More than 1,000 German poultry farms shut in tainted egg scandal

Berlin – Germany is reeling from a scandal in which large numbers of eggs may have been tainted with poisonous industrial residue, leading to the closure of more than 1,000 farms. A company in northern Germany sold about 3,000 tons... 
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Iran Warns of ‘Reduced’ Ties With U.N. Inspectors

PARIS — One day after the Security Council approved new sanctions against them, the authorities in Tehran threatened on Thursday to revise their relationship with the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, using familiar language that has in... 
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Surge for Dutch anti-Islam Freedom Party

A Dutch anti-Islam party has more than doubled its seats in parliament in a national vote, though it is unclear if it will take part in a coalition. Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders said he wanted to be part of government. The election... 
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French firm plans suicide hotline

France Telecom has promised to set up a free hotline for workers suffering from stress after the 23rd suicide by one of its employees in 18 months. The move followed a crisis meeting between the French Labour Minister, Xavier Darcos, and France... 
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Airline plot trio get life terms

Three men who plotted to blow up liquid bombs on flights from the UK to North America have been jailed for life, with minimum terms of up to 40 years. Ringleader Abdulla Ahmed Ali, 28, was jailed for at least 40 years. Plot “quartermaster”... 
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Slain Exile Detailed Chechen Ruler’s Systematic Cruelty

Umar S. Israilov saw the men who had come to kill him. They confronted him in the neighborhood where he lived in hiding in Vienna. He must have sensed their intentions, because he ran. Umar S. Israilov’s funeral Jan. 22 in Vienna. He accused... 
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Deal Struck to End Gas Cutoff

BRUSSELS — European officials said Friday that Russia and Ukraine had reached an agreement to send a monitoring mission to oversee gas deliveries as part of efforts to resolve a bitter row between the two countries over pricing and transit.... 
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Dispute hits Europe gas supplies

Exports of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine appear to have completely stopped amid a dispute over gas supplies between the two countries. Several countries are relying on their own limited reserves of gas The two sides have blamed each other... 
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Russia shuts off gas to Ukraine

Russia has stopped all gas supplies to Ukraine after the collapse of talks to end a row over unpaid bills and prices. Much of the EU's gas from Russia arrives via Ukraine Russia’s gas giant Gazprom said it turned off the taps at 0700... 
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No Furnaces but Heat Aplenty in ‘Passive Houses’

DARMSTADT, Germany — From the outside, there is nothing unusual about the stylish new gray and orange row houses in the Kranichstein District, with wreaths on the doors and Christmas lights twinkling through a freezing drizzle. But these houses... 
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