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Syrian opposition groups say Assad must go
MADRID (AP) -- Syrian opposition groups meeting in Spain say they oppose all negotiation with President Bashar Assad's government unless it is aimed at his giving up of ...
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Englands Asante enjoying Gothenburg buzz
"It's cool to see the city getting a buzz," said Gteborg FC midfielder Anita Asante with 50 days left until UEFA Women's EURO 2013 in Sweden where she has high hopes for ...
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UEFA Champions League final week on UEFA.com
From exclusive interviews, expert analysis, live updates, and vibrant social communities, UEFA.com has all bases covered in the build-up to this year's UEFA Champions League ...
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Southern Europe woes see Vodafone record revenue decline in FY13
Difficult macroeconomic conditions in southern Europe have seen UK mobile giant Vodafone Group post a year-on-year decline in turnover in both reported and organic terms in the twelve months ended 31 March 2013. In the company's 2013 fiscal year it generated total revenues ...
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Commission Reduction EU Leaders to Sidestep Lisbon Treaty Provision
The Lisbon Treaty clearly intends for the size of the European Commission to be reduced below its present size of 27 members. But EU leaders have reached unanimous agreement to sidestep the provision -- and even plan to add a seat to the table for the ...
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Pigeon sale yields world record for feathered Bolt
BRUSSELS -; Lightning fast pigeon Bolt, with a name and pedigree to match, has become the world's most expensive racing bird with his Belgian breeder selling it for 310,000 euros ($400,000) to a Chinese ...
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Suicides up 26 in crisis-hit Greece
SUICIDES have jumped by 26 per cent in Greece over the past year, with the country's economic crisis blamed for the trend, officials say. Greek statistics agency Elstat said 477 people committed suicide in the country in 2011, an increase of 26 per cent over the previous year. Although 82 per cent of those who committed suicide were men, the rate of women taking their own lives doubled to 84 ...
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EU probe could could slow European vendors supplying tech for Chinas 4G deployment
IDG News Service - The European Union may be trying to protect its telecom equipment industry with its recent threat to investigate China over networking equipment imports. But the move could end up hurting the chances of Western vendors intent on supplying technology to China's upcoming 4G services launch, according to analysts. Last week, the EU set off fears of a trade war with China ...
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Biebers monkey to become property of Germany
Mally the Monkey was seized by German customs March 28 when Justin Bieber failed to produce required vaccination and import papers for the animal after landing in ...
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European share rally stalls on doubts about Fed support
news ) falls 0.5 pct * Market worries that U.S. central bank may trim QE programme * Most traders still positive on shares over longer term * Go short on Euro STOXX futures, says Nomura By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - European shares fell from multi-year highs on Tuesday on concerns the U.S. central bank could call an earlier-than-expected halt to the stimulus programme ...
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EU bathing water 2012 data released
The latest data on EU bathing water quality has been released, showing 93% of sites meet the minimum standards. However, the authors said storm-water run-off was still causing pollution problems in some areas. Compiled by the European Environment Agency (EEA), the report lists data from more than 22,000 sites within the EU, Croatia and Switzerland. An interactive website allows people ...
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EU mission seeks to rebuild Mali army after U.S. faltered
By David Lewis KOULIKORO, Mali (Reuters) - Under a blazing sun and the critical gaze of British and Irish instructors, a line of 11 Malian soldiers lie prone in the dust firing AK-47 rounds at targets, one-by-one. "One out of 10 - not very good," Captain Ibrahim Soumassa, commander of the Malian unit, tells one of the men. "We're at 25 metres. When we're at 100, ...
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Russia asks Interpol to monitor movements of British hedge fund boss Bill Browder
Russia has applied to Interpol to monitor the travel and whereabouts of a British hedge fund boss wanted by Moscow who is at the heart of a diplomatic stand-off over the alleged killing of whistle-blowing lawyer Sergei ...
