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• Asia stocks off 5 percent
France’s BNP Paribas SA committed to taking a 75-percent stake in troubled European bank Fortis N, and Sweden and Denmark followed Ireland and Britain in raising the amount of savers’ deposits guaranteed by the government. Britain’s treasury ...
• Viking treasure unearthed on English farm
The trove of coins and jewelry was buried more than 1,000 years ago — a collection of items from Ireland, France, Russia and Scandinavia that testified to the raiders’ international reach. “It’s a fascinating find, it’s the largest find of ...
• Showtime's Henry VIII is a tyrant and a hottie
DUBLIN, Ireland - Henry VIII is coming back to the throne. And this time, he’s bloody gorgeous. Showtime’s epic 10-part miniseries, “ The Tudors,” holds court starting at 10 p.m. EDT Sunday, with Jonathan Rhys Meyers cast as the unlikely lead ...
• EU leaders make vows, not plans, on crisis
Both Ireland and Greece angered their EU neighbors by acting independently and guaranteeing to protect all savings. The Saturday afternoon summit was arranged hastily with the aim of reassuring jittery markets and investors. A day earlier, U.S ...
• Ireland OKs world-leading bank guarantee
DUBLIN, Ireland - Irish lawmakers approved a comprehensive bank guarantee Thursday, granting taxpayer protection to all deposits and debts of Irish-owned banks. The sweeping deal commits Ireland to insure unlimited deposits and the interbank debts of ...