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Hollande is expected to flex his political muscles at a meeting of European leaders today, as he pushes back against austerity in the eurozone.
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TO SPEND ON MISSILES
OIL PRICES RISE AS GLOBE SEEKS DEALS
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VOLCANO SPEWS ASH
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South Korea is reported to be planning to spend more than 2.5 trillion won ($A2.17 billion) over the next five years on hundreds of missiles in the face of threats from North Korea.
President Lee Myung-Bak last month approved a defence ministry project to buy 500 to 600 new missiles, Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported on Tuesday.
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Magma is spewing from the Volcan de Fuego in Guatemala, sending a cloud of ash and steam up to 5,000 metres above its crater.
Eruptions on Sunday at the peak, whose Spanish name means Volcano of Fire, lessened somewhat from Saturday, the day they began, but they still sent magma shooting up to 400 metres above the volcano.
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Oil prices have surged, rebounding from last week's multi-month lows on speculative buying and as concerns resurfaced over supplies from the crude-rich Middle East, particularly from Iran.
The market was also supported by Group of Eight (G8) leaders voicing support for Greece to stay in the eurozone at a weekend summit in the United States.
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STORIES THAT SHOOK THE EUROZONE 2011
WILL FACEBOOK SHARES BE STABLE & FACEBOOK ITSELF?
The much-anticipated initial public offering of Facebook, as you all should surely know by now, has finally taken place. Although the news has garnered a lot of excitement, it has also brought up some questions. Numerous analysts have raised concerns over the future of the company, citing uncertainties about Facebook’s revenue model, mobile strategy, advertising, Mark Zuckerberg’s leadership, and more.
Christian Taylor, CEO of leading Facebook ecommerce platform, Payvment, says he’s not worried about the company’s future.Francis Gaskins, the President of IPO Desktop, however said he was skeptical of the future growth of Facebook given its past quarter earnings.
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Greece may be having a tough time economically but that didn't stop an inspiring rainbow to form in Athens as the Olympic flame was handed over to Princess Anne, president of the British Olympic Association in the ancient Panathenaic Stadium.
Lit in Olympia on 10 May, the flame was taken on a week-long tour of Greece. A British delegation including David Beckham are due to fly with the torch to the UK on Friday.
It will then be carried 8,000 miles (12,875km) by 8,000 bearers in a 70-day relay ending at the Olympic Park.
The relay begins at Land's End on Saturday when triple Olympic sailing champion Ben Ainslie will be the first to carry the torch on British soil.
After criss-crossing every region of the UK, the flame will be used to light the cauldron in Stratford's Olympic Stadium at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on 27 July.
Disco sees off two of its finest - Robin Gibb and Donna Summer dead, both to cancer and both in their early 60's
ROBIN GIBB aged 62 may be gone, but his poignant music and lyrics will live on forever. Along with his two brothers Barry, and twin brother Maurice who passed away in 2003 of complications from an obstructed intestine, he made up the prolific writing and singing trio the Bee Gees and gained accolades world-wide for bringing Disco Fever to our discotheque and movie theatres. Gibb, who had been hospitalized last month, was suffering from multiple cancers. The brothers Gibb are best known for composing and recording some of the most enduring music of the 1970s, much of which was written for the acclaimed soundtrack of the "Saturday Night Fever" movie.
For millions, the Bee Gees epitomized the polarizing style known as disco: looped, repetitive drumbeats, loud and rubbery bass, synthesizers and strings, rich high melodies and romantic lyrics, multipart vocal harmonies and arrangements. "Stayin’ Alive," "More Than a Woman," "How Deep Is Your Love," "Night Fever," "Jive Talkin’," "You Should Be Dancing" to name but a few.
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