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Attorney-General: Individuals and companies responsible for the financial collapse of Cyprus

December 12, 2013December 12, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Cyprus

While the Eurogroup is ready to send the next tranche of financial assistance to Cyprus, an investigation, led by the

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Mag­yar Golden Dawn a dark day for Jewry

December 12, 2013 The Budapest Times Hungary

Radical-right parliamentary party Jobbik has competition. Former Jobbik representative András Kisgergely has founded a party called Hungarian Dawn, modelled on

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US, EU condemn crackdown on Ukraine protesters

December 12, 2013February 11, 2014 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief Ukraine

“Go to Russia, Go to Russia,” chanted protesters as three buses loaded with Ukrainian riot police slowly retreated from their

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Ukraine PM requests $27 billion in aid for EU deal

December 11, 2013February 11, 2014 VOANews Ukraine

Security forces are pulling back from crowds of protesters around a central square in Ukraine’s capital after a night of

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Ukraine riot police move against protesters in central Kyiv

December 11, 2013December 11, 2013 VOANews Ukraine

Hundreds of Ukrainian police began storming a protest encampment in central Kyiv early Wednesday, clashing with anti-government demonstrators and ripping

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Yanukovych uncompromising in talks with three ex-presidents

December 11, 2013 Katya Gorchinskaya of The Kyiv Post Ukraine

President Viktor Yanukovych agreed to look into the cases of 10 protesters who were arrested and still in custody after

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Standoff continues in Ukraine

December 11, 2013 Daniel Bardsley for The Prague Post Ukraine

With snow on the ground, Ukrainian protesters maintained their vigil in Kiev’s Independence Square, even after police had moved campaigners

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EU moves to expand use of electronic devices on planes

December 10, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Union’s aviation safety agency EASA has updated its guidance on the use of electronic devices on board of

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Ukraine police move against pro-Europe demonstrators

December 10, 2013 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief Ukraine

Ukrainian riot police moved Monday to curb pro-European demonstrators in Kyiv by dismantling barricades set up by protesters outside government

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