Deutsche Welle January 9, 2008 Iranian exports to Germany rose considerably in 2007, despite pressure from the US to cut trade. Companies have apparently chosen to disregard calls for international sanctions, according to a German business paper. more
Associated Press January 9, 2008 Apple Inc. will scrap its iTunes pricing policies across Europe and charge consumers in Britain and the rest of Europe the same for music downloads, the company and the European Union said Wednesday. more
The New Statesman January 9, 2008 Much rides on who becomes president of the United States. The list of candidates promises substantial change. Whoever it is will be dogged by his or her inheritance: a United States distrusted, less loved and respected than in the era of Bill Clinton or even of George Bush the […]
Middle East Times January 9, 2008 Former French Prime Minister Edouard Balladur this week proposed in a long essay “a true union of the West” between Europe and North America, which received a warm response from France’s new President Nicolas Sarkozy.more
Guardian Unlimited January 9, 2008 France on Monday became the latest major European economy to warn of a period of sluggish growth and high inflation, as soaring energy prices and fresh signs that the United States may suffer a sharp slowdown threaten to drag down European expansion. more