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Turkish police start fresh crackdown on protesters in Istanbul
Turkish police started another tough crackdown on thousands of protesters in Istanbul's Sisli district and Istiklal Avenue Monday evening.Riot police used tear gas and water canons to disperse the crowds, including some unionists, who were trying to show support to the demonstrators driven out of Gezi Park adjacent to Taksim Square, the center of Istanbul.The police started the operation in ...
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Polish deputy transport minister dismissed over motorway scandal
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk removed Tadeusz Jarmuziewicz from the position of deputy transport minister on Monday after Polish media accused the latter of holding a private meeting over a controversy-shrouded stretch of Poland's A1 motorway.According to local media reports, Jarmuziewicz met officials from the Austrian Alpine Bau company in May even though ministry officials were ...
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The Air France-KLM Group and Jet Airways sign a new cooperation agreement
Air France-KLM and Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, will offer their customers more destinations between Europe and India thanks to mutual code-share agreements. This arrangement will significantly improve the choice of beyond flights for Air France-KLM customers to Indian cities. The new codeshare arrangement is open for sales as of today and for travel on June 19, ...
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Aussies non-stop flights to Europe yes please
More than half of Australian travellers say they would rather stay couped up on a plane for over 18 hours than make a stopover, according to a new study. Research conducted by Skyscanner found that 57 percent of Australians would choose to travel non-stop to Europe and avoid stopovers. Although the non-stop option won over the majority of Aussies, 23 percent said they would choose whatever ...
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G8 Summit U.S. Russia disagree on Syria
>Read a version of this story in Arabic.(CNN) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin says he still doesn't see eye to eye with the United States on Syria. But "all of us have the intention to stop the violence in Syria and to solve this situation peacefully," Putin said Monday after a meeting with US President Barack Obama at the Group of Eight Summit in Northern Ireland. Putin said he and ...
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Turkish Official Says Army May Have to End Protests
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Leaders look to reignite trans-Atlantic free trade agreement
The United States and the European Union launched talks on Monday to create one of the world's most ambitious free-trade zones, as France again underscored its determination to protect its movies and culture. A trans-Atlantic free trade agreement was first considered three decades ago but was knocked down by France in the 1990s. Europe has now managed to get Paris onside, opening the way ...
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A More Secular Europe Divided by the Cross
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G8 summit finishes in UK next summit due in Russia 2014
LOUGH ERNE, June 17 (Itar-Tass) - Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will participate in the second working day of the G* summit, which finishes in Lough Erne on Tuesday. From the coming year, Russia will be playing the chairing role in the ...
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US Russia sign new agreement on reduction of N-threat - White House
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Russia US to Join Efforts for Sochi-2014 Security
US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin prepare to shake hands after their meeting during the G8 Summit at Lough Erne in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, June 17, ...
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U.S.-European Union free trade talks unveiled at G8 summit
Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrives at the G8 summit at Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, on Monday. He announced new humanitarian aid money for Syria. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian ...
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Germany Puts Spotlight on Its Own Anti-Soviet Revolt
Joachim Gauck, the first Easterner to be president of the reunited Germany, was 13 at the time, living in the Baltic port of Rostock, he told Parliament in a quietly emotional speech on Friday. "But I remember very clearly the sense of euphoria that the dock workers were on strike," Mr. Gauck said. "I was sure that something new was under ...
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West to threaten Russia with isolation on Syria UK officials
British Prime Minister David Cameron (L) greets Russia's President Vladimir Putin during the official arrrivals for the start of the G8 Summit at the Lough Erne resort near Enniskillen in Northern Ireland on June 17, 2013. UK officials said Russia risks isolation from the West if it does not sign up to action in ...
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U.S. Russia not in sync on Syria
>Read a version of this story in Arabic.(CNN) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin says he still doesn't see eye to eye with the United States on Syria. But "all of us have the intention to stop the violence in Syria and to solve this situation peacefully," Putin said Monday after a meeting with US President Barack Obama at the Group of Eight Summit in Northern Ireland. Putin said he and ...
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Unions give lift to Turkish protest movement
ISTANBUL (AP) -- Turkish labor groups fanned a wave of defiance against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's authority, leading rallies and a one-day strike to support activists whose two-week standoff with the government has shaken the country's secular ...
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John Denver Tribute Links Musicians from Various Genres Generations
Fifteen years after his death in a small plane crash and more than 40 years after his first hit, John Denver’s songs are getting a new lease on life. "The Music Is You," is a new tribute that brings musicians from various genres and generations together to re-imagine Denver’s biggest hits. The musicians include southern rockers My Morning Jacket, who cover "Leaving ...
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Saatchi cautioned over assault on Nigella
Presidents Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin are meeting on the sidelines of the G8, as Russia faces criticism from other nations over its stance on ...
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Obama Putin at odds on Syria
Presidents Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin are meeting on the sidelines of the G8, as Russia faces criticism from other nations over its stance on ...
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Soldado Spain must find goal-den touch
/enpproperty--> With one-time golden boy Fernando Torres benched it was left to a less-heralded Spanish striker, Roberto Soldado, to show that the world champions still know where the net is. It was his goal that cemented a 2-1 Confederations Cup win over Uruguay on Sunday. Spain's possession-based "tiki-taka" style is designed to frustrate the best of opponents: you ...
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Canada’s PM Harper dubs summit ‘G7+1’ as Russia only one not to side with Syrian rebels
USA The G8 summit is in fact G7 plus one, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper contends, slamming Russia for "supporting" the Syrian regime. His words mark the split at the summit, where Russia is set to oppose arming Syrian rebels. Tensions ran high at the sidelines of the G8 summit, as the leaders of the eight world nations gathered in Northern Ireland for Syria-dominated ...
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US Returns Rare Documents to Russia
US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul and the head of Russia's State Archive agency, Andrei Artizov, at a ceremony to return rare historical documents to ...
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EU Banks Face Targets for Loss-Absorbing Debt in U.K.-Dutch Plan
banks would be forced to meet minimum targets for issuing debt and other liabilities that could be written down by regulators in a crisis, under a proposal by the ...
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UPS Commends United States and the European Union on the Launch of Transatlantic Trade Talks
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- UPS ( ) applauds the United States and European Union on coming together to launch negotiations of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) that will truly be a game changer to the recovery of the global economy. I have talked to political leaders in Brussels and Washington, D.C. and based on recent conversations, I believe there is ...
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Time Warner Wins Euro Backing for CME Voting Rights
MOSCOW – Time Warner has won European Commission approval to exercise voting rights proportionate to its 49.9% stake in pan-European broadcaster Central European Media. ...
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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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