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Azerbaijan is an important partner for Europe
We support Azerbaijan's moving closer to European structures, Guido Westerwelle says. "Germany supports close EU-Azerbaijan relations and Azerbaijan’s moving closer to European structures," German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle told APA’s correspondent in Bonn. He said that Azerbaijan is an important partner for Europe, given its geo-strategic situation and its ...
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Idea of Russia giving up nuclear weapons is matter of distant future
ST. PETERSBURG, June 20 (Itar-Tass) - The idea of Russia giving up nuclear weapons is a matter of a very distant future, the chairman of the international affairs committee at the Russian Federation Council, Mikhail Margelov, said on Tuesday commenting on intentions of US President Barack Obama to take further steps towards cuts in nuclear arsenals of the two countries. Margelov, who is also ...
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Children hurt after car overturns near primary school
South Wales Police described the accident near Rhoose Primary School in the Vale of Glamorgan as "very serious".A spokesman said: "A car has overturned near Rhoose Primary School and there are a number of casualties - including adults and children."The ages of those involved are not yet known. The road has been closed."The accident happened in Fontygary Road, Rhoose, at ...
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European Under-21 Championship team of the tournament | Tor-Kristian Karlsen
yet another tournament win it was hard to look past their squad for the stand-out players of the recent Uefa Under-21 Championships in Israel. Ominously for those of us not from the Iberian peninsula, not only have their Under-21 side won the past two Championships, but the Under-19s are going for their third straight victory at this summer's tournament in Lithuania. The exceptional well of ...
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West not sure it can bring Syria rebels to peace meet Russia
United States proposed putting together a peace conference in a bid to try to find an end to the civil war in Syria but the date for the talks has repeatedly been pushed back. At ...
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Russia to fulfill Syria missile system contract
Syria advanced S-300 air-defense missiles, which are considered to be the cutting edge in aircraft interception technology.Russia has stood by Syrian ...
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Italy edge spirited Japan to move into semis
Second-half substitute Sebastian Giovinco scored a dramatic 86th-minute winner here on Wednesday as Italy defeated Japan 4-3 in a pulsating Confederations Cup Group A ...
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France to maintain nuclear arsenal after Obama call
PARIS (Reuters) - France is not ready to reduce its nuclear arsenal for now, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Thursday, a day after U.S. President Barack Obama offered to cut deployed weapons as part of a global push to lower stockpiles. Speaking in Berlin, Obama urged Russia to help build on the "New START" treaty that requires both countries to cut stockpiles of deployed ...
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European Cloud Innovation Faltering Against North America and Asia
Eight out of 10 urge governments to provide more business incentives to use cloud services Europe is losing the cloud computing innovation race to North America and Asia, according to a new survey from Informa Telecoms & Media and ...
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ABN Amro chief says Dutch bank ready to privatize
Gerrit Zalm said on a late-night television talk show Wednesday that the bank is sufficiently capitalized and had remained profitable despite a recession in the ...
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Italy PM sees no impact on government from Berlusconi trials
People of Freedom (PDL) party member and former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi attends the Upper house of the parliament in Rome, April 30, ...
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Police say 2 men killed in murder-suicide shooting at industrial site in southwestern Germany
BERLIN - Two men have died in a shooting at an industrial site in the southwestern German town of Idar-Oberstein. Police in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate say the 35-year-old shooter killed a 46-year-old co-worker before committing suicide early Thursday. Police said in a statement that the killing appeared to be "related to a relationship" but did not ...
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STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-UK small caps down 0.6 pct early on
* Sales post biggest rise since Feb, up 2.1 pct on month* Data eases urgency for more central bank stimulus* Economists raise doubts over durability of growthBy Olesya Dmitracova and David MillikenLONDON, June 20 (Reuters) - British retail sales ...
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Fire from JFKs eternal flame arrives in Ireland
DUBLIN (AP) -- A torch lit from the eternal flame at President John F. Kennedy's graveside has arrived in Ireland ahead of ceremonies planned to mark the 50th anniversary of his 1963 ...
