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Europe's worst drivers

Italians are the worst drivers in Europe but Norwegians are the most likely to lose their cool, a survey has found more »

High security for Bastille Day in France

Fears of another assassination attempt did not appear to affect President Jacques Chirac as he led France's celebrations to mark Bastille Day more »

US force nears limit of its global stretch

A decision on deploying troops to Liberia may hinge on needs elsewhere as troop levels stay high in Iraq more »

New Production Facilities

Finnish Steel Group Opens A New Production Facility Near Vilnius more »

The Forum

American Lithuanian Business Forum Invites Lithuanian Americans to Invest in Lithuania more »

Love rules at Berlin parade

Germany's capital has come alive to the sound of techno music as the famous Love Parade returns to Berlin for another year more »

Croatia to pick MOL in refinery sale

Hungary's MOL effectively secured a strategic stake in Croatian oil firm INA on Friday but faced criticism it was overpaying to win a lead role in the region's energy sector more »

Latvia Grapples With Handling KGB Files

Faced with a 2004 deadline, Latvia's government must decide what to do with thousands of secret police files left over from Soviet rule of the Baltic country more »

IBM plans to invest $100 million into region

IBM Polska is keen to exploit the growth potential of the EU accession countries and invest $100 million (zl. 387 million) into the region over the next three years more »

Microsoft pitches voice spec

SALT support trumps Voice XML as Speech Server sounds return of enterprise voice more »

Cell-Based Detector Lights Up for Deadly Germs

A new biodetector made with the body's own immune system cells literally lights up when it encounters anthrax more »

European Convention Concludes Work

Valery Giscard d'Estaing wraps up his work on Europe's first constitution more »

Norway is best place to live in: UN report

Norway, Iceland, Sweden, Australia and the Netherlands ranked as the best countries in which to live, in the 2003 UN Human Development report more »

The Belarusian authorities' decision

Belarusian government shut down the Minsk offices of Russia's NTV television more »

Euro Scheme Makes Money Talk

Euro cash could be embedded with radio frequency identification tags if a reported deal between the European Central Bank and Hitachi becomes reality more »

French arts festival hopes hang in the balance

On a day of national strike action by performers and behind the scenes arts workers in France, a last-ditch meeting is being held to try to resolve a conflict over unemployment benefits more »

Self-employment scheme working

Surprise Drop in German Unemployment more »

Earlier promises and their effect

A Latvian business newspaper has expressed its scepticism at the IMF recommendation to repeal a planned cut in the corporate income tax rate in Latvia more »

Biotech Firms Seek to Crack EU Markets

Taking the European Union at its word that the biotech ban is about to end, seed companies are testing the waters by submitting new applications for genetically modified corn, cotton, canola and other plants more »

Iran Tests Missile Capable of Hitting Israel

Iran says it has conducted a final test on a medium-range surface-to-surface missile more »