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Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos arrives at a cabinet meeting in Athens on February 14, 2012. European Union Economic Affairs Commissioner voiced hope today that Greece will secure a second bailout soon, warning that a disorderly default would... View Photo »
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Indian Minister of Environment and Forests Jayanthi Natarajan addresses a press conference at the Tenth BASIC Ministerial Meeting in New Delhi on February 14 ,2011. Environment ministers of India, China and other emerging nations said they strongly... View Photo »
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From L to R: Brazilian Deputy Minister of Enviroment Gaetani Francisco, Indian Minister of Environment and Forests Jayanthi Natarajan, China's Vice Chairman for National Development and Reform Commission Xie Zhenhua, and South African Chief Climate... View Photo »
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China's Vice Chairman for National Development and Reform Commission Xie Zhenhua addresses a press conference at the Tenth BASIC Ministerial Meeting in New Delhi on February 14 ,2011. Environment ministers of India, China and other emerging nations said... View Photo »
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South African Chief Climate Change negotiator Alfred James Wills addresses a press conference at the Tenth BASIC Ministerial Meeting in New Delhi on February 14 ,2011. Environment ministers of India, China and other emerging nations said they strongly... View Photo »
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BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao listens via earphones during a press conference in the Great Hall of the People, during the European Union (EU)-China summit on February 14, 2012 in Beijing, China. The talks are to focus on the... View Photo »
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ADDING TRANSLATION OF PLACARDS Greek pensioners, carrying placards reading from L : '600 billions are gathering interest in Switzerland, and in Greece hospitals close', 'Free social health for all', 'Medicines and Health public and free', 'For... View Photo »
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A man casts his ballot at the polling station in Zvecan, Kosovo, Tuesday, Feb.14, 2012. Defiant Serbs in northern Kosovo voted Tuesday in a referendum that is likely to overwhelmingly reject Kosovo's ethnic Albanian rule, further hindering Serbia's... View Photo »
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BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14: European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (R), Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C) and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy attend a press conference in the Great Hall of the People, during the European Union... View Photo »
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BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14: European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (front L), and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (front R) walk with their delegations to meet Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao , during the European Union (EU)-China... View Photo »
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BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C) speaks to reporters as European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (R), and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy look on at a press conference in the Great Hall of the People,... View Photo »
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Workers remove debris from the Alpha Bank headquarters in the aftermath of widespread rioting that saw the destruction of dozens of buildings in central Athens, on February 14, 2012. The eurozone insists Greece must stick to hugely unpopular austerity... View Photo »
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A pensioner shouts slogans during a protest against the Greek government's planned pension cut, outside Labor Ministry in Athens, on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. The struggling eurozone country has been shut out of long-term debt markets since 2010, and is... View Photo »
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A greek pensioner stands in front of police officers during a march in central Athens , to protest against new austerity cuts on February 14, 2012. The eurozone insists Greece must stick to hugely unpopular austerity measures agreed in return for EU-IMF... View Photo »
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Greek pensioners protest in central Athens against new austerity cuts on February 14, 2012. The eurozone insists Greece must stick to hugely unpopular austerity measures agreed in return for EU-IMF debt bailout, with no wriggle room allowed at talks on... View Photo »
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BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14: European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (R), European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (L) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pose for photos at the Great Hall of the People, during the European Union (EU)-China... View Photo »
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European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (C) gets in a car after visiting the Villa Rosa, an EU-funded project at the Haidian Psychiatric Hospital in Beijing on February 14, 2012. Chinese and EU leaders will meet on February 14 for a major summit... View Photo »
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European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (2L) listens to the introduction from a local patient during his visit to Villa Rosa, an EU-funded project at the Haidian Psychiatric Hospital in Beijing on February 14, 2012. Chinese and EU leaders will meet... View Photo »
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Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (center R) and European Union Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs (center L) pose for photos after their meeting at Suu Kyi's residence in Yangon on February 14, 2012. Piebalgs is on an official visit... View Photo »
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Ambassador of the European Union to India Joao Gomes Cravinho gestures during an interview with. View Photo »
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