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Europe to Open Mixed Asia Volatile
Nikkei down 3 percent at one point after trading up as much as 3 percent in morning trade. European markets are expected to open mixed on Friday after closing sharply lower on Thursday ...
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Police Shooting in Immigrant Neighborhood Sparks Sweden’s Worse Riots
By Madeline Schiesser Impunity Watch Reporter, Europe STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Stockholm is burning, sparked by an incident of alleged police brutality twelve days ago. According to the brother-in-law of the deceased 69 year-old male victim, the man returned home when he was accosted by a gang of youths, who he threatened with knife. Later when police knocked on his apartment door, he mistook them ...
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Russias Onexim sells RenCredit stake to ex-telecoms boss-paper
MOSCOW | Fri May 24, 2013 1:16am EDT MOSCOW May 24 (Reuters) - Onexim, an investment vehicle of Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, has sold a 6.5 percent stake in Renaissance Credit bank, the newspaper Vedomosti reported, citing the bank's CEO Alexei Levchenko. Prokhorov, a businessman and a politician, bought the remaining half of investment bank Renaissance Capital and the ...
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Sociedad aim to bounce back in Euro race
Real Sociedad will have to recover quickly from the news that their coach Philippe Montanier will leave to join Rennes at the end of the season as they face Real Madrid in a crucial match in their quest to claim the fourth and final UEFA Champions League place from La ...
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DataStax Responds to Exceptional Demand for Apache Cassandra in Europe -- Announces Community Initiatives Throughout ...
Cassandra Summit Europe 2013 scheduled for October 16 and 17 in London; features training, tutorials and info sessions from experts and enterprises using Cassandra to transform their ...
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Turkey to build wall on border with Syria
Turkey will build a 2.5 km-long wall along its border with Syria to prevent illegal crossings, Turkish Trade and Customs Minister Hayati Yazici said Thursday. The wall is to be built along Hatay province's Cilvegozu gate with Syria, he said, adding that a protocol with the Turkish Armed Forces had already been signed for the construction of the wall. "According to the protocol, we ...
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New government of Iceland takes office
The newly formed Icelandic government lead by the new Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson, chairman of the Progressive Party, has taken power on Thursday, according to Iceland government press release. Four members, with one female, from the Progressive Party were appointed as ministers of the new government, including the new Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson and the Minister ...
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Riots in Stockholm continue
Riots in suburbs of Swedish capital Stockholm continued and had spread around the city, local media reported on Thursday. After first starting on last Sunday night in Husby, northwest to the Stockholm city, the riots now had spread to more suburbs, mainly in the areas near Husby and over the places to the south of the city, said the Swedish daily SVD. At the moment the riots were still ...
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Estonian govt passes border treaty with Russia
The government of Estonia passed a bill for a new border treaty with Russia amid controversy due to criticism within the country, the Estonian Public Broadcasting (ERR) reported on Thursday. Estonia and Russia had stopped negotiations on the treaty in 2005, until last year when treaty conditions were renegotiated between the two sides. The Estonian Foreign Ministry recently announced that ...
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Czech Polish presidents discuss cooperation in Warsaw
Czech President Milos Zeman is starting a two-day official visit to Poland on Thursday, with energy, regional cooperation on top of agenda, local media reports said. Czech President Milos Zeman will meet Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski, Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Sejm and Senate speakers. During the visit, two presidents will discuss European and regional issues as well as energy and ...
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Portugal announces tax reduction measures to spur economic growth
The Portuguese government announced on Thursday tax reduction measures to create more jobs and revive the country's flagging economy. Portuguese Finance Minister Vitor Gaspar told a news conference that the government will reduce taxation by 20 percent for those companies with investment of up to 5 million euros (about 6.5 million US dollars). To foster the development of the medium- and ...
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Riots in Sweden continue
After first starting on last Sunday night in Husby, northwest to the Stockholm city, the riots now had spread to more suburbs, mainly in the areas near Husby and over the places to the south of the city, said the Swedish daily ...
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Euro zone more stable needs a more European UK
euro zone is more stable than a year ago but economic conditions remain challenging and governments must push on with reforms and banking union ...
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Suspects confess to killing of three Chinese workers in Russia
The four suspects, who were arrested for the murder of three Chinese women in Russia's southern Siberian Republic of Khakassia, have confessed their crimes. A local investigation committee says a pretrial has been held. According to local police, the suspects confessed they committed crimes of robbery, kidnapping and murder. Police say they're gathering further evidence and will later ...
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John F Kennedy was a fan of Hitler and Nazi Germany diaries reveal
John F Kennedy openly admired Nazi Germany when he toured the country as a young man, according to a new book marking the 50th anniversary of his historic 1963 visit to Cold War West ...
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EU denies breakdown in China solar talks
The European Commission rejected Chinese trade association statements that talks to resolve a dispute over allegations of dumping of solar panels had broken down, while Chinese comments highlighted risks the dispute could escalate.EU regulators agreed to impose solar panel duties earlier this month following a investigation launched by a complaint from German manufacturer SolarWorld.The dispute ...
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Venezuela Russia in joint oil venture
BARCELONA, Venezuela (AFP) - Venezuela and Russia formed a joint venture to produce 120,000 barrels of oil a day by 2016 in two fields in the Orinoco Heavy Oil Belt.Russia will loan Venezuela $1.5 billion to finance the development of the fields under the terms of the agreement, and put up $1.1 billion for a 40 percent share in Petrovictoria.The agreement establishing Petrovictoria was signed by ...
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Cleverley taking inspiration from Spain
Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley believes Spain's blueprint of blending youth with experience is the way forward for England.The Spaniards are aiming for their fourth consecutive major trophy in Brazil next year - with two European Championships and one World Cup so far - something no other nation has ever done.And Cleverley believes emulating Vicente del Bosque's approach of ...
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Guns for people in Russia To be or not to be
Incidents of attacks against common people with the use of guns may push Russian authorities towards revising the rules of possession of weapons and approving stricter standards for civilian firearms trafficking in the Russian Federation. At the same time, it would be advisable to raise the responsibility of gun owners via civic associations, such as shooting clubs. ...
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Activists protest against bullfighting in Spain
Animal rights activists pretending to be bulls stuck through with banderillas lie on the ground covered with mock blood during a protest against bullfighting in Barcelona May 23, 2013. The activists collected signatures to present to the government in protest against a draft law currently in parliament that would protect bullfighting as part of Spain's heritage and national interest. ...
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Peng Shuai eases into Brussels semis
The 6-2, 6-3 win means Peng is now through to the seventh Premier-level semifinal of her career, but this has been a tough stage for her, as she has gone 1-5 in her previous six - but on the flip side, the only win did come at this very tournament in 2011, when she made it to the final before falling to Caroline ...
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Russia detains 74 Chinese workers
Russian law enforcement authorities have detained 74 Chinese labor workers who allegedly have no identity documents in the Volgograd region, said the Interior Ministry of Russia ...
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We are the champions but we Germans need Europe as much as Europe needs us
Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund players celebrate on the last occasions they won the Uefa Champions League in 2001 and 1997 respectively. Photographs: ...
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Swiss Banking Secrecy Under Pressure From Europe
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Katha Journal Orwells House Links Myanmar to Its Burmese Days
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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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