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Tens of thousands nicknamed "the indignant" marched yesterday in European cities as protests against capitalism and austerity measures went global. Violence broke out in Rome, where some protesters smashed shop windows, torched cars and attacked news crews.

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Portugal asked for a bailout Wednesday to relieve its crushing debt, joining Greece and Ireland by becoming the third eurozone nation to seek outside help amid a bruising financial crisis.

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LISBON, Portugal (AP) – Debt-stressed Portugal got some respite from its financial troubles Friday when it managed to borrow 1.645 billion euros ($2.3 billion) in a bond auction.

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Portugal’s slide toward a financial rescue vexed the European Union’s efforts Friday to stamp out its government debt crisis with deals on a permanent bailout fund and new rules on how euro countries run their economies.

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Finance chiefs from the world's 20 industrialized and fastest developing nations will wrestle over how to steady the world economy at a meeting in Paris — but the different paths their countries have taken to recover from the economic crisis make concrete commitments unlikely.

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More than two dozen senior officials from key economies will explore whether to send a political signal that a new global trade deal can, at last, be completed this year.

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Thailand's prime minister on Saturday urged more than two dozen senior officials from key economies to try to send a political signal that new global trade can be completed this year.

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Most Asian share markets posted tentative gains Tuesday following a US holiday and an unimpressive start to efforts by Europe to invigorate its response to a protracted debt crisis.

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Forecast-busting economic growth in Germany and a surprise rebound in Greece helped the 17-nation eurozone start the new year with a bang, with the region growing twice as fast as the US despite constant fears about debt.

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Portugal asked for a bailout Wednesday to relieve its crushing debt, joining Greece and Ireland by becoming the third eurozone nation to seek outside help amid a bruising financial crisis.

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Portugal’s slide toward a financial rescue vexed the European Union’s efforts Friday to stamp out its government debt crisis with deals on a permanent bailout fund and new rules on how euro countries run their economies.

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Finance chiefs from the world's 20 industrialized and fastest developing nations will wrestle over how to steady the world economy at a meeting in Paris — but the different paths their countries have taken to recover from the economic crisis make concrete commitments unlikely.

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More than two dozen senior officials from key economies will explore whether to send a political signal that a new global trade deal can, at last, be completed this year.

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Thailand's prime minister on Saturday urged more than two dozen senior officials from key economies to try to send a political signal that new global trade can be completed this year.

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Most Asian share markets posted tentative gains Tuesday following a US holiday and an unimpressive start to efforts by Europe to invigorate its response to a protracted debt crisis.

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