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MPs vote no on Europe referendum despite Tory rebellion
MPs reject a call for a referendum on Europe – but rebels voting against the government have dealt Prime Minister David Cameron a major blow to his authority.
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Carla Bruni-Sarkozy gives birth to a baby girl
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni are celebrating the birth of their first child together, reported to be a girl.
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Indebted Greece vows to live up to obligations
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou says he will do what is necessary to deal with his country’s economic crisis, which is threatening to spill over into other European states.
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Shares fall after early rally
After partially recovering in early trading, shares in markets across Europe have fallen by between 1.5 per cent and 2.5 per cent, with the FTSE slumping below the 5000 mark.
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Show leadership or risk slump, Darling warns
As finance ministers discuss the economic and financial crisis, former chancellor Alistair Darling tells Channel 4 News leadership is needed to avert another recession.
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Cameron and Sarkozy ‘accidental heroes’ in Libya
A report from a leading think tank says that Nato coalition leaders relied on improvisation and good luck as well as military prowess in Libya.
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Niqab fines for women who defied French ban
Two women who continued to wear a veil covering their faces, despite a ban on the practice, are fined by a French court.
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Leaders meet in Paris for ‘friends of Libya’ summit
As world leaders meet for a key summit on Libya, one analyst tells Channel 4 News there is a diplomatic scramble to establish Libya’s new government and avoid a “terrific embarrassment”.
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Merkel and Sarkozy meet for high-pressure talks
Germany’s Angela Merkel shows unity with France’s Nicolas Sarkozy at a meeting in Paris, urging Eurozone partners to pass laws on deficit reduction, but they say there will be no pooling of debt.
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Euro leaders seal Greece bailout deal
An emergency summit reaches a deal on a new bailout package for struggling Greece, rallying the markets and bringing the eurozone back from the economic brink.
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Eurozone debt crisis crunch talks
European leaders are holding emergency talks in Brussels to deal with the unfolding financial crisis. Chancellor George Osborne says the consequences could be dire if leaders fail to “get a grip”.
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Obama and G20 leaders use secret Facebook-style network
A secret network which looks and works like Facebook is being used by world leaders to chat in real-time. Channel 4 News reveals how it’s shaping the way G20 nations communicate in 2011.
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Strauss-Kahn sex assault charges ‘to be dropped’
Sexual assault charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former IMF managing director, will be dropped at his next court appearance, according to reports from New York.
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Greek default is ‘almost inevitable’
Ahead of a confidence vote in Greece’s government, which is battling to save the country’s economy, a leading economist tells Channel 4 News a Greek debt default is “almost inevitable”.
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Billions in G8 aid promised for Arab Spring nations
The G8 summit in France has ended with a pledge of billions of dollars of aid for countries involved in the Arab Spring uprisings.