Seven U.S. Republican presidential contenders meet face-to-face in their first major debate on Monday as the fight for the party's 2012 nomination enters a new phase. The nationally televised forum in New Hampshire will include most of the top-tier contenders in the Republican battle for the right to challenge President Barack Obama, including Mitt Romney
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* New constitution, overheating economy, Syria to top agenda * Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party has scored a resounding third consecutive election victory, but he will need to seek consensus to push ahead with a planned new constitution. Erdogan, whose AK has transformed Muslim Turkey into one of the world's fastest-growing economies and
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Passenger traffic at BAA's airports increased by 9.2% last month compared to May 2010, with the late Easter holidays and Royal Wedding leading to more passengers at the beginning of the month. BAA, majority owned by Spanish infrastructure group Ferrovial, on Monday said 9.3 mln passengers flew from its UK airports in May, with the
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China's money growth slowed to a 30-month low in May and banks extended fewer new loans than expected as monetary policy weighed on bank lending, but stubborn inflation is expected to persuade the government to keep its foot on the credit brakes. The data reinforces signs that growth in the world's second-biggest economy is cooling,
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More than 20,000 Greeks protested against austerity measures in Athens on Sunday and workers at state-owned utility PPC/DEH announced strikes to oppose government plans to sell the company. In the 19th straight day of demonstrations against a new austerity campaign the Socialist government hopes to pass this month, protesters gathered in front of parliament in
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The euro strengthened on Monday, though its gains appeared short-lived as major European powers continue to haggle over a fresh rescue package for Greece, while Asian stocks extended a seven-week losing streak on fears the global recovery is losing steam. European shares were set to open broadly stable after Friday's selloff, according to financial spreadbetters.
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Cyprus plans to tap international markets under its Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) programme by November of this year, the finance ministry said. The Republic also planned to continue issuing bonds on the domestic market, in a bid to maintain a balance between local and foreign investors, it said. "Cyprus has retained a solid position
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Syrian helicopter gunships fired machineguns to disperse pro-democracy protests, witnesses said, in the first reported use of air power to quell unrest in Syria's increasingly bloody three-month-old uprising. The use of the aircraft came on a day of nationwide rallies against President Bashar al-Assad, as unrest showed no sign of abating despite the harsh crackdown
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Kuwait has arrested a Kuwaiti Shi'ite Muslim man for publishing criticism of the ruling families in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia on social media site Twitter, a security source said on Saturday. Nasser Abul was arrested on Thursday and no charges have been pressed against him so far, the source said. He gave no details. Democracy
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French banks have agreed in principle to a rollover of Greek debt on condition that all creditors do the same, Britain's Financial Times reported on its website on Friday. The FT, citing unnamed people with knowledge of the negotiations, said the banks had agreed to subscribe to new issues of Greek sovereign debt to replace
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