Britain looks to China to fuel nuclear renaissance
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Bid by state corporations marks the largest and most controversial of China’s recent investments in Britain.
As Germany rises, Frau Nein says, ‘Yes’
German Chancellor Angela Merkel signals a willingness to embrace more radical steps in the race to save the euro.
Labor dispute at French tea factory illustrates economic struggle
The dispute is just one of a series of plant closures at the center of an intense debate over reform of the country’s labor market.
Berlusconi hints at a comeback
Amid sex scandals and the financial crisis, former leader expresses “a sense of responsibility” toward Italy.
Putin makes like a crane
In a new twist on flock-leading, Russia’s president dons a beak and leads captive cranes in flight.
Hollande’s family troubles in spotlight
The airing of the French president’s relationship troubles has undercut his public standing, according to independent analysts.
Battling culture of ‘no,’ entrepreneurs in France run into roadblocks
French innovators say their “Old Europe” nation needs to focus less on security and more on audacity.
World’s oldest bank on the brink
Italy’s 540-year-old Monte dei Paschi bank, weighed down by its investment in Italian government bonds, reported a $2 billion loss for the first half of 2012 and is struggling to recover.
Carlo Maria Martini, Italian cardinal, dies at 85
Cardinal Martini, a rare liberal within the Catholic Church hierarchy who was considered a contender for the papacy in 2005, died Aug. 31.
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