February 15 flyby: Asteroid’s spin intrigues astronomers
Astronomers hope to learn more about Asteroid 2012 DA14’s features and composition as it flies past Earth at about 7.8
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Europe
IMF sees modest economic recovery possible for Montenegro, calls for spending cuts
The International Monetary Fund has expressed a reserved view on Montenegro, saying that a modest economic recovery is expected in
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Second Tymoshenko trial takes off, with third one pending
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, in the second year of a seven-year prison sentence, hasn’t seen the end of
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Clerics in Central Europe and Russia react to pope’s taboo-breaking resignation
Three days before Roman Catholics throughout the world observed Ash Wednesday, traditionally a day of fasting and repentance, their spiritual
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No horsemeat found in lasagna at major retail chains in Bulgaria, food safety agency says
Inspections at major retail chains in Bulgaria had not found any horsemeat in lasagna on sale, the head of the
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Ukraine named world No. 1 copyright pirate, faces economic sanctions
For the second time in its history, Ukraine has been called world’s No. 1 copyright pirate. The International Intellectual Property
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Israeli diplomats step up calls to EU to declare Hezbollah a terrorist organisation
Israel’s diplomats, including the ambassadors in Bulgaria, Romania and to the United Nations, have stepped up concerted calls to the
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Horsemeat scandal: EU calls on all member states to test meat for a month, says no current reason to suspect health risk
A meeting of agriculture ministers of several European Union countries to discuss the horsemeat scandal has produced a call to
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Poland to start construction of north-south gas pipeline in 2014
Poland’s state-owned natural gas transmission monopoly Gaz-System plans to start the construction of a 1,000 kilometer north-south gas pipeline in
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