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Dozens die in New Year's nightclub fire in Bangkok
It was billed as a New Year's Eve blowout and a last-night celebration of the wildly popular, classy nightclub before it moved to a new location. "Goodbye Santika," the promotion poster read.
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Parliament gives new Belgian gov't green light
Belgium's prime minister won a parliamentary vote of confidence Friday for a coalition government to replace one that collapsed in December in a bank bailout scandal.
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Thai police probe club fire that killed dozens
Thailand's interior minister said Friday that a Bangkok nightclub fire that killed about 60 New Year's Eve partygoers could further damage the country's image, already battered by widespread political protests and a recent weeklong closure of the capital's two airports.
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Jewish groups blast TV show
Jewish groups have condemned a Belgian public broadcaster for airing a show in which a standup comedian jokes about the Holocaust and the persecution of Jews.
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Slovakia trades koruna for euro
Facts about the adoption of the euro on Jan. 1 in Slovakia: EURO ZONE: The nation becomes the first post-Soviet bloc country to join 15 current members: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain.
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New Belgian government sworn in
A new government took office Tuesday that is nearly a replica of the quarrelsome alliance of Christian Democrats, Liberals and Socialists that quit 11 days ago in a bank bailout scandal.
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Anger, sadness over fabricated Holocaust story
It's the latest story that touched, and betrayed, the world. "Herman Rosenblat and his wife are the most gentle, loving, beautiful people," literary agent Andrea Hurst said Sunday, anguishing over why she, and so many others, were taken by Rosenblat's story of love born on opposite sides of a barbed-wire fence at a concentration camp.
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Belgian king designates new prime minister
King Albert on Sunday asked Belgium's parliament president to take the reins of the government that quit last week after a scandal over the botched bailout of the Fortis bank.
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Beverage shares fall but fare better than market
Shares of beverage makers tumbled this year, but not as much as the broader market as consumers still reached for soft drinks such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi and beers like Bud Light–even as they cut spending elsewhere.
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Slovakia is 16th nation to join EU's euro currency
On New Year's Day, Slovakia becomes the 16th European Union member state to adopt the euro. Jan. 1, 2009, also marks 10 years since the euro was introduced. A timeline:
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