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Syria receives advanced cruise missile batteries from Russia
WASHINGTON - Russia has sent advanced anti-ship cruise missiles to Syria in a move that underscores its support to the beleaguered regime of President Bashar Al Assad in the war-torn Arab nation, officials citing credible intelligence reports said here. The New York Times reported Friday that the new missiles sent to Syria have an advanced radar system that makes them "more effective". ...
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Russia defends arms sales to Syria
Russia has defended its arms sales to Syria, saying it is for purely defensive purposes. The statement from Russia came after reports that Moscow had delivered advanced anti-ship missiles to the Damascus regime. According to the Guardian, Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, did not confirm it directly, but said that Moscow's weapons sales would not in any way alter the balance of forces ...
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Worlds smallest droplets created
Physicists in Switzerland may have created the smallest drops of liquid ever made in the lab. That possibility has been raised by the results of a recent experiment conducted by Vanderbilt physicist Julia Velkovska and her colleagues at the Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest and most powerful particle collider located at the European Laboratory for Nuclear and Particle Physics (CERN) in ...
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Russia to test drones to track wildlife poachers
In a bid to track its wildlife and hunt down poachers, Russia is all set to test unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at a nature reserve on the country's Pacific coast this summer. The drones in question, weigh about two kilogramme each and have a range of 60 km. They would be equipped with inexpensive cameras capable of snapping a shot every two seconds. "UAVs are silent and can fly at a very low ...
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India-EU BTIA conclude another round of negotiations
Chief negotiators of India and the European Union (EU) met here from May 15 to May 17 and concluded another round of negotiations for the India-EU Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA). An official press release said that all issues were put on the table for discussions. Negotiators on both sides felt that some positive movements have been accomplished, though they admitted that ...
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Russia counting on UN for post-ISAF Afghanistan plans
Moscow is counting on the UN to develop proposals regarding the international presence in Afghanistan after 2014, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday. "We consider it important to start discussing in advance what forms of (international) presence there will be in Afghanistan after 2014; we will count on the proposals that the (UN) secretary general is planning to prepare together ...
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Syria conference should be held as soon as possible Ban says during visit to Russia
17 May 2013 150 Stressing that a political solution is the only way to end the Syria crisis, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that an international conference proposed by Russia and the United States should be held as soon as possible so as not to lose momentum. "It is my sincere hope that we can convene an international conference on Syria as soon as possible to help parties come ...
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Survey Europes Gays Fear Violence Discrimination
PARIS The European Union is calling for action following an alarming survey released Friday showing most gays and transgender people in Europe live in fear of discrimination and violence. The new European Union survey is the most far-reaching to date on discrimination and violence against lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender (LGBT) people in Europe - and its release coincides with ...
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Ex-porn star begins showy drive across Russia
Former adult video star Sasha Grey has begun her car rally across Russia, driving the same model of car as Russian President Vladimir Putin did on a similar journey. Setting off from the eastern city of Vladivostok, Grey is driving the Lada Kalina model sedan as Putin, who took a Kalina on a 350-km drive starting from Vladivostok in 2010. According to PrimaMedia.ru website, Grey, escorted by ...
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Denmarks Hoyer wins presidency of badminton body
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -; Former Olympics champion Poul-Erik Hoyer has pledged to improve the image of badminton after winning the presidency of the sport's world governing ...
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France signs gay marriage into law
gay marriage s may be celebrated in France within about 10 days. Mr Hollande's office said he signed the bill on Saturday, a day after the Constitutional Council struck down a challenge to the law.Mr Hollande, a Socialist, had made legalising gay marriage one of his campaign pledges last year. While polls for years have shown majority support for gay marriage in France, adoption by same-sex ...
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4 arrested in Russia for killing Chinese women
Police in Russia's southern Siberian republic of Khakassia have arrested four suspects in connection with the killing of three Chinese women, a Chinese diplomat said ...
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EU To Ban Olive Oil Bottles From Restaurants
Traditional olive oil jugs are to be banned from restaurants across Europe following a decision in Brussels. The European Commission has declared that only non-refillable, pre-packaged factory bottles with tamperproof lids can be used from 2014. It will end the practice of restaurants sourcing their own artisan products to be used in bottles and dipping bowls. EU spokesman Olivier Bailly said ...
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Glance Europes Key Institutions
Here is a look at the key institutions involved in Europe's economic policymaking:-EUROPEAN UNIONAn economic and political partnership among 27 European countries. It has a combined population of half a billion people and an annual economic output of some 12.8 trillion euros ($16.5 trillion). The president of the European Council, the body which brings together the leaders of the 27 EU ...
