Ukraine signs $10 billion shale gas deal with Shell
Ukraine has signed a $10 billion shale gas exploration deal with Royal Dutch Shell — a major step in weaning
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Year: 2013
International Holocaust Remembrance Day and Eastern Europe: Memory recent and distant
International Holocaust Remembrance Day, on January 27 2013, will find recently-opened Holocaust museums in Central and Eastern Europe, with another
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Ahmed Dogan and Bulgaria’s theatre of the absurd
Close to a week since the incident at the party congress in which Ahmed Dogan was seen to be attacked
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Battle for Czech presidency heats up ahead of second round
When Miloš Zeman declared to the media that his presidential runoff against Karel Schwarzenberg was a choice “between a candidate
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Film review: Lincoln
A rumor is currently doing the rounds that U.S. President Barack Obama invited a number of members of Congress to
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Prague in regional deals: Analysts say recent gas mega-deal part of trend in Central and Eastern Europe
The recently announced multibillion-dollar purchase of a Slovak gas group by the Czech investment fund Energetický a průmyslový holding (EPH)
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Turkey aids Iran through gold trade
Banks in Turkey continue to send gold to Iran despite U.S. pressure to curb a booming gold-for-gas trade, which helps
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Betelgeuse hurtles toward massive collision
A new photo of the star Betelgeuse reveals dramatic events unfolding a mere 643 light years away from Earth. The
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UN Security Council extends UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus until July 2013
The United Nations Security Council extended on January 24 2013 the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until July
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