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U2 preforms at Brandenburg Gate for EMAs

BERLIN -- Irish rockers U2 kicked off the MTV Europe Music Awards night on Thursday with a free concert for thousands of fans in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. The music channel's annual awards ceremony, one of the biggest nights in the pop ...

From SARAH MARSH AND BRIAN ROHAN, Hollywood Reporter,  5 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U2 (musician),  MTV,  Bono,  Jay-Z,  Katy Perry (musician)

Beyonce takes three prizes at MTV EMAs

BERLIN -- Beyonce scooped three prizes at the MTV Europe Music Awards on Thursday at a ceremony in Berlin marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the wall that once divided the city. She received prizes for best female, best song ("Halo") and ...

From SARAH MARSH AND BRIAN ROHAN, Hollywood Reporter,  5 Nov 2009
Related Topics: MTV,  U2 (musician),  Bono,  Jay-Z,  Eminem

Germany backs Magna at start of Opel talks with GM

BERLIN -- Magna is still Germany's preferred bidder for carmaker Opel, a government spokesman said on Wednesday ahead of a meeting with General Motors representatives to discuss the takeover offers. GM has received three bids for Opel - one from a ...

From BRIAN ROHAN, Canada.com,  22 Jul 2009
Related Topics: General Motors,  Sberbank

Jersey City Police Officer Marc DiNardo is expected to die from gunshot wounds

JERSEY CITY -- Jersey City Police Officer Marc DiNardo, one of five officers shot in a fierce gun battle in the city last week, is not expected to survive and his family is saying their goodbyes, officials said in an afternoon press conference. ...

From ROHAN MASCARENAS AND BRIAN T. MURRAY, NJ.com,  20 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Michael Kelly

Japan eyes $150-billion stimulus

TOKYO/BERLIN Japan prepared to unveil details of a $150-billion (U.S.) plan to boost its economy on Wednesday, but weak corporate earnings and trade flows raised fresh doubts about governments' ability to revive growth. Aluminium producer Alcoa Inc. ...

From HIDEYUKI SANO AND BRIAN ROHAN, Globe and Mail,  8 Apr 2009
Related Topics: Federal Reserve,  Alcoa, Inc.,  Richard B Fisher,  General Motors

Deflation stalks Japan, resentment rises before G20

TOKYO/BERLIN (Reuters) - Japan slipped to the brink of deflation and inflation in Europe slid closer to zero, underlining a threat to the world economy before next week's G20 summit which is supposed to produce a cure for the crisis. German inflation ...

From TETSUSHI KAJIMOTO AND BRIAN ROHAN, Boston Globe,  27 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva,  Barack Obama,  Gordon Brown,  Scott Brown

Deflation stalks Japan; Europe's inflation slides

TOKYO/BERLIN Japan slipped to the brink of deflation and inflation in Europe slid closer to zero, underlining a threat to the world economy before next week's G20 summit which is supposed to produce a cure for the crisis. Policymakers from the Group of ...

From TETSUSHI KAJIMOTO AND BRIAN ROHAN, Globe and Mail,  27 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Gordon Brown,  Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva

Paris property starts to look affordable as financial crisis hits

IT is not yet the right time to buy property in Paris. That's the decision of Ewa Filipiak, 29, an economist who's been apartment-hunting in the French capital for six months. "It's a good time to wait and see - I think chances are getting better of ...

From BRIAN ROHAN, Shanghai Daily,  1 Nov 2008

Paris Muslims break Ramadan fast in soup kitchen

It's sunset in the French capital, and hundreds of hungry people are poised to begin their meals at the sounding of a Muslim call to prayer. Volunteers serve meals to the needy at the non-profit "Une Chorba Pour Tous" (soup for everyone) ...

From BRIAN ROHAN, Taiwan News,  13 Sep 2008

Tecktonik uses Web to market lifestyle born in dance movement

A young man with a 'Tecktonik' hairstyle in a hairdresser's in Paris. (Jean-Paul Pelissier/Reuters) PARIS: If you are French, younger than 20 and have an Internet connection, you probably already know what to make of the spiked hair, skinny pants and ...

From BRIAN ROHAN, International Herald Tribune,  13 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Merrill Lynch,  John Galliano,  Reebok

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