for 23 years typed out a message Tuesday that he felt reborn after decades of loneliness and frustration.
A leading bioethicist, however, expressed skepticism that the man was truly communicating on his own.
Car-crash .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/belgian-man-says-through-aide-that-discovery-of-coma-misdiagnosis-was-like-rebirth-235275/">Original article &nbsp;: Belgian man says through aide that discovery of coma misdiagnosis was like rebirth</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Belgian man says through aide that emergence from misdiagnosed coma was like rebirth</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Man says through aide leaving coma like rebirth

BRUSSELS — With a caretaker holding his hand, a Belgian man who was diagnosed as comatose for 23 years typed out a message Tuesday that he felt reborn after decades of loneliness and frustration.
A leading bioethicist, however, expressed skepticism that the man was truly communicating on his own.
Car-crash  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/belgian-man-says-through-aide-that-emergence-from-misdiagnosed-coma-was-like-rebirth-235238/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP Interview: Belgian man says emergence from decades of misdiagnosed coma was like rebirth</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:40:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Man says emergence from long coma was like rebirth

BRUSSELS — A Belgian man wrongly diagnosed as vegetative for 23 years told The Associated Press Tuesday that the discovery he was fully conscious brought him a feeling of rebirth after decades of loneliness and frustration.
Car-crash victim Rom Houben was diagnosed as being in a vegetative state .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-interview-belgian-man-says-emergence-from-decades-of-misdiagnosed-coma-was-like-rebirth-235216/">Original article &nbsp;: AP Interview: Belgian man says emergence from decades of misdiagnosed coma was like rebirth</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Belgian expert assesses some 50 purported coma cases a year in effort to detect misdiagnoses</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:34:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Belgian expert looks at other questionable comas

BRUSSELS — A doctor who discovered that a Belgian man had been wrongly diagnosed as vegetative says he is reexamining dozens of other cases.
Dr. Steven Laureys says he has discovered some degree of consciousness using state-of-the-art equipment in other patients but won&#8217;t say how many. He looks at about .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/belgian-expert-assesses-some-50-purported-coma-cases-a-year-in-effort-to-detect-misdiagnoses-235163/">Belgian expert assesses some 50 purported coma cases a year in effort to detect misdiagnoses</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Belgian man, thought to be in a stupor for 23 years, says he was alert but unable to cry out</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:21:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Belgian says he was alert but mute for 23 years

BRUSSELS — For 23 torturous years, Rom Houben says he lay trapped in his paralyzed body, aware of what was going on around him but unable to tell anyone or even cry out.
The car-crash victim had been diagnosed as being in a vegetative state but appears ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/belgian-man-thought-to-be-in-a-stupor-for-23-years-says-he-was-alert-but-unable-to-cry-out-234775/">Read more : Belgian man, thought to be in a stupor for 23 years, says he was alert but unable to cry out</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>He heard it all: Man allegedly in vegetative coma was conscious for decades, could not respond</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:18:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Mom: Son in coma heard everything for 23 years

BRUSSELS — A mother says her son has emerged from what doctors thought was a vegetative state to say he was fully conscious for 23 years but could not respond because he was paralyzed.
Rom Houben had a car crash in 1983 and doctors thought he had sunk ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/he-heard-it-all-man-allegedly-in-vegetative-coma-was-conscious-for-decades-could-not-respond-234657/">He heard it all: Man allegedly in vegetative coma was conscious for decades, could not respond</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Diplomats from 6 world powers meet about Iran nuclear issue in Brussels</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
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BRUSSELS — Six world powers are meeting in Brussels to discuss possible measures against Tehran for its refusal to halt nuclear enrichment activities.
The EU said senior diplomats from the U.N. Security Council&#8217;s five permanent members plus Germany are taking part in Friday&#8217;s meeting.
President Barack Obama said Thursday .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/diplomats-from-6-world-powers-meet-about-iran-nuclear-issue-in-brussels-233341/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Diplomats from 6 world powers meet about Iran nuclear issue in Brussels</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Germany&#8217;s Merkel calls for binding climate change deal next year if none reached at Copenhagen</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Germany calls for binding climate deal in 2010

BRUSSELS — German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Thursday for all countries to fix binding climate change targets next year at the latest, acknowledging that no such deal is likely at global talks in Copenhagen next month.
In a joint press conference with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, she said they ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/germanys-merkel-calls-for-binding-climate-change-deal-next-year-if-none-reached-at-copenhagen-232720/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Germany&#8217;s Merkel calls for binding climate change deal next year if none reached at Copenhagen</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU official: Big powers will meet Friday in Brussels to discus Iran nuclear issue</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Slobodan Lekic</dc:creator>
		
