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EU tells UK France to cut Channel tunnel charges
View Photo AFP/AFP/File - A high-speed Eurostar train from London leaving the Channel tunnel in Coquelles, near Calais, northern France, on July 1, 2010. The EU told Britain and France on Thursday to act to bring ...
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EU still deadlocked on blacklisting Hezbollah
View Photo AFP/Joseph Eid - Hezbollah supporters at Beirut International Airport on May 25, 2012. European Union nations failed to come to a decision to add the military wing of Hezbollah to the bloc's list of ...
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Spains banks strong enough to weather fresh provisions says central bank
By Carlos Ruano MADRID (Reuters) - Clean-up efforts have given Spain's banking system the resilience to cope with any new provisioning needs it may face this year and next, Central Bank Governor Luis Maria Linde said on Thursday. Spain last ...
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Tribunal orders restaurant to pay lesbian staff €15k after obscene remarks from colleague
A branch of Eddie Rockets in Cork has been ordered to pay EUR15,000 to two lesbian staff members for the effects of sexual harassment at work.An Equality Tribunal ruling found the lesbian couple were subjected to a series of obscene remarks and questions about their relationship from another staff member.The tribunal said management at the Blackpool branch of the restaurant failed to take ...
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France warns Google over use of personal data
France is giving Google three months to be more open about the data it collects from users - or be fined.The legal action accelerates a Europe-wide fight against Google over its use of personal data. While the fines threatened are small by the standards of one of the world's richest companies, the move puts new pressure on Google as it smarts from recent criticism over providing customer ...
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UNHCR Africa Refugee Crisis Overshadowed by Syria
GENEVA -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says the plight of millions of refugees and displaced people in Africa is being overshadowed by the crisis in Syria. To mark World Refugee day, the UNHCR is appealing to the international community to remember that Africans who are forcibly displaced by conflict also are in need of support. The U.N. refugee agency reports there are ...
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Transit Fee Hikes in Brazil Scrapped Amid Volatile Protests
Leaders in two of Brazil's biggest cities have scrapped plans to increase public transportation fees, which triggered massive anti-government protests throughout the South American nation. Officials in both Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro announced their decisions Wednesday to revert back to the previous fares. Several other Brazilian cities had already canceled plans to increase transit ...
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Russia China Downgraded in US Trafficking Report
Trafficking in Persons report Wednesday, and Russia, Uzbekistan and China were automatically downgraded to the lowest Tier 3 ranking. In total, the State Department says 21 of the 188 countries in its report do not fully comply with minimum standards to address trafficking and are not making significant efforts to do ...
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ICC Moves Kenyatta Trial to November
The International Criminal Court says Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta will now go on trial November 12. The court announced the new start date Thursday, after granting Kenyatta's defense team more time to prepare their case. The trial had been scheduled to begin in July, but the court said there were delays in the prosecution providing evidence. Kenyatta is charged with five counts ...
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Neid turns to youth for Germany
Due to the injury crisis that has hit the team in recent weeks, Germany coach Silvia Neid has picked six squad members with fewer than ten caps in their bid for a sixth straight ...
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European shares dive gold drops on Fed policy
LONDON (AFP) - European stock markets tumbled on Thursday and gold slumped close to a three-year low after the US Federal Reserve signalled it would wind down its massive stimulus programme this year, dealers said.The sharp falls in Europe mirrored a steep selloff overnight on Wall Street and earlier in Asia after news that the Fed was looking to end its bond-buying policy, which is known as ...
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World Sweden jails Rwandan for life for role in 1994 genocide
"It has been proved that the purpose of the acts of which the defendant has now been convicted was to wholly or partly destroy the Tutsi ethnic group. The acts have therefore been assessed a genocide," the court ruling said, setting a sentence of life ...
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The changing face of cricket
It has been three decades since England saw its first black player step up to the crease. In the years that followed, London’s Oval became a place the country's West Indian community considered its own. But more recently, not a single player on that hallowed pitch has been of African Caribbean heritage, and it’s a change reflected across the UK. Clubs say the game is ...
