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Ukraine: EU suspension order was ‘economic’ move

November 22, 2013November 22, 2013 VOANews Ukraine

Ukraine’s prime minister says the decision not to sign a landmark deal strengthening ties with the European Union was based

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Albania rejects US request to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons

November 16, 2013 VOANews Albania

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has rejected a U.S. request that Albania host the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile.

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Slovenia prime minister wins confidence vote

November 15, 2013 VOANews Slovenia

Slovenia’s prime minister has won a confidence vote in parliament for her efforts to avert an international bailout to fix

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Ukraine parliament delays vote on Tymoshenko departure

November 14, 2013November 14, 2013 VOANews Ukraine

Ukraine’s parliament has delayed a vote on a bill that would allow jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko to go

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Image captures Saturn, Mars, Earth and Venus

November 13, 2013November 13, 2013 VOANews final frontier

If you were to travel to Saturn and look back toward Earth, this is what you would have seen this

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European Central Bank cuts key interest rate in half

November 7, 2013November 7, 2013 VOANews

The European Central Bank has cut its benchmark interest rate in half in a new attempt to spur economic growth

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Greek, Portuguese workers stage new protests against austerity

November 6, 2013 VOANews Greece

Workers in Greece and Portugal staged new protests Wednesday against austerity measures that are cutting their wages. A Greek general

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World 

‘Sweetie’ snares cyber predators

November 6, 2013 VOANews

More than 1000 paedophiles were identified using a novel, high-tech approach. Using a computer-generated 10-year-old Filipino girl named Sweetie, the

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Kosovo PM praises vote despite violence

November 4, 2013 VOANews Kosovo, Serbia

Kosovo’s prime minister has praised the local elections in northern Kosovo, which were marred by violence and low voter turnout.

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