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Big powers to meet on Iran on Friday
BRUSSELS — Six world powers will meet in Brussels to discuss what measures could be applied against Tehran for its refusal to halt its nuclear enrichment program, an EU official said Thursday.
Friday&#8217;s meeting will include the U.N. Security Council&#8217;s permanent members — Britain, China, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-official-big-powers-will-meet-friday-in-brussels-to-discus-iran-nuclear-issue-232400/">Read more : EU official: Big powers will meet Friday in Brussels to discus Iran nuclear issue</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU reports rise in number of broadband Internet lines over the last year</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
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EU reports rise in broadband Internet lines

BRUSSELS — The European Union says 6 million more people in the bloc signed up to broadband Internet access over the last year.
It said Wednesday there were 119 million broadband subscriptions across the 27-nation EU in July 2009, up from 113 million a year earlier.
That means that that nearly ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-reports-rise-in-number-of-broadband-internet-lines-over-the-last-year-231737/" title="EU reports rise in number of broadband Internet lines over the last year">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NATO: Talks on generating new forces for Afghanistan delayed until next month</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
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BRUSSELS — NATO says it&#8217;s waiting for President Barack Obama&#8217;s decision on additional troops for Afghanistan before it holds a conference on pledging reinforcements.
The alliance holds regular meetings to raise troops and other resources for all its operations. The next one is scheduled for Monday.
But NATO .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nato-talks-on-generating-new-forces-for-afghanistan-delayed-until-next-month-231699/">NATO: Talks on generating new forces for Afghanistan delayed until next month</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU says it reaches international agreement to limit catches of threatened bluefin tuna</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
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EU: bluefin tuna catches to be reduced
BRUSSELS — The EU Commission says over 45 countries who catch tuna have agreed to cut catches of the threatened Atlantic bluefin tuna next year.

The EU executive says the decision by countries including the EU, U.S. and Japan to limit 2010 catch quotas to 13,500 tons aims to prevent .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-says-it-reaches-international-agreement-to-limit-catches-of-threatened-bluefin-tuna-230501/" title="EU says it reaches international agreement to limit catches of threatened bluefin tuna">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU defense and foreign ministers to discuss Afghan war effort</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
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EU ministers mull Afghanistan
BRUSSELS — EU defense and foreign ministers will discuss how to shore up the government of Afghanistan amid plummeting public support in Europe for the U.S.-led war in Central Asia.

An EU spokeswoman says Kai Eide, the top U.N. official in Kabul, will brief ministers Monday on President Hamid Karzai&#8217;s efforts to form ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-defense-and-foreign-ministers-to-discuss-afghan-war-effort-230462/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : EU defense and foreign ministers to discuss Afghan war effort</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wickmayer and Malisse launch legal attack on WADA; whereabouts rules under threat</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Wickmayer and Malisse launch legal attack on WADA

BRUSSELS — Suspended Belgian tennis players Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse are launching appeals with European authorities challenging the legality of the whereabouts rules of the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Victory at the European Commission in Brussels and the Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights could force WADA to change  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wickmayer-and-malisse-launch-legal-attack-on-wada-whereabouts-rules-under-threat-230001/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Airbus A400M military transporter cleared for initial flight testing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Slobodan Lekic</dc:creator>
		
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Airbus military transporter cleared for testing

BRUSSELS — The long-delayed prototype of Airbus&#8217; first military transport plane has been moved from the factory for final ground tests before its maiden flight next month, a spokeswoman said Friday.
Barbara Kracht said the testing in Seville, Spain, will involve running up problem-plagued turboprop engines to full power, low- and ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/airbus-a400m-military-transporter-cleared-for-initial-flight-testing-228164/" title="Airbus A400M military transporter cleared for initial flight testing">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>European airports see slow and gradual recovery in air travel</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
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European airports see traffic picking up
BRUSSELS — European airport operators said Thursday that they are seeing a &#8220;slow and gradual&#8221; recovery in air travel in October after an unprecedented fall in passenger numbers.

The Airports Council International Europe said that from January through September passenger traffic fell 7.7 percent and cargo slumped by 19.8 percent — ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/european-airports-see-slow-and-gradual-recovery-in-air-travel-227155/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : European airports see slow and gradual recovery in air travel</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran exile says major security changes designed to boost power of Khamenei</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
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Exile group: Iran making major security changes

BRUSSELS — An Iranian opposition leader said Thursday that the country is making sweeping changes to its security apparatus in an effort to consolidate the power of the elite Revolutionary Guard.
Maryam Rajavi, head of the National Council of Resistance of Iran — a Paris-based umbrella opposition group — said .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-exile-says-major-security-changes-designed-to-boost-power-of-khamenei-226947/">Iran exile says major security changes designed to boost power of Khamenei</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AB InBev reports 3Q profit, but revenue drops 10 percent as beer sales slide</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
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AB InBev makes 3Q profit, but revenue down 10 pct.

