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Amid the relentless barrage of criticism being levelled at Bulgaria’s Cabinet for its plans to introduce a tax on deposit interest, the Finance Ministry has been preparing proposals to further […]
Russia has one of the highest smoking rates in the world, with an estimated 40 percent of the country’s adults lighting up. As a result, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev […]
John Dalli has resigned as European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, the European Commission said on October 16 2012. The Maltese member of the European Commission resigned after an […]
The chief executive of Citigroup, one of the world’s largest financial institutions, has unexpectedly resigned. Vikram Pandit, who led the New York-based bank for the past five years, stepped down […]
Asked by sociologists about how they plan to vote, millions of Ukrainians could simply respond: “I can’t travel that far.” Fearing massive voter fraud, the Central Election Commission on Sept. […]
Data protection agencies in Europe have concluded that Google’s new privacy policy does not comply with the continent’s laws, but the Internet search giant immediately rejected the claim. U.S.-based Google […]
Iran has criticized the latest round of sanctions aimed at pressuring the country to curb its nuclear program. Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said Tuesday that the new sanctions imposed […]
