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- Returning Asians to fill talent gap, boost innovation
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - 'Go East' is a message being heeded by many Asian professionals in the United States and Europe who see brighter job prospects in a region that is expected to outperform the rest of the world for economic growth. Zhang Zheng Han,
- EU to lift ban on Indonesian airlines
Indonesia's transport minister says the European Commission will lift a ban on four Indonesian airlines. Jusman Syafii Djamal says Garuda, Mandala Airlines, Airfast Indonesia and Prime Air will be allowed to fly in EU airspace within 20 days. The ban,
- Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline, a huge project nearing achievement
ALGIERS- The huge project 'Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline' (TSGP), which is due to carry natural gas from Africa to Europe, has significantly progressed towards its full achievement with the intergovernmental agreement signed between Algeria, Nigeria and
- EU to lift ban Indonesia's Garuda, three other carriers
Jakarta - The European Union will soon partially lift a blanket ban on Indonesian airlines, imposed in 2007 after a series of deadly air accidents, the Indonesian Transport Ministry said Saturday. The EU's Air Safety Committee has recommended that the
- 109 new A/H1N1 cases confirmed in Europe
STOCKHOLM, July 4 (Xinhua) -- A European health agency said Sunday that 109 new A/H1N1 flu cases were reported in European countries within the last 24 hours. Of the new cases, 25 were confirmed in Greece, 16 in Italy, 12 respectively in Ireland and
- In Moldova, Helping Women in Jeopardy
The answer is: Moldova. The question is: What is the most destitute country in Europe? And the category is: Needless Suffering. That?s how it might go if this were the game show Jeopardy. But life in a place like Moldova is far from a game. A former
- airBaltic to start flights from Riga to Tartu
airBaltic will launch nonstop flights between Riga and the second largest city in Estonia, Tartu, on 3 July, offering connections to destinations in western Europe, Scandinavia, the CIS and the Mediterranean region. airBaltic will provide nonstop flights
- Ivo Sanader: Croatian leader who broke with war past
Sanader declined to spell out the reasons for his move but hinted at frustration with Croatia's stalled bid to become the European Union's next member by 2011. Zagreb -- Ivo Sanader, who resigned as Croatia's prime minister last week, is credited with
- Sweden kicks off EU presidency in institutional fog
The most urgent problem facing Sweden's presidency is that it risks finding itself with a lame duck president of the European Commission. Stockholm -Sweden kicked off its six-month European Union presidency last week amid fears the bloc's unresolved
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- No alternative to talks on N.Korea nuclear programme
hrs MOSCOW - Russia and China are convinced that there is no alternative to six-party talks to stop North Korea's nuclear programme, the Russian foreign ministry said Saturday after a meeting with Chinese officials. 'The two sides are convinced that
- Russia, China call for calm after North Korea missiles
Russia and China have called for calm after North Korea test-fired a series of ballistic missiles, while the United States urged North Korea not to aggravate tensions. North Korea fired seven Scud-type ballistic missiles, with a range of about 500
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- 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
- Belarus: urgent need for moratorium on executions
) 'The passing of another death sentence in Belarus shows the urgent need for a moratorium on executions' according to PACE President Strasbourg, 02.07.2009 - The President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Llus Maria de
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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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- 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
- Astana Has a Leader (Maybe Two)
The Astana team’s manager had a little problem: Should he designate Lance Armstrong or Alberto Contador as the team leader?
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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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