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NTMA sells €500m of three month bills
The National Treasury Management Agency has successfully sold €500 million worth of three month Treasury Bills. The bills were sold at an annual rate of 0.2%, compared to a rate of 0.129% secured in a similar auction last month. Global bond yields have generally increased after the US Federal Reserve signalled its intention to ease off on its quantitative easing measures towards the end ...
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Economic Growth In Europe Is Slow But Not As Slow As Before
Output in the eurozone's service and manufacturing sectors is still falling. But this quarter, that output fell at its slowest rate in more than a year, according to a recent survey. Analysts say that could mean a return to growth could be on the ...
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Trial of Kenyas president to start in November
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The International Criminal Court has pushed back the start of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta's crimes against humanity trial until Nov. 12.The court announced the new start date Thursday. Judges ruled earlier this year that the trial scheduled to begin July 9 would start at a later date to give defense lawyers time to prepare.Kenyatta is charged as an ...
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WTO Director General recommends Russia step up integration with EU
St PETERSBURG, June 20 (Itar-Tass) - Director General of the World Trade Organization, Pascal Lamy, said here Thursday it would be highly advisable for Russia to set up integration with the European Union. As he took the floor at a roundtable conference on regional economic associations that is held in the format of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum /SPIEF/, he said 80% of biggest ...
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Russia’s LUKoil not planning to participate in projects in Kurdistan
ST. PETERSBURG, June 20 (Itar-Tass) - Russia’s oil major LUKoil is not looking at participation in projects in Iraqi Kurdistan, LUKoil President Vagit Alekperov told Russia Today on Thursday in the sidelines of the Petersburg International Economic Forum. "So far, we are not considering projects in Kurdistan," he said when asked about prospects for the company’s presence ...
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Russia hopes to expand presence in African region
ST PETERSBURG, June 20 (Itar-Tass) - Russia hopes to expand the presence in the African region, presidential special envoy for cooperation with African countries Mikhail Margelov said. Speaking at a panel discussion on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) on Thursday, Margelov said Russia returned to Africa and intends to increase investments into the ...
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Russia might increase allocation to ensure security at FIFA World Cup 2018
MOSCOW, June 20 (Itar-Tass) - Russia might increase financing of security measures at the FIFA’s World Cup in 2018, Russian Minister of Sport Vitaly Mutko said on Thursday. "As of now, a total of 30 billion roubles have been allocated to ensure security during the football World Cup in 2018," Mutko said. "But the sum might be adjusted. The concept of security will be very ...
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Video Man wrestles 200kg runaway bull to the ground
THIS dramatic footage was taken in Spain, and shows a runaway bull charging into moving cars before a man in a red shirt wrestles it to the ...
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Children seriously injured after collision outside primary school
South Wales Police described the accident near Rhoose Primary School in the Vale of Glamorgan as "very serious".A spokesman said: "A car has overturned near Rhoose Primary School and there are a number of casualties - including adults and children."The ages of those involved are not yet known. The road has been closed."The accident happened in Fontygary Road, Rhoose, at ...
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Asamoah lands €9M Juve Deal
Kwadwo Asamoah and have purchased the midfielder for EUR9 million. The co-ownership deal with Udinese has been terminated, while a deal regarding Mauricio Isla has been renewed The Old Lady bought 50 per cent of the midfielder’s contract from their Serie A rivals in the summer of 2012 in a deal also worth EUR9m and have now chosen to buy out the remaining half. With the deal between ...
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Russia to press ahead with missile delivery to Syria
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov straightens the headphones during a press conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 11 (Vanderlei Almeida / AFP) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday that it will continue with the sale of S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to the Syrian government."We respect all our contracts and are honoring all our contractual obligations," he ...
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Sky defender Russia unveils S-300 SAM replacement
Security Russia has for the first time demonstrated the short-to-mid-range air defense platform 'Vityaz,' which will replace older variants of the S-300 system due to be scrapped soon. The army will begin testing the new hardware later this year. The new surface-to-air missile system is made by Russian weapons manufacturer Almaz-Antey. The company demonstrated the system at the ...
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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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