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Irishman charged with 1982 IRA Hyde Park bombing
LONDON (AP) -- A 61-year-old Irishman has been charged with the Irish Republican Army bombing of the queen's ceremonial cavalry in Hyde Park in 1982 that killed four soldiers and seven ...
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Bulgarian gypsies Rubbish for Europe
The gypsy (Roma) issue has become particularly intense in Bulgaria recently. The poorest country of the European Union has not seen such large national conflicts in many years. The Bulgarian prime minister even had to release an official statement in connection with the ...
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New Issue - Deutsche Pfandbriefbank prices 500 mln euro 2028 bond
Wed May 22, 2013 6:58am EDT May 22(Reuters) -Following are terms and conditions of a bond priced on Wednesday. Borrower Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG Issue Amount 500 million ...
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Piszczek set for post-final hip operation
Borussia Dortmund have announced that Lukasz Piszczek will undergo surgery on a persistent hip problem after Saturday's final and is expected to miss the start of next ...
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Update-Moodys Different insolvency procedures in Europe add to the complexity of CMBS loan workouts
Wed May 22, 2013 6:55am EDT Commercial mortgage backed securities (CMBS) transactions in ...
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France Gay Rights SuicideFamous French writer kill her self against gay marriage law in Paris Europe News
A 78-year-old French far-right historian Dominique Vennershot himself in the head at the altar of the Notre Dame cathedral after calling for a ';spectacular action'; over plans to legalise gay ...
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Sweden stunned by third night of rioting
By Johan Sennero and Johan Ahlander, Reuters STOCKHOLM - Hundreds of youths set fire to cars and attacked police and rescue services in suburbs of Stockholm Tuesday night in Sweden's worst disorder in years.A police station in the Jakobsberg area in the northwest of the city was attacked, two schools were damaged and an arts and crafts center was set ablaze, despite a call for calm from ...
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Russia unable to join Europe’s meteorite warning system
MOSCOW, May 22 (Itar-Tass) - Russia is unprepared to join the European system of early warnings of meteorites even if such a proposal is made. Although the country just recently experienced a powerful meteorite strike, such a program has not been given a go ahead and Russia has nothing to contribute to the European "meteorite pool," the chief of the space astrometry department at the ...
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Pope performs exorcism in St Peters Square
Nick Squires - 22 May 2013 Pope Francis appears to have performed an exorcism on a wheelchair-bound young man who believers in the practice claim was possessed by ...
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EU Bank Bonus Cap to Put Pressure on US Schulz
As EU regulators mull introducing the world's strictest bonus cap, the president of the European parliament told CNBC that the plan could put pressure on the U.S. to follow suit. "If we cut bank bonuses,if we decouple bonuses from short-term speculation in Europe, that puts pressure on the government in the United States to do the same," European Parliament President Martin Schulz ...
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Russia ‘outraged’ over Azerbaijan Eurovision vote blunder
Russia Russia is outraged over how Eurovision votes for its entrant, Dina Garipova, disappeared during a voting mishap in Azerbaijan, the Foreign Minister said. Azerbaijan gave Russia no points, despite the fact its song came second in a phone poll. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov slammed the "outrageous" incident at a press conference in Moscow with his Azerbaijani counterpart, ...
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RPT-Fitch Spain Restructured Loan Provisions May Hit Bank Earnings
Wed May 22, 2013 6:36am EDT (Repeat for additional subscribers) May 22 (Reuters) - (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Additional loan-impairment charges from a review of Spanish banks' restructured loans could cause a further dent to earnings which are already feeble, Fitch Ratings says. This could ultimately filter through to capital, and leave some thinly ...
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EU leaders discuss fight against tax evasion
European Council President Herman Van Rompuy smiles as he faces the cameras upon arrival at an EU summit in Brussels on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Leaders from the 27 European Union countries gather in Brussels for one of their regular European Council sessions. On the agenda is the increasingly controversial subject of large corporations’ creative tax avoidance schemes. (AP Photo/Ezequiel ...
