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A demonstrator holds a placard featuring an image of Opel boss Nick Reilly during a trade union march attended by some 30,000 people in central Brussels on January 29. Around 8,300 jobs will be slashed in Europe, Reilly said on Tuesday, as he unveiled a long-awaited plan for the future of the ailing General Motors unit and its 50,000 employees.

Opel unveils turnaround plan, 8,300 jobs slashed

AFP - Wednesday, February 10

FRANKFURT (AFP) - - Around 8,300 jobs will be slashed in Europe, Opel boss Nick Reilly said on Tuesday, as he unveiled a long-awaited plan for the future of the ailing General Motors unit and its 50,000 employees. Full Story »

Pitt, Jolie sue British paper over split claims

AFP - Wednesday, February 10
Hollywood power couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, seen here in Florida, are suing a British tabloid over claims they were considering a multi-million-dollar split, their lawyers have said.

LONDON (AFP) - - Hollywood power couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are suing a British newspaper over claims they were considering a multi-million-pound split, their lawyers said in a statement received on Tuesday.

China overtakes Germany as leading trade exporter

AFP - Wednesday, February 10
Containers are stored at the port of Hamburg in northern Germany. Exports from the country fell by 18.4 percent in 2009 from their level one year earlier, the sharpest drop since 1950, figures released on Tuesday by the national statistics office showed.

FRANKFURT (AFP) - - China overtook Germany last year to become the world's leading exporter as German trade suffered its sharpest slump since 1950, figures from Germany's national statistics office showed on Tuesday.