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The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation under EU State aid rules into capital injections destined to two subsidiaries of state owned company Elan Skupina in Slovenia.
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Craftsman Taufik Tarodji has employed a traditional Indonesian style of drawing, batik, on helmets to increase riding safety.
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International Free Comic Day in was taken a little too literally by a customer in Australia, but Spiderman was on hand to catch the thief.
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Crowds of Mexicans marched peacefully through the capital city on Saturday demanding the legalisation of marijuana.
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Twelve men died, forty one were injured and more than eighty were still trapped underground after a build up of methane gas caused an explosion at the Raspadskaya mine in Russia early on Sunday.
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Russia and international leaders celebrate in Moscow for 65th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany.
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Culture is taking centre stage in many of the activities scheduled for the “Europe Day” (9 May) celebrations being held under the Spanish Presidency of the EU, with the festivities even extending to the World Expo in Shanghai, where the EU Youth Orchestra will give a performance, conducted by Spain's Inma Shara.
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Androulla Vassiliou, the European Commissioner responsible for education and culture, will discuss future policy priorities at a meeting with Andreas Demetriou, the Cypriot Minister of Education and Culture, in Brussels tonight.
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Prisoners are reported to have dramatic improvements in behaviour after pets are introduced in a new scheme.
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It may look like a bloody brawl, but these street fights are a time-honoured tradition in Boliva.
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A Danish hotel introduces a scheme where guests are given a free meal if they produce enough electricity on an exercise bicycle.
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Icelandic scientists measure ash in the foot hills of the volcano in Iceland, which has showed signs of increased activity in recent days.
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GDP growth in the EU expected to gradually pick up, though recovery less robust than past upturns.
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The EESC tabled its opinion on the regulation of alternative investment funds, such as hedge funds and private funds. Although endorsing the much debated proposal of the European Commission, the EESC calls for uniform risk data provision for all such funds and emphasizes their responsibility in triggering the crisis.
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What was supposed to be a respectful Remembrance Day ceremony quickly turned to panic in Amsterdam.
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Somali pirates hijack a Russian-owned oil tanker off the coast of Yemen and warn against rescue attempts.
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The EU-Latin America summit on 18 May in Madrid should focus on closer cooperation over political stability, climate change and migration, says a Parliament resolution adopted on Wednesday.
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Parliament called on Canada to ensure visa-free travel for all EU citizens in a wide-ranging resolution adopted on Wednesday.
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Concluding the process and deciding on the schedule for releasing the funds agreed on for Greece, as well as examining and learning lessons from the crisis for the governance of the eurozone, will be the focus of the discussions of the heads of state and government at the meeting in Brussels this Friday.
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The European Investment Bank today confirmed its commitment to microfinance in Africa as a leading investor in REGMIFA, a unique EUR 116m (USD 150m) microfinance fund targeting small enterprises in sub-Saharan Africa.
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