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Czechs to vote in first direct presidential election
Czechs vote Friday and Saturday in their country's first direct presidential election, with recession, austerity and graft weighing heavily on the nation as it turns the page on a decade under ardent eurosceptic Vaclav Klaus.
09 January 2013
Relaxing bank liquidity rules sparks hope for euro lending boost
The loosening of liquidity rules due to come into effect on banks raises hopes among some analysts to a recovery of lending the eurozone.
09 January 2013
US grants injunction against legal action to Kazakhstan's BTA bank
The injunction issued by the Bankruptcy Court on January 3 blocks any enforcement of debts against the bank or its property in the U.S.
09 January 2013
Passions rise in France ahead of anti gay marriage protest
Passions and tensions are rising in France ahead of an expected giant weekend rally against the government's plan to legalise same-sex marriage and adoption that has angered influential Catholic and Muslim groups.
09 January 2013
World remembers Italy cruise tragedy one year on
A year on from the Costa Concordia tragedy in which 32 people lost their lives, the giant cruise ship still lies keeled over on an Italian island and its captain Francesco Schettino has become a global figure of mockery.
09 January 2013
French startup takes fork on road to health
If you come to a fork on the Internet, take it. It may end up being beneficial to your health.
09 January 2013
Plastic bullets used in fifth night of N.Ireland violence
Police officers in Northern Ireland fired plastic bullets and used water cannon after coming under attack from rioters for a fifth consecutive night on Monday.
08 January 2013
Kazakhstan’s Poltoranin won Stage 5 of Tour de Ski
Kazakhstan athlete was faster than Norway’s Petter Northug and Switzerland’s Dario Cologna in men’s 5km classic individual race.
08 January 2013
New Amy Winehouse inquest due to be heard
A new inquest into the death of troubled British singer Amy Winehouse, which was ordered when it emerged that the original coroner was not qualified for the job.
08 January 2013
An Italian teacher who kills celebrities on Twitter
Fidel Castro, Mikhail Gorbachev and Pope Benedict XVI -- Italian Tommasso Debenedetti has killed them all in fake tweets aimed at exposing shoddy journalism that have earned him global notoriety.
07 January 2013
Church of England to allow gay bishops in civil partnerships
The Church of England has dropped its opposition to gay clergymen in civil partnerships becoming bishops, provided the men concerned promise to remain celibate.
05 January 2013
Snowmobile accident kills six in Italian Alps
A snowmobile accident in the Italian Alps left six tourists dead and two others seriously injured Friday, the ANSA news agency reported.
05 January 2013
141 journalists killed in 2012: media watchdog
Last year was one of the deadliest on record for journalists, with 141 killed in 29 different countries and Syria the most dangerous place on earth for reporters.
05 January 2013
Study reveals new info on how bacteria survive drugs
Researchers have disproved a long-held theory about how some bacteria survive antibiotics and opened the door to new treatments to fight drug-resistant bugs.
05 January 2013
Pakistani Al-Qaeda suspect extradited from Britain to US
An alleged Pakistani Al-Qaeda operative accused of planning attacks in the United States, Britain and Norway was on Thursday extradited to America.
05 January 2013
Mogul Skiing: Julia Galysheva became 7th in dual mogul at World Cup in Austria
Kazakhstan's 20-y.o. Julia Galysheva reached the quarter finals of the Cup dual mogul and became seventh.
04 January 2013
Nureyev's legacy in spotlight, 20 years on
Twenty years after his death, Rudolf Nureyev's legacy still lights up the world of ballet as brilliantly as the flamboyant performances which once illuminated the greatest stages.
04 January 2013
Hot chocolate tastes better in an orange cup
European scientists say they have found further evidence that how you serve food and drink matters hugely in the perception of taste.
04 January 2013
Putin grants France's Depardieu Russian citizenship
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday granted fast-track citizenship to France's Gerard Depardieu after the movie star complained about the French Socialist government's proposed 75 percent tax on the rich.
04 January 2013
British comedian Davidson arrested by Savile police: reports
British television presenter Jim Davidson on Wednesday denied claims made against him after becoming the latest celebrity to be arrested by police investigating historic sexual abuse allegations.
03 January 2013
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