BRUSSELS — The world&#8217;s largest brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev SA said Thursday it made a $1.546 billion profit in the third quarter but that revenue fell 10 percent from last year, when the company was created in a merger, as beer sales shrank.
The maker of Budweiser, Stella ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ab-inbev-reports-3q-profit-but-revenue-drops-10-percent-as-beer-sales-slide-226591/">Original article on  : AB InBev reports 3Q profit, but revenue drops 10 percent as beer sales slide</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AB InBev reports 3Q revenue down 10 percent as beer sales slide</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:35:45 +0000</pubDate>
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AB InBev 3Q revenue down 10 percent
BRUSSELS — The world&#8217;s largest brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev SA said third quarter revenue fell 10 percent over the year to $9.76 billion as beer sales shrank.

It sold 3.1 percent less beer, hit by weak U.S. and European markets where the economic downturn is holding back spending. A year ago, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ab-inbev-reports-3q-revenue-down-10-percent-as-beer-sales-slide-226566/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: AB InBev reports 3Q revenue down 10 percent as beer sales slide</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU to pick president at special summit Nov 19</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:09:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS - European Union leaders are to hold a special summit to choose the bloc&#8217;s first-ever full-time president Nov 19 in Brussels, the EU&#8217;s Swedish presidency announced Wednesday.

Sweden currently holds the EU&#8217;s rotating presidency. But the bloc&#8217;s Lisbon Treaty, which is expected to come into force Dec 1, creates the posts of full-time EU president ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-to-pick-president-at-special-summit-nov-19-225597/">EU to pick president at special summit Nov 19</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>First EU president to be picked Nov 19</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS - European Union (EU) leaders are expected to choose the first ever president of the 27-member bloc next week, at a summit scheduled for Nov 19, diplomats in Brussels said Tuesday.

By then, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, who is coordinating the negotiations, plans to have ended consultations with the EU member states - enabling ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/first-eu-president-to-be-picked-nov-19-224600/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : First EU president to be picked Nov 19</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NATO conference expected to increase number of military training teams in Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
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NATO hopes to boost training teams in Afghanistan

BRUSSELS — NATO leaders expect member states to commit more troops to train Afghanistan&#8217;s expanding security forces at a meeting of alliance military representatives this month, officials said Tuesday.
The one-day conference by military officials fits into a plan by Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the U.S. and NATO commander in .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nato-conference-expected-to-increase-number-of-military-training-teams-in-afghanistan-224384/">NATO conference expected to increase number of military training teams in Afghanistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU finance ministers back tighter rules for bankers&#8217; pay, capital requirements for securities</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
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EU nations back new bankers&#8217; pay, capital rules

BRUSSELS — European Union countries on Tuesday backed new financial oversight rules for bankers&#8217; pay and for how much extra capital banks should set aside to cover high-risk investments.
The new rules, agreed by finance ministers, still need the support of the European Parliament before they could enter into .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-finance-ministers-back-tighter-rules-for-bankers-pay-capital-requirements-for-securities-224312/">EU finance ministers back tighter rules for bankers&#8217; pay, capital requirements for securities</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU opens monopoly abuse probe into Thomson Reuters&#8217; datafeeds for traders</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:39:15 +0000</pubDate>
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EU opens monopoly abuse probe into Thomson Reuters

BRUSSELS — EU antitrust regulators said Tuesday that they are investigating whether Thomson Reuters Corp. is breaking monopoly abuse rules by preventing customers from applying their own codes to financial market datafeeds.
Thomson Reuters said it would fully cooperate with the investigation.
The probe centers on real-time market datafeeds on .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-opens-monopoly-abuse-probe-into-thomson-reuters-datafeeds-for-traders-224309/">Source &nbsp;: EU opens monopoly abuse probe into Thomson Reuters&#8217; datafeeds for traders</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU launches online pollution tracker</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:57:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS - European Union (EU) citizens are now able to check how bad for their health industrial plants near their homes are, after the EU&#8217;s executive Monday opened an online tracker for the main pollutants.

