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• Honored World War II veteran remembers D-Day

  But the all-out assault on 50 miles of the heavily fortified French coastline began the liberation of German-occupied Western Europe.Agoglia, who lives in Deer Park, was one of six Agoglia brothers who served during World War II. Miraculously, all of them   Read more »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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

• Operators Investing in Convergent Charging to Bypass the Billing Bottleneck

  expected to continue in 2013, according to a report by Infonetics Research. Ongoing spending slowdowns in beleaguered Western Europe are being countered by momentum in the rest of Europe, Latin America, and developed countries in Asia Pacific, while full-scale 14 m ago from Cellular-News Read more »

• Huawei unleashes Ascend P6 'world's thinnest' smartphone

  unveiled its new super-slim Ascend P6 smartphone, which is currently only scheduled to be released in China and Western Europe. Huawei said the 4.7in P6 is the "world's slimmest smartphone," measuring in at just 6.18mm. For comparison, the similarly sized 3:12 AM from IT Pro Portal Read more »

• Antalis Makes Binding Offer to Acquire Xerox’s Western European Paper Business

  and office paper, has made a binding offer to acquire Xerox’s (NYSE: XRX) paper and print media products business in Western Europe. Antalis is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sequana (NYSE Euronext Paris: SEQ), a global producer and distributor of paper. “This 2:07 AM from Business Wire Read more »

• MSPs: Give younger children sex education to cut teenage pregnancy

  and the committee's convener, said: "We can't ignore that Scotland has one of the highest rates of teenage pregnancy in Western Europe, which has a long lasting impact on generations of young parents and their children. "This is why this committee is calling 2:01 AM from The Telegraph Read more »

• The Full Story On Dole: Why $12.00 Is Too Cheap And How We Get More Value

  The special committee should reject Murdock's offer of $12.00/share. Dole has previously highlighted $500mm ($5.56/share) of non-core assets, and there have been three consecutive weak years in the core banana business. 46% of Murdock's takeout price consi 6/18/13 from Seeking Alpha Read more »