Champagne and fireworks greet euro in Cyprus
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With a burst of fireworks and popping champagne, Cyprus ushered in the euro on Tuesday after ditching its pound at the stroke of midnight.
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NICOSIA/BRUSSELS  - Cyprus fired a warning shot across the bows of its European Union partners on Friday as ambassadors met to consider an apparent softening of Turkey's refusal to open its ports to trade with the Greek Cypriots.
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Cyprus and Malta join the eurozone, making the single-currency area a club of 15.
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Cyprus and Malta clear the final hurdle and are now set to adopt the euro on 1 January 2008.
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The euro climbed to within striking  distance of record highs against the dollar in thin dealings on  Thursday, with moves driven by technical trading in the run-up  to Christmas.
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Sir, With reference to your reports headlined &quot;Island drift: Cyprus moves upmarket&quot; (FT Weekend December 18-19) about the sale of properties in the Turkish-occupied area of Cyprus: Anyone
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Europeans, many of whom worked themselves up about the swooning dollar and the stampeding euro last year, suddenly seem to have mellowed, as the dollar has rebounded in recent weeks.
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ATHENS: Fireworks lit up the sky in Athens Friday as the 12th Paralympic Games officially got under way to a chorus of drums and a sea of dancers.
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EU newcomers Cyprus and Malta adopted the euro Tuesday, bringing to fifteen the number of countries using the currency with increasing clout over the slumping U.S. dollar.
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The euro surged to an all-time high of $1.2987 yesterday, putting pressure on Europe&#39;s largely export-driven economic recovery and prompting European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet
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BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- For many, the lasting image from the 35th Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills Country Club will be the Sunday celebration that overflowed with such a joyous spirit that you could not help but get swept up in it. Champagne-soaked fans were draped in huge European flags, their zest resonating in choruses of song and good cheer.
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Heart-shaped traffic lights for  Valentine's Day, a wealth of chocolate treats and an influx of  bright young things from all across Europe arguably make  Brussels the continent's love as well as political capital.
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European shares got off to a sparkling  start of the New Year, rallying to a 30-month high on Monday  after a broad rebound of the dollar lifted exporters such as  car giant DaimlerChrysler.
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NICOSIA : Thierry Henry finally added to his recent meagre goal tally for France in a 2-0 victory over Cyprus here night in a match where the home side could easily have upstaged their rivals in this World Cup qualifier.
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Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos said Monday Turkey is obliged to expand its customs union protocol before starting entry talks with the European Union (EU) which amounts to recognition of Cyprus.
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Wiped from the face of the currency The European Commission has admitted the new euro coin - designed to sport a revised map showing the expanded happy band of brothers - is "not exactly the one the commission has proposed" after the powers that be decided to omit Turkey from the monetary celebration of the EU.â¦
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European Union leaders struck a hard-fought deal securing Turkish promises on the divided island of Cyprus in return for Ankara winning the historic prize of a start to EU entry talks.