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PBS’s new head of drama on €28000 contract
Oh dear, cronyism rears it's ugly head again. I thought we'd seen the last of that kind of thing. + Moral, NEVER believe what a politician says; lying to the people is part of their ...
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Former Prez Kufuor back home from South Africa Switzerland
Accra, May 21, GNA - Former President John Agyekum Kufour on Monday returned home from South Africa and Switzerland after engagements to woe investors to ...
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Youth Bridge Foundation represents Ghana at 72nd European Youth Parliament
Accra, May 20, GNA - The Youth Bridge Foundation (YBF), a Non-governmental organisation, is representing Ghana at the 72nd International Session of the European Youth Parliament (EYP) in ...
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South Stream A fresh element of Russian-European energy cooperation
Russian economy With a stagnating European economy plans to supply more gas to the West is becoming a challenge. But Russia is taking the risk. South Stream is a multinational gas pipeline project based on a strategic agreement between Gazprom (Russia) and ENI (Italy). Currently the pipeline will cross Russia by land and go under the Black Sea to Bulgaria, then to Serbia, Hungary, Slovenia ...
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France to Open Visa Centers in 5 Russian Cities
MOSCOW, May 21 (RIA Novosti) - France will open visa centers in five Russian cities by the end of June 2013, the French Consulate General in Russia reported Tuesday. "During his visit to Moscow in February 2013, French President Francois Hollande pledged to simplify as much as possible the visa application conditions for Russian nationals," the consulate said in a statement. "In ...
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Russia to Scrap World’s Biggest Nuclear Subs
MOSCOW, May 21 (RIA Novosti) - Russia will decommission and scrap two of the largest submarines in the world by 2018, a defense industry source told RIA Novosti on Tuesday. The Severstal and the Arkhangelsk, both Project 841 (Typhoon-class) ballistic-missile submarines, based at Severodvinsk on the White Sea, will be withdrawn from the Navy by the end of this year and will begin to be ...
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Russia Outraged Over Eurovision Vote Count Fault
MOSCOW, May 21 (RIA Novosti) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov condemned the disappearance of votes awarded by Azerbaijan to Russian singer Dina Garipova at the recent Eurovision Song Contest as "an outrageous action," and vowed on Tuesday that Russia would respond to the incident. "We can’t be happy with the fact that ten points were stolen from our ...
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Tank Makers Boss to Head Russia’s Shipbuilding Corp
SOCHI, May 21 (RIA Novosti) – Vladimir Shmakov, first deputy CEO of tank manufacturer Uralvagonzavod, has been appointed head of Russia’s state-run United Shipbuilding Corporation in a bid to shake up deliveries of warships to the navy, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday. "USC will be headed by Shmakov," Putin said at a government meeting at his Black Sea residence, ...
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VIDEO EU summit debate
EU governments have been criticised by the European Commission and many MEPs for failing to do enough to tackle the problem of tax evasion and tax ...
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Europe Ryder Cup Captain Paul McGinley to make three captains choices up from two
VIRGINIA WATER, England -- Europe Captain Paul McGinley has given himself an extra pick for next year's Ryder Cup, copying American counterpart Tom Watson's decision to choose three players. McGinley made the announcement on Tuesday, after meeting the leading European players on the PGA Tour at the Players Championship and receiving their unanimous endorsement to increase his picks ...
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Russia pressured over NGO law
Human Rights Watch called on a European leader to pressure Russia to end its policy of targeting non-governmental organizations. Human Rights Watch ...
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European shares erase losses after Wall St open
LONDON | Tue May 21, 2013 10:05am EDT LONDON May 21 (Reuters) - European shares reversed earlier losses to trade flat on Tuesday, taking heart from solid opening gains on Wall Street. The FTSEurofirst 300 was flat at 1,251.59 points at 1400 GMT , recovering from a session low of 1,243.96 after U.S. stock markets shrugged off concerns about a possible end to the Federal Reserve's ...
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UEFA Grassroots Day to be celebrated
The fourth UEFA Grassroots Day will be marked throughout Europe tomorrow with activities celebrating the game's foundations staged by UEFA's member association ...
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EU must make faster progress on banking union - Italy PM Letta
Reuters © Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta gestures during a news conference with European Parliament President Martin Schulz (not pictured) at Chigi palace in Rome May 10, 2013. REUTERS/Tony ...
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Justin Bieber’s monkey to live in Germany - forever
In this April 2, 2013 photo, Capuchin monkey Mally sits on the head of an employee in an animal shelter in Munich, Germany. Justin Bieber's pet monkey is set to become the property of Germany. (Matthias ...
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Corporate Tricks EU Faces Tough Battle to Close Tax Loopholes
Wealthy businesspeople shift millions of euros abroad while profitable companies use accounting tricks to minimize their taxable earnings and assets. The EU finally wants to create effective policies to curb these practices, but faces strong opposition from member ...
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Europe captain to pick 3 for Ryder Cup up from 2
VIRGINIA WATER, England -; Europe captain Paul McGinley has given himself an extra pick for next year's Ryder Cup, copying American counterpart Tom Watson's decision to choose three ...
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Carriers Maintain Asia-Med Capacity Despite Euro Crisis
Ocean carriers are paying a heavy price for failing to rein in capacity on the Asia-Mediterranean route despite the deepening economic crisis across southern Europe, according to shipping consultant Drewry.Traffic is stalling, freight rates have tumbled more than 40 percent since the beginning of the year and ships are sailing half full on the eastbound leg to the Far East."Unsustainable ...
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Russian gas exporters should be more flexible on European market - Dvorkovich
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Russia-EU summit in Yekaterinburg to focus on economic issues shale gas
MOSCOW, May 21 (Itar-Tass) - Economic topics, including the use of shale gas, will be discussed at the Russian-European Union summit in Russia’s city of Yekaterinburg, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich told journalists on ...
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Former Greece basketball coach appointed to lead China to Rio 2016
May 21 - Panagiotis Giannakis, the man who led his native Greece to European glory in 2005, has taken over at the helm of the Chinese national men's basketball team, who parted company with American coach Bob Donewald Jr after they lost all five of their ties at London 2012. "The former Greek national team boss will be the national team coach," confirmed the Chinese Basketball ...
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New Issue-Plastic Omnium prices 500 mln euro 2020 bond
Tue May 21, 2013 9:50am EDT May 21 (Reuters) -Following are terms and conditions of a bond priced on Tuesday. Borrower Compagnie Plastic Omnium SA Issue Amount 500 million ...
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Fears grow for volleyball player missing in Spain
Fears are growing for the safety of Dutch international volleyball player Ingrid Visser and her partner who have been missing in Spain for two weeks. The couple disappeared in Murcia and police have found no trace of them since they checked into their hotel two weeks ago. Their black rental car has also vanished and their luggage remains at the hotel. Her family alerted the police after the ...
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Russia Azerbaijan Seek New Oil Transit Deal
MOSCOW, May 21 (RIA Novosti) - Russia and Azerbaijan are negotiating a new oil transit agreement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said during a news conference on Tuesday after a bilateral meeting with Azerbaijan’s foreign minister. "Our respective energy agencies and companies are working on preparing a new intergovernmental agreement which will reflect current ...
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Where have Europes nurses gone
Meager salaries and demanding hours for nurses, however, are not purely a Polish problem. Throughout Europe, the nursing profession is rapidly losing its appeal. An aging workforce and dwindling student enrollment in nursing schools are precipitating a looming nursing ...
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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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