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Good week for the euro - but also a warning

The German chancellor says it's a "good day for Germany and a good day for Europe". Better than that, it's been a good week. First, the European Central Bank delivered on its pledge to do more - possibly quite a lot more - to hold the euro together. Now the German constitutional court has ruled in favour the new European bailout fund, the ESM.

 

Obama, world leaders watch soccer final

The audience for the world's most watched sporting event this year included some of the world's most powerful people.

 

Ivory Coast's Gbagbo Sworn In

Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo was sworn in for a new term, even though the United Nations and world leaders maintain his opponent won the disputed election, the West African nation's first since a civil war.

 

Fed's decision clouds G-20 debate

Fed's decision clouds G-20 debate

President Obama urged other world leaders Wednesday to reduce their reliance on exports to the United States to drive their economic growth, stressing a need to resolve global imbalances such as China's huge trade surplus.

 

IMF, World Bank try to ease currency tensions

IMF, World Bank try to ease currency tensions

World leaders must defuse currency tensions before they worsen to avoid repeating the mistakes of the Great Depression, the head of the World Bank said on Thursday.

 

G-20 leaders pledge to halve deficits by 2013

World leaders are lining up behind a bold pledge by rich nations to cut budget deficits in half by 2013.

 

World leaders' Web sites hacked

For Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, it was a global virtual black eye.

 

Analysis: Can G-20 succeed where G-8 failed?

Analysis: Can G-20 succeed where G-8 failed?

The world's most exclusive club has just gotten bigger, and it is promising a lot of big things for the global economy. But it is likely to have just as much trouble delivering results as the smaller group it replaced....

 

G-20 gridlock leaves financial system at risk

The top industrialized nations are in Pittsburgh to discuss ways to head off another financial collapse. But don't expect any major progress.

 

At U.N., Obama asks leaders to set aside 'anti-Americanism'

At U.N., Obama asks leaders to set aside 'anti-Americanism'

Obama says opposition to the U.S. has served as an 'excuse for our collective inaction' on matters such as nuclear disarmament, climate change and Middle East peace.

 

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