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Mike Ellis, a boat captain involved in a three-week effort to rescue as many sea turtles from unfolding disaster as possible, says BP effectively shut down the...
Israel allows UN chief Ban EU’s Ashton to enter Gaza
Israel said on Monday that it has authorised a visit to the Gaza Strip by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton through...
Egypt/Sudan – March 7
This diary is updated daily. New listings or amendments are marked *. All events/times provisional and in GMT . SUNDAY, MARCH 14 CAIRO – Catherine Ashton,...
EU’s Ashton wants to visit Gaza amid push for peace talks
EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton said Saturday she hopes to get into the Palestinian Gaza Strip during a Middle East trip this month, as Europe pushes for...
EU foreign ministers in show of support for Ashton
European foreign ministers on Saturday gave a show of support for beleaguered EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton, hoping to move forward with the building...
EU’s top diplomat praises Chile’s quake response offers support
EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton has praised Chile’s quake response and told Foreign Minister Mariano Fernandez, by phone, that Europe stands ready...
Swiss consumption picks up industry cautious
By Katie Reid and Catherine Bosley ZURICH, Feb 23 – Swiss consumption is set to accelerate and spending growth is likely to reach levels last seen in 2008,...
EU will never accept the break-up of Bosnia Ashton
European Union foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton on Thursday said that the 27-nation bloc would never accept the break-up of Bosnia. Let me be clear, Bosnia...
EU’s Ashton avoids questions on US-China row
The European Union’s foreign policy supremo Catherine Ashton declined to be drawn on a row between China and the United States over US arms sales to Taiwan...
Daughter steps out of father’s shadow
WHEN IT comes to running a business, its all in the nails. Posh Nails nail salon, created and owned by Catherine Cat Ilacad, started as a young girls first...
Spyker still in Saab talks BAIC signs asset deal
By Simon Johnson and Catherine Hornby STOCKHOLM/AMSTERDAM, Dec 13 – Sports-car maker Spyker is still in talks to buy Saab, the Dutch company’s top executive...
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