With less than a year to go before the mandate of the EU rule-of-law mission in Kosovo expires next summer, the authorities say they are ready to run Kosovo alone. “Kosovo has sufficient capacities to govern itself and exercise law and order, just like the other countries in the region,” Hajredin Kuci, Kosovo’s Deputy Prime […]
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By Drazen Remikovic Experts say that sanctions issued this month by the European Union against Croatia for the country’s refusal to change its controversial legislation on European arrest warrants could damage the country’s political position and Schengen harmonisation. The European Commission wants Croatia to amend its “Lex Perkovic” law that limits the application of European […]
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The Federal Reserve presently lends money at a lower rate than anytime in history. In fact, the rate at which the Fed lends money is more than a full percentage point below the current rate of inflation. That means the Fed is subsidizing borrowing. Naturally, zero rates create price distortions which are greatly amplified by […]
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By Aron Lund for Syria Comment Abdelaziz Salame, the highest political leader of the Tawhid Brigade in Aleppo, has issued a statement online where he claims to speak for 13 different rebel factions. You can see the video or read it in Arabic here. The statement is titled “communiqué number one” – making it slightly […]
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A top prosecutor from an international court stated on Tuesday that she is ready to work with Kenyan government officials to make certain the Islamic terrorists who perpetrated a savage attack at a Kenyan shopping mall are tried for their murders and other crimes, according to Kenyan law enforcement. The International Criminal Court’s Prosecutor Fatou […]
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Both Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant units in Loviisa, Finland, are back in production after the annual maintenance outage. Unit 1 was out of production for almost 19 days, until 6 September, and maintenance work on Unit 2 was finished in 16 days, on 23 September. Both units underwent a so-called refuelling outage, with no major […]
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Turkish soccer pitches have reasserted themselves as political battlefields following the death of a protester and the emergence of pro-government football support groups in the wake of mass anti-government demonstrations in June. The revival of the soccer battlefield signals the initial failure of government attempts to regain political control of the pitch by imposing restrictions […]
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Online storage service Dropbox has joined calls for more transparency in reporting national security data requests, the Inquirer says. Like other firms before it, the cloud storage business is concerned that the U.S. National Security Agency and FBI are not letting it talk about all the requests that they make to it. Although it has […]
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Lawmakers in a Siberian coal-mining region on Wednesday passed the country’s first-ever ban on all adoptions of local children by foreigners. The legislative assembly of southwestern Siberia’s Kemerovo Region passed the law unanimously, citing concerns for child welfare. The law requires the governor’s approval to go into force. Children who move abroad face huge linguistic, […]
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By Richard Lightbown On 21 August 2013 a series of chemical attacks were perpetrated in the Ghouta suburbs of eastern Damascus. Sources say that between 281 and 1,729 civilians were killed, while Medcins Sans Frontiers reported around 3,600 were injured in the attacks. On the same day UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon instructed the UN Mission […]
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Pope Francis has ordered the excommunication of a Catholic priest in Australia who illicitly said Mass, taught that women should be ordained priests and advocated for “gay marriage.” An Archdiocese of Melbourne spokesman said the Pope had ordered the excommunication of Father Greg Reynolds, who has also been dismissed from the clerical state, the Australian […]
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The United Nations-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone will deliver an appeals judgment in the landmark trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor on September 26, 2013. The ruling could have broader implications for the prosecution of high-level officials by international tribunals. Taylor is the first former head of state to be convicted by an […]
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Bashar’s acceptance to let go of his “Nukes of the poor” arsenal could mean that the Syrian government has assessed the potential outcome of an American sustained offensive to be a game changer and desperately agreed to any way out. Handing over chemical weapons in a gradual more controlled manner would have been understandable but […]
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Rohani has set the stage for a negotiated resolution over Iran’s nuclear program, which is becoming more viable than ever before. By Sina Toossi In a speech before the United Nations General Assembly, new Iranian President Hassan Rohani delivered a carefully worded and prudent message that stood in contrast to his predecessor’s more defiant addresses […]
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By Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay This body resolves to “condemn violence in any form committed to disturb communal harmony and to deal with all those indulging in such violence in a prompt and resolute manner under the law.” Normally, such a declaration need not be made in a country which has just faced a serious bout of […]
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(Civil.Ge) — Georgia PM Ivanishvili said he has “actually already chosen” a person whom he will name as his successor as head of the government after he steps down following the October 27 presidential election. Speaking during a live televised meeting with a group of political analysts and commentators on September 25, Ivanishvili said that […]
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Dams have been vilified for detrimental effects to water quality and fish passage, but a new study suggests that these structures provide “ecological and engineering resilience” to climate change in the Columbia River basin. The study, which was published in the Canadian journal Atmosphere-Ocean, looked at the effects of climate warming on stream flow in […]
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(CORDIS) — The EU-funded project FLOCK-REPROD (‘Hormone-free non-seasonal or seasonal goat reproduction for a sustainable European goat-milk market’) is working to develop artificial insemination techniques for goats that require no hormonal treatment. The solution would help farmers reduce costs and produce more goat’s milk, while providing them with a way to meet EU legal requirements […]
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A federal appeals court is weighing whether for-profit businesses can ask for an exemption from the health care law’s contraceptive mandate based on the owner’s religious views. Two brothers, Francis and Philip M. Gilardi, in Ohio say the law would require them to violate their Roman Catholic religious beliefs by forcing them to provide contraception […]
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By Natalia Kovalenko An economic crisis is regarded as a forerunner of fascism, experts said, analyzing the developments in Greece. Although the nationalist moods have been growing there since 2008, only the murder of a Greek anti-fascist by the supporters of the parliamentary far-right Golden Dawn Party has made the society fall to thinking. The […]
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