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Why Im Fed Up With Austerity EUs Olli Rehn
The European Union's top economic policy maker and scourge of debt-fueled budget deficits, is fed up with austerity. Or at least with being tarred by a term that "is clearly used to label somebody as an unworthy person who is almost eating children." With more than 26 million Europeans out of work and the economies of the 27-nation bloc shrinking over all for six quarters in a ...
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David Cameron ally brands anti-Europe anti-gay marriage Tory activists as mad swivel-eyed loons
A close aide to David Cameron has dismissed party activists as "mad swivel-eyed loons" in an outburst set to infuriate grassroots ...
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Eurovision 2013 Denmarks Emmelie de Forest is bookies favourite to win
'You can do it Bonnie': Englebert Humperdinck hands on Britain's Eurovision baton to 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' ...
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France becomes 14th country to approve same-sex marriage
French President Franois Hollande has signed gay marriage into law, making way for the first nuptials to take place in June. This makes France the ninth country to legalise same-sex marriage, and the 14th worldwide. The bill passed the final hurdle on Friday as the Constitutional Council gave it the all-clear. It is the country’s largest social reform since abolishing the death penalty. ...
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Belgium may face legal battle after 2 nuclear reactors get green light
Greenpeace are threatening to sue the Belgian government. The leading environmental activist network is threatening legal action after Belgium’s nuclear safety regulator gave the green light ...
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Customs save Exchequer €1.75m in closure of diesel operation
Investigations are continuing after custom officers discovered and closed a diesel-laundering operation in Dublin last night.The operation was located in an industrial estate in Blanchardstown.It is estimated a loss of around EUR1.75m to the Exchequer was prevented by the intelligence sting operation.No one was arrested but investigations are ...
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Qatar to buy stake in $2.56bn project in Italy
The project is transforming the city of Milan by creating a new central district. The central building of Porta Nuova Garibaldi, which is leased to Unicredit, is Italy's tallest structure and a new beacon for the ...
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Earthquake Hits Northern Japan No Reports of Damage
Seismologists say a strong earthquake has struck off the northeastern coast of Japan's main Honshu island, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of ...
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European Union bans reuse of small olive oil bottles in restaurants
BRUSSELS - The small glass bottle filled, and refilled, with golden olive oil has long been a staple on many restaurant tables across Europe. Now, the European Union is going to ban it.The European Commission, the EU's executive, said Friday that, as of next year, restaurant customers will only be allowed to use oil from nonrefillable bottles with proper content labeling to douse their ...
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Study reveals scale of gay abuse in EU countries
A quarter of the gay population in European Union countries say they have been attacked or threatened with violence in the past five years, according to a new survey.The overwhelming majority of incidents were never reported to police, because those targeted did not believe that authorities would take any action.The European Union's Fundamental Rights Agency's survey, which was ...
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Spain Banker freed as inquiry continues
The former chairman of Caja Madrid, jailed on Thursday following an investigation into banking irregularities,has been freed. Considered a flight risk, a Spanish judge had set bail at 2.5 million euros for Miguel Blesa. The inquiry over Caja Madrid's purchase of a US bank in the midst of the economic crisis in 2008 continues. Caja Madrid merged with several banks two years later in 2010 ...
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Over 100 cockroaches 500 spiders from Germany seized by Beijing customs
Beijing intercepted more than 100 cockroaches and 500 spiders hidden in parcels mailed from Germany, local authorities said on Friday. The five parcels intercepted by the Beijing Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau were a record high for insect interceptions in the Beijing region. "According to the criminal law, the maximum sentence would see whoever sent this being put in ...
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French President Signs Same-Sex Marriage Into Law
the BBC reports , after the Senate and National Assembly approved the bill, it "was quickly challenged on constitutional grounds by the main right-wing opposition UMP party of former president Nicolas Sarkozy." Friday, a ruling by the Constitutional Council cleared the way for the president's signature. The council found the bill in accordance with constitution, ...
