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South Sudan Army Recaptures Boma Officials
BOR, SOUTH SUDAN -- The South Sudanese Army (SPLA) has recaptured the town of Boma in Jonglei state after a brief battle with rebels led by David Yau Yau, SPLA officials said Monday. "The SPLA yesterday restored law and order to Boma and chased away the militia from Boma town," army spokesman Philip Aguer said. Four SPLA soldiers died in the fighting and 12 were wounded, Aguer ...
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The rise of Greeces Golden Dawn party
As austerity bites harder in Greece, the far right Golden Dawn party is gaining in popularity, and drawing increasing comparison with the ...
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Valley Fever Raises Concerns in California Arizona
LOS ANGELES -- A longstanding health problem in California's Central Valley has worsened in recent years, leading health officials to order the relocation of 3,000 prisoners from two state prisons. But the disease affects much of the population in some rural communities and, while it often goes unnoticed, it sometimes can be devastating for patients. Dale Pulde is selling his California ...
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U.S. Europe ready to settle Chinese solar cases
HONG KONG - The Obama administration and the European Union have each decided to negotiate settlements with China in the world's largest anti-dumping and anti-subsidy trade cases involving China's roughly $30 billion a year in solar panel shipments to the West, officials and trade advisers in Beijing, Brussels and Washington said. The plan that is starting to take shape would ...
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Dateline Greeces Thug Politics
, Evan Williams reports from Athens on the party’s rise to become the third biggest force in Greek politics, but also the stark similarities with the German Nazis. As well as winning seats in parliament, they’ve also started handing out food aid and donating blood… but only to people who can prove their Greek citizenship. "The life of the Greeks has changed ...
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Montenegrin president-elect sworn in for third term in office
Montenegrin President-elect Filip Vujanovic was sworn in on Monday, after wining his third consecutive term in May, local media reported.The ceremony was held in Cetinje, the old royal capital of Montenegro and the official residence of the president.Mr. Vujanovic said that he would perform his duty as president of Montenegro diligently and responsibly, to serve the best interest of all citizens ...
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3 die in explosion at Spanish military base
Three people were killed and two were seriously injured as the result of an explosion on Monday in the military base of Alvarez de Sotomayor in the locality of Viator, close to the city of Almeria in southeast Spain.The base is home to a unit of the Spanish Legion and the explosion occurred at 14:20 local time (GMT 1220), although the cause has not yet been revealed.The Spanish Military have ...
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Report Prigioni could leave NBA return to Spain
Knicks point guard Pablo Prigioni could leave the team and return to Spain. (Ron Hoskins/Getty Images) New York Knicks point guard Pablo Prigioni could leave the team this offseason and return to Spain, ...
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Sports Briefing | Cycling Denis Menchov of Russia Retires From Cycling
The former Giro ...
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Russia’s business powers footing half the bill for expensive Sochi Games
SOCHI, Russia -- The mountains of Sochi are now home to Potanin's slope, Gazprom's gondola lift and Sberbank's ski jump. The nicknames used by locals and an army of construction workers leave no doubt about who is paying for the 2014 Winter Games: Russia's business ...
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Senate Panel Accuses Apple of Using Complex Tax Loopholes
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Russia Assad foes must attend talks without terms
Sergey Lavrov said Monday it was crucial for Syrian opposition envoys to engage in peace talks without setting preconditions, apparently referring to demands for President Bashar Assad’s removal. Lavrov also reiterated ...
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Russia ‘Has All Chances’ to Avoid Economic Recession - PM
MOSCOW, May 21 (RIA Novosti) - Russia "has all chances" to avoid economic recession, and the Russian government is doing its best to prevent it, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview published on Tuesday. The Russian prime minister said in an interview with the Komsomolskaya Pravda daily that the global economy was on the verge of recession at the moment, so ...
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O’Reilly confirmed as official candidate for post of European ombudsman
Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly, who received the backing of 80 MEPs from across Europe's political spectrum - the written support of 40 was required to qualify. Photograph: Julien Behal/PA ...
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EU condemns attack on gay rights rally in Tbilisi Georgia
European Union has denounced a violent attack by thousands of Georgians - with Orthodox priests in the vanguard - on a few dozen gay rights campaigners in the capital ...
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EU rulings politically motivated claims airline
By Vincent RyanBusiness Reporter Ryanair has accused the EU of acting bizarrely and making decisions on a political and not a commercial basis.In its annual report, the no-frills airline declared that it had offered a more comprehensive remedies package for Aer Lingus than the package offered by British Airways for British Midlands. "It is bizarre that the EU can wave through BA's ...
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U.S. EU Said to Be in Talks With China to End Solar Spat
China to settle a dispute over trade in solar-energy equipment and avoid a conflict among the world's largest economies, according to people familiar with the discussions. The preliminary negotiations focus on setting a quota on Chinese exports and a minimum price for solar-energy equipment, in exchange for suspending U.S. duties on the goods, according to two people familiar with ...
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Irish politics and German filmmaking Crystals new boutique access in Northern Europe
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Crystal Cruises is expanding its uber-exclusive collection of intimate "Boutique Adventures" during summer Northern Europe cruises with two new experiences in Belfast and Berlin. The shoreside outings - none of which are available on any other cruise line - offer intimate access to Northern Ireland's political leadership and Germany's Soho -- Soho House, ...
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UK hails brain disease breakthrough
Scientists believe they have found a key that could help lead to an earlier diagnosis of neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.Scientists at Cambridge University's Department of Chemistry have attempted to map the pathway which creates the "aberrant" proteins at the root of such conditions.They hope it could be a much-needed breakthrough to help ...
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Russian Polling Group Says It May Close
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European cities driving visitor growth
City tourism forms the backbone of new optimism for European destination visitor arrivals growth, according to new research. The new data has been pulled from the latest European City Tourism Monitor by European Cities Marketing (ECM). 66 percent of participants forecast an increase during the second quarter of 2013 and an overall increase in bed-nights for the whole year. The ...
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Russian twin blasts kill 4 injure 35
At least four people were killed and 35 others injured when twin blasts hit Russia's Dagestan republic, local law enforcement authorities said ...
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Russia Urges EU to Avoid Ideology-Based Remarks on NGO Law
MOSCOW, May 21 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday urged the European Union to abstain from "ideology-based" remarks on the issue of non-governmental organizations in Russia. The statement, posted on the ministry’s website, was made in the wake of the May 17 meeting between the Foreign Ministry's Special Representative for Human Rights, Democracy and the ...
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James Moore CBI right to be jittery over European exit
Its citizens aren't particularly receptive to being lectured by big and wealthy businesses, or their trade bodies, at the best of times. Now is not the best of times, with a flatlining economy, a national mood of profound discontent and the perception that big business equals tax cheat.All the same, its intervention is necessary. The Europhobic populists are putting across an argument that ...
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The 14th Annual BioEquity Europe Conference Features 96 Innovator Companies With Differentiated Products Upcoming ...
The 14th Annual BioEquity Europe Conference Features 96 Innovator Companies With Differentiated Products, Upcoming Milestones and Partner-Ready ...
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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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