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Opposition Plans Rally on Russia Day in Moscow
MOSCOW, May 18 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s opposition and human rights activists plan to stage a rally in Moscow on June 12, Russia Day, Ilya Yashin, a member of the opposition's Coordination Council said on Saturday. "The goal of the action is to express support to the Bolotnaya case "prisoners" and voice protest against illegal persecution of political ...
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Switzerland beats US faces Sweden for world title
STOCKHOLM (AP) -- The United States was upset 3-0 by Switzerland in the semifinals of the ice hockey world championship Saturday. The Swiss will face Sweden in Sunday's final after the Swedes defeated co-host Finland 3-0 in the earlier semifinal. Switzerland is guaranteed its first medal in 60 ...
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Plane catches fire while landing in Moscow no injuries reported
Moscow: Part of an airliner carrying more than 130 people caught fire as it was landing in Moscow, and passengers evacuated the plane by jumping off one of its wings and shooting down an evacuation slide.The Emergencies Ministry says none of the passengers and crew members were injured by the fire on the landing gear of the Boeing 737 at Vnukovo Airport on Saturday.A ministry statement said the ...
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Europe and the US should heed Latin America on drugs
drugs . There is a growing belief that the current punitive-based approach has failed. It has visited a savage level of violence on Latin America as narco cartels, moving cocaine and cannabis into the US, have butchered and bribed their way through the continent. The killing and corrupting of public officials - judges, police, politicians - threatened, and still threatens, to demolish the ...
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Pope Francis leads pep rally at Vatican meets with German Chancellor Merkel
Pope Francis toured St. Peter's Square to greet tens of thousands of people attending a rally of prayer, music and speeches Saturday, and he embraced the brother of a Pakistani politician who was assassinated in his country after calling for greater religious freedom for Christians ...
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Denmarks De Forest the betting fave for Eurovision Song finals
Oddsmakers pegged Emmelie de Forest as the favorite to win the Eurovision Song Contest finals in Sweden Saturday. The Danish songbird was a 4-to-6 favorite to carry the competition with her tune "Only Teardrops," bookmakers William Hill told the BBC. "Emmelie looks very hard to beat and she could spark the biggest payout in the Eurovision's long and distinguished ...
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Jeunesse Esch lift Luxembourger Cup
Runners-up last year, AS Jeunesse Esch won 2-1 against FC Differdange 03 to lift the Luxembourger Cup for the 13th time and win a spot in next term's UEFA Europa League ...
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Toulon win European Cup rugby final
Former England flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson kicked his club Toulon to a 16-15 win over fellow French side Clermont in the European Cup rugby ...
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Toulon crowned champions of Europe
Toulon claimed their first Heineken Cup title after beating Clermont 16-15 in a thrilling all-French final in Dublin on Saturday. Toulon become the third French team to win European club rugby's top prize, following in the footsteps of Toulouse and Brive. RCT were outscored two tries to one but kept themselves in the game thanks to a disciplined, committed and clinical defensive effort. ...
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Russia reign supreme in Europe
Russia , the triumph was a repeat of their competition wins in 1985 (as the former Soviet Union) and 2006, and they took the title from 2011 and 2012 victors the Netherlands. They did so from a field of hopefuls that lacked heavyweight regulars Spain, Germany, England and France, but there was nothing straightforward about their ...
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Its Official France Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
signed the country's same-sex marriage and adoption bill into law on Saturday, almost one month after its passage in Parliament that prompted a legal challenge in the country's Constitutional Council by the conservative ...
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Toulon 16 Clermont Auvergne 15 Heineken Cup final match report - Jonny Wilkinsons boot gives Toulon the edge over French rivals to become champions of Europe
Toulon were crowned champions of Europe for the first time on today when, aided by the boot of Jonny Wilkinson, they came from behind to beat Clermont Auvergne 16-15 in an all-French final at Dublin's Aviva ...
