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Ukrainian media protest after journalists beaten
Supporters of the Ukrainian oppositional parties take part in a rally against the current regime in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, May 18, 2013. The banner reads: "Freedom to Ukraine" (AP Photo/Sergei ...
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Liverpool star’s assault charge dropped
Pat Hurst - 20 May 2013 LIVERPOOL and England footballer Raheem Sterling had a charge of common assault dropped today after a witness failed to turn up to ...
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Father of Gary and Phil Neville to face sexual assault charge
Neville Neville, 63, is accused of sexually assaulting a 46-year-old woman in March, the Crown Prosecution Service said.Nazir Afzal from the CPS said: "Greater Manchester Police has investigated an allegation of sexual assault by Neville Neville in March 2013."I have reviewed all the evidence that they have gathered and have authorised the police to charge him with one count of sexual ...
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European Equities Have ‘New Appeal’
Following the DAX's rise to a new record high and the FTSE's rally to its highest level in over five years, Citigroup's Jonathan Stubbs told CNBC that European equities have "rarely" been so appealing to investors. The bank's European equity strategist said on Monday that the pace of downgrades to earnings forecasts is improving which, in the past, has been very ...
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European Equities So Appealing Right Now
Following the DAX's rise to a new record high and the FTSE's rally to its highest level in over five years, Citigroup's Jonathan Stubbs told CNBC that European equities have "rarely" been so appealing to investors. The bank's European equity strategist said on Monday that the pace of downgrades to earnings forecasts is improving which, in the past, has been very ...
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France not charging Britons who killed two kids
(6 mins ago) French prosecutors said Monday they were currently not charging a 48-year-old divorced Briton with premeditated murder after he admitted slitting the throats of his two young children. "We are presently holding back from the charge of premeditated murder but this could always change in the light of (more) testimony,'' a prosecutor said, AFP reports. Prosecutors ...
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Whit Monday holiday has Europe on the sidelines
- Nikkei225 index trades higher than the US Dow Industrial 30 index for the first time since May 2010 - Ceasefire in the currency war ??? Japan Econ MIn Amari suggesting that excessive gains have already been corrected by a large amount and any further weakness could actually become a detriment - Short-range North Korea missile launch into the Sea of Japan this weekend - China property sector ...
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Scientific Research and the European Union | Jon Butterworth | Life Physics
CERN Council European Strategy Group (our draft strategy will hopefully be adopted in Brussels next week). So we both had things to say about each others topic.I know from experience that applying for, and spending, EU research funds used to be very bureaucratic and arguably not worth the effort. Most initiatives were not primarily targetted at research excellence, but at training, or at ...
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Washington DC presents Turkish Cultural month
The American Turkish Association of Washington, D.C. (ATA-DC) has announced that the Washington’s first annual Turkish Cultural Heritage Month will be celebrated throughout the month of September. Turkish Cultural Heritage Month has been officially recognized by Mayor Vincent Gray and Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley. The month will include a "Mobile Turkish Coffee Truck" ...
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Russia wants US to pay for astronaut flights to Space Station
Russia will ask the United States to contribute more toward the costs of flying US astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), a spokesman for the Russian space agency said Thursday.Roskomos spokesman Vyacheslav Davydenko told AFP that since the US space shuttles stopped supplying the jointly manned station in the wake of the February 2003 Columbia disaster Russia had been shouldering ...
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Experts predict next European pensions market trends
Realistically, it is unlikely that Europe will see the evolution of a pan-European pensions market within the next ten years, say leading pension experts in a survey by Allianz Global Investors AG (AllianzGI). With the vast majority of European pension schemes shifting towards defined contribution (DC), cost calculability has been at the forefront of these amendments, said AllianzGI. ...
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Mercer expands its services to wealth managers across Europe
European wealth managers can now benefit from Mercer’s expertise with the launch of a new service aimed specifically at private banks, family offices, fund platforms and insurance ...