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Weak luxury goods stocks push European shares off peaks
Wed May 22, 2013 6:34am EDT * FTSEurofirst 300 down 0.6 pct, Euro STOXX 50 falls 0.5 pct * Some traders sell positions ahead of Bernanke speech * Traders expect any pullback to be relatively minor * Burberry fall knocks back luxury goods sector By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - European shares fell from multi-year highs on Wednesday, with luxury goods stocks among the worst ...
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Darrell Delamaides Political Capital Abenomics could force Europe to drop austerity
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The initial success of Japan's bold program of monetary and fiscal stimulus is prompting speculation that Europe may have to follow suit and drop its stubborn opposition to stimulating the ...
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Matthew Lynns London Eye Five lessons Europe can learn from Abenomics
The closer you look, the more apparent the similarities between Japan and Europe become. Both economies are stuck in recession. Both of them have aging populations, and will soon have to grapple with steep demographic decline. Both have a lot of mature companies with powerful brands -- but not nearly enough new ...
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Swedens capital hit by worst riots in years
1 of 2. Firefighters extinguish a burning car, following riots in the Stockholm suburb of Kista late May 21, 2013, in this picture provided by Scanpix. Sweden's capital has been hit by some of its worst riots in years after youths scorched dozens of cars, attacked a police station and threw stones at rescue services in its poor immigrant suburbs for the third night ...
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France dramatic suicide reignites same-sex marriage furore
28/04/2013 05:15 CET The suicide of far-right French historian Dominique Venner has brought the spotlight back onto the divisive issue of same-sex marriage, recently legalised in France. Venner, 78, took his life inside Notre-Dame cathedral on May 21, reportedly in front of the altar. Earlier the same day, the award-winning essayist published a blog post savaging the legalisation of ...
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NYT Russia sends missiles to aid Syrias Assad
WASHINGTON — Russia has sent advanced antiship cruise missiles to Syria, a move that illustrates the depth of its support for the Syrian government led by President Bashar al-Assad, American officials said Thursday. Russia has previously provided a version of the missiles, called Yakhonts, to Syria. But those delivered recently are outfitted with an advanced radar that makes them ...
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Bulgarian energy firm BEH to meet investors for 250 mln Euro bond
SOFIA | Wed May 22, 2013 6:14am EDT SOFIA May 22 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's BEH, the state largest energy holding company, will meet with potential investors in its 250-million-euro ($321.81 million) bond issue in late July and early August, its chief executive said on Wednesday. BEH, which picked Citigroup to lead manage the bond issue, needs to refinance debt and invest in gas ...
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Spain studies possible 15-year syndicated bond - Treasury official
MADRID | Wed May 22, 2013 6:08am EDT MADRID May 22 (Reuters) - Spain is studying a possible 15-year syndicated sovereign bond issue for this year, Treasury deputy director Ignacio Fernandez said at a press conference on Wednesday. "The Treasury tends to do three syndicated deals per year," he said. "Given current market conditions we think we could still go to market with a ...
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Update-Moodys says volatility of Solvency II ratios could have broad implications for European insurers
Wed May 22, 2013 5:57am EDT European Insurers For the full text of this story please click the following ...
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Ai Weiwei Releases Provocative Heavy Rock Music Video
Chinese rebel artist and rights activist Ai Weiwei has released a provocative new heavy rock music video that recreates his 81 days in secretive police ...
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Diplomats Iran expands nuke technology
Herman Nackaerts, left, Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, shakes hands with Iran's Ambassador to the IAEA, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, after their talks at the permanent mission of Iran in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. U.N. nuclear agency officials are meeting with Iranian counterparts in a renewed attempt ...
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Ithuba hired to sell Austrias Volksbanken Leasing Intl
VIENNA | Wed May 22, 2013 5:47am EDT VIENNA May 22 (Reuters) - The owners of Volksbanken Leasing International, a top three leasing company in central and eastern Europe, have hired Ithuba Capital to advise on its sale, putting pressure on Raiffeisen Zentralbank to decide whether it wants the business. Partly nationalised Austrian lender Volksbanken AG said on Wednesday it and co-owner ...
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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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