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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Group оf Companies Penki Kontinentai warmly congratulates all its friends and partners! more »

May I take your order?

A new restaurant in eastern China uses robots to serve and entertain customers. more »

Is that rabbit wearing... a kimono?

Japanese jump start holiday celebrations for the Year of the Rabbit by dressing up their own pet rabbits. more »

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

May the year 2011 be full of happiness, success and original ideas! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! more »

Commission approves first package of €100 million in support to the Palestinian people in 2011

The European Commission decided today to provide an initial financial package worth €100 million for the Occupied Palestinian Territory under the 2011 budget. more »

Taxation: Removing cross-border tax obstacles for EU citizens

Today, the Commission published a Communication which outlines the most serious tax problems that EU citizens face in cross-border situations and announces plans for solutions. more »

SUDAN: EU to observe the South Sudan Referendum

The European Union has today deployed an EU Election Observation Mission (EOM) for the Southern Sudan Referendum, scheduled to take place between 9 and 15 January 2011. more »

EU and China to debate economic and trade issues at high level dialogue

The EU and China will hold their third High Level Economic and Trade Dialogue (HED) on 20 and 21 December in Beijing. more »

State aid: Commission opens in-depth investigation into Hungarian support measures for national airline Malév

The European Commission has opened a formal investigation under EU state aid rules to examine a number of support measures, including several capital injections and shareholder loans, that the Hungarian authorities granted to Malév-Hungarian Airlines in the context of its privatisation and subsequent renationalisation. more »

Protests follow Belarus election

Thousands protest presidential incumbent winner Lukashenko in Belarus. more »

Travel chaos across Europe

Snow wreaks havok on travelers across Western Europe on Sunday with thousands of flights cancelled. more »

Inmates escape from Mexico jail

Prison guards help inmates break free from jail near Mexico's U.S. border. more »

The President: EU consensus on the support mechanism for crisis-stricken countries is beneficial for Lithuania

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė says the decision taken by the European Council to amend the EU Treaty to provide for the establishment of a permanent support mechanism for crisis–stricken eurozone countries is very important for Lithuania. more »

Baby gorilla surprises German zoo

A baby gorilla born at a zoo in northern Germany surprises zookeepers, who expected a different female to give birth. more »

Women protest at Sudan flogging video

Police in Sudan arrest dozens of women protesting after a video of a woman being flogged in public appeared on the internet. more »

Florida school meeting turns violent

A gunman opens fire at a Florida school board meeting, then kills himself. more »

New funds to fight Colombia floods

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos pledges fresh disaster relief funds in response to the country's devastating floods. more »

Berlusconi survives confidence vote

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi wins a no-confidence motion in parliament by a margin of only three votes. more »

Snow storm pounds US Midwest

A powerful snow storm is playing havoc with travel plans in the US Midwest as more than 2,000 flights are canceled in Chicago. more »

Fake Chinese products spread

Internet and lax customs enforcement drive growth of 600 billion US dollar counterfeit goods industry. more »