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EU mergers and takeovers (July 17) (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
BRUSSELS, July 17 (Reuters) - The following are proposed mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures under review by the European Commission, and a brief guide to the EU merger process:

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-07-16 17:19 German shares close higher on Continental takeover, VW well bid UPDATE (Interactive Investor)
(Updates with full report)

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-07-16 15:31 German shares flat, matching Wall Street open; financial worries remain (Interactive Investor)
FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - German shares were largely flat in afternoon trade, rebounding from losses at midday while investors took a wait-and-see approach waiting to see if a flat opening on Wall Street might push into positive territory or whether pressure on financials would continue to take its toll on the market.

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-07-16 15:33 RPT German shares flat, matching Wall Street open; financial worries remain (Interactive Investor)
(repeating to amend time values were taken)

Troubles surfacing (San Bernardino Sun)
SAN BERNARDINO - Two summers ago, when Mayor Pat Morris worked to open a new community center as part of an anti-crime program called Operation Phoenix, he was in part relying upon an agency that had languished as an underfunded operation for several years.

Int. 10 killer's 1994 death sentence upheld (The Press-Enterprise)
The California Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the 1994 death sentence of a man who befriended, then killed a woman traveling the desert stretch of Interstate 10 between Phoenix and Los Angeles.

Road strategy spares area's tribal lands (Casa Grande Dispatch)
FLORENCE - The Pinal County Board of Supervisors this week took a look at long-range highway planning for the southern part of the state.

Huge heroin bust a sign of drug's return (The Arizona Republic)
A record seizure shows the drug is back in style.

Big Nogales heroin bust signals use in Az surging (Tucson Citizen)
U.S. customs agents in Nogales announced Thursday a record heroin seizure, leaving no doubt: Heroin is back in style and in full force.

Gigi's adds new flavor to Galleria's dining scene (Houston Chronicle)
The Galleria is known as the city's shopping mecca, but with Gigi's, the mall also has become more of a dining and night life destination.