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Could honeybees save Europe from land mines Croatian scientists think so
In this Wednesday, May 15, 2013 photo, bees gather at a glass filed with a solution containing traces of explosives, during a scientific experiment at the Faculty of Agriculture at Zagreb University. Croatian researches, working on a unique method to find unexploded mines that are littering their country and the rest of the Balkans, are confident they can use bees for detecting land mines. (AP ...
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Eurovision 2013 SwedenDenmark winner with Emmelie de Forrest Only Teardrops Video Europe News
Denmark won with Emmelie de Forrest the Eurovision song contest, but still unsurpassed for Eastern European block vote,if you need to re-singing contest Eastern Eur0peans must get of the ...
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Denmark wins Eurovision on ABBA’s turf with folksy ballad
Denmark's Emmelie de Forest won Eurovision on Saturday before an international TV audience of around 125 million, clinching the coveted crown of euro-pop with a folksy ballad backed by a wall of fire, flutes and drums.The barefoot 20-year-old blonde stole the show as predicted by bookmakers with "Only Teardrops" in a final that saw 26 countries battle it out in the southern ...
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France Killings Briton Held Over Kids Deaths
A divorced British man is being questioned by police in France on suspicion of slitting the throats of his two children. The bodies of the youngsters aged five and 10 were discovered in his apartment on Saturday in Saint-Priest, a suburb of Lyon. The children were said to have arrived at the property on Friday and it was apparently the first time he had welcomed them to his apartment for ...
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France in talks with U.S. Israel to buy drones minister
PARIS (Reuters) - France is in talks with the United States and Israel to buy intelligence-gathering drones to build up a modern fleet, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on ...
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UN chief hopes for Syria conference in early June
MOSCOW (AP) -- U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is holding out hope that an international conference to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the Syrian civil war will be held in early ...
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Syrian Town of Qusair Under Fire
Qusair has been under fire for weeks as government troops seek to re-capture it with airstrikes and shelling. The town is strategically important because it links the capital, Damascus, with the coast. Meanwhile, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says he will not step down before next year's elections. Mr. Assad's comments were published Saturday in the Argentine newspaper ...
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Indian Chinese Leaders Meet to Strengthen Ties
China says placing India first on the itinerary of new Premiere Li Keqiang demonstrates the importance Beijing places on the relationship between the two countries. The Chinese premier and his Indian counterpart, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, are expected to address how to smooth over a lingering border dispute - a root cause of their trust deficit. The Chinese leader's visit comes ...
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EU delays West Bank settler goods labels
THE European Union has postponed plans to introduce separate labelling for products from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, Israel's Haaretz newspaper ...
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Tories united on Europe says Hunt
The Conservative Party is "united" and David Cameron is showing leadership on Britain's relationship with Europe, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said. Tory grandee Lord Howe said the PM was "running scared" of Tory Eurosceptics and losing control of the party by planning to change the relationship. But Mr Hunt said Tories were united on the key issue - the need for ...
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BoE governor King warns of euro risk to British recovery
Governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King speaks to employees during the opening of the Prudential Regulation Authority, in central London April 2, ...
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Bankia compensation qualms signal loss of faith in Spains banks
BKIA.MC ) are shunning a state-supervised compensation scheme in favor of expensive lawsuits, prolonging a mis-selling scandal and complicating efforts to restore faith in the banking ...
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Two cargo ships collide off Greece 10 missing
ATHENS, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Two cargo ships collided early Monday off southwestern Greece, with 10 crew members missing, the Greek coastguard said. One ship under a Cook Islands flag was seriously damaged and sank, according to the Greece ...
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Two policemen shot as new Italy government sworn in
Enrico Letta was sworn in as Italy's new prime minister on Sunday and immediately faced an emergency after an unemployed man shot two police officers outside his office. The 49 year-old gunman, from the poor southern region of Calabria, told investigators he had planned to attack politicians but had found none within range. One of the officers was shot in the neck, hitting his spinal ...
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Karachi Residents Re-Do Last Weeks Election
Pakistani politician and former cricket star Imran Kahn has blamed the killing of a top member of his political party on a rival party, as voters in Karachi re-vote a parliamentary election originally held last ...
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Denmarks Emmelie de Forest takes Eurovision crown
The 20-year-old barefoot singer Emmelie de Forest was the toast of Denmark on Sunday after winning this year's Eurovision Song Contest in the Swedish city of ...
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United Russia has good chances to win regional elections in 2013
MOSCOW, May 18 (Itar-Tass) - The ruling United Russia party has good chances to win the upcoming regional elections in September 2013, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev ...
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Italys Impregilo leads $2bn Doha metro deal win
A consortium led by Italian construction giant Impregilo has been awarded the $2bn design contract for the Red Line North of Doha Metro, according to reports in the Italian ...
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Public TV Channel Starts Broadcasting in Russia
MOSCOW, May 19 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Public Television started broadcasting on Sunday, offering TV viewers newscasts, films, entertainment and cognitive programs. The new TV channel, which will not run any commercials, is to become accessible free of charge on Sunday in the networks of all operators of cable, satellite and IP-television. The TV channel can also be watched by accessing ...
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UN Calls On North Korea to Stop Missile Launches
The United Nations chief has voiced hope that North Korea will abandon its missile tests, after the Stalinist state fired three short-range missiles into the sea on ...
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Oxbow Wins Preakness Orb Finishes 4th
Oxbow, ridden by Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens and trained by veteran trainer Wayne Lukas, Saturday led the Preakness in Baltimore, Maryland from start to finish. Oxbow was the surprise winner with 15-to-1 odds. Itsmyluckyday finished second and Mylute was third. Kentucky Derby champion and favorite Orb finished fourth in the Preakness -- the second jewel in horse racing's Triple ...
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One Winning Ticket in Largest US Powerball Drawing Ever
Millions of people across the U.S. have been waiting anxiously to hear the results of a record U.S. Powerball lottery drawing late Saturday worth $590.5 ...
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European trio into World Match Play quarters
Britain's Graeme McDowell and South African Branden Grace set up a mouth-watering showdown in the semi-finals of the World Match Play Championship by winning today. World number eight McDowell, the highest-ranked player in the field, avenged his defeat in last year's final by easing past holder Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium 2 & 1. Colsaerts was already trailing when his ...
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Belgium probes into counterfeit euros originating in China
Belgian authorities have launched an investigation after the seizure of tons of fake euro coins which came from China. Customs at Brussels airport have been confiscating the counterfeit coins over the past few months. Germany’s Bundesbank mistakenly accepted fake money from China worth six million euros in ...
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Russia cult film director Balabanov dies
Renowned Russian film director Alexei Balabanov has died at the age of 54. His breakthrough movie, criminal drama Brat (Brother) and his film Voina (War) about conflict in Chechnya, became cult hits in Russia. Balabanov made 16 films over nearly 25 years. Russian media reports say Balabanov died after suffering a seizure. He is thought to have been ill for some time, though details of his ...
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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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