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 The Siasat Daily 
Smoking ban imposed in public places in Bulgaria
Sofia, May 18: | After several failed attempts from restaurant owners, Bulgaria's Parliament has finally adopted a total ban on smoking in indoor public places. | The ban, which was approved today and... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
A woman uses an ATM cash point machine at a branch of the Bankia bank in Madrid Thursday May 17, 2012.
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 Xinhua 
Moody's lowers rating of 16 Spanish banks
| MADRID, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Risk Qualification agency Moody's lowered its rating of 16 Spanish banks late on Thursday evening. | The move came after a difficult day on the stock markets following rum... (photo: AP / Paul White)
President of the European Central Bank Jean-Claude Trichet looks on during a news conference in Frankfurt, on Thursday, June 10, 2010. T  Reuters 
Europe's banks on the brink
| LONDON, May 17 (IFR) - The euro zone crisis was in full swing when Jean-Claude Trichet took the podium in Berlin last October 6 for his final press conference as president of the European Central Ba... (photo: AP / Martin Oeser)
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Copper -Metal -India(sk1)  Reuters 
Copper rebounds from 4-month lows, Greek worries cap gains
| LONDON (Reuters) - Copper steadied on Thursday following hefty losses in the previous session that dragged prices to four-month lows, but gains were fragile as worries about the deepening political ... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam)
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Greek President Karolos Papoulias, left, shake hands with the newly appointed caretaker Prime Minister Panagiotis Pikrammenos during the swearing-in ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Athens, Wednesday, May 16, 2012 Zeenews
Greek caretaker government sworn in
Athens: The Greek caretaker government, which will lead the country to the second round of national polls in June, was sworn in on Thursday morning at a ceremony held at ... (photo: AP / Thanassis Stavrakis)
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U.S. Stock Futures Inch Up
By SHAWN LANGLOIS | LONDON—U.S. stocks nudged slightly higher before the opening bell on Thursday and were poised to end their recent losing streak after the Fed in... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
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Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy speaks during a media conference at an EU Summit in Brussels on Friday, March 2, 2012. The Independent
We risk being shut out of financial markets, warns Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy
| As Madrid's borrowing costs spiked to levels widely seen as unsustainable, Mariano Rajoy warned that there is a "a serious risk that [investors] will not lend us m... (photo: AP / Thierry Charlier)
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International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Christine Lagarde delivers her speech at the end of the Deauville partnership meeting in Marseille, southern France, Saturday, Sept.10, 2011. The Times Of India
Greece Crisis: IMF chief warns on expensive cost of Greek exit from euro
Tweet ATHENS: IMF chief Christine Lagarde warned of "extremely expensive" consequences were Greece to leave the euro zone, a once taboo possibility that European leaders ... (photo: AP / Lionel Cironneau)
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Tokyo stocks rebound, close up 0.86%
TweetTOKYO: Tokyo stocks reversed early losses to finish 0.86 percent higher Thursday, as Japan reported better-than-expected growth figures although concerns over politi... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
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2010 Mazda CX-7 (US) Atlanta Journal
World stocks mixed amid bargain-hunting vs caution
| BANGKOK — Asian stocks eked out gains Thursday as traders hunted for bargains after sharp selling in recent days, but markets in Europe fell amid intensifying fea... (photo: Creative Commons / Thomas doerfer)
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Jollibee branch in Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City - PHilippines Xinhua
Investments up, stocks tumble in the Philippines
| By Alito L. Malinao | MANILA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine economy was marked by both positive and negative developments in the past few days, with a huge surge in... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
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South African Airways Business Day
SAA needs state cash to renew its fleet — Gigaba
| South African Airways (SAA) needed to be recapitalised by the state to allow it to renew its fleet of aircraft and roll out its African aviation strategy, Public Enterp... (photo: Creative Commons / Kleinz1)
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