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| Globe editorial Putin strikes again
Russian Prime Minister and chairman of United Russia ruling party Vladimir Putin addresses the tenth United Russia Party Congress in Moscow, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin promised Thursday the country would emerge stronger from a world economic crisis he said was triggered by U.S. recklessnes 
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| PM's tour 'to hear economy woes'
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown listens to President Bush during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 26, 2
Brown Economy Photos Tax UK | | Dominant Irish win 6th straight
| When Notre Dame took its first lead a little more than five minutes into the game, it was for keeps. | The Irish dominated in every aspect and smashed DePaul 86-62 in the first of two Big East meetings Tuesda...
Boston Scientific buys Irish stent firm
| NATICK - Medical device maker said yesterday it bought Ireland-based Labcoat Limited for an undisclosed amount, obtaining additional drug-coated stent technology. | Stents are tiny mesh-metal tubes used to pr...
Ten new diabetics diagnosed daily in Northern Ireland
| The number of people diagnosed with diabetes is growing faster than ever as new figures show there are 10 cases diagnosed in Northern Ireland every single day — double that of the previous year. | Diabe...
Property prices take the biggest tumble in the UK
| Northern Ireland house prices fell by 34.2% last year — the biggest drop in the UK, it has been revealed. | The latest figures from the Nationwide House Price Study for the fourth quarter of 2008 also s...
New estate agents who aren't fazed by the housing slump
| Two Belfast property experts have joined forces to form Northern Ireland’s first new estate agents in a year, it was revealed today. | And despite the current economic gloom, another estate agent was al...
Half-empty hotels ask staff to take annual leave
| Several Dublin hotels have put staff on reduced working weeks as the hospitality industry sits on the verge of crisis. | Workers at one of the city's most prestigious hotels have been asked to take annual lea...
Buildings come down at Dublin High
Two large buildings at Dublin High came down over the winter break as part of major facility work that will continue over the next few years. | ...
Silver linings in the credit crunch cloud
| Home heating oil has fallen in price by more than a quarter in the past 12 weeks — meaning that householders can now heat their homes for half of what it cost during the summer. | Exactly six months ago...
Skin cancer patients face heightened risk: Belfast study
| Skin cancer patients risk developing another type of the disease, according to a new study carried out by Northern Ireland researchers. | They found that those being treated for the disease could be more than...
Waterford Wedgwood in trouble
| THE NEW YORK TIMES | LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II, the Kremlin and the White House have been customers, but in the current economic climate, luxury crystal and ceramics are a hard sell. | Waterford Wedgwo...
Animal carer dies from rabies 'after being scratched by dog in Africa two years ago'
| Lisa McMurray, who contracted rabies while abroad, has died in hospital. She may have harboured the disease for two years | A woman who died from rabies last night may have contracted the disease in Africa mo...
Tragic Lisa loses battle with rabies
| The family of the Belfast woman who died yesterday after contracting the rabies virus have paid tribute to her “inspiring courage” in fighting the illness. | Lisa McMurray had spent weeks in the I...
Loeb leads Ireland line-up
| Rally Ireland has been bitten hard by the credit crunch. | The entry list for the Irish round of the World championship is down by more than half from the event which heralded Ireland’s arrival in the s...
The worst year ever for house prices
| Bovis Homes has been forced to sell hundreds of unwanted houses to the Government, it emerged yesterday in further evidence of weakness in the property market. The developer sold 379 homes in the South-west, ...
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