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Latvia to get green light for euro zone membership on Wednesday
Reuters* Baltic state to become 18th country in currency union * Positive sign for euro zone after months of crisis * Some Latvians concerned about prices, sovereignty By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS, June 3 (Reuters) - The European Commission will give...Tags: Russia, Economic Indicator, Debt Market, Government Debt, Credit and Debt
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Tennis-Tsonga shows the French the way into round three
ReutersPARIS, May 29 (Reuters) - France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga survived a first-set scare to advance into the third round of the French Open with a 7-6 (6) 6-4 6-3 win against Finn Jarkko Nieminen on Wednesday. The sixth-seeded Tsonga, the last French man to...Tags: Jeremy Chardy, French Open, Jarkko Nieminen, Australian Open, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
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Tennis-Tsonga leads French parade after Azarenka's noisy start
ReutersBy Martyn Herman PARIS, May 29 (Reuters) - A cacophony of noise on Chatrier Court signalled the belated appearance of Victoria Azarenka at Roland Garros on Wednesday before a parade of home players threatened to turn the French Open into a purely...Tags: Michael Llodra, French Open, Russia, Albert Montanes, Jarkko Nieminen
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OECD to open membership talks with Colombia, Latvia
ReutersPARIS, May 30 (Reuters) - Members of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development agreed on Thursday to launch talks this year with Colombia and Latvia about joining the Paris-based club of mostly wealthy nations. They also agreed at an...Tags: Baltic Region, Credit Ratings, Colombia, European Union
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French parade leaves Federer in the shade
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - A quintet of Frenchmen led a home procession at Roland Garros on Wednesday but Roger Federer still threatens to rain on their parade after sauntering into the third round of the French Open. On so-called Children's Day at the...Tags: Wimbledon Championships, Albert Montanes, Roger Federer, Michael Jackson, Agnieszka Radwanska
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Russian banker has his eye on Europe
Reuters* Igor Kim has bought up Russian units of foreign banks * Expobank is already present in Latvia * Now focused on corporate lending but is open to new ideas By Katya Golubkova and Oksana Kobzeva MOSCOW, May 22 (Reuters) - Igor Kim snapped cast-off...Tags: Banking, Russia, Global Expansion, Economy, Business and Finance, Financial Markets
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Monfils still the entertainer as he downs Berdych
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - Wild card Gael Monfils confirmed there is never a dull moment when he takes part in the French Open by upsetting Czech fifth seed Tomas Berdych in a first-round marathon at Roland Garros on Monday. The Frenchman, whose career has been...Tags: Association of Tennis Professionals, Sergiy Stakhovsky, French Open, Fabio Fognini, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
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Tennis-Monfils downs Berdych in Paris first-round thriller
ReutersPARIS, May 27 (Reuters) - Gael Monfils, whose career has recently been hampered by injuries, returned to the French Open with a bang on Monday to beat Czech fifth seed Tomas Berdych in a first-round marathon. Monfils, the world number 81, prevailed 7-6...Tags: Gael Monfils, French Open, Ernests Gulbis, Tennis, Tomas Berdych
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Foreign government offices
For tourist information about foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. Several no longer list phone numbers, so information is available only through their websites. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at...Tags: Botswana, Guinea, Morocco, Turkey, Dominican Republic
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Costa Mesa Pro Classic coming
If the past two champions of the Costa Mesa Pro Classic are an indication of what the event has to offer then the upcoming tennis tournament should be exciting and worth watching. The Costa Mesa Pro Classic will do its best to spotlight some of the...Tags: Janko Tipsarevic, Brian Baker, French Open, Wimbledon Championships, Germany
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International pilot shortage has South Florida flight schools buzzing
Sun SentinelOnce-struggling South Florida flight schools are seeing the largest influx of foreign students since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, the result of a severe shortage of airline pilots worldwide. The students can more easily enroll because the Transportation...Tags: Students, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Lantana, Boeing Co., Europe
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Gaines Sentenced in 1993 Murder of Lativia Johnson
FOX 17 Web ProducerRobert Gaines, accused in the 1993 murder of 8-year-old Lativia Johnson, learned his fate Monday in a Grand Rapids courtroom. Gaines was sentenced Monday, after being found guilty of second degree murder in December. The judge, showing displeasure with...Tags: Punishment, Justice System, Punishment, Prisons, Murder
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