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Greece likely to get more time to cut debt

November 11, 2012May 22, 2013 VOANews

European leaders appear set to give Greece two more years — to 2016 — to cut its debt even as

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Germany gets tough on Putin’s Russia

November 9, 2012 VOANews

German lawmakers are urging Chancellor Angela Merkel to push for more democracy in Russia when she meets with President Vladimir

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Greek parliament passes more deep spending cuts, thousands protest

November 8, 2012 VOANews

Greece’s parliament has passed another package of deep spending cuts and tax increases, plans that sent tens of thousands of

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News World 

NASA makes it easier to spot space station

November 7, 2012November 7, 2012 VOANews

NASA is making it easier to spot the International Space Station (ISS) with the naked eye. The US space agency is offering a

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Europe News 

Ukraine orders partial vote re-run

November 7, 2012November 7, 2012 VOANews

Ukraine’s outgoing parliament has ordered a partial re-run of voting in five disputed districts despite claims by the opposition that

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Long queues as voters head to the polls in 2012 US presidential election

November 7, 2012 VOANews

Voters across the United States are heading to the polls Tuesday, to decide whether to re-elect President Barack Obama or

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Greek workers strike ahead of new austerity vote

November 6, 2012November 6, 2012 VOANews

Greek public transport workers and journalists have launched a week of strikes against a new round of austerity measures the

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Obama, Romney race to close election finish

November 5, 2012November 5, 2012 VOANews

U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are crisscrossing America ahead of Tuesday’s election, with campaign stops in

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Europe News 

Ukraine’s Tymoshenko refuses to end hunger strike

November 2, 2012 VOANews

Ukraine’s jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko is refusing to end a hunger strike she began this week to protest

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