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"); //0 document.write("FTSE shares slip despite strong company results \n (AFP)\n
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$\"Leading$ AFP - Leading shares in London slipped lower on Thursday, giving up early gains as Wall Street reversed direction despite a series of strong company results and economic data, dealers said.

"); //1 document.write("Italy seeks private sponsors to restore Colosseum \n (AP)\n
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AP - Italian officials are seeking to raise some euro25 million (about $32 million) in private money to finance the restoration of one of the country\'s iconic landmarks: the Colosseum.

"); //2 document.write("Euro zone economic sentiment rises to 28-month high \n (Reuters)\n
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Reuters - Euro zone economic sentiment rose strongly in July, buoyed by figures from Germany that point to a recovery as the currency area overcomes the sovereign debt crisis, but the outlook remains uncertain.

"); //3 document.write("German jobless rate edges up to 7.6 percent \n (AP)\n
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AP - Germany\'s unemployment rate edged up slightly to 7.6 percent in July from 7.5 percent the previous month as summer vacations started, but the labor market is still on the road to recovery, new data showed Thursday.

"); //4 document.write("Eurozone economic confidence \'highest in two years\' \n (AFP)\n
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$\"A$ AFP - Business and consumer confidence in the 16-nation eurozone jumped in July to its highest level in more than two years, driven by regional powerhouse German, the European Union said Thursday.

"); //5 document.write("Police question French minister in L\'Oreal affair \n (AP)\n
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$\"French$ AP - Police on Thursday questioned the French labor minister about his relationship with the billionaire L\'Oreal cosmetics heiress in an investigation into a scandal that has reached the highest levels of President Nicolas Sarkozy\'s government.

"); //6 document.write("Eurozone economic sentiment up again in July \n (AP)\n
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AP - Economic sentiment in the 16 countries that use the euro is at its highest level for over two years, the European Commission said Thursday.

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