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Spain criticized for police violence forced evictions
Amnesty International criticized the country in two areas linked to its economic meltdown. They were "aggressiveness" by police confronting protest marches and forced evictions of people who have defaulted on mortgages or are living in squatter camps, ThinkSpain reported Thursday. The report cited two cases where police violence appears to have caused death or serious injury. Angela ...
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Maria Jose most popular names in Spain
Spain's National Statistics Institute said Maria and Jose are the most common names in the country. The institute said about 7 million women in Spain are named Maria and about 2.89 million men are named Jose, ThinkSpain reported Friday. Other popular names for girls are Ana, Isabel and Dolores, while the most popular boys' names after Jose are Antonio, Juan and ...
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Molinari in front at European Tours PGA Championship
Francesco Molinari, shown in a 2012 file photo, on Friday jumped into the lead of the European Tour's BMW PGA Championship in England. UPI/Mark ...
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US Lawmakers Head to Russia Will Ask About Boston Bomber
Brothers Tamerlan Tsarnaev, left, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are accused of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombing. Tamerlan was closely monitored while in Dagestan last ...
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Adidas and Puma take decades-old rivalry to European soccer final
Bayern Munich players attend a training session ahead of their Champions League final soccer match against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley Stadium in London, May 24, 2013. German sportswear makers Adidas and Puma will renew their own decades-old rivalry at the match, with Adidas in Bayern's corner and Puma in Dortmund's. (EDDIE ...
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Multiple Draw in Hemingway Fishing Tournament
Havana, May 24 (Prensa Latina) The U.S. crew of the boat Unclaimed, the South African Jour Bon la Vie and French Venetian II lead today the 63rd Billfishing Tournament Ernest Hemingway. After two competitive days in the northern shores of this capital, six of the competing teams have the same amount of points, but the first three places are awarded by the order in which they make their captures. ...
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Cuban GM Dominguez Beat Ivanchuk in FIDE Grand Prix
Athens, May 24 (Prensa Latina) The Grand Master (GM) Leinier Dominguez defeated today his Ukrainian pair Vassily Ivanchuk during the third round of the fourth stop of the FIDE Grand Prix Chess, based in the Greek city of Thessaloniki. Dominguez, the best Latin American chess player for several years, overcame his opponent with black pieces after 39 moves of a Gruenfeld Defense. For the Cuban, ...
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Stirring the pot McDonalds serving pasta in Italy
The fast-food giant is partnering with Italian pasta brand Barilla to serve a pasta salad with tuna, tomatoes, peppers, capers and olives with a price of 4.90 euros. Roberto Masi, CEO of McDonald's Italy, said in a statement the new offering was "responding to the tastes of the Italians."Bob O'Brien, global senior vice president of the foodservice division of market research ...
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Eurozone more stable needs a more European UK Draghi
LONDON -- The eurozone is more stable than a year ago but economic conditions remain challenging and governments must push on with reforms and banking union plans, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said on ...
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Indias Tata Steel reports loss on falling demand in Europe
MUMBAI -- India's Tata Steel, one of the world's biggest steelmakers, on Thursday swung to a quarterly net loss from a profit a year ago due to falling demand in its key European ...
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European stock markets steadier after sharp drop
LONDON/HONG KONG--European stock markets rebounded modestly on Friday, following sharp losses suffered the previous day, failing to record bigger gains despite positive German economic ...
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Cars shops ablaze in 5th night of Sweden riots
STOCKHOLM -- More than a dozen cars were torched and schools, shops and a police station were set ablaze as riots swept through Stockholm's immigrant-dominated suburbs for the fifth straight night, police and firefighters said ...
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EU Leader Federal Europe to Become a Reality
Jose Manuel Barroso, the most powerful leader in the European Union, says Europe will become a united political federation within the next few years. The European Commission president is laying out plans for an "intensified political union" that matches the economic cooperation in the EU. That includes plans for an elected "president of Europe." "This is about the ...
