Peter Scherrer, German head of the European metalworkers federation (FEM), addresses thousands of Opel workers and supporters, including hundreds from Germany, protesting in front of the Opel car factory in Antwerp on September 23, 2009 against plans by new owner Magna to close down the site, which employs 2,600 people. Canadian auto parts maker Magna, which is buying the carmaker from struggling US giant General Motors, is poised to slash around 11,000 jobs across Europe. T-shirt reads: 'We are all Opel.' Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

Peter Scherrer, German head of the European metalworkers federation (FEM), addresses thousands of Opel workers and supporters, including hundreds from Germany, protesting in front of the Opel car factory in Antwerp on September 23, 2009 against plans by new owner Magna to close down the site, which employs 2,600 people. Canadian auto parts maker Magna, which is buying the carmaker from struggling US giant General Motors, is poised to slash around 11,000 jobs across Europe. T-shirt reads: 'We are all Opel.'

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  1. Venezuelan Director of the Board of Scientific, Penitentiary and Criminal Investigations (CICPC), Wilmer Flores Trosel (C), talks to the media during the extradition to Italy of suspected Italian drug trafficker Walter Carapacci in Caracas December 4, 2009. Detained in the Venezuelan city of Maracay, Carapacci was extradited to face charges of trafficking heroin to Europe, local media reported.
  2. PARIS - DECEMBER 3: Lily Saran and Nancy Chopard-Sain attend the gala dinner to benefit ADICARE, hosted by Professor Christian Cabrol at Hotel de Lassay on December 3, 2009 in Paris, France. In 1968, Professor Cabrol was the first doctor to do a heart transplant in Europe.
  3. BERLIN - DECEMBER 03: A minaret stands illuminated over the Sehitlik Mosque on December 3, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. The recent referendum in Switzerland, in which 57 percent of respondents voted for a ban on the construction of minarets, has sparked a debate across Europe over attitudes toward Islam and the fear of radical Islam.
  4. HAMBURG, GERMANY - DECEMBER 02: English singer-songwriter Paul McCartney performs live during a concert at the Color Line Arena on December 2, 2009 in Hamburg, Germany. The concert is the tour start of his 'Good Evening Europe Tour 2009'.

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  2. Flags with the Opel logo and a slogan in German reading, "We live cars", are seen in front of the Opel headquarter in Ruesselsheim, central Germany, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. Opel workers are ready to help cut costs as GM moves to restructure its European operation, Opel's chief employee representative said Friday.
  3. Nick Reilly (L), interim head of General Motors' European business and Klaus Franz, leader of the Opel works council of German carmaker Adam Opel GmbH, attend a news conference at the headquarters of Opel in Ruesselsheim December 4, 2009.
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  11. LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 2: General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz delivers the Motor Press Guild keynote address during press preview days of the 2009 LA Auto Show at the Los Angeles Convention Center on December 2, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. Auto makers are expected to unveil at least 40 North American, concept and world debuts at this year's show. The LA Auto Show will be open to the public December 4 through December 13.
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  15. DETROIT - DECEMBER 1: General Motors Chairman Ed Whitacre reads a statement announcing that Fritz Henderson will be stepping down as the CEO of the company at a press conference December 1st, 2009 at the GM headquarters in Detroit, Michigan. Whitacre will take over as the interim CEO.
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