Russia becomes 156th member of WTO
Russia became the 156th member of the World Trade Organization on Wednesday, following nearly two decades of negotiations. Russia was
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Bulgarian railways chief executive resigns
Yordan Nedev, the chief executive of Bulgaria’s state railways BDZ, has resigned citing the continued delays in the payment of
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French cabinet mulls lifting work restrictions on Bulgarians, Romanians
French prime minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said on August 22 that he was in favour of lifting the work restrictions on
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Greek PM says country not seeking more money
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is seeking to reassure the country’s international creditors, saying Greece is not looking for any
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Foreign journalist killed, two others missing in Syria
A Japanese journalist who was traveling with Syrian rebels has died after being caught in gunfire, while two Alhurra TV
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Candidate’s rape comment rekindles US abortion debate
A U.S. Republican lawmaker’s statement this week that “legitimate rape” rarely causes pregnancy has pushed the abortion debate to the
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NASA rover ready for drive on Mars
The U.S. Mars rover Curiosity is set to go for its first drive. NASA says it will tell the car-sized
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Romanian court declares presidential referendum void
Romania’s constitutional court invalidated on August 21 the presidential impeachment referendum held on July 29, saying that the plebiscite was
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Anonymous hack website of Moscow court, post Azis video
Hacker collective Anonymous took credit for defacing on August 21 the website of the Khamovnichesky district court in Moscow where
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