The register &#8220;will give citizens direct access to information on (pollution) emissions from facilities across Europe and will help them to .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-launches-online-pollution-tracker-223205/">EU launches online pollution tracker</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US defense official forecasts foreign troop increase in Afghanistan as new plan takes shape</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
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BRUSSELS — A top Pentagon official says President Barack Obama&#8217;s new strategy for Afghanistan will be certain to include reinforcements of foreign troops from both the United States and allied nations.
Undersecretary of Defense Michele Flournoy said a strategy decision on new deployments involving ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-defense-official-forecasts-foreign-troop-increase-in-afghanistan-as-new-plan-takes-shape-221550/">Original article on  : US defense official forecasts foreign troop increase in Afghanistan as new plan takes shape</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US official says a troop increase is certain under new Afghan plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
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US official: Troop increase under new Afghan plan

BRUSSELS — A top Pentagon official says President Obama&#8217;s new plan for Afghanistan will certainly involve an increase in the number of international troops.
Undersecretary of Defense Michele Flournoy says a strategy decision will be announced within the next &#8220;couple or maybe a few weeks.&#8221;
Flournoy, the Pentagon&#8217;s policy chief, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-official-says-a-troop-increase-is-certain-under-new-afghan-plan-221461/">Source &nbsp;: US official says a troop increase is certain under new Afghan plan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US Homeland Security Sec. defends move to impose $10 travel fee for visitors to US</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-homeland-security-sec-defends-move-to-impose-10-travel-fee-for-visitors-to-us-220584/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:48:58 +0000</pubDate>
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BRUSSELS — European Parliament lawmakers on Friday demanded that U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano ease restrictions for Europeans traveling to the United States, saying plans to impose a new $10 (euro6.73) entry fee are unfair.
Citizens from many European Union countries already have to fill .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-homeland-security-sec-defends-move-to-impose-10-travel-fee-for-visitors-to-us-220584/">US Homeland Security Sec. defends move to impose $10 travel fee for visitors to US</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NATO report criticises German colonel in Afghan airstrike</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS - A NATO report on an airstrike in Afghanistan in September was critical of the German colonel who called for the attack, a high-ranking NATO officer has said.

Colonel Georg Klein acted against orders and service regulations in calling for the strike and should not have done so, said the report released Thursday. Instead, a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nato-report-criticises-german-colonel-in-afghan-airstrike-219967/">Read more : NATO report criticises German colonel in Afghan airstrike</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Allow people&#8217;s will in Gilgit: EU members tell Pakistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS - Some members of the European Parliament have expressed &#8220;great concern&#8221; over Pakistan imposing its rule in Gilgit Baltistan rather than allowing the people to decide their political future.

The EU members have formed a group called &#8220;Friends of Gilgit-Baltistan&#8221;, which will &#8220;monitor very carefully all developments that take place&#8221; in the strategic border region, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/allow-peoples-will-in-gilgit-eu-members-tell-pakistan-218886/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Allow people&#8217;s will in Gilgit: EU members tell Pakistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Retail sales in eurozone fall by 0.7 percent during September</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:46:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Eurozone retail sales drop in Sept
BRUSSELS — Retail sales in the 16 countries that use the euro dropped by 0.7 percent in September, European Union statistics showed Thursday, evidence the economic recovery will be slow and bumpy.

The drop from August comes as high and rising unemployment and financial uncertainty continue to weigh on consumer confidence.
The .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/retail-sales-in-eurozone-fall-by-07-percent-during-september-218798/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU lawmakers, govts agree to new Internet user rights - including no arbitrary service cutoffs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
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EU agrees on new Internet user rights
BRUSSELS — EU lawmakers and governments agreed Thursday on proposed new telecommunication rules that better protect European mobile phone and Internet users from arbitrary service cutoffs.

EU Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding said a deal was reached after EU governments agreed to EU parliament demands to balance a crackdown on illegal .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-lawmakers-govts-agree-to-new-internet-user-rights-including-no-arbitrary-service-cutoffs-218793/">Original source &nbsp;: EU lawmakers, govts agree to new Internet user rights - including no arbitrary service cutoffs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Miliband frontrunner for EU foreign minister, says diplomat</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS - Britain&#8217;s David Miliband has emerged as the man to beat in the race to become the EU&#8217;s first foreign-policy supremo, a top diplomat has confirmed. 

But the race to become the EU&#8217;s first president is still too close to call, with the Belgian and Dutch premiers, Herman van Rompuy and Jan Peter Balkenende, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/miliband-frontrunner-for-eu-foreign-minister-says-diplomat-218778/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Miliband frontrunner for EU foreign minister, says diplomat</a>.]]></description>
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