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Talks continue in Islamabad in the search for a way out of a diplomatic morass that, among other things, risks complicating the planned exit of front-line Western troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014.
ECONOMIST: These days just talking seems accomplishment enough
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His father, arrested by the Nazis during the war as an opponent of Hitler, somehow secretly heard on the BBC where the final demarcation between Soviet and Western forces would be - the line of what would become the Iron Curtain.
BBC: Affection for Britain brews in Germany
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Surprisingly, Nike has seen good top-line performance in Western Europe, with UBS expecting revenues to grow 5% and futures 4% on the back of a warmer than expected winter.
FORBES: Nike Skyrockets To All-Time High Ahead Of Earnings
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These tax-o-philes also say the higher rate will put Britain more in line with the levels reigning in Western European countries such as Italy-as if imitating destructive behavior was a virtue.
FORBES: THEY'LL NEVER LEARN
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Mr Ramadan's favourite line is to denounce western media and opinion-formers for a simplistic and exaggerated view of Islam.
ECONOMIST: Muslim futures
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They also want wages in eastern Germany, currently only 86.5% of western levels despite a 90-minute-longer working week, brought into line with those in the west.
ECONOMIST: Germany
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The 17-mile (26km) route will follow an old Great Western Railway branch line through a tunnel at Grenofen built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
BBC: Grenofen tunnel
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Christian Audigier, the man beyond the Von Dutch trucker hat phenomenon, the bedazzled Ed Hardy line and an eponymous clothing brand, has just listed his Western-inspired Topanga ranch for sale and for rent.
FORBES: Famous Designer Christian Audigier Selling (or Renting) Los Angeles Home
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As players we have no idea if Wednesday's line-up is the Test team or the one that plays against Western Province.
BBC: Martyn Williams column
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Shariah finance targets Muslims who want to avoid what are deemed "un-Islamic" Western banks or financial practices, and appeals to clients' faith as well as their bottom line.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy