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- Putin calls on US to shelve missile shield
MOSCOW ? Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin yesterday called on the United States to move relations forward by shelving plans for a missile defence shield in Europe, news agencies reported. Days before a visit to Moscow by US President Barack Obama,
- President vetoes anti-gay law
Home Europe and Central Asia Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia Lithuania The President of Lithuania has vetoed a new law that would have banned the discussion of homosexuality in schools and other public places, report Human Rights Watch and news
- Professional rights rap for Greece
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) yesterday ruled against Greece for failing to adopt a European Union directive that would allow foreigners to work here without having to face unnecessary bureaucracy. The EU regulation should have been adopted in
- European equities mixed, U.S. markets closed
Some markets in Europe closed higher Friday, while others lingered. Moves in either direction however were limited with U.S. markets closed for the Independence Day weekend. 'The heightened optimism of the past couple of months has been eroded into, with
- Sahara solar project a job boom for Germany: study
BERLIN, GERMANY A project linking solar power from the Sahara to energy users in Europe and North Africa could create 240,000 German jobs and generate 2 trillion euros ($2,822 billion) worth of power by 2050, a study has found. The report by Germany's
- Nigeria, Algeria, Niger Sign Accord on Gas Pipeline
July 3 (Bloomberg) -- Nigeria, Algeria and Niger signed an agreement on a proposed Trans-Saharan pipeline that will ship natural gas from Nigeria to Europe. The accord was signed by Nigerian Petroleum Minister Rilwanu Lukman, Niger?s Energy Minister
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- Germany: Demjanjuk Cleared for Trial
Doctors have determined that John Demjanjuk, who is accused of complicity in atrocities as a guard at a Nazi death camp, is fit to stand trial, prosecutors said Friday in Munich. Mr. Demjanjuk, 89, a retired autoworker, was deported from the United
- Berlin to pardon 30,000 Germans branded 'traitors' by the Nazis
Thirty thousand Germans condemned as traitors by Nazi courts in the Second World War are to get a posthumous pardon. Twenty thousand were executed, often for crimes as trifling as writing a diary entry criticising Hitler. The other 10,000 were sentenced
- Gates visits wounded warriors, returns two to Washington
LANDSTUHL, Germany - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates visited Landstuhl Regional Medical Center here on June 30, meeting with wounded warriors and the staff that treats them and touring a new USO facility that's providing them a better quality of life
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- Could US commit to solar power?
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- Syriaâ??s Assad offers informal invitation to Barack Obama
LONDON ? Syrian President Bashar Al Assad has issued an informal invitation to President Barack Obama to visit Damascus for talks, in a sign that relations between the two countries may gradually be thawing. ?We would like to welcome him to Syria,
- On Memory, Older Americans Outsmart the English
FRIDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- Older people in the United States scored better than their counterparts in England on a memory and awareness test, possibly because of differences in levels of depression and education and the fact that American adults
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- Imelda Marcos praying for Cory, wants to visit her
IMELDA Marcos would like to visit the woman who bought down her late husband from power. ?If they will allow me, why not?? the flamboyant former First Lady told reporters after Mass at the Sto. Niño de Tondo Parish Church in Manila in celebration of
- 13 injured in French train accident
Thirteen people were injured, two seriously, when a train derailed near the southwestern French city of Limoges. Police said that the train, which was running between Paris and Cahors, had hit a trailer full of straw which had accidentally toppled on to
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- Brazil star Fabiano set to join AC Milan
The player has publicly stated he wants to join Milan, now it is up to the two clubs to strike a deal. Fabianoâ??s manager Jose Fuentes Brazil striker Luis Fabiano is set to join Italian giants AC Milan, replacing Real Madrid-bound compatriot Kaka
- Rare Peek at Riches of Past in Rome
Rome’s archaeological authority has reallocated money so that it can provide staffs for five monuments in the ancient heart of the city that are usually closed.
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- Developing relations with China is Hungary's priority: FM
BEIJING, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Developing relations with China is a priority for Hungary, the Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Balazs said here on Friday. The bilateral relations between Hungary and China are good, long-standing, and at a high level, Balazs
- Hungarian multi-manager emerges as market leader
Quantis Investment Management Zrt has become the largest multimanager in eastern Europe after boosting its assets to more than HUF 40 billion (?147 million). ?It gives us great pleasure that, in less than six months after the launch of Quantis' fund
- No pre-election spending spree for Hungary, says premier
Budapest - Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai on Friday promised Hungary would maintain strict fiscal discipline right up to the next general election in 2010. 'I can assure you there will not be an election budget,' Bajnai told local and foreign business
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- Brazil star Fabiano set to join AC Milan
The player has publicly stated he wants to join Milan, now it is up to the two clubs to strike a deal. Fabianoâ??s manager Jose Fuentes Brazil striker Luis Fabiano is set to join Italian giants AC Milan, replacing Real Madrid-bound compatriot Kaka
- Rare Peek at Riches of Past in Rome
Rome’s archaeological authority has reallocated money so that it can provide staffs for five monuments in the ancient heart of the city that are usually closed.
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- Poland: export of frozen strawberries
According to the Polish Analytical Centre of Customs Administration (CAAC) in the period between January and April 2009 Poland exported 32 thousand t of frozen strawberries i.e. by 35 % more than in the same period 2008. However the value of export was
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- Putin calls on US to shelve missile shield
MOSCOW ? Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin yesterday called on the United States to move relations forward by shelving plans for a missile defence shield in Europe, news agencies reported. Days before a visit to Moscow by US President Barack Obama,
- Report: Russia to allow US military passage through airspace
Washington - Russia has agreed to allow American troops and weapons to fly over its airspace on the way to Afghanistan, the New York Times reported Saturday. The breakthrough was to be announced when US President Barack Obama visits in Moscow on Monday
- Japan enacts law asserting claim on Russian-held islands
Tokyo, July 03: Japan's Diet today enacted a revised law declaring that a group of Russian-administered islands off Hokkaido is an 'integral part' of the country. The law to promote the return of the islands -- Etorofu, Kunashiri, Shikotan and the
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