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The European Investment Bank today signed two loans for a total amount of EUR 150 million in support of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Turkey.
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On 29 July in Vilnius, at a convention of country chairmen of the Lithuanian World Community and the Lithuanian Youth Union, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis invited world Lithuanians to engage actively in the discussion on the strategy of “Global Lithuania”.
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Israel promises pilgrims that the Jordan River baptism site is safe, amid pollution fears.
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The European Union and Georgia concluded negotiations on a bilateral agreement for the protection of their respective “Geographical Indications”.
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The Dalai Lama inaugurates a 106-foot-tall Buddha statue in India's Kashmir.
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A commercial Pakistani passenger plane crashes in bad weather near the capital Islamabad, with more than 150 people on board.
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Heat and dry weather spark wildfires in California consuming hundreds of acres of land.
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Fans react after Argentine soccer officials vote not to renew Diego Maradona's contract.
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Lawmakers in Catalonia outlaw bullfighting in a key vote that signals the first time the blood sport is banned in a mainland region of Spain.
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Peruvians meet at a competition for one of the most enduring symbols of Spanish colonialism – the horse.
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On 27 July, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis sent a letter to Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade Össur Skarphéðinsson congratulating Iceland on the start of EU membership negotiations.
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Around 200 Magellan penguins, most of them dead, wash up on Uruguay's beaches.
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Akadimia Platonos, Die Fremde and Illégal were the three films shortlisted on Tuesday for the European Parliament's 2010 LUX film prize, during an event at the Venice International Film Festival.
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Message from Mr José Manuel Durão Barroso, President of the European Commission, to His Excellency Mr. Asif Ali Zardari, President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
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Argentina's gay tango festival challenges dance's rigid gender roles on the heels of Argentina's new gay marriage law.
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The world's first full face transplant appears in public, and thanks his doctors.
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A professional singer In India's western Nagpur city, sings for 80 hours to set a new world record.
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Thousands of tourists flock to see stunning wax sculptures in Suphan Buri province as Thais mark Buddhist Lent.
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Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin joins a gathering of bikers in Ukraine astride a three-wheeled Harley Davidson clad in black.
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An Indian man tries to break his own world record for having the longest ear hair.
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