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Special Report: In Greek crisis, lessons in a shrimp farm’s travails

YoopyaJul 24, 20120

(Reuters) – Just over a decade ago, Napoleon Tsanis set out from Sydney with 11 million euros and a dream to build a shrimp farm

Analysis: Euro exit talk risks self-fulfilling prophecy

YoopyaJul 23, 20120

(Reuters) – To understand the impact of a potential Greek exit from the euro zone, imagine an operating theatre inside a betting shop. As surgeons

Forest fires in northeast Spain kill 4, all French

YoopyaJul 23, 20120

(Reuters) – Two big forest fires raging in the border area between France and northern Catalonia in Spain since Sunday have killed a fourth person,

ECB’s Draghi says euro not in danger

YoopyaJul 21, 20120

(Reuters) – European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said that the euro was not in danger despite some analysts’ worse case scenarios for a break-up

Attacks target Muslim leaders in Russia’s Tatarstan

YoopyaJul 19, 20120

(Reuters) – The senior Islamic official in Russia’s largely Muslim Tatarstan region was wounded in a bomb attack and a deputy was killed in a

Bulgaria blast: ‘Suicide bomber’ killed Israelis

YoopyaJul 19, 2012July 19, 20120

The bombing of an Israeli tourist bus in eastern Bulgaria was probably carried out by a male suicide bomber with fake US documents, officials

London 2012: Spelling error in torchbearer’s Olympic tattoo

YoopyaJul 19, 20120

A woman who got a new tattoo to celebrate her role in the Olympic torch relay was shocked to discover it had been spelt incorrectly.

Inactivity ‘killing as many as smoking’

YoopyaJul 18, 2012July 18, 20120

A lack of exercise is now causing as many deaths as smoking across the world, a study suggests. The report, published in the Lancet to

Sicily in danger of default, says Italian PM

YoopyaJul 18, 20120

Italian PM Mario Monti says the region of Sicily is close to defaulting on its debts, and he is seeking confirmation that the governor will

Syria conflict: West ‘blackmailing’ Russia on sanctions

YoopyaJul 16, 20120

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said Western attempts to get Moscow to discuss sanctions against Syria contain “elements of blackmail”. Mr Lavrov said the