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Turkish restaurant Anatolian Table open in midtown
The new Anatolian Table bistro in midtown Sacramento is celebrating its grand opening diner Thursday with a private party. It's already open, though. The new Anatolian Table bistro in midtown Sacramento is celebrating its grand opening dinner Thursday with a private party. But if you want to see what the Turkish restaurant is all about, its already open. The 70-seat restaurant opened for ...
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French government seeks to ban extreme right-wing group
John Lichfield has been The Independent's man in Paris since 1997, covering French news. Before that, he was the paper's Foreign Editor and he has also worked in Brussels and ...
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Stockholm police ask for reinforcements to quell ongoing riots
Police in Sweden have appealed to residents to photograph and film people they see rioting in the streets, as they struggle to bring under control the violent unrest that has spread throughout the capital city of Stockholm for more than a ...
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Unrest may spread across Europe warns Red Cross chief
Rocketing unemployment and poverty in some areas of Europe could lead to widespread civil unrest, unless governments take measures to address the humanitarian consequences of austerity measures, the secretary-general of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has ...
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Key witness against Lebedev cant testify
Mr Lebedev is charged with hooliganism motivated by political hatred for punching the property tycoon Sergei Polonsky during a 2011 television show.He faces up to five years in jail if found guilty. Mr Lebedev's lawyer, Genri Reznik, said Mr Polonsky's claim that he could not attend was "laughing in the face of justice" and noted that legally, if he is not seriously ill or ...
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Depardieu faces fine and ban in drink driving case
The actor Grard Depardieu faces a EUR4,000 (3,400) fine and a 10-month driving ban after a long-delayed drink driving case finally came to court in Paris ...
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European Union performs abrupt U-turn on olive oil rules
Olive oil and almond oil are displayed for sale at a grocery store in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. In India, the world's second-largest buyer, consumption of cooking oils has continued rising to meet the needs of a growing population. Photographer: Kuni Takahashi/Bloomberg (Bloomberg | Kuni Takahashi) BRUSSELS - The European Union has something important to say about its proposal ...
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England to bid for Euro 2020 final
English Football Association vice-chairman David Gill on Friday admitted his organisation are set to bid for the right to host the Euro 2020 final. PHOTO BY STEVE ...
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Exclusive DBRS to rate all euro zone sovereigns by year-end
An illuminated euro sign is seen in front of the headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in the late evening in Frankfurt January 8, ...
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France tries to win back business
THE French government is trying to woo business, amid concerns that it has antagonised the very sector needed to reinvigorate the ...
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8.2 Quake Hits Eastern Russia No Deaths Reported
USGS ), the epicenter of the quake was located just off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, in the far eastern part of the country. The massive quake was followed by a smaller (but still very large) magnitude 6.8 aftershock further out in the Sea of Okhotsk. The quakes occurred deep in the Earth, with both centered at a depth of more than 600 km (about 372 miles). Neither the ...
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Italy Culture Czar Wants More Support for Arts Cinema
ROME – Italy’s newly-installed Minister of Culture said his priorities in office will include strengthening government funding for the arts, including a renewal of the cinema tax credit industry players have been calling ...
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Italy heavily involved in multi billion euro South Stream project
Italy’s natural gas company ENI is a major investor in the South Stream natural gas pipeline project, but the infrastructure development is being held up by a number of trans-national issues, which the Italian government believes is detrimental to the country’s energy security.
South Stream is the name of the transit pipeline that is intended to transport natural gas from Russia to Southern Europe, bypassing Belarus and the Ukraine. It has been highlighted by Prime Minister Berlusconi as important for the energy needs of Italy as it will eliminate the so-called ‘middle man’ and enhance the security of our energy supply, an issue that was underscored in 2005 when ongoing business disputes between Russia and the Ukraine spilled over into trans-national political issues. Read more
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