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Denmarks Hoyer wins presidency of badminton body
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -; Former Olympics champion Poul-Erik Hoyer has pledged to improve the image of badminton after winning the presidency of the sport's world governing ...
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4 arrested in Russia for killing Chinese women
Police in Russia's southern Siberian republic of Khakassia have arrested four suspects in connection with the killing of three Chinese women, a Chinese diplomat said ...
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EU To Ban Olive Oil Bottles From Restaurants
Traditional olive oil jugs are to be banned from restaurants across Europe following a decision in Brussels. The European Commission has declared that only non-refillable, pre-packaged factory bottles with tamperproof lids can be used from 2014. It will end the practice of restaurants sourcing their own artisan products to be used in bottles and dipping bowls. EU spokesman Olivier Bailly said ...
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Glance Europes Key Institutions
Here is a look at the key institutions involved in Europe's economic policymaking:-EUROPEAN UNIONAn economic and political partnership among 27 European countries. It has a combined population of half a billion people and an annual economic output of some 12.8 trillion euros ($16.5 trillion). The president of the European Council, the body which brings together the leaders of the 27 EU ...
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Cuban parliament leader says ties with Russia under full expansion
The relations between Cuba and Russia are under full expansion, Esteban Lazo, president of Cuban parliament, said on Friday. Lazo made the remarks after signing an agreement with the visiting leader of Russian Senate, Valentina Matviyenko, to boost the parliamentary cooperation between the two countries. The delegation of the Russian Senate arrived Thursday in Havana, headed by Matviyenko. ...
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Prince Harry visits Aussie gardeners
AUSTRALIA'S gardeners preparing for the Chelsea Flow Shower received a timely boost as Prince Harry dropped by and gave their entry a ringing endorsement. With only two days left to finish the garden, Wes Fleming and his team were shocked when Harry requested to see the exhibit on Friday after he'd inspected the entry he's involved with this year. Harry spent time discussing the ...
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Afghan Police Chief Assassinated
Officials say Police Chief Abdul Ghani was near his home late Friday when gunmen shot him. No one has been detained in the case. The Associated Press quotes a local official as saying Ghani had led a crackdown on insurgents in his district of Khaki Safad that resulted in the killing and capture of several Taliban leaders. The spokesman said that made him a target for Taliban ...
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Denmark favorite to win Eurovision Song Contest
Emmelie de Forest of Denmark performs her song "Only Teardrops" during a rehearsal for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, Friday, May 17, 2013. The contest is run by European television broadcasters with the event being held in Sweden as they won the competition in 2012, the final will be held in Malmo on May 18. (AP Photo/Alastair ...
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Emirates inks new sponsorship deal with Frances PSG
The announcement was revealed by Thierry Antinori, Emirates executive vice president, Passenger Sales Worldwide and Nasser Al-Khelafi, president of Paris Saint Germain in ...
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Eurovision Can Tyler Beat Favourites Denmark
To have a chance of winning this year's Eurovision Song Contest, British hope Bonnie Tyler will have to outperfom the hot favourites from Denmark. Sky Bet rates Only Teardrops by Emmelie de Forest as 4/6 to bring the bacon home to the Danes, way ahead of the chasing pack. Sky makes Norway's I Feed You My Love by Margaret Berger second favourite at 5/1, while Ukraine is at 8/1. Tyler ...
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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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North Korea launches three short-range missiles
NORTH Korea has launched three short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan, apparently as part of a military drill, South Korea's defence ministry said. "North Korea launched two guided missiles in the morning and another one in the afternoon,'' a defence ministry spokesman told AFP. "The missiles landed in the East Sea (Sea of Japan),'' he said. South Korea was ...
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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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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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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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