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Human Rights Film Fest Highlights Abuses Conflicts in US and Abroad
NEW YORK -- Ninety-nine Percent--The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film, a portrait of the protest movement that began in 2011 in New York’s financial district, is one of the more unusual of 20 new offerings at this year’s Human Rights Watch Film Festival in New York. It was shot by teams around the United States, and anyone who wanted to participate could do so. "We thought ...
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Euro ministers to decide direct bank recapitalisation rules on Thursday
By Jan StrupczewskiBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone finance ministers will decide on Thursday when and how their bailout fund can invest in a bank to save it from failure, laying a cornerstone of the banking union seen as vital to restore economic growth.Ministers from the 17 countries using the euro will also set guidelines for how much a government would have to contribute to such a bank rescue, ...
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World Briefing | Europe British Court Rules Against Sanctions on Iranian Bank
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Italys highest court rejects Berlusconis legitimate
Italy's highest court on Wednesday rejected an appeal of former premier Silvio Berlusconi who argued that a 2010 hearing of a trial which convicted him of tax fraud should never have taken place due to his right to "legitimate impediment" that was denied.According to the highest court, in 2010 the then premier, who did not appear in a Milan court hearing the Mediaset case, set a ...
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Greek coalition leaders fail to reach compromise over
Greece's coalition leaders failed to reach a compromise over the rift regarding the fate of the state broadcaster ERT which has shaken the government over the past week, triggering scenarios of snap elections, during talks on Wednesday.Consultations will resume on Thursday evening, the ruling coalition's junior partners said after a meeting with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, noting ...
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Czech ODS nominates Nemcova as new prime minister
Czech Chamber of Deputies chairwoman Miroslava Nemcova is nominated by the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) as prime minister after the resignation of Prime Minister Petr Necas, ODS acting leader Martin Kuba said after a meeting of the party board on Wednesday.Necas resigned due to the scandal involving his closest aide Jana Nagyova on Monday. The ODS has already informed TOP 09 leader Karel ...
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Romania to sell state-owned nuclear power corporation
The Romanian government on Wednesday passed a decision concerning the privatisation of the national nuclear power corporation Nuclearelectrica, announced Minister-delegate for Energy Constantin Nita."After the decision, all the other steps have to be taken, namely convening the general shareholders' meeting, publishing the prospectus and the decision," explained Nita, adding that ...
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Russia eyes threat of preemptive strike in its defense strategy
Russia must take into account the possibility of a preemptive nuclear strike against its interests and include it in its defense strategy, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday."Not only the US but also other countries are busy improving their offensive weapons, including middle-range missiles. Practically all our neighbors develop these systems," Putin told a meeting in one of the ...
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Romania to purchase used F-16 jets from Portugal
The Romanian government on Wednesday announced it plans to purchase a 12-strong squadron of used F-16 multirole fighters from Portugal, to replace the current Soviet-built MIG-21 Lancers.A draft piece of legislation concerning the acquisition was passed by the cabinet and will be submitted to parliament for final approval, according to the press office of the government.Romania will probably ...
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Vocational education training should meet needs of young people
Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond on Wednesday said it was vital to ensure that available vocational education and training fully meet the needs of young people and businesses.Addressing an economic forum in Scotland, Salmond said people, especially young people, having opportunities for fulfilling work is one of the most important obligations of politicians and parliaments.Youth unemployment ...
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Police seize 70 kg marijuana in southern Albania
Albanian police in the southern region of Gjirokaster seized over 70 kg of marijuana late Tuesday, regional police said on Wednesday.Three suspected drug traffickers from Tepelena were declared wanted, the police said."The marijuana haul was seized in the village of Hormove, about 20 km from the town of Tepelena," regional police said, adding that the drugs were divided into three ...
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Thrills aplenty as Brazil Italy advance
Italy mean that they have booked their place in the semi-finals, which take place on Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 June in Belo Horizonte and Fortaleza respectively. The two teams meet in Salvador on Saturday in what effectively is a play-off for the top spot in Group A, although the UEFA EURO 2012 side will have to win on account of the hosts's superior goal difference. ...
