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- Hungarian uprising leader dies
Also in Europe The Hungarian government said Bela Kiraly, one of the military leaders of the country's short-lived anti-Soviet revolution in 1956, has died at 97. A brief defence ministry statement provided no other details, including the cause of death
- Video Interview: The Europas Awards & The European Tech Scene
I was kindly interviewed by the tech video site Intruders.tv last Friday about The Europas Awards coming up this week and the European tech scene in general. The 15 min video is here , or embedded below, in case it?s of interest. (Click on the video to
- 'Opposition ahead' in Bulgaria poll
Bulgaria's centre-right opposition Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) party is heading for victory in parliamentary elections, exit polls have indicated. According to one exit poll conducted by Alpha Research and Sova Harris, GERB was
- Bulgaria Food and Drink Report Q3 2009
In BMIs Q309 Business Environment Ratings (BER) for the 14 major markets of Central and EasternEurope (CEE), Bulgaria slipped from the previously occupied 10th to the last place of the matrix, mostlydue to its rapidly deteriorating economic outlook.
- Slovakia Food and Drink Report Q3 2009
In BMI's Business Environment Rating (BER) matrix for Q309, Slovakia is placed in joint fifth position,alongside Slovenia, out of the 14 major regional markets surveyed in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). In fact, Slovakia has considerably improved its
- Chinese carmaker bids for GMs Opel: reports
Chinese carmaker Beijing Automotive Industry Corp (BAIC, _Tu~) is in the running for General Motors Corps European unit with a bid worth 660 million euros (US$922 million), reports said. BAIC and GM China were both unavailable for comment when contacted
- Africa's empire strikes back
On July 10, one very important descendant of black Africa will make a triumphant return to the motherland. Scholars speak of 'the empire striking back', referring to former colonised peoples, such as immigrants from Africa and India, settling in Europe
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- Hungary Food and Drink Report Q3 2009
In BMIs Food and Drink Ratings for Q309, Hungary no longer occupies pole position, having lostthe top spot to Russia. The key reasons behind this change are the declining (and ageing) populationnumbers and the rapidly deteriorating economic outlook.
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- Belarussian Independence Day marked in Hanoi
The Vietnam-Belarus Friendship Association and the Belarussian Embassy in Vietnam jointly held a ceremony in Hanoi on July 3 to mark Belarus?s Independence Day and the 65th anniversary of its liberation from German fascist invaders. Speaking at the
- Belarus marks anniversary of liberation from Nazi
MINSK: Belarus yesterday marked the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Minsk from Nazi forces with a Soviet-style military parade and a rousing speech by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. Some 160 tanks, armoured vehicles and artillery
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- Unemployment rate down in Ukraine
The State Employment Center has registered 683,700 unemployed Ukrainians, the Ukrainian Labor and Social Policy Ministry's press service has reported. The number of unemployed people is decreasing in Ukraine. Their number fell by 68,000 in June alone. A
- Ukraine takes lead in grain export
With the prospects of the 2009 grain harvest at 42 million tons and carry-over grain of 7.5 million tons, there are more than enough resources to hold high relevance of the factor of Ukraine's export on the global market, Serhiy Stoyanov, the Director
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- RA President farewells the Ambassador of Germany in Armenia
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan met with the ambassador of Germany to Armenia Mrs. Andrea Victorine in Yerevan related to completion of her diplomatic mission in the country. During the meeting Serzh Sargsyan thanked the
- President of Cyprus to pay official visit to Armenia
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ At the invitation of the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan on 6 July Cyprus President Dimitris Christofias will arrive in Armenia on a two-day visit accompanied with his spouse. On July 6, the official ceremony of meeting Cypros
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- Sterling Energy bidder met the Taliban
An Argentine oil tycoon who once courted the Taliban is the mystery bidder for Sterling Energy, the troubled oil group that is listed in London. Carlos Bulgheroni, credited as the first western oil man into Turkmenistan through his family-owned company
- Developing Competition Over Turkmenistan And Belarus
The Obama administration should reach out to two world leaders with unpronounceable names and unpalatable regimes--and invite them to Washington. Leaving President Aleksandr Lukashenko of Belarus and President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov of Turkmenistan
- Arabs fear Kurdish grab after US pullout from Kirkuk
The Arabs and Turkmen of Kirkuk fear the Kurds will seize control of the northern oil hub after the US pullout from Iraqi urban areas unless their power in the security services is curbed. 'The Arabs of Kirkuk fear that the province's security services
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- US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 642
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AP - As of Friday, July 3, 2009, at least 642 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Thursday at 10 a.m. EDT.
- US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 642
at least 642 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Thursday at 10 a.m.
- BRIEFING - ASIA REAL ESTATE - JULY 2, 2009
prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities. US$500 MLN TO CREATE THE NAVOI FIEZ IN UZBEKISTAN TASHKENT - Over US$500 million of investments
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- Thais win beach volleyball gold
JUST two months - that is how long Thailand's Prateep Kambut and Aunchalee Yansuwan have known each other. Unfamiliarity, however, was never a problem at Sentosa's Siloso Beach on Sunday. The Thai pair trounced Kazakhstan's Lyubov Bogatu and Bakhtygul
- Kazakhstan to face Thailand
AFTER four days of gruelling competition, Sunday's beach volleyball final will see only two countries fighting for the boys' and girls' gold medal. Kazakhstan's Lyubov Bogatu and Bakhtygul Samalikova convincingly trounced their Indonesian opponents
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- Vietnams women expect easy game at Asian football cup
Vietnam has high hopes for Group Cs sole ticket to enter the final round of the 2010 Asian Womens Football Championship, as its two rivals-Kyrgyzstan and Hong Kong-are considered weaker teams. Vietnam will face Kyrgyzstan in the first match for Group C
- US Holds Onto Air Base in Former Soviet Republic
Home » Politics & Society » European Affairs » Russia » Manas Base in Kyrgyzstan Vital to NATO?s Afghan War © Mariyan Karasik U.S. to keep crucial base in South Asian Steppe after Kyrgyz parliament reversed February order to evict Americans
- Upsurge in Militant Presence in Kyrgyzstan
Porous border makes country's south vulnerable to incursions, experts say. By Ainagul Abdrakhmanova in Bishkek and Abdraim Ysmanov in Jalalabad (RCA No. 582, 03-Jul-09) Kyrgyzstan?s porous southern border, compounded by the inability of its
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