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Elections in Russia: funny and meaningless
Boris Kagarlitsky: Today only foreigners and state bureaucracy still interesază Russian elections. Even those who by nature of their job are involved in the process they perceive as being absurd, funny and meaningless. Why choose us? A funny body which we call the State Duma, which even formal,...
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Series of attacks in Afghanistan
At least 34 people were killed in two attacks committed on Tuesday in Kabul and Mazar-i-Sharif.
In the Afghan capital explosion occurred at the entrance to one of Shiite shrines where they were faithful, the feast of Ashura, one of the most important festivals of Shi'ite Islam.
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It is too early to remove Europe from the map
De Volkskrant, Amsterdam: economic power is not the only criterion for defining a world power. What matters is how political systems respond to new crises. From this point of view, the European Union still has a chance, the Dutch historian Dirk-Jan appreciates van Baar. Excerpts.
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Milk powder contaminated with radioactive cesium, discovered in Japan
A Japanese food manufacturer, Meiji, announced Tuesday that radioactive cesium detected in several batches of milk powder for children.
Meiji company offered customers the ability to change the purchased product free if it is proved that it is contaminated.
Meiji measured up to 31 becquerel pe...
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Putin is afraid of a "Russian Spring"? Moscow was packed special troops
Special Forces of the Russian Interior Ministry were sent to Moscow to "ensure security", said on Tuesday an official from the ministry, a day after a massive demonstration against the opposition party won the election of Vladimir Putin.
These special troops "have only one purpose: to ensure secu...
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Will accept the EU proposal to establish a union Merkozy tax euro area?
Nicolas Sarkozy, French president, hosted by Angela Merkel, German chancellor to negotiate little differences of opinion and create a joint proposal for a union tax which will be presented to EU leaders' summit on Friday.
EU countries' leaders will accept the proposal "Merkozy" to establish a fis...
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Elections in Egypt. Arabic is the conservative revolution
Results of the first round of elections in Egypt are of concern. Elections were won only by Islamist parties. It's hard to say who are reformists: Islamists and liberals?
Both sides are revolutionaries, but have different ways to reform the country: some will return to traditional Islamic roots, ...
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Berlin crisis, charged with expanding and introducing a "Fourth Reich"
Resentment against the Germans grow every day in France, Great Britain, Greece. Even the French press has doubts that Germany does not want to govern alone Europe.
Not only in France the policy adopted by Chancellor Angela Merkel arousing anti-German feelings. And in London, and Athens, politicia...
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Week of anti-Wall Street protest in Washington
Hundreds of protesters denouncing social inequalities to Washington on Monday, city scene will be demonstrations of several organizations, trade unions and the anti-Wall Street during the week "of 99 percent," reports AFP.
Over 3,000 people are expected to attend the anti capitalist protests orga...
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70 years since the Japanese "unleashed hell" on Americans at Pearl Harbor
Some survivors of the attack that triggered America's entry into World War II and their families will gather today on Mount Diablo (California) to commemorate the event.
This year's anniversary ceremony will be the last for the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, an organization founded in 1958, ...
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And undisciplined countries could lose vote
The European Commission is expected to gain the power to impose austerity measures in the euro area countries receiving financial aid.
This is the proposal contained in a confidential document prepared by the Office of the President of Herman van Rompuy. Through such an extent, the EU executive w...
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U.S. rating agencies are in the EU policy
Standard & Poor's rating threatens to fall to 15 euro area countries, including Germany and France. Emergency Fund of the euro area is also threatened. S & P German politicians accused of political games.
Rating agency Standard & Poor's does not believe that the euro area is able to take concrete...
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Greek parliament adopted an austerity budget for 2012 drastically
Greek parliament adopted Tuesday night to Wednesday a drastic austerity budget for 2012, relying on a strong reduction of government deficit and a fifth consecutive year of recession, marking Athens' decision to remain in the euro area, according to AFP.
To be able to achieve a primary surplus of...
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The family house burned while firefighters admired show
A family watched helplessly as the U.S. their home burned completely, with all their belongings. Firefighters have worked with and admired show damages because the latter does not acquitted a fee.
