Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbn has consistently flouted EU standards and democratic principles. The question now is whether he has run out of options. The European Commission has stripped 1.04 billion…
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In the battle of the ages, in the true sense, Mike Tyson was defeated by the challengers in a bitter slugfest. “Iron” Mike Tyson, was interviewed before the fight on…
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After Trump win, EU leaders tackle ‘urgent’ reform agenda
Reforming Europe’s economy is all the more urgent following Donald Trump’s US election win, warned the author of a blockbuster report, Mario Draghi, ahead of talks Friday with EU leaders…
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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah killed by Israeli airstrike in Lebanon’s capital Beirut
Israel’s military said Saturday that it killed Hassan Nasrallah, the overall leader of the Iran-backed group Hezbollah, in a Friday airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon. The militant group confirmed Nasrallah’s death, saying its…
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Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan taking action to curb sorcery and charlatanism
Rome (9/07 – 66.7) Fortune-telling is now a criminal act in the Central Asian states of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, amidst the teetering economies. The Economist Intelligence Unit, for instance, says…
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Ukraine Says It Repelled Russian Bid to Cross Border
Ukraine says it has repelled a Russian armoured attack in the north-eastern Kharkiv region, after Moscow’s forces launched an incursion across the border and sought to break through defensive lines.…
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Small Plane Crash in Austria Kills 4
Four people were killed after a small plane flying from the Czech Republic to Croatia crashed in the Austrian state of Upper Austria on Saturday afternoon, local police said. The…
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Brazil, Spain Discuss Need to Wrap Up Mercosur-EU Trade Deal
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday spoke on the phone with Spanish Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez about the need to finalize the trade agreement between the…
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Liontrust Asset Management on Thursday said it expects to declare its offer to buy GAM Holding AG unsuccessful, after winning the support of only a third of the Zurich-based firm’s…
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Redonda: Tiny Caribbean Island’s Transformation to Wildlife Haven
The incredible eco-restoration of one tiny Caribbean island – transformed from desolate rock to verdant wildlife haven in just a few years – has captured the imagination of environmentalists worldwide.…
