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Vai alla Scheda Paese »Man only likes to count his troubles; he doesn't calculate his happiness.
— Fyodor Dostoevsky
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US, Russia exchange words over Syria
The United States and Russia have exchanged words over the six-year-old Syrian war, with relations between the two states suffering a downturn before the foreign ministers of the two world powers meet tomorrow.
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Russia turns iffy on Japan gas future as Abe heads to Moscow
Russia’s Gazprom PJSC isn’t confident in Japan’s future as a growing natural gas user, which may damp prospects of a proposed pipeline between the countries as Premier Shinzo Abe travels to Moscow later this month. “The demand situation in Japan is not clear yet for the next 15, 20, 25 ...
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Boris Johnson cancels Moscow trip
UK foreign secretary says chemical attack ‘changed the situation fundamentally’
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British FM cancels Moscow visit over ’developments in Syria’
Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has cancelled a scheduled visit to Moscow next week, his office announced on April 8, saying "developments in Syria have changed the situation fundamentally"
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Russia warns of serious consequences from US strike in Syria
Russia warned that US cruise missile strikes on a Syrian air base could have "extremely serious" consequences, as President Donald Trump's first major foray into a foreign conflict opened up a rift between Moscow and Washington. The warships USS Porter and USS Ross in the Mediterranean Sea launched dozens of Tomahawk ...
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Syria attack: US strikes win global praise - but ratchet up Russia tension
The United States vowed Friday to keep the pressure on Syria after the intense nighttime wave of missile strikes from U.S. ships, despite the prospect of escalating Russian ill will that could further inflame one of the world's most vexing conflicts.Standing firm, the Trump administration signaled new sanctions would soon ...
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Motorsport Federation urges Prime Minister to act on plans to construct racing circuit
Following the Prime Minister's comments at a Gvern Li Jisma conference, the Malta Motorsport Federation (MMF) is calling on Dr Muscat to act and further plans to construct a Motorsport race circuit in Malta, MMF President Tonio Cini told a press conference outside Castille.In February 2016, the government issued a ...
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Russia, Iran condemn US strike
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on April 7 he hoped U.S. missile strikes on Syria would not irreparably damage relations between Moscow and Washington
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Systematic checks on everyone entering or leaving Malta from and to outside Schengen Zone areas
As from today, the Maltese immigration authorities will be implementing systematic checks on all EU citizens, including Maltese nationals, entering Malta from airports and seaports outside the Schengen area, or leaving Malta towards such destinations, the Home Affairs Ministry said in a statement this evening.These checks, it said, are being ...
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Russia suspends military deal with US
Russia on Friday suspended a deal on military cooperation with the US in Syria, in response to the US bombing of Syrian state forces. The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the deal was designed to prevent possible military incidents between the two great powers, which support opposing ...
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Russia's Lavrov says he hopes Syria strikes won't irreparably hurt US ties
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on April 7 he hoped U.S. missile strikes on Syria would not irreparably damage relations between Moscow and Washington
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US missiles blast Syria; Trump demands 'end the slaughter'
The United States blasted a Syrian air base with a barrage of cruise missiles Thursday night in fiery retaliation for this week's gruesome chemical weapons attack against civilians. President Donald Trump cast the U.S. assault as vital to deter future use of poison gas and called on other nations to ...
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Syria chemical attack death toll now at 72; new strikes hit (graphic photos)
The death toll from a suspected chemical attack on a northern Syrian town rose to 72 on Wednesday while activists and rescue workers kept finding more terrified survivors hiding in shelters near the site of the harrowing assault, one of the deadliest in years in Syria's civil war.According to a ...
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Vendite a Piazza Affari. Immobile il resto dell'Europa
(Teleborsa) - Proseguono all'insegna della debolezza le principali borse europee frenate dall'incertezza geopolitica, complice l'attentato in Russia, confermando l'impostazione prudente mostrata...
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Dollar sags below ¥110.50 in Tokyo on Russia subway blast
The dollar slipped below ¥110.50 in Tokyo trading on Tuesday, as the yen attracted safe-haven demand in the wake of a deadly blast in a subway train in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Monday. At 5 p.m. the dollar stood at ¥110.47-47, down from ¥111.42-42 at the same time Monday. The ...
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Poland accuses Russians in plane crash that killed president
Polish prosecutors alleged Monday that a new analysis of evidence from the 2010 plane crash in Russia that killed the Polish president shows that two Russian air traffic controllers and a third Russian official in the control tower deliberately contributed to the disaster.Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman quickly rejected the ...
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Updated (5): Explosion at St Petersburg subway kills 11, injures 40; 2nd bomb found
A bomb blast tore through a subway train deep under Russia's second-largest city Monday, killing 11 people and wounding more than 40 in a chaotic scene that left victims sprawled on a smoky platform. Hours later, anguish and fear rose again when police found and defused a shrapnel-packed explosive device ...
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Essay: Britain strikes historic blow to EU; will go it alone
Britain will go it alone — turning its back on decades of integration to control its own borders and free itself from the European Union's spider web of rules and regulations.It is a bold and risky move for this proud island nation. Few countries have walked away from such a ...
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Moscow, Ankara ‘to discuss Russian grain supplies to Turkey’
Russian and Turkish economy ministries plan to hold consultations on Russian grain supplies to Turkey soon, Russia’s RIA news agency cited Russian Deputy Economy Minister Alexei Gruzdev as saying, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on March 29.
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Konrad Mizzi situation casts shadow over Malta's EU presidency - EPP chairman
EPP Chairman Manfred Weber has said that the question surrounding the “Energy Minister” casts a shadow over the Maltese Presidency.Mr Weber was being interviewed by The Malta Independent ahead of this week’s EPP Congress being held in Malta. The EPP is a political party group in the European Parliament. PN ...
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Russia - Calzature e pelletterie, l’Italia alla Fiera Obuv Mir Kozhi
“I dati sul nostro export sono incoraggianti e confermano le opportunità che offre il mercato russo al Made in Italy anche nei settori delle calzature e della pelletteria”: così l’Ambasciatore italiano a Mosca Cesare Maria Ragaglini, che nei giorni scorsi ha preso parte alla 47esima edizione...