Vicky Bell called the fire department when the caravan where he lived with her husband on fire...
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U.S. opened an virtual embassy in Iran
Washington on Tuesday opened a virtual embassy to communicate with the Iranians, in the absence of official ties between the two countries, promising to break the "electronic curtain" of the Islamic regime.
Iranian authorities have expressed anger since the announcement of this project, made in O...
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Iran is preparing for war
Revolutionary Guards, an elite army of the Islamic regime, began to have missiles and are training to fight back if attacked.
Revolutionary Guard commander, General Mohammad Ali Jaafari, had sent a series of orders that require increasing the operational capacity of the units pending "raids and a...
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Russia: Moscow police arrested 300 protesters Tuesday evening
About 300 people were arrested Tuesday evening in the center of Moscow, for trying to organize an unauthorized demonstration and Wednesday morning were still in the police station, they said police sources.
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What happens to Europe after breaking euro. scenarios
Wall Street banks are all sorts of scenarios about the evolution of euro legacy currencies or if some leave the monetary union. Neither is encouraging.
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Three days to the salvation of Europe. war of nerves
Hungary to "junk". CRAs revived panic in Eastern Europe, having already warned that Western states are threatened by the global ratings euro area. A seemingly endless crisis, a war of nerves that seems endless.
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Premiere: Germany, threatened with demotion
Germany receives a warning from ratings agency Standard & Poor's, as public debt crisis deepens. Berlin is the main donor of the EU and the countries savior of service problems. Until when?
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Russian NGO observers Golos, the collimator power in Moscow ahead of elections
A Russian NGO revealing electoral fraud are in power collimator just before elections, after Vladimir Putin assigned the role of "Judas", prosecutor opening an investigation, and a national television broadcasting compromising revelations.
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Russians go to polls to choose a new Parliament
About 110 million voters are called to appoint 450 deputies of the Lower House of Parliament (Duma) in a test vote for Russian prime minister, who is preparing to return to Kremlin in 2012, after two terms as president (2000-2008 ), amid a decline in popularity.
Voting offices were opened at 08.0...
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OSCE finds fraud in vote counting in elections in Russia
Russian legislative elections, won by the ruling party, United Russia, were marked by "frequent violations" in the count, in particular the introduction of the urn of additional ballots, according to a release issued Monday by election observers of the OSCE.
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Massive protests in Russia against the way elections were conducted
Thousands of people gathered Monday evening in Moscow and St. Petersburg to protest the way they run elections won by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin party. Over 300 demonstrators, among them Alexei impetuous blogger who denounce corruption, were arrested Monday night in Moscow when they tried to...
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Putin United Russia has done well in elections
Party maintained its majority, winning 238 of the 450 seats, down significantly from 315 seats obtained four years ago.
"It is no exaggeration to say that in recent years, United Russia has served as a significant basis for our political stability, so its success in elections is important no...
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Hungary wants to postpone the reduction of public debt by 2016
Hungary intends to postpone the application of a provision for 2016 to reduce debt and should enter into force next year in January, reflecting a new change in policy aimed at drastically reducing the country's debt, informs AFP .
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Accident chain in Japan, only luxury cars. Cost Impact: 2.8 million
A road accident in the chain, most likely caused by speeding, occurred in Japan, 12 luxury cars, worth a total of three million, bumping into each other on a slippery stretch of highway because of rain.
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How dis Meatllica and other rock bands protects from crisis
Managers great rock bands are carefully protected from euro depreciation as an exporter. His "flock" concerts in the euro area in the first half of next year, buying derivatives and demand money in several currencies.
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IMF approves a new installment of the loan payment for Greece
International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved on Monday a further tranche of the loan for Greece, worth 2.2 billion euros, and has conditioned its continued cooperation with this country of an agreement "almost unanimous" of private creditors to reduce debt .
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They invented the airbag for iPhone
Good news for iPhone fans. Apple has patented a technology that seems to be the ideal solution for protecting the iPhone smartphone if it is dropped or gets shock heating.
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