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May 8 2008, Tommy

The European Commission on Wednesday approved the application of Slovakia to adopt the euro as its currency on Jan. 1, 2009, completing a fast and furious transformation that brought the small country from dictatorship to thriving market economy in less...

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Members of Austria’s special police unit Cobra present their skills to the media ahead of the Euro 2008 soccer championships, on Friday, May 16, 2008, at their headquarters in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.