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Ludogorets retain Bulgarian title
"We have to enjoy the moment," said Ivaylo Petev after his PFC Ludogorets Razgrad side leapfrogged PFC Levski Sofia on the last day of the Bulgarian season to retain their ...
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Behind the scenes at the final
UEFA.com has access behind closed doors at UEFA Champions League matches, with exclusive photography coming to you tonight from the final at Wembley ...
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The Bavarians are crowned soccer champions of Europe
A Bayern Munich fan and a Borussia Dortmund fan pose for a photographs with a London police officer before their Champions League Final soccer match against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley Stadium in London May 25, 2013.(PAUL ...
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Lifestyle Book traces Africas journey from Europe to China
China -Africa relations has been published and explores how its rising interest in Africa is on the surge compared to former colonial powers. The book ...
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Bayern crowned European champs
Arjen Robben provided the perfect answer to the doubters by scoring an 89th-minute winner to settle a brilliant UEFA Champions League final 2-1 in favour of Bayern Munich over Borussia Dortmund at ...
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Leinster complete domestic and European double
Tony Ward and Hugo MacNeill give their reaction to Leinster's win over Ulster Leinster put past disappointments behind them to scoop an elusive RaboDirect PRO12 title, beating Ulster 24-18 in head ...
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Italy Confers High Distinction to a Cuban Specialist Opera
Havana, May 25 (Prensa Latina) Cuban professor Angel Vazquez, one of the biggest promoters of the opera in the island, was honored here as "Knight of the Order of the Italian Star", award given by European country. During the opening of the XV Workshop on Language, Literature and Italian Culture in Cuba, that country's ambassador in Havana, Carmine Robustelli, noted the ...
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Who is compromising South Stream in Europe
The third and fourth sections of Russia's "South Stream" will be completed by 2018. However, supranational structures in Brussels and their representatives in Berlin still cannot set forth a predictable and unified position on this project of undisputed geopolitical importance. Bureaucratic hurdles like "Third Energy Package" or even more mysterious "Southern ...
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Germany as EU member should press on Armenia to settle Karabakh conflict
The German diplomacy today determines the foreign policy of the EU. The statement came from director of the Center for Strategic Studies under the President of Azerbaijan Farhad Mammadov, speaking on the German-Azerbaijani dialogue forum organized by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and SOCAR. "There is an urgent need to analyze the relations between Germany and Azerbaijan, developed over ...
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Avenged Bayern kings of Europe
Arjen Robben scored in the 89th minute to give Bayern Munich a 2-1 win over German rival Borussia Dortmund on Saturday in the Champions League final, ending four years of frustration for his team in Europe's biggest ...
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Is Ryanair really Europes most punctual airline
Ryanair has announced record profits this week, and the purchase of 175 new Boeing airliners. It's evidently one of Europe's most successful airlines at present - but has it even so been blowing its own trumpet a bit too much? Ever heard the cheerful jingle on a Ryanair plane as it touches down on the runway? "Last year over 90% of Ryanair flights landed on time, beating every ...
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Interpol Rebuffs Russia on Its Hunt for a Kremlin Critic
MOSCOW -- Interpol has rejected a Russian request for a worldwide police hunt for William F. Browder, a British investment banker and a Kremlin nemesis who has made no secret of his whereabouts or of his battle against the government of ...
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Gul approves draft law on liberalization of Turkish railways
New law foresees establishment of Turkish Railways Corporation ANKARA - Turkish President Abdullah Gul on Tuesday approved a draft law on the liberalization of Turkish railways.The new law foresees the establishment of Turkish Railways Corporation.President Gul sent the law to the Turkish Prime Ministry for publication in the Official Gazette. Tuesday, April 30, ...