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Russias Karjakin wins $130000 Norway chess tournament with draw against Bulgarian Topalov
STAVANGER, Norway - Russia's Sergey Karjakin has won the EUR100,000 ($130,000) Norway chess tournament after drawing against Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria. Karjakin needed only a draw against Topalov to take the top prize after the world's No. 1 player, Magnus Carlsen, failed to win against Levon Aronian from Armenia, ranked No. 2. Topalov went into the final day of the nine-day round ...
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Pope and Merkel mindful of Christian vote discuss a Europe focused on values assistance
Pope Francis meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a private audience at the Vatican, Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, ...
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Turkish prime minister to meet US president
Prime Minister Erdogan will visit the US upon an invitation by President Barack Obama ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will leave for the US on Tuesday upon an invitation by US President Barack Obama.Turkish Prime Ministry stated on Monday that Erdogan and Obama would hold a meeting in Washington on May 16.The meeting will take place in White House and focus on Turkish-US ...
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Italy Sea of protesters fills streets in Rome
Thousands took to the streets on Saturday to protest austerity measures and advocate for job creation and workers' rights. Italy is experiencing its longest recession since 1970, with unemployment rates ...
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CSKA secure Russian title for fourth time
"To our fans, this trophy is yours," said coach Leonid Slutski after PFC CSKA Moskva drew 0-0 with FC Kuban Krasnodar to wrap up the Russian Premier League title with a game to ...
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Thousands Rally Against Budget Cuts in Italy
Thousands took to the streets the Italian capital Rome against the policies of the new coalition government led by center-left PM Enrico Letta. The protesters, who were led by trade unionists, urged Letta to scrap austerity measures and focus on job creation, the BBC informs. Opinion polls suggest that public trust in the Prime Minister's fragile coalition with the centre-right is ...
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European Union to ban refillable olive oil jugs
Restaurants must use pre-packaged oil in a tamper-proof bottle from now on, while opponents claim the move will largely harm small-time ...
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France Becomes 14th Country To Turn Marriage Equality Into Law
After lots of controversy, marriage equality is finally the law of the land in France. French President Francois Hollande signed a bill legalizing not only marriage between members of the same sex, but also adoption by gay and lesbian couples. Marriage equality became law after the Constitutional Council shot down a challenge by the right-wing opposition, ruling on Friday the measure does not ...
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Sweden Storms Into World Hockey Final
MOSCOW, May 18 (R-Sport) - Sweden reached the world hockey championship final on Saturday as two goals from Dallas Stars wing Loui Eriksson propelled the eight-time champion to a 3-0 semifinal win over an ill-disciplined Finland. Sweden went ahead at 10:33 in the first period with Ilari Melart off the ice for cross-checking; Eriksson converting Henrik Sedin's assist. The same combination ...
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Downing Street insider Lord Feldman taking legal advice as he denies calling anti-Europe anti-gay marriage Tory activists mad swivel-eyed loons
The comments, reported in a number of newspapers this morning, had allegedly come from a close aide to David Cameron.And the party's co-chairman Lord Feldman has rebuffed internet rumours that it was him that made the comments, reported ...
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Union leads march in Rome calling for job creation
ROME (AP) -- A union of Italian metal workers has led thousands of people in a march through the heart of Rome to press the new government for measures to spur job ...
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France signs gay marriage in to law
The French leader made the historic move after it was cleared by the constitutional council, which turned down a challenge by the right-wing opposition.Hollande, who had made ''marriage for all'' a key election pledge, made the announcement saying it was ''now time to respect the law and the Republic'' after the top French institution cleared the bill on ...
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Rome protesters call on Letta government to boost jobs in Italy
The first major protest against Italy’s new coalition government has taken place in Rome. Organised by the left-wing Fiom union, its message was that more needs to be done to create jobs. New Prime Minister Enrico Letta, whose centre-left Democratic Party is in a fragile partnership with Berlusconi’s centre-right, stands accused of neglecting a promise to tackle unemployment, and ...
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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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