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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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U.S. charges two Russian spies, hacking pair over massive Yahoo cyberattack
Two Russian intelligence agents and two “criminal hackers” were indicted Wednesday over the theft of 500 million Yahoo accounts in one of the largest cyberattacks in history. The indictment unveiled in Washington by the U.S. Justice Department links Russia’s top spy agency, the FSB, to the massive data breach at ...
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Libya's deepening split finds battleground at oil terminals
Hundreds if not thousands of armed men are converging on Libya's main oil shipping terminals, which the rival powers in the country's east and west are fighting to control in a battle being watched by global oil markets.The struggle for the Ras Lanuf refinery and nearby Sidr depot threatens to spiral into ...
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Gazprom offer to avoid fines allays worries: EU
Gazprom is ready to comply with EU rules to end a five-year antitrust case and avoid fines, the bloc’s competition commissioner said yesterday, signaling a thaw in business ties between Moscow and Brussels despite tensions over Ukraine.
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Syria rebels will not attend Astana peace talks, says spokesman
Syrian rebel factions will not attend a new round of negotiations with government figures in the Kazakh capital scheduled for March 14-15, an opposition delegation spokesman said, while the Kazakh foreign minister said Russia, Turkey and Iran were pressing ahead with the fresh round of Syria talks.
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Turkey’s dangerous liaisons
I am actually glad that Turkey made up with Russia, since it helps to ease the Syrian tragedy, and because it is a better foreign strategy to seek diplomatic solutions rather than follow the politics of enmity.
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Malta Film Commission aiming to secure new markets, now targeting India
The Malta Film Commission has said that intensive advertising campaigns across various film markets have ensured that Malta and Gozo gain a place on the international film production scene."Having strengthened Malta's visibility in the US, Canada, Europe and Russia, the Malta Film Commission is now aiming to secure new important ...
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Updated: Web registration clause in proposed media bill to be removed
The controversial news and current affairs web-registration requirement in the newly proposed Media and Defamation Bill is to be removed, Justice Minister Owen Bonnici announced this evening.Traditional news media, such newspapers, radio and television stations, are able to register themselves on a voluntary bases.Minister Bonnici was in attendance of a ...
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Russia lifts ban on import of some Turkish fruits, vegetables
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev told his Turkish counterpart Binali Yıldırım by phone on March 9 that Moscow had removed a ban on the import of some Turkish agricultural products, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.
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WikiLeaks reveals CIA files describing hacking tools
WikiLeaks published thousands of documents Tuesday described as secret files about CIA hacking tools the government employs to break into users' computers, mobile phones and even smart TVs from companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft and Samsung.The documents describe clandestine methods for bypassing or defeating encryption, antivirus tools and other protective security ...
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In Russia, Blooms Flourish on International Women’s Day
The holiday, a Communist-era holdover sometimes called the Russian St. Valentine’s Day, ranks as the country’s largest single sales day for flowers.
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Updated: General Motors sells European brands to France's PSA Group
General Motors is selling its loss-making European car business, including Germany's Opel and British brand Vauxhall, to France's PSA group in a deal that realigns the industry in the region.With the 2.2 billion euro ($2.33 billion) deal announced Monday, GM is giving up a foothold in the world's third-largest auto ...
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Senator asks Treasury to probe Trump foreign associates, Russia ties
A senior Senate Democrat is asking the U.S. Treasury Department to evaluate whether President Donald Trump and his family’s business associates and possible investors from Russia and other countries have violated U.S. laws against financing terrorism, money laundering and other illicit activities. Trump’s refusal to jettison or disclose investments that ...
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Russia accuses Syrian opposition of sabotaging peace talks
Russia accused the main Syrian opposition group at peace talks in Geneva of sabotaging the process on March 2, a day after Moscow’s Foreign Ministry officials met the rebels for rare talks on how to narrow their differences
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Attorney-general Sessions under fire over Russia claims
US’s top law official did not reveal contact during confirmation hearings in January
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‘If the justice minister were my student I’d give him an F’ - Antonio Ghio
The Media and Defamation Bill (MADA) proposed by the government and intended to replace the Press Act contains an obligation for the registration of websites with a Media Registrar. Websites are defined in the proposed MADA as "any web-based news service or other web-based service relating to news or current ...
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White House adviser asked FBI to rebut Russia links
Discussions breach policies designed to avoid political interference in law enforcement
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Interview: Russia and Israel cooperation on counterterrorism
Exclusive interview with Oleg Syromolotov, Russian Federation deputy minister for foreign affairs responsible for counterterrorism.
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PN vows to repeal parts of controversial media law that are harmful to freedom of expression
A Nationalist government would repeal the parts of the controversial Media and Defamation law that are harmful to journalism and freedom were it to pass in its current form, PN Deputy Leader Mario de Marco said today. Addressing a press conference this afternoon, he said the Bill, which is up ...
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UNICEF research from Mongolia shows children bear brunt of extreme weather
Source: UN Children's Fund Country: MongoliaChildren born or in utero during the 2009/10 catastrophic winter and living in districts severely hit have significantly worse health compared with same-age children living in less affected districts.By Valeria Groppo A result of climate change extreme weather events are becoming more intense and more frequent in ...
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Russia’s UN envoy Churkin dies suddenly in New York
Russia’s combative ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, died suddenly in New York on Feb. 20 after being taken ill at work, the Russian Foreign Ministry said
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Pence visits Brussels, seeking deeper ties with EU
US Vice President Mike Pence met senior European Union officials in Brussels today to deliver messages of support from Donald Trump and to reassure allies worried about the new president's stance on Russia and the European Union. US President Donald Trump alarmed EU leaders by endorsing Britain's decision to leave the ...