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Eurozone 'needs tougher treaty'German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy after talks in Paris (5 Dec 2011)

France and Germany say Europe needs a tougher treaty by March to cope with the eurozone debt crisis, in a move welcomed by European markets.


Afghans vow to tackle corruption

Afghanistan pledges to step its fight against corruption in return for international support as a major international conference ends in Bonn.

Police officers inspect damaged Ferrari cars on the Chugoku Expressway in Shimonoseki, southwestern Japan, 4 Dec 2011Supercars in costly Japan pile-up

A dozen luxury sports cars - eight Ferraris, a Lamborghini and three Mercedes - collide in what is likely to be one of Japan's most expensive pile-ups.

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    There are over 850,000 Cuban Americans in Florida, will any of them will ever go back to Cuba?


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    No more Western covers - India's new youth finds a voice in indie rock music

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Market index Current value Trend Variation % variation
Dow Jones 12167.27 Up 147.85 1.23%
Nasdaq 2670.69 Up 43.76 1.67%
S&P 500 1264.87 Up 20.59 1.65%
FTSE 100 5567.96 Up 15.67 0.28%
Dax 6106.09 Up 25.41 0.42%
BBC Global 30 5626.69 Up 44.33 0.79%

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    Former heavyweight world champion David Haye: I 'push the boundaries' of trash talk


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    How visiting Russia has changed since the fall of communism


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