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— Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Senate Committee to Question Jared Kushner Over Meetings With Russians
The president’s son-in-law faces questions about meetings he arranged with the Russian ambassador, including a sit-down with the head of Russia’s state-owned development bank.
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Saluto del ministro Alfano al personale in servizio presso l’Ambasciata d’Italia a Mosca
“Grazie a tutti voi per la passione e l'impegno con cui svolgete il vostro lavoro. La Farnesina sa di potere contare sulle articolazioni della rete all'estero, sensibili a recepire e interpretare le dinamiche locali. Mosca è un esempio di eccellenza in questo senso. Il mio auspicio e' che non...
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Germany, England, Poland stay on course in World Cup qualifying
Germany, England and Poland all took another step toward World Cup qualification but the Netherlands' failure to do the same cost national coach Danny Blind his job on Sunday.The Dutch football association fired Blind one day after his team's humiliating 2-0 defeat to Bulgaria in Sofia — a result that ...
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Russian Laundromat: four Malta-based companies received USD3 million in laundered funds
Four Maltese companies received close to USD3 million in laundered Russian funds according to research published by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project this week.The transfer of the funds all occurred between August 2013 and January 2014. The largest share of laundered funds went to a firm named ASAP ...
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Malta-Slovakia: Pietro Ghedin optimistic ahead of another World Cup qualifier
Silvio Vella Like anybody else, national coach Pietro Ghedin is well aware that today’s World Cup qualifier from Group F against Slovakia at Ta’ Qali will be yet another extremely difficult test for Malta.Speaking to the media at the MFA technical centre before Malta’s fifth game in this qualifying group, ...
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Ronaldo hits 70 international goals, Dutch stunned in World Cup qualifiers
While Cristiano Ronaldo kept moving up Europe's all-time scorers list on Saturday, a demoralizing loss to Bulgaria endangered the Netherlands' World Cup qualification.With two goals in Portugal's 3-0 win over Hungary, Ronaldo moved into fourth place on the all-time scorers list for European nations.Ronaldo's 70 in 137 appearances trail only ...
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Air Malta is ‘a small fish in a shark tank’ - GWU secretary for aviation
The biggest problem with Air Malta is that it is a "small fish in a shark tank", GWU Secretary for the Aviation and Maritime sectors Sandro Vella told The Malta Independent.He was asked for his reaction to proposals put forward by the PN this week which, the party says, would ...
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The importance of a European foreign and security policy
All in a day’s work THE EUROPEAN UNION is at heart an economic and trade project built on its foundation as a customs union. The 1980s saw the addition of the single market, the world’s most deeply integrated economic union, followed a decade later by the launch of the single currency. ...
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Human rights violations in DRC up 30 percent in one year
Source: UN Human Rights Council Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sri LankaThe increase could be explained by two factors: violations related to restricting democratic space and the resurgence of activities of several armed groups, the Human Rights Council heard.Human Rights Council MIDDAY 22 March 2017 The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting ...
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An investment case for emerging market equities
Emerging markets are amongst the top performers in the equity market so far this year. If you look at the performance of the ishares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (ticker: IEMA), this exchange traded fund (ETF) is up 13% year-to-date. For many investors this may have come as a surprise. We kicked ...
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Russia fumes as its Eurovision singer is barred by Ukraine
Russia said today it expects Ukraine's "unfair" decision to ban the Russian entry for the 2017 Eurovision song contest from entering the country to be reviewed. "From our point of view the decision is absolutely unfair and we hope that it will be reviewed," a Kremlin spokesman said. Ukraine said yesterday it ...
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Only a trickle of stolen Russian billions ended up in Malta
Illicit money flowing out of Russia via Moldova and Latvia ended up in almost every single EU state, an investigation has found, posing questions on the integrity of Europe's banking systems.Beneficiaries in Estonia received $1.6 billion out of a total of some $20 billion uncovered in the money trail by journalists ...
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Moscow accuses Turkey of violating WTO rules amid debate on ‘wheat ban’
Russia has accused Turkey of violating WTO regulations on grain after Turkish importers largely ceased purchasing Russian grain even as officials in Ankara declared that no ban had been imposed on the product amid mutual recriminations on trade.
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Polish minister accuses EU Council president Tusk of involvement in 2010 plane crash
Poland's defence minister accused European Council President Donald Tusk of working with Russia's Vladimir Putin to harm Polish interests in connection with a 2010 plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others in Russia. The ministry notified the military department of the National Prosecutor's Office on Monday that it ...
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Trump collides with reality on Russia
Hours after Trump dismissed reports that his campaign associates were being scrutinized for colluding with Russia as "fake news," FBI Director James Comey confirmed the investigation is real.The FBI chief also repeatedly insisted there was no evidence to back up Trump's explosive claim that his predecessor wiretapped his New York ...
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Russia summoned Israeli ambassador over Syria strikes
The Russian Foreign Ministry on March 20 said it had summoned Israel’s ambassador to the country over air strikes close to Moscow’s forces near the historic Syrian city of Palmyra
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La cancelliera tedesca Angela Merkel ha incontrato Donald Trump a Washington
La cancelliera tedesca Angela Merkel ha incontrato Donald Trump a Washington. Il 17 marzo ha avuto luogo la prima visita ufficiale della cancelliera negli Stati Uniti dopo l’insediamento di Trump alla presidenza. I colloqui sono durati due ore. La Merkel era accompagnata dai dirigenti delle aziende tedesche Siemens, Schaeffler e ...
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Turkey suspends import of grain from Russia
Turkey has suspended the issuance of licenses for the duty-free import of sunflower oil, wheat and corn from Russia, Grain Union President Arkady Zlochevsky told TASS on March 17.
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Business: Kenya's internet speed rated high, beats Australia,Russia
Kenya's internet has been ranked better ahead of developed countries such as Australia
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La cancelliera tedesca Angela Merkel a Washington per incontrare Donald Trump
La cancelliera tedesca Angela Merkel a Washington per incontrare Donald Trump. Si tratta della prima visita ufficiale della cancelliera negli Stati Uniti dopo l’insediamento di Trump alla presidenza. Sono previste due ore di colloqui seguite da un pranzo di lavoro. La Merkel sarà accompagnata dai dirigenti delle aziende tedesche Siemens, ...
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Ethiopia, Russia Sign MoU, Protocol Agreement
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia and Russia signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tourism and Culture and Protocol of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic, Scientific, Technical and Trade Cooperation yesterday at the end of the 6th Meeting of the Intergovernmental Ethio-Russia Commission.