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Cuban parliament leader says ties with Russia under full expansion
The relations between Cuba and Russia are under full expansion, Esteban Lazo, president of Cuban parliament, said on Friday. Lazo made the remarks after signing an agreement with the visiting leader of Russian Senate, Valentina Matviyenko, to boost the parliamentary cooperation between the two countries. The delegation of the Russian Senate arrived Thursday in Havana, headed by Matviyenko. ...
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Afghan Police Chief Assassinated
Officials say Police Chief Abdul Ghani was near his home late Friday when gunmen shot him. No one has been detained in the case. The Associated Press quotes a local official as saying Ghani had led a crackdown on insurgents in his district of Khaki Safad that resulted in the killing and capture of several Taliban leaders. The spokesman said that made him a target for Taliban ...
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Denmark favorite to win Eurovision Song Contest
Emmelie de Forest of Denmark performs her song "Only Teardrops" during a rehearsal for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, Friday, May 17, 2013. The contest is run by European television broadcasters with the event being held in Sweden as they won the competition in 2012, the final will be held in Malmo on May 18. (AP Photo/Alastair ...
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Emirates inks new sponsorship deal with Frances PSG
The announcement was revealed by Thierry Antinori, Emirates executive vice president, Passenger Sales Worldwide and Nasser Al-Khelafi, president of Paris Saint Germain in ...
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Eurovision Can Tyler Beat Favourites Denmark
To have a chance of winning this year's Eurovision Song Contest, British hope Bonnie Tyler will have to outperfom the hot favourites from Denmark. Sky Bet rates Only Teardrops by Emmelie de Forest as 4/6 to bring the bacon home to the Danes, way ahead of the chasing pack. Sky makes Norway's I Feed You My Love by Margaret Berger second favourite at 5/1, while Ukraine is at 8/1. Tyler ...
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Why Im Fed Up With Austerity EUs Olli Rehn
The European Union's top economic policy maker and scourge of debt-fueled budget deficits, is fed up with austerity. Or at least with being tarred by a term that "is clearly used to label somebody as an unworthy person who is almost eating children." With more than 26 million Europeans out of work and the economies of the 27-nation bloc shrinking over all for six quarters in a ...
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David Cameron ally brands anti-Europe anti-gay marriage Tory activists as mad swivel-eyed loons
A close aide to David Cameron has dismissed party activists as "mad swivel-eyed loons" in an outburst set to infuriate grassroots ...
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Eurovision 2013 Denmarks Emmelie de Forest is bookies favourite to win
'You can do it Bonnie': Englebert Humperdinck hands on Britain's Eurovision baton to 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' ...
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France becomes 14th country to approve same-sex marriage
French President Franois Hollande has signed gay marriage into law, making way for the first nuptials to take place in June. This makes France the ninth country to legalise same-sex marriage, and the 14th worldwide. The bill passed the final hurdle on Friday as the Constitutional Council gave it the all-clear. It is the country’s largest social reform since abolishing the death penalty. ...
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Belgium may face legal battle after 2 nuclear reactors get green light
Greenpeace are threatening to sue the Belgian government. The leading environmental activist network is threatening legal action after Belgium’s nuclear safety regulator gave the green light ...
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Customs save Exchequer €1.75m in closure of diesel operation
Investigations are continuing after custom officers discovered and closed a diesel-laundering operation in Dublin last night.The operation was located in an industrial estate in Blanchardstown.It is estimated a loss of around EUR1.75m to the Exchequer was prevented by the intelligence sting operation.No one was arrested but investigations are ...
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Denmark's Russian relationship
Danish relations with Russia have existed for several centuries, with the first recorded diplomatic relations dating from 1493, when King Hans and Ivan III signed a treaty aimed at planning an offensive against Sweden and Lithuania. Since then the relations between the two countries have grown closer, frayed, become tense, reconciled and stagnated at different points throughout the history of their respective political development.
Denmark and Russia have always been economically and politically important to one another though. Denmark, since the end of the Cold War, has acted as a bridge between the east and west, and during much of the tumultuous politics of the post-war and Cold War period, remained largely neutral in many affairs concerning Russia. In 1939 the country refused to support measures to expel Russia from the then-League of Nations, and resisted attempts by Nordic countries to set up a defense alliance for the region. Read more
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