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Shockwaves continue after Greece pulls plug on public TV
An employee of the Greece state broadcaster ERT gives instructions in front of monitors in the control room at the television station's headquarters in Athens, on Tuesday, June 18, 2013. State TV channels in Greece remained off-air Tuesday as the political storm over the future of public broadcaster ERT rages on despite a court ruling that the prime minister's decision to pull the plug ...
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Spain retains UEFA Under-21 crown
Spain won the 2013 UEFA U-21 soccer championship over Italy with a score of 4-2 on Tuesday evening at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem.Spanish captain Thiago Alcantara hit a hat-trick in the first half which ended 3-1 in Spain's favor.After the restart, Spain proceeded their attack and scored through Isco's penalty kick in the 66th minute. In the 80th minute, Fabio Borini pulled one back ...
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Cuban womens judo team to compete in Russia Brazil
Cuba's four-member women's judo team, led by Olympic champion Idalis Ortiz, will compete in Russia and Brazil, sports news website JIT said Tuesday.The women will first compete at the World Universiade of Kazan, Russia in July, then travel to France for training before attending the World Championship next August in Brazil, coach Ronaldo Veitia said."We will attend the 27 ...
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International counterfeiting gang arrested in Vienna
Austrian authorities along with Europol on Tuesday busted a large counterfeiting gang based in Vienna, the Kronen Zeitung reported. The Serbian gang has supposedly provided criminals around the world with false papers such as passports and drivers licenses which is what attracted the participation of Europol. The gang also printed counterfeit money in very large quantities, primarily Serbian ...
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Man threatening to jump off Tour Eiffel detained in Paris
The man who menaced to jump off from Paris' iconic La Tour Eiffel (the Eiffel Tower) was detained on Tuesday afternoon by the French police. Police sources confirmed that the man, aged around 30 years old and a self-claimed Polish, is "psychologically unstable." He threatened to commit suicide by jumping off La Tour Eiffel Tower, a famous tourist destination in the capital city ...
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Portugal Venezuela sign multiple cooperation agreements
Portugal and Venezuela signed multiple agreements during a month-long forum which concluded here Tuesday, to boost the cooperation in the domains of economy, trade and science and technology between the two countries.Both visiting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho attended the closing ceremony of the 8th Portugal-Venezuela Bilateral Cooperation ...
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Turkey to take counter-measures against UK on eavesdropping
Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said on Tuesday that Turkey could take measures against UK on spying claims, Turkish Today's Zaman reported."Our Foreign Ministry is taking necessary steps. If there are other steps to be taken, our Foreign Ministry needs to study them, " the Turkish minister said at a press conference held Tuesday in the capital Ankara.On Monday, Simsek ...
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Spain eager to become Algerias largest investor FM
Visiting Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo said Tuesday here that Spain is to become the largest investor of Algeria.Garcia-Margallo told a press conference with his Algerian counterpart Mourad Medelci that "We have launched some 100 investment projects in various fields so far, making Spain the fourth largest investor in Algeria, but we want to become the largest ...
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Austria approves participation in EU police mission in Libya
The Austrian National Council has approved the posting of five Austrian police as part of the EU Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) in Libya, APA reported Tuesday.The mission will involve up to 110 personnel in total, and is aimed at supporting Libya in developing an efficient border management system. Training activities will first be conducted in Tripoli, and then extended to other parts of the ...
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Greece works on plan to resolve crisis over state broadcaster
A day after Greece's coalition government staved off collapsing in a row over Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' decision to close the public broadcaster ERT, the three partners are working on a plan to resolve the crisis and open a transitional new entity, Greek media reported on Tuesday.Following Monday's inconclusive first meeting on the issue which has divided the ruling ...
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UN chief urges restraint dialogue in Turkey amid protests
UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday called for restraint and constructive dialogue in Turkey as the country has seen nationwide protests for more than two weeks.The UN chief remained concerned about ongoing clashes between protesters and security personnel, said a statement issued by Ban's spokesperson, adding that Ban was saddened by the deaths and injuries during the widespread ...