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Air France-KLM Finalizes A Firm Order For 25 Airbus A350
This morning, Air France-KLM finalized a firm order with the European ma nufacturer Airbus for 25 A350-900 plus a further 25 on option. The sign ing took place at the 50th International Air Show at Le Bourget near Paris, in the presence of Alexandre de Juniac, Chairman and CEO of the Air France - KLM Group as of 1 July 2013 and Fabrice Bregier, Chairman and CEO of Airbus. The A350-900 will be ...
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Dolce and Gabbana get jail for $268m tax dodge
ROME: An Italian court on Wednesday sentenced fashion house duo Dolce & Gabbana to one year and eight months in prison for tax evasion of 200 million ($268 million). They were also ordered by the court in Milan to pay a fine of 500,000 to Italy's national tax agency. Lawyers for Dolce and Gabbana, whose celebrity clients include Beyonce and Madonna, immediately said they will appeal, ...
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Russia’s Birth Rate up 30 Since 2007 - Minister
MOSCOW, June 20 (RIA Novosti) - The birth rate in Russia grew 30 percent since 2007, Russian Minister of Labor and Social Protection Maxim Topilin said on Wednesday. In his interview with the Ekho Moskvy radio station, the minister attributed the trend in part to the introduction of the so-called "maternity capital" on January 1, 2007. "During this period, the birth rate ...
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Apology to Spain’s Princess Cristina for tax office error
Princess Cristina receiving an apology from a senior government minister yesterday. Last week, the tax office informed an investigating judge that Cristina, King Juan Carlos's younger daughter, had sold 13 properties worth a total of EUR1.4 million in 2005 and 2006. The revelation was part of an inquiry by Judge Jos Castro to decide whether the princess and her ...
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Italy rallies to beat Japan advances to semis
Italy rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat Japan and countryman Alberto Zaccheroni 4-3 Wednesday, earning a spot in the Confederations Cup semifinals. First-half substitute Sebastian Giovinco scored the winner in the 86th minute of an entertaining match at the Arena Pernambuco, pounding home a cross from Claudio Marchisio. After a dismal start for the Azzurri that saw Japan score twice in ...
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New respiratory virus worse than SARS
A MYSTERIOUS new respiratory virus that originated in the Middle East spreads easily between people and appears more deadly than SARS, doctors ...
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32nd Turkish Day Parade and Festival
Annual Turkish Day Parade and Festival organized in New York NEW YORK - Turkish flag was raised at Wall Street in New York within the scope of annual Turkish Day organized by Federation of Turkish American Associations (FTAA).Turkey's United Nations (UN) Permanent Representative Halit Cevik, Turkish Consul General in New York Levent Bilgen, FTAA Director Ali Cinar, as well as politicians ...
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Turkish parade in New York is a show of power Turkish Minister
Turkey's EU Minister Egemen Bagis said Turkish parade was a cultural show of power NEW YORK - Turkey's EU Minister and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis said, " Turkish Day Parade is a signal of Turkey's power, a cultural show of power." Federation of Turkish American Associations (FTAA) organized the 32thTurkish Day Parade in New York.Addressing the crowd after the parade, ...
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Slavery US gives bad marks to China and Russia in its annual report
The State Department report on slavery notes that more countries are prosecuting traffickers and providing services to rescued victims. But China and Russia are failing to make progress, the US ...
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Obama Asks Russia to Join in Reducing Nuclear Arms
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Turkish Liberals Turn Their Backs on Erdogan
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Athens Journal Muffling of a Voice Provokes an Outcry in Greece
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Former Investigators Want New Probe of 1996 TWA Crash
Six former investigators want the U.S. government to reopen its probe of the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800. The plane went down shortly after takeoff from New York City, killing all 230 people on ...
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US nuclear missles in Europe remain poised for a war that will never come
The United States and Russia recently signed a new landmark nuclear non-proliferation treaty called START in March and the US in early May followed up its non-proliferation goals by making the unprecedented step of publicly declaring how many nuclear weapons it had – just over 5,113 in total, though many of them are in storage and would take time to be deployed.
That is a vast reduction compared to the total arsenal the country possessed at the height of the Cold War in 1967, the number at that time was 31,225, according to reports by European news media. Read more
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