Euro 2012 Ukraine

Greek parliament approves debt swap bill

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:56:04 +0000

A profile Committee of the Greek Parliament approved Wednesday a debt swap bill to reduce the debt by 107 billion euros.
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Medvedev and Iranian President discuss Syria

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:28:23 +0000

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev held a telephone conversation on Wednesday with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. They discussed the volatile situation in Syria. The two leaders called for a speedy peaceful settlement of the crisis without outside interference.
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Naftogaz: Russia to blame for drop in gas supplies to Europe in February

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:00:52 +0000

Ukrainian state oil and gas firm Naftogaz has not tapped since the beginning of 2012 a single cubic meter of natural gas sent by Gazprom for supply to Europe, the Ukrainian state holding said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Russia revs up arms exports

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:33:24 +0000

In 2011, Rosoboronexport, Russia’s main arms exporting agency, fetched $ 13.2 billion from its arms and military equipment sales, which exceeded the initial goal by $ 1.6 billion. Russia is the world’s second biggest arms exporter. By 2012, experts predict its turnover to surge even higher, surpassing the $ 14 billion mark.
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Almost 80% of Yemenis cast their ballots in presidential election

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:06:00 +0000

According to official information, the Yemeni presidential election turnout reached almost 80%. Yemenis voted Tuesday for the only candidate, the current Vice-President Abd Rabbuh Mansur al-Hadi. The outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh, currently under treatment in the United States, has handed over powers to him.
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UN to ask African Union to boost its Somali force

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:38:28 +0000

The United Nations will ask the African Union to boost its Somali-deployed force from the current 12,000 to 18,000 army servicemen and police officers. This comes in a relevant draft resolution that has been put to vote at the UN Security Council.
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Ukraine denies allegations that it tapped 438.3 m cu m of gas intended for Europe on Feb 1-15

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:10:58 +0000

Kyiv has denied allegations that Ukraine, according to preliminary data, tapped 438.3 million cubic meters of gas intended for European consumers during the first 15 days of February 2012.
Interfax-Ukraine

3 NATO employees killed in blast

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:43:24 +0000

In southern Afghanistan, three people were killed in a roadside mine explosion announced a NATO spokesman on Tuesday. All of the victims were employees of one of the alliance’s military bases in the south. (TASS)
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So who are Syria’s real friends?

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:15:49 +0000

Russia has declined the invitation to take part in a conference called ";Friends of Syria";, which is due to take place in Tunisia on February 24. ";There are a number of points related to this conference which have raised many eyebrows in Russia,"; Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich says.
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Maria Kirilenko pulls out of Dubai Open

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:48:23 +0000

A neck injury has forced Russia’s Maria Kirilenko to pull out of the prestigious Dubai tennis tournament. Kirilenko became the fifth player to do so. Earlier, Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia, Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic, Vera Zvonaryova of Russia and Li Na of China all withdrew because of injury or illness. (RIAN)
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