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corporate

• EDF to become UK’s biggest electricity supplier

  The European Union has given a conditional green light to EDF’s takeover of British Energy, the… 22/12/08 19:51 CET

• Toyota symptom of wider Japanese malaise

  With Japanese carmaker and world number one Toyota’s announcement it will make the first loss in… 22/12/08 19:51 CET

• Munich Re snaps up HSB from AIG

  German reinsurer Munich Re has bought AIG’s HSB group for 531 million euros in cash as the American… 22/12/08 19:51 CET

economy

• Irish banks bounce as government pitches in

  It has been a long time coming, but the Irish government has finally announced a five and a half… 22/12/08 19:51 CET

markets

• No christmas cheer for European shares

  A poll of 44 investment houses in the US, Japan and Britain suggests investors are returning to… 22/12/08 19:51 CET

world news

• Romania’s centre-left wins confidence vote

  The new centre-left coalition in Romania has won parliamentary approval, making the… 22/12/08 20:30 CET

• King holds talks on Belgian crisis

  Belgium is without a government, and meetings between politicians and King Albert have shed no… 22/12/08 19:56 CET

• OSCE to pull out of Georgia

  The group overseeing the ceasefire between Russia and Georgia is to start pulling out on January… 22/12/08 19:56 CET

• Sarkozy signs arms deals in Brazil

  French president Nicolas Sarkozy is in Brazil, visiting in his capacity both as French leader and… 22/12/08 19:56 CET

• Iraq troop vote postponed

  A vote in Iraq’s parliament allowing troops from Britain and other countries to stay until the end… 22/12/08 19:56 CET

• Israel ‘unaware’ of Hamas truce

  Israel has denied any knowledge of a temporary truce by Hamas fighters in Gaza, and said that at… 22/12/08 19:56 CET

• Spaniards celebrate El Gordo – ‘a slice of hope’

  Much of Spain has been gripped with excitement, with people glued to El Gordo, the Big One, the… 22/12/08 19:56 CET

• Gaza truce after Hamas threatens suicide attacks

  Hamas fighters in the Gaza Strip have announced a temporary 24-hour pause in their rocket attacks… 22/12/08 14:45 CET

• Toyota forecasts first-ever loss

  The world’s biggest carmaker Toyota is forecast to make its first-ever operating loss as the global… 22/12/08 13:20 CET

• Belgium on the brink as PM quits

  The leader of Belgium’s Flemish Christian Democrats is the favourite to become Prime Minister, as… 22/12/08 13:20 CET

• Greek parliament passes budget

  The Greek government has managed to squeeze through its budget plans for 2009, despite a razor thin… 22/12/08 13:20 CET

• Russia approves presidency bill

  Constitutional reforms proposed by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev have passed their final… 22/12/08 12:14 CET

• No going back – Ex-PM Leterme will not return

  Belgium’s King Albert is expected to announce a new government after a weekend’s crisis… 22/12/08 07:44 CET

• FARC offer Colombian hostage release

  Colombia’s marxist FARC rebels say they plan to free six hostages from jungle camps as a gesture… 22/12/08 07:44 CET

• Israeli candidates vow to throw Hamas out of Gaza

  Leading candidates for Israel’s leadership in February’s national elections have both vowed to… 22/12/08 07:44 CET

• US: No place for Mugabe in Zimbabwe unity govt

  The United States says it will no longer support a power-sharing government in Zimbabwe that… 22/12/08 07:44 CET

• Jewish holiday celebrated around the world

  Jews around the world have begun celebrating Hannukah, the eight-day holiday that commemorates the… 22/12/08 07:44 CET

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