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US Official White House Was Unaware of IRS Misdeeds
President Barack Obama and White House Senior Advisor Dan Pfeiffer, right, react to a reporter's question as they leave the Treasury Department in Washington, Jan. 16, ...
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Chen Guangcheng pressures the EU on secret human rights talks with China
The European Union must go public with the results of human rights talks with China’s leaders, and publish its own list of people known to be suffering repression and persecution, Chen Guangcheng, the exiled Chinese dissident has ...
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No commercials TV channel starts broadcast in Russia
Moscow, May 19 : Russia's Public Television, which will be governed by the public rather than by the state or the channel owners and which will not run any commercials, Sunday started its broadcast. It offers viewers news, films, entertainment and cognitive ...
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Far-right leader Marine Le Pen injures back falling into pool
The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has broken a bone in her lower spine by falling into an empty swimming pool at her mansion near ...
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Keep the change say Germans alarmed by European plan to scrap copper coins
Desperate to save pennies as the economic crisis continues to bite, the European Union is mulling over phasing out one and two cent coins after it emerged that they cost more than their face value to ...
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Letters The benefit of European Union membership outweighs the cost
The economic case to stay in the EU is overwhelming. The creation of the Single Market was instigated by Britain, and is now the world's largest trading bloc, containing half a billion people with a GDP of 10 trillion. To Britain, membership is estimated to be worth between 31bn and 92bn per year in income gains, or between 1,200 to 3,500 for every ...
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EU Leaders Struggling With Economic Growth to Turn to Tax Policy
tax evasion and on the bloc's energy policy. The leaders of the 27-member bloc will meet in Brussels May 22 to agree on a plan governing how EU countries share tax data after finance ministers last week failed to reach a decision. They'll also examine energy costs and investment, as the euro-area economy continues to be in a recession. "In the current economic context we must ...
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EU finds time to legislate on olive oil
Critics ridiculed European Union bureaucrats over the weekend for taking time off fighting the euro zone's debt crisis to impose strict new rules on how restaurants serve olive oil. From January 1, 2014, eateries will be banned from serving oil to diners in small glass jugs or dipping bowls, and forced instead to use pre-sealed, non-refillable bottles that must be disposed of when ...
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EU worried about Russias human rights record
US, Russia seek new Syria peace talks The European Union criticised Russia's human rights record, saying it was increasingly concerned at a wave of restrictive legislation and prosecutions against activists. The 27-nation bloc cited the cases of protesters arrested at a demonstration on the eve of President Vladimir Putin's inauguration last year who are still awaiting trial, and ...
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Germany urges implementation of historic agreement normalizing Serbia-Kosovo relations
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, center, waves at Nikola Tesla airport in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, May 19, 2013. Germany’s foreign minister says Serbia should start with the implementation of an agreement normalizing ties with Kosovo to advance in its bid to join the European Union. (AP Photo/Darko ...
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Algerian newspaper editor accuses government of censorship
ALGIERS, Algeria - An editor has accused Algeria's government of censorship after it blocked the publication of his two newspapers. Hicham Aboud, editor of the My Journal and Djaridati newspapers, said that happened after he rejected an order from the Communication Ministry on Saturday night to remove an article from the papers that claimed hospitalized President Abdelaziz Bouteflika had ...
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President of TRNC EU has to accept existence of Turkish Cypriot state
Eroglu descibed admitting Greek Cypriots into EU as a mistake President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Dervis Eroglu received a delegation from Turkey`s EU Ministry in Lefkosa.Speaking while receiving the Turkish delegation, President Eroglu underlined that the EU had to accept the existence of the Turkish Cypriot state, the plane trips to and from the TRNC and how the Turkish ...
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Rodents space capsule returns to Russia
A biological research satellite capsule returned to Earth Sunday with its mice, gerbils, geckos and plants after a 30-day flight, Russian space officials said. The capsule landed shortly after 7 a.m., and officials immediately opened its hatches to bring the animals out of the capsule, RIA Novosti reported. Russia launched the biological satellite April 19 with eight Mongolian gerbils, 45 ...
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Arsenal pip Tottenham to fourth place
Arsenal FC edged a 1-0 win at Newcastle United FC and pipped Tottenham Hotspur FC - who overcame Sunderland AFC by the same scoreline - to the final UEFA Champions League ...
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Vive La France French President Signs Same-Sex Marriage Into Law
How lovely. France has officially become an equal-marriage country. Within days, many French gay couples will finally be able to celebrate legal matrimony. French wedding cake bakers and caterers delight by the news of business ...
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Could honeybees save Europe from land mines Croatian scientists believe so
In this Wednesday, May 15, 2013 photo, bees gather at a glass filed with a solution containing traces of explosives, during a scientific experiment at the Faculty of Agriculture at Zagreb University. Croatian researches, working on a unique method to find unexploded mines that are littering their country and the rest of the Balkans, are confident they can use bees for detecting land mines. (AP ...
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Euro Tax To Decimate Pensions Report Says
The trading of government bonds would be rendered uneconomic and pensioners would find their savings hit under proposals for a Europe-wide financial transactions tax, according to one of the financial sector's most influential trade bodies. In a report to be published on Monday by the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME), the European Commission will be warned that its ...
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Denmark triumphs at Eurovision Song Contest
Denmark has won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Azerbaijan finished second and Ukraine came third. The number one slot was always pencilled in for the Danes, with the bookies giving incredibly short odds (around 4 to 6) on Denmark from the beginning of the week. They leapt ahead in the voting from an early stage and never lost pole position. The tension was supplied by Azerbaijan ...
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We have entered a critical phase for Turkey said Turkish PM
2014 will be elections year for Turkey, said PM Erdogan ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said that they had entered a "critical phase for Turkey".Speaking at a meeting of the provincial and municipality leaders of the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party in Kizilcahamam town of Ankara, Erdogan underlined that they had entered a critical and crucial ...
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All Blacks Tuning up for France
Prop Owen Franks works out in the gym during the first day of the All Blacks' training camp in Mt Maunganui. The three-day camp is preparation for the test series against France in June. All Blacks coach Steve Hansen said while the bulk of the test squad would come from the 38 players at the camps, players' form would be continually monitored up until the announcement of the squad on June ...
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Afghanistan India to Discuss Military Aid
A spokesman for the Afghan president says Mr. Karzai will ask for assistance for the strengthening of the country's military and security institutions. Afghanistan and India signed a strategic partnership in 2011 which included India's training of Afghan forces as they prepare to takeover security from foreign troops in 2014. Pakistan has also offered a strategic partnership ...
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Anderlecht hold off Zulte Waregem to seal title
"This is something beautiful," said RSC Anderlecht coach John van den Brom after steering the club to their 32nd Belgian title courtesy of a final-day 1-1 draw against SV Zulte ...
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Womens winners recount final memories
With the 12th UEFA women's club final rapidly approaching, Steffi Jones, Hanna Ljungberg, Jayne Ludlow, Annike Krahn, Jennifer Zietz and Lotta Schelin remember their days in the ...
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Wilko wins top European award
Toulon fly-half Jonny Wilkinson has capped a fine Heineken Cup campaign by winning the ERC European Player of the Year award. The prestigious award comes after the 33-year-old captained Toulon to a dramatic 16-15 Heinken Cup final victory over Clermont at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday.The former England international was presented with his award, a specially struck gold medal, by ...
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Man dies and boy fighting for his life after plane crash
Kim Pilling - 19 May 2013 A man has died while a boy and another man are fighting for their lives after a light aircraft crashed on the approach to an airport ...
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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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