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EU expects eurozone to suffer mild recession

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The 17-nation eurozone economy will suffer a modest recession this year despite recent signs of stabilization, particularly in financial markets, the European Union's executive branch said Thursday.

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• Indonesian police surround Bali prison after riot
  14 minutes ago

  Indonesia was preparing to move dozens of foreign inmates from an overcrowded prison on Bali island Thursday after a second night of rioting, a military spokesman said, as troops backed by water canons and armored vehicles surrounded the tense facility.

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• Afghans angry over Quran burnings attack US base
  18 minutes ago

  Afghan police on Thursday fired shots in the air to disperse hundreds of protesters who tried to break into an American military base in the country's east to vent their anger over this week's Quran burnings incident.

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• Widespread attacks in Iraq kill 50
  21 minutes ago

  A rapid series of attacks spread over a wide swath of Iraqi territory killed at least 50 people on Thursday, targeting mostly security forces in what appeared to be another strike by al-Qaida militants bent on destabilizing the country.

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