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         <title><![CDATA[Why Oil Majors Are Coming Back to Iraq]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Global oil companies are finding it harder to resist the huge volume of crude in Iraq, but their change of heart could increase tensions in OPEC]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Barclays, HSBC Up Their Bets in Russia]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Britain's two biggest global banks are expanding their retail banking presence in Russia as fears recede of business disputes there ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Nokia's Plans for Symbian vs. Maemo]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Symbian software still powers half of all smartphones, but Nokia's new Maemo could steal some of its share. Nokia's plan: use them both]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Sparse Lending Threatens Europe's Recovery]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[New data from the European Commission finds weak credit flow in Europe, but some of the problem owes to reduced demand from businesses for financing]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Europe: What Next After Lisbon Treaty?]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The long battle to ratify a new European constitution is finally over. But will the Lisbon Treaty really boost efficiency and democracy&mdash;or is it too late?]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Coffee Chains Surge Despite Downturn]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[A new report finds that Britain's big six coffee chains&mdash;including Starbucks, Nero, and Costa&mdash;defied recession by adding 47% more outlets in the past year]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Sad Tale of Slovakia's Bata Shoes]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Though Bata lives on as a global shoemaker, the original Czechoslovakian firm's story is a grim case study of Eastern Europe's difficult post-Communist transition]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Israeli Solar Gets Its Moment in the Sun]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Deals for companies by GE and Siemens give Israel's solar technology new credibility and further its goal to become a leader in renewable energy]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Global Finance: Britain Is No. 1]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The World Economic Forum reorders the world of finance by rating Britain and Australia over the U.S.&mdash;and booting France and Germany from the top 10
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         <title><![CDATA[Best Buy's Big British Invasion]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The U.S. electronics retailer plans to open 100 stores in Europe over the next three years in partnership with Britain's Carphone Warehouse]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Orange Reveals UK iPhone Pricing]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Having wrested exclusive rights to the iPhone in Britain away from rival O2, Orange UK has announced a range of prices and plans for the popular device]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Speed Up Digital TV Switch, Brussels Says]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Calling the move from analog to digital TV a "once in a lifetime opportunity," the EU wants members to do it by 2012 to free up spectrum for snazzy new services]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[SAP Software: No Global Upturn Yet]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[SAP's third-quarter numbers were a disappointment to analysts, who look to the German software company as a bellwether for the IT industry]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[British Software Industry Is Still Alive]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Firms such as Sage, Misys, and Autonomy are going strong, but a new study says the industry needs more funding if Britain hopes to create global software giants]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[GM Board Decides to Keep Opel]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[With new prospects for government aid, General Motors' board of directors nixes the proposed sale of the automaker's troubled German unit]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Why Jaguar Jumped to Google Apps]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Spun out by Ford, the British automaker was free to drop its Microsoft programs and switch to Google Mail and other cloud software&mdash;saving millions of pounds]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Can Fiat Cars Save Chrysler?]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The new models won't materialize for two years&mdash;and the U.S. automaker could stall out in the meantime]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Alfa Romeo Coming to the U.S.?]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne will soon deliver his fix-it strategy for Chrysler, and one big piece appears to be the return of Fiat's upscale Alfa Romeo brand to the U.S.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[German Energy Giants Eye a Greener U.S.]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Washington may be struggling with climate change policy, but German energy companies are angling for a piece of the action in Obama's green energy push]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Green IT Can Save Money, Too]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Many companies put green info tech on the back burner during the recession, but using less energy can be a boost to the bottom line in tough times]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Eastern Europe Jumps into Eco-Power]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Far from being uninterested in renewables, some new EU members such as Romania and the Czech Republic are enacting pro-green energy policies]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Oil Not Priced in Dollars by 2018?]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Some oil producing countries and big buyers are hatching a plan to move away from pricing oil in dollars&mdash;a potential blow to the greenback's prestige]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Integration's Toll on Eastern Europe]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Integration into Western Europe's financial sphere brought huge benefits to the East but also greatly increased risks, a new EBRD study finds]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Britain Set to Unveil Bank Breakup]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[To introduce more competition into the banking sector, the Labour government this week will propose selling pieces of Lloyds and RBS to new entrants]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Santander Banks on Brazil]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Spanish megabank sees ample opportunity in adding branches in Brazil, jump-starting lending, and building capital reserves]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Sharia Banking Comes to Germany]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Financial services compatible with Islamic rules&mdash;already available in Britain&mdash;soon will launch in Germany. France and Switzerland are watching with interest]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Are Swine Flu Fears Overblown?]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[As Germany begins wide-scale inoculations this week, some researchers say that H1N1 may not prove to be a pandemic virus after all]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Europe Needs More Science Students]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[At the first European Innovation Summit, speakers implored young people to return to studying science to solve a looming talent shortage]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Lovefilm: British Answer to Netflix Booms]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Inspired by the example of Netflix in the U.S., Britain's leading DVD rental-by-mail company grew 70% last year, thanks in part to a deal with Amazon]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[In the midst of the controversy over big bonuses, the German automaker says it will now tie executive compensation to the pay for blue-collar employees]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Auchan: Wal-Mart's Tough New Global Rival]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Privately held French big-box chain Auchan is growing fast in China, Russia, and elsewhere as it challenges Wal-Mart, Carrefour, and Tesco]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Volkswagen's Big Russian Dreams]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[With the opening of its first complete car plant in Russia, VW has upped its commitment to one of the world's most promising automotive markets]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Augmented Reality Goes Mobile]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The technology for meshing digital data with actual images, or augmented reality, makes a jump to smartphones, and the market is taking off]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Atos Revs Up London 2012 Olympics IT]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[French tech firm Atos Origin&mdash;specialists at running IT for the Olympics&mdash;will soon start building systems for the London 2012 summer games]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Why Design Thinking Matters]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA["Design thinking" proponent and business school dean Roger Martin argues that the discipline provides executives with competitive advantage critical for success]]></description>
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