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A new start for Greece: essential elements of a deal
By Guntram B. Wolff Greece’s new government under prime minister Alexis Tsipras – in power for not even two weeks –…
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G-7 leaders issue a statement on Ukraine
G-7 leaders issued a statement on Friday in regards to the agreements achieved in Minsk, Belarus. The statement reads: “We,…
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Ukraine peace deal brokered after four-way marathon talks
The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France on Thursday announced a peace deal for an end to fighting in…
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Protests in Yerevan after kidnapping and beating of activist
Hundreds of Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) supporters rallied on the streets of Yerevan on Feb. 9 after activist Artak Khachatryan…
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Russia’s oil export revenues fall 11% in 2014
The like-for-like oil export of Russia declined by nearly 11.4 percent to 153.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2014, the Federal Customs Service…
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NATO command centre will be located in Riga
A NATO command centre with a staff of 40 will be located in Riga, according to Latvian Defence Minister Raimonds Vejonis…
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Phoenix rose from the ashes; Novorossiya will rise from Western sanctions
By Ben Tanosborn When we say Novorossiya we are not referring to that territory Russia annexed over two centuries ago…
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Putin, Merkel, Hollande end talks on Ukraine crisis
A tripartite meeting on the Ukraine crisis, involving Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela…
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70 years after Auschwitz – deliberate attempts to rewrite history
By MD Editorial Board The last week’s Auschwitz ceremony marking 70 years since the notorious death camp’s liberation had a…
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