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Moody's Downgrades German, Dutch Credit Outlooks

Germany, the Netherlands and Luxembourg had the outlooks for their Aaa credit ratings lowered to negative Monday by Moody's Investors Service, which cited “rising uncertainty about Europe’s debt crisis.
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German Parliament Passes Resolution Defending Circumcision

The German lower house of parliament passed a resolution Thursday to protect the rights of Muslim and Jewish parents to have their sons circumcised, after a German court banned the practice in a ruling on June 26, drawing severe criticism from the religious groups.
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Nokia’s Challenge: Can It Wait for Windows 8?

Investors are betting that Finland’s Nokia (NYSE: NOK) can survive the smartphone wars, now that it’s gambled on Windows from Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), the world's biggest software company.
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U.N. Delays Syria Vote As Russia Stands Firm

Russia has already said it would to veto the resolution, which first proposed by Britain, the United States, France and Germany. China is expected to vote against the draft as well.

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