Westinghouse on brink of long-term nuclear fuel deal with Ukraine
The American Westinghouse Electric Co. is on the brink of inking a deal with Ukraine that would not only extend
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Polish parliament reinstates kosher slaughter of animals for the needs of Jewish communities
The Polish parliament, the Sejm, has said that shechita, the kosher slaughter of animals, is permitted in Poland if performed
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US criticises Russia’s gas price hike for Ukraine
The White House has objected to Russia’s increase in natural gas prices for Ukraine on Thursday and said that markets
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Slovakia: Smer ponders post–election direction
Heads may roll in Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico’s cabinet in the wake of his presidential election loss to philanthropist
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Turkey restores access to Twitter
Turkey’s government says it has lifted its ban on the social media network Twitter, a day after the country’s top
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Ukrainian official: Protesters were shot under Yanukovych’s orders
Ukraine’s acting interior minister has alleged that the killing of protesters in Kyiv took place under the orders of ousted
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EU approves visa-free travel for Moldovans
The European Council and European Parliament formally added Moldova to the list of third countries whose nationals are exempt from
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Turkish courts slam internet curbs; challenge Erdogan’s web censorship
Rebuffing his government’s efforts to censor parts of the Internet, Turkey’s highest court Wednesday rejected Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s
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Further Russian intervention in Ukraine would be ‘historic mistake’ – NATO
Further Russian intervention in Ukraine, following its annexation of Crimea, would be a “historic mistake” that would deepen Russia’s international
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