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Europe opts for gas pipeline running from Azerbaijan to southern Italy

June 28, 2013 VOANews energy

A European consortium aiming to build a natural gas pipeline from Azerbaijan to Western Europe has rejected a costlier, longer

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EU ministers agree on new bank rescue rules

June 27, 2013 VOANews

The European Union finance ministers have agreed to a draft deal establishing who will pay for bank bailouts in the

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Albanian PM concedes election defeat

June 27, 2013June 27, 2013 VOANews Albania

Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha has conceded defeat in general elections, ending three days of public silence and easing fears

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US supreme court rules on gay marriage restrictions

June 26, 2013June 26, 2013 VOANews

In what is seen as a major victory for the gay-rights movement, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled the federal

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Three Super-Earths discovered

June 26, 2013June 26, 2013 VOANews final frontier

Astronomers have discovered three new planets orbiting in the habitable zone around the star Gliese 667C. The habitable zone is

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EU clears market merger

June 25, 2013 VOANews

A proposed $8.2 billion merger between the InterContinentalExchange and the NYSE-Euronext markets moved a step closer to reality Monday, when

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Albanians vote in national election

June 23, 2013 VOANews Albania

Albanians are going to the polls Sunday in an election that could affect the country’s entry into the European Union.

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Turkish police use water cannon against protesters in Istanbul

June 23, 2013July 10, 2013 VOANews Turkey

Turkish police have used water cannon to disperse thousands of protesters who gathered in Istanbul’s central square in defiance of

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Germany blocking Turkey’s EU membership talks

June 21, 2013June 21, 2013 VOANews Turkey

Germany is blocking Turkey’s next step towards membership in the European Union over Ankara’s crackdown on anti-government protests. All 27

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