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Air France-KLM Finalizes A Firm Order For 25 Airbus A350
This morning, Air France-KLM finalized a firm order with the European ma nufacturer Airbus for 25 A350-900 plus a further 25 on option. The sign ing took place at the 50th International Air Show at Le Bourget near Paris, in the presence of Alexandre de Juniac, Chairman and CEO of the Air France - KLM Group as of 1 July 2013 and Fabrice Bregier, Chairman and CEO of Airbus. The A350-900 will be ...
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James Gandolfini star of The Sopranos dies in Italy
The Sopranos ," died on Wednesday while vacationing in Rome, the network said. Gandolfini, 51, who began his career in theater in New York, making his Broadway debut in a 1992 revival of "A Streetcar Named Desire," died of a ...
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Dolce and Gabbana get jail for $268m tax dodge
ROME: An Italian court on Wednesday sentenced fashion house duo Dolce & Gabbana to one year and eight months in prison for tax evasion of 200 million ($268 million). They were also ordered by the court in Milan to pay a fine of 500,000 to Italy's national tax agency. Lawyers for Dolce and Gabbana, whose celebrity clients include Beyonce and Madonna, immediately said they will appeal, ...
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Russia’s Birth Rate up 30 Since 2007 - Minister
MOSCOW, June 20 (RIA Novosti) - The birth rate in Russia grew 30 percent since 2007, Russian Minister of Labor and Social Protection Maxim Topilin said on Wednesday. In his interview with the Ekho Moskvy radio station, the minister attributed the trend in part to the introduction of the so-called "maternity capital" on January 1, 2007. "During this period, the birth rate ...
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Apology to Spain’s Princess Cristina for tax office error
Princess Cristina receiving an apology from a senior government minister yesterday. Last week, the tax office informed an investigating judge that Cristina, King Juan Carlos's younger daughter, had sold 13 properties worth a total of EUR1.4 million in 2005 and 2006. The revelation was part of an inquiry by Judge Jos Castro to decide whether the princess and her ...
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Italy rallies to beat Japan advances to semis
Italy rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat Japan and countryman Alberto Zaccheroni 4-3 Wednesday, earning a spot in the Confederations Cup semifinals. First-half substitute Sebastian Giovinco scored the winner in the 86th minute of an entertaining match at the Arena Pernambuco, pounding home a cross from Claudio Marchisio. After a dismal start for the Azzurri that saw Japan score twice in ...
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Italy vs Japan Live Stream Free Soccer Watch Online Confederations Cup 2013 Football
Italy vs Japan in the Confederations Cup 2013 soccer tournament takes place on Wednesday night with Japan needing to get some points to keep their hopes alive of getting out of the group stages of the competition. The game kicks off at 6 p.m. ET and can be watched online through free live stream (details ...
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32nd Turkish Day Parade and Festival
Annual Turkish Day Parade and Festival organized in New York NEW YORK - Turkish flag was raised at Wall Street in New York within the scope of annual Turkish Day organized by Federation of Turkish American Associations (FTAA).Turkey's United Nations (UN) Permanent Representative Halit Cevik, Turkish Consul General in New York Levent Bilgen, FTAA Director Ali Cinar, as well as politicians ...
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Turkish parade in New York is a show of power Turkish Minister
Turkey's EU Minister Egemen Bagis said Turkish parade was a cultural show of power NEW YORK - Turkey's EU Minister and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis said, " Turkish Day Parade is a signal of Turkey's power, a cultural show of power." Federation of Turkish American Associations (FTAA) organized the 32thTurkish Day Parade in New York.Addressing the crowd after the parade, ...
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Slavery US gives bad marks to China and Russia in its annual report
The State Department report on slavery notes that more countries are prosecuting traffickers and providing services to rescued victims. But China and Russia are failing to make progress, the US ...
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Turkish Liberals Turn Their Backs on Erdogan
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Athens Journal Muffling of a Voice Provokes an Outcry in Greece
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Former Investigators Want New Probe of 1996 TWA Crash
Six former investigators want the U.S. government to reopen its probe of the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800. The plane went down shortly after takeoff from New York City, killing all 230 people on ...
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US Criticizes China Russia in Fight Against Human Trafficking
The United States has declared China and Russia among the worst countries in fighting human trafficking, a designation that could lead to sanctions against both nations. In its annual report on human trafficking released Wednesday, the U.S. State Department downgraded China and Russia, along with Uzbekistan, to the lowest possible U.S. rating, known as Tier Three. Iran, North Korea, Cuba, ...
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Numbers at 18-Year High as UN Observes World Refugee Day
LONDON -- Thursday is World Refugee Day - and the United Nations says the number of refugees worldwide is at its highest in 18 years, at over 45 million people. The Syrian conflict is a major driver behind the increase. Four-year-old Shahad laughs and jokes with her older sister in their makeshift home. She appears a happy, young girl; but the scars and burn marks on her smiling face tell the ...
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Protests Continue in Turkey But Methods Changing
ISTANBUL -- Anti-government protests continue in Turkey, but the methods have changed. The two weeks of clashes in which four people died and about 5,000 were injured drew increasing numbers of supporters. Istanbul's Taksim Square. These "standing man" protests, as they are called, began Monday after the government quashed mass demonstrations, which it said were fomenting ...
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NY City University Immigration Program a Success
NEW YORK -- While the United States Congress continues to wrestle with an immigration reform bill, every day more people become American citizens. In fact, last year the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service swore in almost 700,000 new citizens, including 84,000 in New York State. The immigration bill is the big issue on the minds of those seeking information about citizenship. The ...
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Protests Accompany Obamas Speech in Berlin
Berlin, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) Hundreds of people protested today against the visit here of U.S. President Barack Obama, who after meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced his readiness to reduce by one third the Pentagon''s nuclear arsenal. In front of the Brandenburg Gate, protesters displayed banners with the slogan "Yes, we scan" in a play on words to parody ...
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Dolce and Gabbana Fined in Italian Tax Case
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Rail Gains Popularity for Asia-Europe Trade
Slow-steaming by shipping lines, the shift of production centers in China inland and the easing of customs barriers in Eastern Europe are rapidly opening up overland transport routes between Asia and Europe.Trans-Russia routes from China into Eastern Europe and the ancient Silk Road via Kazakhstan are all seeing rising volumes. Forwarders claim ...
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WikiLeaks Says It Is Working to Negotiate Asylum in Iceland for Snowden
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Italy edge Japan in thriller to reach semis
Italy started the second half as they ended the first. Giaccherini did well to keep the ball in on the byline, to the left, and fired the ball across goal towards Balotelli. It did not reach the AC Milan forward ...
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Thousands stage new protests in Bulgaria despite PMs apology
Thousands of Bulgarians took to the streets for a sixth straight day of protests on Wednesday, demanding the resignation of new Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski despite his apology over a political ...
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U.S. Accuses 3 Countries of Abetting Human Trafficking
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EU closes in on deal on contested budget but MEPs wary
After months of tough negotiations, the EU executive, the member states and the parliament thrashed out a possible compromise on a trillion-euro budget Wednesday to cover European Union spending over the next seven years. But the deal announced by Irish Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore, whose country holds the current rotating EU presidency, drew immediate fire from some of the negotiators. ...
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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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