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The first quarter of 2013 brought the worst quarterly decline in Western Europe since Gartner started tracking PC shipments in this region
Margaret Thatcher, a grocer's daughter, stared down elites, union bosses, and communists to win three consecutive elections, establish conservative principles in Western Europe, and bring down the Iron Curtain ... There was no secret to her values -- hard work and personal responsibility -- and no nonsense in her leadership.
What has emerged is a competitive market that allowed the utilities of Western Europe to renegotiate their contract with Gazprom, affecting both prices and financing termsMore quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest
kiss that some interpreted as a stance promoting gay marriage. While it did not raise eyebrows in most parts of Western Europe -- where Eurovision has long been a bastion of gay culture -- the act jarred sensitivities in parts of eastern and southern Europe. Read more »
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Merkel and Pope talk about a 'strong' Europe
religious enthusiasm on a continent with Christian roots, including dwindling number of churchgoers in much of Western Europe .The Vatican also uses papal visits with major leaders to seek allies in its lobbying on behalf of Christians who face discrimination Read more »
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Snow ties up European planes, trains, roads
Channel, and the French army was ordered to help clear roads -- all because of a sudden dump of oddly late snowfall on Western Europe .Less prepared for the kind of heavy snow that regularly hits northern and eastern neighbors, France, Germany, Britain and Read more »
Around the web
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Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Presents at UBS Global Healthcare Conference, May-21-2013 10:30 AM
with direct commercialization expected for Kyprolis here in the U.S., beginning to build out a commercial organization in Western Europe in anticipation of a potential approval trajectory for Kyprolis in those markets, and now beginning to build a global distributor 8:50 PM from ETF Investor Read more »
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Europe Hotel Deals Jumped in 1st Quarter
year-over-year, but occupancy rates increased 1.2%, resulting in "virtually flat revpar levels," according to Jones Lang. Western Europe saw revpar decline 1.1% in the first quarter, as both daily rates and occupancy fell.While revpar in most popular travel 8:41 PM from Wall Street Journal Read more »
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Cell Therapeutics, Inc. Presents at UBS Global Healthcare Conference, May-21-2013 02:30 PM
EUR 846,000. We are in discussions with potential commercial partners to take PIXUVRI in other parts of the world, in Western Europe, Russia, and Latin America -- and South America, excuse me. Secondly, last year, we made a very important product acquisition 7:30 PM from Seeking Alpha Read more »
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How Would the World Change if the International Energy Trade Transformed?
easily recoverable.” As it transpired, additional basins of shale-trapped oil and gas were discovered in Continental Western Europe and the United Kingdom, as well as in Australia and elsewhere. But Possony foresaw the strategic patterns evident in the fairly 5:57 PM from OilPrice.com Read more »
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Airbus Corporate Jet Centre Expands Services Sales Team
South Asia, Africa and Australia. Nathalie Texier is appointed Sales Director, in charge of boosting services business in Western Europe, Oman, Bahrain, India and central and South America. She has served in the Airbus Corporate Jet Centre for five years and 3:12 PM from AirportBusiness.com Read more »
