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Kazakhstan and Turkey to build night vision equipment factory in Astana Kazakhstan and Turkey and mulling a factory to produce electronic optical devices in Astana.
06 September 2013
Poland overhauls pension system to keep public debt down Poland on Wednesday said it will transfer government bonds held by private pension funds to the state pension sector in a move aimed at curbing public debt amid an economic slowdown.
05 September 2013
Rakhat Aliyev. Photo courtesy of azatyq.org Rakhat Aliyev's media center may dent Vienna's reputation Vienna’s Court of Auditors is in discussion of the request to check the owners of Medienquarter St. Marx media center.
05 September 2013
Syria at heart of EU talks in Vilnius EU foreign ministers gather Friday in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius seeking a joint position on Syria as France stands alone in the 28-nation bloc in favour of military intervention.
05 September 2013
Football: Messi pays back millions to taxman - reports Barcelona star Lionel Messi and his father paid off five million euros ($6.6 million) they owed to the taxman ahead of their court appearance on tax evasion charges.
05 September 2013
French, German leaders in historic visit to WWII massacre site French President Francois Hollande and German counterpart Joachim Gauck pay a landmark visit to the ghost village of Oradour-sur-Glane where 642 people were massacred by Nazi troops during World War II.
04 September 2013
Microsoft buys Nokia phones to fight Apple, Google Microsoft agreed Tuesday to buy the handset business of former market leader Nokia in an effort to catch up to rivals Apple and Google in the fierce smartphone market.
04 September 2013
Photo courtesy of cityam.com Glare from London 'fryscraper' blamed for melting cars A British property developer said Tuesday it was investigating after sun rays reflected from its half-finished London skyscraper melted parts of several cars, including a luxury Jaguar.
04 September 2013
    Ambassador of France Jean-Charles Berthonnet (C). Photo courtesy of www.ambafrance-kz.org© French ambassador leaves Kazakhstan The Ambassador of France Jean-Charles Berthonnet has completed his diplomatic mission in Kazakhstan.
03 September 2013
©REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach Angela Merkel's flag necklace gets own Twitter account A necklace worn by Chancellor Angela Merkel sporting the colours of the German flag has acquired a dedicated Twitter account delivering satirical jibes following its much-commented upon appearance at a TV debate.
03 September 2013
Pope to investigate Poland's ritual slaughter ban Pope Francis has ordered an investigation into a Polish ban on the ritual kosher slaughter of animals.
03 September 2013
©REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach Europe's emerging economies back on track Central and eastern European countries have escaped most of the turmoil that has recently lashed emerging economies as they have been shielded by the recovery in the neighbouring eurozone.
03 September 2013
©REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz Smartwatches to light up Berlin electronics show Smartwatches look set to dominate this year's IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin, which opens Wednesday, stealing the limelight from smart phones and tablet computers.
03 September 2013
©REUTERS/Dado Ruvic Nokia to sell phone unit to Microsoft for 5.44 bn euros Beleaguered Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia will sell its mobile phone unit to US group Microsoft for 5.44 billion euros ($7.17 billion).
03 September 2013
©REUTERS/Benoit Tessier Politician says Venice museum damaged by French demand An Italian local politician has alleged the Doge's Palace in Venice was damaged to install an air-conditioning system demanded by a French museum for a rare Manet exhibition.
02 September 2013
Thousands protest in Romania against shale gas, gold mine Thousands of people took to the streets of Romania on Sunday to protest against shale gas exploration and a controversial Canadian gold mine project using cyanide.
02 September 2013
French Socialists under fire over pension 'non-reforms' The Socialist government's plans to reform France's debt-ridden pension system , to be presented to ministers this month, fail to address the core problems and could spark fresh tensions with Brussels.
02 September 2013
©REUTERS/Gary Cameron Crop pests moving polewards through global warming Crop-damaging insects, bacteria, fungus and viruses are moving poleward by nearly three kilometres (two miles) each year, helped by global warming.
02 September 2013
"Harry Potter" fans stampede for Radcliffe in Venice The Venice film festival descended briefly into chaos Sunday as screaming "Harry Potter" fans stampeded across the seafront after British star Daniel Radcliffe, in town to present his new film.
02 September 2013
©REUTERS/Danny Lawson/Pool Greek coroner receives letter bomb, no injury: police A Greek coroner involved in terrorism investigations escaped injury on Sunday after a letter bomb he received went off.
02 September 2013

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