Countdown to first meteor shower of 2013
The U.S. space agency, NASA, says pieces of an asteroid that have been orbiting the Sun for hundreds of years
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Russia acquits prison official in Magnitsky death
A Russian court has acquitted a top prison official charged in the death of whistleblowing lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in 2009.
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Russian parliament approves ban on US adoptions
The upper house of Russia’s parliament has unanimously approved a measure banning Americans from adopting Russian children. All 143 members
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Russian parliament passes measure banning US adoptions
Russia’s parliament has approved a measure banning Americans from adopting Russian children. Lawmakers from Russia’s lower house of parliament, the
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European leaders say worst of debt crisis is over
Some European leaders are saying that the worst of the continent’s three-year governmental debt crisis is behind it, even as
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Britain’s credit outlook deemed ‘negative’
A major financial services company has trimmed its outlook on Britain’s top-rated credit standing, cutting it from stable to negative.
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Bulgaria to set up telecom network for state administration – report
Bulgaria planned to build a self-contained telecom network for the use of the state administration, saving millions of leva in
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Banking union: EU reaches euro zone bank supervision deal
European Union finance ministers have reached a deal to create a single supervisor for eurozone banks, in a bid to
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Lincoln, Les Miserables among leaders in Screen Actors Guild nominations
The American civil war drama “Lincoln,” the musical “Les Miserables,” and the comedic “Silver Linings Playbook” are in the forefront
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