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Europe’s retirement provisions insufficient to serve ageing populations
Long-term savings provisions in Europe are flawed and are no longer able to meet the needs of ageing populations, finds the Janus Capital European Consumer Finance Survey. The study, which is the first of its kind into the European household balance sheet, shows that there are alarming deficits in levels of personal savings and retirement provision across Europe. While consumer hopes and ...
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Aviva sets out plans for European business
Aviva is set to transform its European business by taking full advantage of the growth opportunities presented in the area, and will be integrating its businesses across Europe. In a review of its current presence in Europe, Aviva recognised that the European market offers strong growth potential, with the region’s personal financial assets standing at €40trn, and an ...
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UCITS funds back in European investors’ favour
Investors across Europe are moving back into UCITS funds, said the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) at its Annual Conference. UCITS sales, which hit €92bn between January and July 2009, have continued to show positive results across 26 European countries. The conference also saw the launch of EFAMA’s seventh edition of ...
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Pension funds add €25bn to portfolios
Positive revaluation of investments and favourable price movements of financial assets have added €25bn in value to Dutch pension funds’ investment portfolios in the second quarter of 2009, according to De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB). The investment portfolios now stand at €560bn in value. Shares recorded the highest price gains, at €16bn, and revaluations of bonds ...
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HSBC expands into European ETF sector
HSBC has announced that it is to break into the European exchange traded funds (ETF) market with the launch of a suite of ETFs, beginning with the HSBC FTSE 100 ETF, tomorrow (25 August 2009). The new ETF, listed on the London Stock Exchange, will track the performance of the FTSE 100 index, domiciled in Ireland, and is registered for sale in the UK and a number of additional ...
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EC alternatives directive could land funds with €25million bill
The European Commission’s draft directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers could cost the pension fund industry up to €25bn a year if it is put into place in its current form, warns the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA). Europe’s pension funds would be landed with the bill if the alternative assets they have increasingly invested in over the last ...
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EC chooses Hewitt to carry out pan-European pension fund study
The European Commission has selected Hewitt Associates to conduct a feasibility study and advise on the establishment of a pan-European pension fund for researchers. The project will see Hewitt analysing the legal, technical and financial terms and requirements that must be considered when setting up pan-European arrangements for occupational pensions, which must also take EU ...
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European investors remain cautious over equities
The financial crisis has changed the attitudes and practices of European institutional investors with a notable shift away from equities and towards fixed income and cash, according to a survey supported by Invesco. The 2009 European Institutional Asset Management ...
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Italy edges China 10-9 to get quarterfinal berth at FINA worlds
A slim lead over host China 10-9 ensured Italy a quarterfinal berth at Swimming Worlds women's water polo here on Thursday. China trailed 7-3 after first half and almost completed a fully comeback, which being held off by Italy at the crunch time in the final period. In Group B, Canada trounced New Zealand 11-4 to claim first after taking all three matches. Australia was second with 4 ...
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Lithuanian closes her grip on European women chess championship title
Three-time European runner-up Viktorija Cmilyte on Monday moved a step closer toward the highest of the medal podium at the 2011 European Individual Women Chess Championship by winning one more of her games.The ninth-seeded Lithuanian beat twice and defending champion from Sweden, Pia Cramling, to claim the full point for 7.5 points out of nine games so far.On Tuesday Cmilyte plays black with ...
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Solar Decathlon Europe exhibits of 20 participants in 2012 edition
This Monday saw models of the 20 houses that will compete for the Solar Decathlon Europe competition exhibited in Barcelona.As many as 20 universities from 15 countries, including Germany, Spain, China, Egypt, Norway, the United Kingdom and Japan are competing in the event, which will conclude in Madrid in the summer of 2012.It will be the most international edition of the event ever to be held ...
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Netherlands to keep producing top players
Dutch specialists believed that the Netherlands will keep producing top soccer players in the foreseeable future, based on the country's efficient youth training system. Just one year ago the Netherlands advanced to the FIFA World Cup final in South Africa. Wesley Sneijder, Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie are the names of the current stars of the national team. They are the successors of ...
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Letter From Europe In Litvinenko Case Secrecy Wins Out Over Inquiry
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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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