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France works to reinforce Chinese safety after students attack
France pledged to further secure Chinese safety after a violent attack on Chinese students in southwest France, a government official said Tuesday.At a daily briefing, Foreign Affairs Ministry's spokesman Philippe Lalliot said "French authorities immediately condemned with the strongest terms these xenophobic attacks," while expressing Paris' "full solidarity with the ...
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Poland could postpone nuclear power program PM
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Tuesday said the country's nuclear power program could be postponed due to the increased global importance of natural gas.According to local media reports, Tusk said the policy change had resulted from a rise in the significance of natural gas, including domestic deposits.There were optimistic signals on the energy market forecasting a fall in natural ...
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Roundup Turkish govt vows to restore order despite nationwide
The Turkish government has started a crackdown on organizations it accused of hijacking peaceful protests on iconic Taksim Square, with sweeping police operations against instigators and provocateurs.Turkish analysts believe the government is trying to root out violent groups from the peaceful protesters to maintain public order and safety."The government feels it had better move in on ...
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Ukrainian president hails cooperation with EBRD
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said Tuesday that his country is satisfied with the level of bilateral cooperation with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)."Despite the current economic slowdown, Ukraine has been successfully cooperating with the EBRD," Yanukovych said when meeting with First Vice President of the EBRD, Philip Bennett.Kiev and the EBRD ...
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Obama Has Plans to Cut U.S. Nuclear Arsenal if Russia Reciprocates
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Former Utah nanny sentenced to four years in prison may face extradition to Belgium
Belgium officials sentenced a former Utah nanny to four years in prison for abusing infants. She may face ...
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Turkish PM issues last warning for protesters to leave Gezi Park
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday issued a "last warning" to thousands of protesters occupying Gezi Park of Istanbul, calling on them to evacuate the center of the nationwide demonstrations. "Our patience is at an end. I'm making my last warning: mothers, fathers please withdraw your kids from there," Erdogan said while addressing his party members ...
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Platini Praises Israel as Spain Take Spoils Once Again
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Obama to Speak at Berlins Brandenburg Gate
BERLIN -- U.S. President Barack Obama is in Berlin, where he will speak Wednesday at the historic Brandenburg Gate and meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The president arrived in Berlin after two days at the Group of Eight summit in Northern Ireland, where the leaders focused much of their attention on efforts to end the bloody conflict in Syria. Obama and six other world leaders ...
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Berlins Brandenburg Gate Backdrop to Decades of US-Europe Ties
U.S. President Barack Obama is visiting Berlin this week, where he will speak at the historic Brandenburg Gate. The gate is not just one of Germany's emblematic symbols; it also chronicles the recent history of the European relationship with the United States. It has been the backdrop of U.S. presidential speeches in Germany for decades. The Brandenburg Gate is one of Berlin's ...
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Brazil President Rousseff Salutes Protests
SAO PAULO -- President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday sought to defuse a massive protest movement sweeping Brazil, acknowledging the need for better public services and more responsive governance as demonstrations continued in some cities around the country. Speaking the morning after more than 200,000 Brazilians marched in over a half-dozen cities, Rousseff said her government remains committed ...
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Chinese State Official Accused of Spending Lavishly on Mistress
A Chinese government official is facing accusations of supporting a mistress with extravagant spending beyond his modest salary, in the latest sex scandal to hit the ruling Communist Party. The scandal erupted Friday, when a 25-year-old female presenter for Chinese state television announced on her blog that she had a four-year affair with the deputy director of China's state archives, ...
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Turkish reporter defends fake interview with CNNs Amanpour as just sarcasm
A Turkish reporter responded to a reprimand from CNN's Christine Amanpour about his fake interview with her by claiming the piece was satirical, according to a Twitter ...
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European Union US intend to move forward fast on transatlantic trade deal
G8 and EU leaders (L-R) European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, US President Barack Obama, France's President Francois Hollande, Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Italy's Prime Minister Enrico Letta ...
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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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