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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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PM travelling to Moscow on Tuesday in wake of dispute over Russian warship
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat will be travelling to Moscow to meet Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev at the Kremlin, The Malta Independent on Sunday has learnt. This meeting will be held in the wake of the recent decision by the Maltese government not to allow a Russian warship to enter ...
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Peru’s leader suggests replacing TPP with new trade deal that excludes U.S.
Peru President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski told Russian media that Pacific-rim countries can forge a new trade deal that includes China to replace the U.S.-led TPP that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to scrap. Kuczynski, speaking to Russia Today in an videotaped interview posted on the state-funded broadcaster’s website Friday, ...
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World Cup 2018: Germany newcomer scores 3; England, France, Poland also win
On a busy night across Europe, a player making his debut for Germany notched a hat trick in a 8-0 rout of tiny San Marino as the three biggest teams in action all won their qualifying matches for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.England beat Scotland 3-0 on three headers ...
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Nigeria to stop wheat importation – Minister
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hajiya Khadija Abba-Ibrahim, has said that Nigeria will soon stop the importation of wheat from Russia. . Abba-Ibrahim, represented by Amb. Baba Garba, Director, European Affairs in the ministry, made the disclosure at the end of the fourth Joint Commission meeting between Russia ...
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IEBC selection panel receives huge list of 778 applications
Six lawyers and a judge are among 13 applicants to chair the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission to prepare for and oversee the 2017 election. IEBC Selection Committee yesterday also released a list of 765 people who have applied for the six commissioners' posts. "As a result of the unprecedented ...
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Trump factor hitting investors in emerging markets, ETFs, spurring flight
Investing in Mexico, China and other emerging markets has never been for the fainthearted. Big swings have been a hallmark, caused by everything from the 1994 “tequila crisis” where Mexico devalued the peso to Russia’s default on its debt in 1998. Here’s the latest addition to the list: Donald Trump’s ...
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Vietnam seeking legislative nod to ditch nuke plants backed by Japan, Russia
The Vietnamese government submitted a resolution to the National Assembly on Thursday requesting that plans to build nuclear power plants with Japanese and Russian assistance be scrapped. The parliament is expected to vote on the resolution on Nov. 22 and it is likely to be approved without amendment. The National ...
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You’re US government property
EDWARD SNOWDEN HAS plenty of fans. A film about him by Oliver Stone describes how, as a contractor with Booz Allen Hamilton, Mr Snowden turned against the system and smuggled out files about its spying activities. To coincide with the release of the film in September, the fans have launched ...
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Shaken and stirred
IN THE SPRING thaw of 1992 a KGB archivist called Vasili Mitrokhin walked into the British embassy in Riga. Stashed at the bottom of his bag, beneath some sausages, were copies of Soviet intelligence files that he had smuggled out of Russia. Before the year was out MI6, Britain’s foreign-intelligence ...
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Russia Prepares to Block LinkedIn After Court Ruling
The social network for professionals was found to have violated a law requiring it to store local users’ data within the country.
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Borse, l'arrivo di Trump non fa paura ai mercati europei. Balza la Russia
Le Borse europee, nella prima giornata di mercato dopo la vittoria di Donald Trump alle elezioni presidenziali americane, chiudono in rialzo tranne che Piazza Affari. I listini di Parigi e...
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Trump election elicits fears, some cheers around the globe
The world faces a starkly different America led by a President Donald Trump.While the billionaire businessman's election was welcomed in some countries, others saw it as a big shock as governments will now have to deal with a man who has cozied up to Vladimir Putin, told NATO allies they ...
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It's Trump! Stunning outsider victory for 45th president
Donald Trump claimed his place Wednesday as America's 45th president, an astonishing victory for the celebrity businessman and political novice who capitalized on voters' economic anxieties, took advantage of racial tensions and overcame a string of sexual assault allegations on his way to the White House.Trump's triumph over Hillary Clinton, ...
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Factbox - Top goals, hurdles for US President-elect Donald Trump
Republican Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to shake up Washington and as president the brash real estate mogul will be in a position to dramatically change how the United States handles immigration, trade and a range of other policies. Yet many of his more ambitious proposals will require cooperation ...
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Diet members push study of $6.7 billion Russia gas pipeline ahead of Putin visit
Japanese lawmakers are revisiting a plan to build a $6.7 billion natural gas pipeline from Russia ahead of a visit by President Vladimir Putin to Japan next month. A group of about 80 lawmakers from the ruling parties will ask the government by the end of this month to carry ...
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Food & Beverage
Mercato euroasiatico sempre più decisivo per il vino Made in Italy
L’Italia del vino fa rotta verso est con le tappe di Vinitaly International a Hong Kong (10-12 novembre) e in Russia (Mosca, 14 novembre). Si parte dalla porta d’Oriente - Hong Kong - nell’ambito della International Wine and Spirits Fair, con uno spazio di 1500mq e più di 160 aziende ...
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‘Terrorism knows no borders, our approach should be likewise’ – EU Commissioner for Migration
Asked what new techniques and forms of cooperation are being developed in order to tackle and counter terrorism, he said: “The EU has come a long way on security cooperation. Since April 2016 we are working on the basis of creating a genuine and effective Security Union – something which ...
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Vietnam looks to delay Japan-, Russia-backed nuclear plants amid funds crunch
Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party in October instructed government authorities to revise plans to build nuclear power plants with Russian and Japanese assistance with a view to delaying them due to the government’s tight finances, it was learned Sunday from party and government sources. The government is now working on a ...
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Syria/Russia: School Attack a Possible War Crime
Source: Human Rights Watch Country: Syrian Arab RepublicAirstrikes by the joint Russian-Syrian military operation that killed dozens of civilians, mostly schoolchildren, on October 26, 2016, could constitute a war crime, Human Rights Watch says.39th Reported Attack on Schools in Syria This Year (New York) – Airstrikes by the joint Russian-Syrian military operation ...
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Russia, Japan agree to promote economic cooperation in Russian Far East
Trade minister Hiroshige Seko and Russian Far East development minister Alexander Galushka agreed Friday to promote economic development projects in Russia’s Far East ahead of a summit between their leaders in December, Japanese government officials said. Tokyo is hoping to use bilateral economic cooperation to make progress on a territorial ...
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Wheels: In Russia, a Western Taste for High-End Auto Sales
Overall vehicle sales are down, but affluent Russians spur a demand for more expensive cars and Western-style dealerships.