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Lopetegui delight at performance and personality
Julen Lopetegui praised Spain for "the performance and the personality" they showed to beat Italy, whose coach Devis Mangia said of his team: "We love each ...
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Turkeys defiant PM says police to get more power
People shout anti-government slogans during a rally by the labor unions in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, June 17, 2013. A day earlier, riot police cordoned off streets, set up roadblocks and fired tear gas and water cannons to prevent anti-government protesters from an effort to return to Taksim Square in Istanbul. Labor unions and political foes of Prime Minister Recep Erdogan rallied Monday by the ...
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Russia moves to same-sex adoption ban
Russian lawmakers have backed a bill that would place tough restrictions on adoption to countries where same-sex marriages are legal, following France's vote last month allowing such unions.The bill could ban people in over a dozen countries from adopting Russian orphans even if they are single, according to an amendment that passed in the key second reading in the Duma lower house of ...
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Ex-Cameron staffer bailed over perjury
The Socceroos have secured their World Cup finals spot next year with the most nerve-jangling of 1-0 wins over Iraq at ANZ Stadium, thanks to substitute Josh Kennedy's header with seven minutes ...
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Obama arrives in Berlin for talks
Barack Obama has arrived for his first visit as US president to Berlin for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and a major open-air speech at the city's Brandenburg Gate.Obama arrived at Berlin's Tegel Airport on Tuesday from Northern Ireland where he and Merkel took part in a G8 summit dominated by the bloodshed in Syria and a bid by the European Union and the United States to ...
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Latin American Giants Join Up for Hunger Eradication
PhotosPL The commitment of their respective governments in the struggle against hunger in the world was ratified. The representatives said that far from increasing production, it is indispensable to foster the access, and they expressed their support to the Proposal of the Working Program and Bidget for 2014 and 2015 presented by FAO. The Ambassador of Argentina for the FAO Multilateral ...
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Charles Saatchi accepted police caution so Nigella Lawson assault would not be hanging over us
The millionaire art collector was interviewed by officers about photographs showing him with his hand around the television cook's throat after he attended a police station voluntarily on Monday.By accepting a caution, Mr Saatchi admitted he had assaulted his wife, but he had earlier played down the attack, claiming that the pictures taken outside a fashionable London restaurant merely ...
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Spain U21s confirm superiority with European final win over Italy
A virtuoso performance from Thiago Alcntara inspired Spain to victory over Italy to retain the Under-21 title and confirm their superiority at this level.Spain have swept all before them at Israel 2013 and by half-time in the final they had all but brushed away Italy. After six minutes Alvaro Morata skipped away from a lame tackle from Alessandro Florenzi before crossing to the unmarked Thiago. ...
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Europes Dirty Little Secret - By Cristina Odone
Afghans take over, peace office opens: a ridiculous mouse? Syria aid M.I.A.; Iran's shady plans to go nuclear; Middies charged with rape; The services are "acting like children;" And a bit more. - by Gordon ...
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G8 calls for urgent Syria peace talks despite Russia split
G8 leaders on Tuesday called for a peace conference on Syria to be held as soon as possible but deep divisions remained as Russia stood by its embattled Middle East ...
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Turkish PM Erdogan claims victory after protest crackdown
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday claimed victory over anti-government protesters after a heavy crackdown, as police raided homes and arrested dozens of demonstrators in a bid to stamp out nearly three weeks of ...
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Russia evacuates thousands after blasts at army munitions store
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Some 6,000 people were evacuated in Russia's south-western Samara region on Tuesday after ammunition explosions shook a military training area, the Emergencies Ministry said. The ministry said five explosions initially took place at the site on Tuesday evening, triggering a fire that was still causing blasts hours later. Footage aired on Russia's state television ...
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Russias purchase of French Mistral-class warship
Russia will base its French-made Mistral-class amphibious assault ships in the Far East ports of Vladivostok and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky when they enter service, a senior Defense Ministry official said in an ...
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Thiago Hat-Trick Leads Spain to Euro Under-21 Crown
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Here is a look at what you need to know about the European Union. On July 1, 2013, Croatia is scheduled to join the European Union as its 28th ...
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Russia frustrates G8’s Syria hopes
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland - G8 leaders struggled to find the ';common ground'; on Syria that had been hoped for by their British hosts, with the results of Tuesday's summit confirming the predictions of many ...
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Obamas influence limitations on display at G-8
BERLIN (AP) -- Now a veteran of the international summit scene, President Barack Obama wielded significant influence over the agenda at this week's Group of Eight meetings, but had only modest success in achieving the results he ...
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Russias Putin torpedoes G8 efforts to oust Assad
1 of 9. British Prime Minister David Cameron (R), Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zidan (2nd R), U.S. President Barack Obama and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto walk together during the G8 Summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland June 18, ...
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Italy court sentences man for school bomb murder
A portrait of 16-year-old Melissa Bassi, who was killed by a bomb that exploded in front of her school before classes on Saturday, hangs beside an Italy flag ahead of her funeral service in Mesagne, near Brindisi May 21, ...
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Obama opens 24-hour trip to Germany will meet with leaders and speak at Brandenburg Gate
BERLIN - President Barack Obama is opening a 24-hour visit to Germany, the culmination of which will be a speech Wednesday at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate. Obama will also hold meetings with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other government officials. He arrived in Berlin following a two-day summit of the Group of 8 industrial nations in Northern Ireland. The president's visit ...
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Turkish Minister of Finance Simsek said Turkish economy was based on strong roots and foreign investors still …
Turkish Minister of Finance Simsek said Turkish economy was based on strong roots and foreign investors still believed in Turkish success ANKARA - Turkish Minister of Finance Mehmet Simsek said Thursday that the investors still had confidence in Turkey's success despite recent Taksim protests. Simsek evaluated the Taksim incidents speaking on Aljazeera Channel and said Gezi Park projects ...
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Foreign Minister Davutoglu “The European Parliament resolution on the situation in Turkey is unacceptable”
mfa.gov.tr - In a statement to press concerning the resolution on "Situation in Turkey" adopted by the European Parliament on June 13, 2013 Foreign Minister Davutoglu emphasized the European Parliament resolution is unacceptable in terms of procedure, style and substance.Pointing out that Turkey is an advanced democracy and always advocates universal values like freedom of expression ...
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U.N. human rights official calls for change in Turkish police tactics
Protesters battle riot police in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey on June 11, 2013. Calm returned to the square on June 12, 2013 after the protesters were cleared from the area after two weeks of protests against the modernization of the square that quickly became an anti-government protest. UPI/Nasir ...
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STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-UK small caps close up 0.1 percent
* Investors await U.S. Fed meeting results on Wednesday* Iraq says will bolster crude output* US consumer prices rise, pointing to growing demand* Market keeps an eye on Syria conflict* US commercial crude oil stocks seen down last week - pollBy Jeanine PreziosoNEW YORK, June 18 (Reuters) - Oil prices ended ...
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Aston Villa Sign Giant Denmark Striker Helenius
(Reuters) - Aston Villa have signed towering Denmark striker Nicklas Helenius from Aalborg, the Premier League club said on Tuesday. The 22-year-old, who stands 6 feet 5 inches tall, agreed a three-year contract at Villa Park after signing for an undisclosed fee. "Nicklas is a young lad but also a full international with a good goal-scoring record in Denmark and he'll prove himself ...
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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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