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France legalises gay marriage
France became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage on Saturday after President Francois Hollande signed it into law following months of bitter political debate. Hollande acted a day after the Constitutional Council threw out a legal challenge by the right-wing opposition, which had been the last obstacle to passing the bill into law. The legislation also legalises gay adoption. ...
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European car sales rise slightly in April
In April, for the first time in 18 months, monthly new auto registrations in Europe increased. The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association said Friday April registrations in the 27-nation European Union climbed nearly 2 percent, from 1.02 million to 1.04 million. The numbers got a little help from the calendar: The Easter holiday was in March - not April, as it was in 2012 - so there ...
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Russia to create electromagnetic super weapon
Defense strategists place their stakes on high-tech weapons. Nearly all superpowers of the world conduct their works in the development of such weapons. It transpired recently that Russian scientists developed a generator, the capacity of which is comparable to that of a nuclear unit. It is a genuine scientific breakthrough, and it is already clear that the defense industry will not be the only ...
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US Criticizes Russian Missiles Sale to Syria
The remarks by General Martin Dempsey were the first U.S. confirmation that Russia made the sale of so-called ship-killer cruise missiles to Syria. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Friday the missiles will embolden President Bashar al-Assad and prolong the suffering in Syria. The New York Times says the Russian anti-ship cruise missiles are more advanced than previous ...
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Exclusive EU cites Chinese telecoms Huawei and ZTE for trade violations
By Daniel BasesNEW YORK (Reuters) - Europe's top trade official for the first time late on Friday officially cited Chinese mobile telecommunications equipment makers Huawei and ZTE Corp for violating anti-dumping and anti-subsidy guidelines.European Union Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht said he was prepared to launch a formal investigation into anti-competitive behaviour by these Chinese ...
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Politician dressed up as nun before stripping at Berlusconi bunga party
The local politician dressed up in "sexy" nurse and nun outfits, Miss Mahroug told the court in Milan. "On one occasion Minetti was dressed up as a nun and while she was dancing she stripped down to her underwear," she said.Some of the showgirls dressed up in wigs and lawyers' gowns to mimic Ilda Boccassini, the main prosecutor in Mr Berlusconi's sex trial.Ms ...
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UKIP leader accused of losing plot in interview
Andrew Grice Edinburgh - 18 May 2013 UKIP leader Nigel Farage has hit back at demonstrators in Scotland, who branded him "racist, Nazi scum", by describing them as "fascist, deeply racist" and ...
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Irish star Whelan embroiled in row over pigs head prank
Jones is understood to have reacted angrily to the prank after finding the bloody carcass - and threw a brick through the windscreen of the Dubliner's car.However, it remained unclear whether 29-year-old Whelan was actually the culprit in bringing the pig's head into the dressing room or if he was merely caught up in the bizarre incident. It has overshadowed preparations for ...
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Fresh hope for McCanns as police identify suspects in Maddy inquiry
Detectives conducting a review of the case have produced a list of people who they say are of "interest to the inquiry" and should be questioned.Detective Chief Superintendent Hamish Campbell, the head ...
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Coronation Street actor denies 19 child sex offences
The father of two, who plays Kevin Webster in the ITV soap, answered "not guilty" 19 times in a clear, strong voice as each of the individual charges were put to him by the clerk during the brief hearing at Manchester Crown Court.The 48-year-old, who split from his wife last year, is charged with 19 offences, including six counts of raping a child, six allegations of indecently ...
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Its no longer plain sailing for Spains king as he gives up €21m yacht
King Juan Carlos of Spain has renounced the use of his yacht, which costs the taxpayer EUR25,000 to refuel, in the latest nod to austerity by the ...
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Thieves stage $1m diamond heist at Cannes film festival
Hannah Furness Cannes - 18 May 2013 A cast of the wealthy and the beautiful, a Riviera setting and $1m of diamonds snatched from under the noses of the authorities while attention was focused elsewhere. It sounds like a case for a 'Pink Panther' ...
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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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