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The pope and the devil Is Francis an exorcist
The question has been swirling ever since Francis laid his hands Sunday on the head of a young man after celebrating Mass in St. Peter's Square. The young man heaved deeply a half-dozen times, convulsed and shook, and then slumped in his wheelchair as Francis prayed over ...
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4 arrested after more riots in Stockholm suburb
HUSBY, Sweden (AP) -- Police have arrested four people after a second night of escalating riots in a Stockholm suburb, during which some 200 youths hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze in anger over the police shooting death of an elderly ...
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Austrias Volksbanken slips to Q1 loss
FRANKFURT | Tue May 21, 2013 7:15am EDT FRANKFURT May 21 (Reuters) - Partially state-owned Austrian lender Volksbanken AG slumped to a first-quarter loss as it shrank its business in a drastic EU-mandated revamp. Austria had to take a 43 percent stake in the bank last year as part of a rescue that cost taxpayers more than 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in writedowns on previous aid, ...
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Sterling Weaker on April CPI Euro on Hold
The FX markets remain on hold ahead of FOMC Chair Bernanke's testimony due tomorrow. Over the past two weeks, the speculations on Fed's tapering of bond purchases have been the key topic across all major currencies. Today, the USD weakness is in game due to position adjustments before hearing what Bernanke has to say. Released this morning, the UK inflation in April greatly surprised ...
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Date Night Pick from Mara’s Playlist From Denmark with Love
From Denmark with Love , a 007/Hamlet comedy mash-up, seems born out of one of those late-night conversations that veers into the delusional and nonsensical, where you find yourself riffing on improbable scenarios, that begin with questions like, "What would happen if …?"Local playwright John J. King’s show falls into that line of entertaining and meandering musings. It ...
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Germany Justin Bieber were keeping your monkey
BERLIN Justin Bieber's pet monkey is set to become the property of Germany. Mally the Monkey was seized by German customs March 28 when Bieber failed to produce required vaccination and import papers for the animal after landing in Munich. He had until midnight Friday to produce those ...
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MEP Paul Murphy rips up property tax form in European Parliament
An Irish MEP has ripped up his property tax return in the European Parliament. Dublin Socialist Party MEP Paul Murphy posted a picture of the torn up document on twitter this morning. He was reacting to the news that Apple avails of a 2% corporation tax rate in Ireland.In a statement, Paul Murphy said that while major corporations are getting tax deals "the Irish government is engaged in a ...
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Germany on track for solid Q2 recovery Bundesbank
FRANKFURT: Germany, the euro zone's largest economy, is on track for a solid recovery thanks to a pick-up in demand for its products from abroad, ...
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STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Capita rises on organic growth upgrade
* Biggest ever fall in organic service revenue* FY earnings down 3.1 percent, just beating market view* CEO refuses to comment on sale of Verizon stake* Will keep hold of latest Verizon payout* Shares flatBy Kate Holton and Paul SandleLONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - Vodafone will reinvest ...
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Turkish poisoners of Russian tourists sentenced to 360 years
Two years after the scandal with the poisoning of Russian citizens in Turkey, a Turkish court announced the verdict on the case. Four defendants, who produced and sold low-quality alcohol, were sentenced to 90 years in prison. In addition, two owners of the yacht, where the poisoning occurred, and their employee, were sentenced to a seven years in prison. The news message about ...
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UPDATE 3-Vodafone keeps Verizon payout to make up for European slump
Tue May 21, 2013 6:52am EDT * Biggest ever fall in organic service revenue * FY earnings down 3.1 percent, just beating market view * CEO refuses to comment on sale of Verizon stake * Will keep hold of latest Verizon payout * Shares flat By Kate Holton and Paul Sandle LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - Vodafone will reinvest a $3.2 billion dividend from its healthy U.S. arm to counter weakness in ...
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Seven Muslims Charged for Killing Buddhist Monk in Burma
A court in Burma has convicted seven Muslims for the killing of a Buddhist monk during deadly sectarian riots in a central town earlier this ...
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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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