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The Federal Security Service of Russia arrested in the early hours of Tuesday U.S. diplomat Ryan Christopher Fogle accused of trying to recruit a counterterrorism officer of the Russian security services in a new episode of the war of spies between Mo
Opera Mundi The Federal Security Service of Russia (FSB, former KGB) arrested in the early hours of Tuesday (14th) U.S. diplomat Ryan Christopher Fogle, accused of trying to recruit a counterterrorism officer of the Russian security services, in a new episode of the war between spies Moscow and Washington. "On the night 13-14 May counterintelligence services of the FSB arrested Christopher ...
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Divided Europe imperils Syrian arms embargo
A raft of sanctions aimed at hobbling the Syrian regime is at risk of collapse, according to diplomats, unless deeply divided European foreign ministers can reach a consensus tomorrow on amending a ban on arming the ...
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Fire and fury in Sweden as riots spread
From the moment Henrik Sedin gathered the puck, deep inside his own half, it was destined to be a wild night in Stockholm. It was shortly before 10pm last Sunday when the team's millionaire superstar slapped the puck hard into the empty net: 5-1. For the first time in seven years, and in front of their own fans, Sweden were the ice-hockey champions of the ...
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Knee deep in mud at an English festival Give me Spain any day
Approaching midnight at the Parc del Frum , the Barcelona air was still warm after the heat of the day. On stage, singer-songwriter Jessie Ware was in typically sultry form. At the back of the crowd, Gavin Blane, a 33-year-old Londoner, explained his decision to turn his back on Britain's festival circuit and head abroad."It's the best way to get away from our corporate ...
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Kaia Kanepi beats Peng Shuai in WTA Brussels Open final
Belgium Estonian qualifier Kaia Kanepi upset eighth seed Peng Shuai to win her fourth career WTA title at the Brussels Open on Saturday.The 27-year-old Kanepi prevailed in straight sets 6-2, 7-5 to take a confidence-boosting win into the French Open, which starts on Sunday night (AEST).Inclement weather in the Belgian capital meant the tournament had suffered scheduling issues, and the ...
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Uniformed soldier stabbed in Paris
Francois Hollande said. The soldier was patrolling in uniform with two other men as part of France's Vigipirate anti-terrorist surveillance plan when he was approached from behind around 6pm and stabbed in the neck with a knife or a box-cutter. Hollande, in the Ethiopian city of Addis Ababa, commented on the stabbing to say that the man was still on the run and police were exploring all ...
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1976 Apple model sells for $668000
BERLIN: An auctioneer says one of Apple's first computers - a functioning 1976 model - has been sold for a record 516,000 ($668,000). The computer, with a wooden keyboard, is being offered for sale along with a batch of ancient typewriters and a 1905 toy battleship. German auction house Breker said on Saturday an Asian client, who asked not to be named, bought the so-called Apple 1, which ...
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Suicide bomber struck in Russia 18 wounded
A suicide bomber blew himself up in front of police officers in Dagestan in Russia on Saturday wounding 18 people, five of them including two police officers critically, news agency STT reported quoting AFP and ...
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Revelers brave cold to fight AIDS at Vienna ball
VIENNA (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, singer Elton John and actor Hilary Swank joined thousands of costumed revelers on Saturday at Europe's biggest AIDS charity event, Vienna's Life ...
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EU threatens France over economic failings
The European Commission will use sweeping new powers backed by sanctions to impose controversial social and economic reforms on European countries later this week. France, Spain and Slovenia are set to be criticised in a major commission report on Wednesday as countries that have failed, amid recession and the financial crisis, to cut public debt and to implement structural reforms of ...
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Million doses of fake aspirin from China seized in France
RENNES, France (AFP) - French customs officers have seized 1.2 million doses of counterfeit aspirin from China, the biggest haul of fake medicines ever in France and the EU, the economy ministry announced Saturday.The goods, seized May 17 in the northwestern port of Le Havre, were hidden in a cargo of tea that arrived from China, the ministry said in a statement. The powder was mostly glucose ...
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Late Robben goal sees Bayern rule Europe
Borussia Dortmund on Saturday after a thrilling UEFA Champions League final at Wembley Stadium. With extra time beckoning, Robben collected a back-heel ...
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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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