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Soldiers of the future coming to Russia
State-of-the-art military equipment "Ratnick" for army soldiers may be put into service next month in Russia. This was announced by the curator of the military-industrial complex, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. All leading armies of the world have been testing such systems, and the Russian Federation had to create its own set of gear for "the soldier of the ...
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Italy watchdog presses Google for privacy data weighs sanctions
ROME, June 20 | Thu Jun 20, 2013 5:24am EDT ROME, June 20 (Reuters) - Italy's privacy watchdog said on Thursday it had requested further information from Google Inc about the U.S. Internet firm's treatment of user data and would consider imposing sanctions if there were breaches of privacy rules. The statement, issued shortly after a similar statement from France's main ...
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VTB says to sell part of Tele2 Russia in 3-4 months
ST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 20 | Thu Jun 20, 2013 5:23am EDT ST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 20 (Reuters) - Russian state-controlled bank VTB said on Thursday it planned to sell a stake in Tele2 Russia in the next three or four months in a deal that would see the bank keep control of the country's fourth-biggest mobile phone company. "Our talks with a number of private investors are ...
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Lyon sign Plaza Bompastors new role
Olympique Lyonnais have signed Montpellier Hrault SC midfielder Melissa Plaza and appointed newly-retired defender Sonia Bompastor to the club coaching staff as a ...
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Venetos class of 99 recall their triumph
"It was amazing, I cried with happiness," said Michele De Toni as he recalled scoring Veneto's extra-time winner against Madrid in the final of the first UEFA Regions' Cup in ...
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Tagliaventos message for Regions Cup officals
Italian referee Paolo Tagliavento made a major breakthrough at the 2007 UEFA Regions' Cup and urged the 2013 officials to "be very focused and professional, but also enjoy ...
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In pictures Liliger cubs in Russia
A month-old liliger cub walks in Novosibirsk Zoo. The cub's mother is Zita, a liger - half-lioness, half-tiger, and its father is a lion, Sam. Ilnar Salakhiev / AP ...
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France threatens Google with privacy fines says other European countries to follow
PARIS -- France is giving Google three months to abide by the country's data privacy laws or be fined. The chief of the French agency that regulates information technology says that five other European countries are taking similar steps in a staggered offensive against Google's privacy policy between now and the end of July. The French agency says Spain joined France in the first ...
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Italy film fest where Gandolfini was to have been hailed now planning homage after death
ROME -- Organizers of the Taormina, Sicily, Film Festival are scrambling to put together a tribute to U.S. actor James Gandolfini, who had been expected to attend the festival's closing ceremony this weekend. Organizers Mario Sesti and Tiziana Rocca said that instead of receiving an award from the resort city of Taormina on Saturday, Gandolfini will instead be honored with a tribute ...
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Housing Authority with €2 million deficit carcinogenic particles found at SVPR dental clinic
Pensions, residential homes, social housing and disability issues dominate consultation meeting with Family Minister Marie Louise Coleiro Preca and parliamentary secretary for the elderly Franco ...
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Russia calls for holding full-fledged round of Sextet-Iran talks as soon as possible
ST PETERSBURG, June 20 (Itar-Tass) - Russia calls for holding the full-fledged round of talks between the Sextet and Iran on Tehran’s nuclear dossier as soon as possible, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Rossiya 24 TV Channel on Thursday. The minister stressed that after the presidential elections in Iran "we call for holding the full-fledged talks between the Sextet and ...
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Turkey remains bridge between civilisations in railway plans
Turkey is often described as the gateway between two great civilisations, this is a theme employed commonly in our promotional material to encourage tourism and it has been invoked as part of the rhetoric used in ongoing efforts to join the EU, but the fact remains that Turkey is a key player in the world of geopolitics and this is seen most clearly in two major railway projects currently being planned between three regions of the world.
Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul, is famous for being the only metropolitan region in the world that spans two continents, sitting as it does in both between Asia and Europe. This idiosyncrasy of the city has made it a popular tourist destination due to the diversity of culture and architecture, but on a wider scale, the geopolitical significance of Turkey is growing and will indeed grow further if two major infrastructure plans in the Middle East and Asia take shape in the next few decades. Read more
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