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Brunei Hosts Meeting To Enhance Education Ties With Singapore (BruDirect.com)
Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei Darussalam hosted the 2nd Joint Working Group Meeting between the ministries of education of Brunei Darussalam and Singapore yesterday. The talks took place at the Ministry of Education building in Berakas.

Brunei Needs Fresh Ideas For Entrepreneurial Minds (BruDirect.com)
Brunei-Muara - Brunei may be in the league of the richest nations in the region and Asia but its economy is not growing as fast as it should, said a Universiti Brunei Darussalam senior lecturer yesterday.

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Bahrain, Brunei sign pacts (MENAFN)
Bahrain, Brunei sign pacts

Bahrain signs economic agreements with Brunei (MENAFN)
Bahrain signs economic agreements with Brunei

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In Europe, Microsoft Again Faces Inquiries (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Europe s antitrust regulator has opened two new investigations into claims that Microsoft has abused its dominant market position.

Chertoff 'worried' over terror from Europe (UPI)
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff said he is "increasingly worried" over terrorist threats to the United States originating from Europe.

Chertoff says Europe poses terrorism threat (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said on Wednesday that one of the biggest threats to U.S. security may now come from within Europe.

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MAN AG Expects `High' Order Backlog in 2008 on Eastern Europe (Bloomberg.com)
Jan. 16 (Bloomberg) — MAN AG, Europe's third-largest truckmaker, expects a “high'' order backlog this year amid rising demand in eastern Europe.

U.S. says Europe poses terrorism threat (Reuters.co.uk)
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said on Wednesday that one of the biggest threats to U.S. security may now come from within Europe.

CAF president warns Europe - the Cup's not for moving (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Hopes harboured by clubs in Europe that the African Nations Cup could be moved from its traditional January slot to suit their league calendars were firmly dashed on Tuesday.

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U.S. warns of 'serious concerns' about Philippine air safety (USA Today)
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has downgraded Philippine airline operations and put them under heightened scrutiny because of their inadequate safety standards, the U.S. Embassy said Tuesday.

UPDATE: 5 Arrested Over Alleged Philippine Plot: Police -AFP (Nasdaq)
MANILA (AFP)–A soldier and four dismissed colleagues have been arrested over alleged plots to undermine the Philippine government, their lawyers and police said Wednesday.

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