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 Romania |
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 Romania and Bulgaria join the EU  Huge celebrations have been held to mark the accession to the European Union, 17 years after the fall of Communism
| Tens of thousands attended concerts in Bucharest and Sofia. EU now has 27 members and 0.5 billion people. The two new countries face export bans on certain foods. Bulgaria has been warned that 55 aircraft could be grounded
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| Jan.3 |
Antigua & Barbuda |
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Boy sails into record books
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| Jan.4 |
Sydney |
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Australia sweeps up Ashes
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| Jan.5 |
London |
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Polonium-210 found in restaurant
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Poland |
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Church: Bishop was communist spy
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| Jan.7 |
 Poland |
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Archbishop of Warsaw quits amid row | The controversial Stanislaw Wielgus has resigned, less than an hour before he was due to be installed in his post | |
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| Jan.8 |
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  Russia oil row hits Europe supply Oil supplies to Poland, Germany and Ukraine have been cut amid a row between Belarus and Moscow
| Transneft's pipeline were completely shut down at Poland's border with Belarus
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| Jan.9 |
London |
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MI5 boss 'gave 7/7 eve all-clear'
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New EU path on climate and energy The European Commission is to unveil a wide-ranging set of proposals on energy and climate issues
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| Jan.10 |
European Union |
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EU plans 'industrial revolution' The European Commission has urged to sign up to an unprecedented common energy policy, to diversify the energy sources
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Geneva |
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Film producer Ponti dies
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| Jan.11 |
 Los Angeles |
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Beckham agrees to LA Galaxy move David Beckham will leave Real Madrid and join Major League Soccer at the end of the season
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 Athens |
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Blast hits U.S. Embassy compound A rocket-propelled grenade launched from across the street in downtown Athens is causing no injuries
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| Jan.12 |
Sydney |
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Clijsters battles to title
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| Jan.13 |
Athens |
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Police hunt embassy attackers
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| Jan.14 |
 Paris |
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 Sarkozy nod for presidential run The French centre-right has elected UMP party leader and Interior Minister as their candidate for the presidential polls
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| Jan.15 |
 London |
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Six accused of bomb plot The prosecution has told a court that men planned 'murderous suicide bombings' on public transport on 21 July 2005
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 Criticism of Iraq hangings grows United Nations and European leaders have condemned the executions in Baghdad of two of former Hussein's top aides
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| Jan.16 |
Washington |
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BP failed on safety - U.S. panel Panel: British oil company failed to emphasize safety at its U.S. refineries before the Texas City explosion that killed 15
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Northern Italy |
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High ski runs fuel habitat fears
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| Jan.17 |
London |
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Bollywood fury at 'Big Brother' Bollywood called racist the bullying of Indian film star Shilpa Shetty on British reality TV show 'Celebrity Big Brother'
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Merkel |
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Constitution 'key for EU success'
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 Berlin |
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 Rice: Quartet will meet on Mideast U.S. Secretary of State expects EU, Russia, the U.N. and the U.S to meet in the week of January 29 in Washington
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Militants free Italian  The militants have released an oil worker seized last month from a terminal in the Niger Delta
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| Jan.18 |
Melbourne |
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Nadal made to work on night shift
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Germany |
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Huge storm sweeps across Germany
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London |
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47 dead as storm batters Europe | Gale force winds and heavy downpours hammered northern Europe, disrupting travel for tens of thousands. The storms are ripping off part of the roof at Lord's Cricket Ground in London, toppli... | |
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| Jan.20 |
Melbourne |
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Unseeded Safarova stuns Mauresmo
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| Jan.22 |
England |
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Scavengers take washed-up goods
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| Jan.24 |
Paris |
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 Lebanon PM wins pledges of aid Fuad Saniora won pledges of new international aid ahead of a major conference to raise funds for his country
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Greece |
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Greek warning over London auction
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Germany |
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Snow storms bring chaos to Europe
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| Jan.25 |
Paris |
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Lebanon wins $7.6B aid package | Some donors hope it'sto help its government weather a growing threat from Hezbollah-led opponents. The biggest pledges came from Saudi Arabia, the US, ... | |
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London |
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Disputed Greek sale nets millions
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| Jan.26 |
 Belgium |
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 Nato 'to step up Afghan support' Foreign ministers meeting in Brussels have agreed to step up their military and economic assistance
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Germany |
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Platini claims presidency of UEFA
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| Jan.27 |
Switzerland |
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Blair sees hope of climate deal
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| Jan.28 |
Austria |
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Byggmark completes surprise double
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London |
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Shetty wins Celebrity Big Brother
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| Jan.30 |
Spain |
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Ronaldo completes move to AC Milan
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London |
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 Blair's fundraiser arrested again Lord Michael Levy, the fundraiser for Labour Party was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice
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United Kingdom |
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Indian firm wins race for Corus Tata Steel has won the battle to take over the Anglo-Dutch steelmaker after valuing Corus at £5.75bn ($11.3bn)
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| Jan.31 |
England |
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'Beheading plot' behind terror raid Map of Birmingham United Kingdom A major raid in was intended to foil a plot to kidnap a Muslim soldier serving in the British Army, and behead him
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Berlin |
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Germany issues CIA arrest orders Germany has ordered the arrest of 13 suspected agents over the alleged kidnapping of one of its citizens
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European Union |
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EU concern at US data transfers MPs have expressed concern at the way the US is gathering information from EU citizens that may be used in id terror suspects
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