Russia's Bolshoi Theatre head has been removed after allegedly being involved in scandals, the culture ministry said. Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky said that Iksanov had been the head of the Bolshoi Theatre for the last 13 years but the theatre needed a renewal. BBC reports that Anatoly Iksanov, who had been accused of mismanaging the Bolshoi's 1 billion dollars renovation, is to be ...
Traffic fumes can up risk of lung cancer
Even low level exposure to traffic fumes is enough to raise the risk of lung cancer, a large European study has revealed. The new research, that analysed pooled information from 17 studies in nine European countries, has found that people's chances of having the disease rose with greater exposure to small sooty particles which are generated by diesel exhausts which are known to lodge in the ...
Organic veggies from Bihar bound for Europe
Farmers of a village in Bihar's Nalanda district are planning to go global. Potatoes, pumpkins, garlics, chillis and ladyfingers, among other vegetables, produced in Sohdih village are all set to make their way to kitchens in Europe. The farmers are eyeing to export organic vegetables to Britain, France, Germany and other European Union countries after their village was awarded the prestigious ...
New Czech Government Sworn In
Mr. Zeman confirmed economist Jiri Rusnok as prime minister. The leftist president's move Wednesday angered the outgoing center-right coalition, which has a parliamentary majority. The coalition parties view Mr. Rusnok's appointment as a presidential power grab. Mr. Rusnok's government faces a parliamentary confidence vote within 30 days and rejection is almost ...
Turkish watchdog probes forex deals after central bank auctions
By Nevzat Devranoglu and Ozge OzbilginISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's banking watchdog said on Wednesday it was probing foreign exchange deals by lenders, after sources said it was looking into possible market manipulation following central bank auctions of $2.25 billion (1.51 billion) in dollars.The watchdog BDDK was seeking details of transactions on July 8-9, senior banking sources ...
Tour de France Short and flat stage will suit race leader Chris Froome
Chris Froome is hoping for an incident-free day and the chance to take more time out of his Tour de France rivals on Wednesday after Mark Cavendish was at the centre of a controversial finish in Saint-Malo on Tuesday night. Cavendish collided with Dutchman Tom Veelers 100 metres from the line on stage 10 as the Manxman tried to get in position for a sprint finish, and Veelers demanded Cavendish ...
EU proposes centralized plan to close failed banks
BRUSSELS -; The European Union has outlined another key part of its plan to deal with the economic and financial crisis by proposing a blueprint for a centralized system to deal with failing ...
Womens Euro 2013 Group C preview ? England France Russia Spain
The women's European Championship starts in Sweden on Wednesday and the Guardian has teamed up with journalists across the continent to bring you the best ...
Tour de France at a Glance
SAINT-MALO, France (AP) -- A brief look at Tuesday's 10th stage of the 100th Tour de France:Stage: Stage 10 followed the Tour's first rest day on Monday. The pack took it easy on the 197-kilometer (122-mile) jaunt from the Brittany town of Saint-Gildas-Des-Bois to Saint-Malo on its northern coast. The route passed Plesse, where 1907 and 1908 winner Lucien Mazan, better known as Lucien ...
Will Italy Listen to Its Downgrade Wake-Up Call
Italy's credit downgrade should be viewed as a "wake-up call" by the country's fractious government, analysts told CNBC - but they remained divided over whether the announcement would have any impact in ...
Russia Seeks to Slash Yeltsins Savings Payout Pledge - Report
MOSCOW, July 10 (RIA Novosti) ? Russia's Finance Ministry has submitted a new proposal to the government that would slash the compensation payments promised to Soviet savers who saw their deposits wiped out in the 1990s, according to a report in Kommersant newspaper Wednesday. The proposed changes would overturn a law passed in 1995 by then-president Boris Yeltsin that committed the ...
EU Removes Philippine Air Conviasa From Access Blacklist
Venezuela 's Conviasa under the latest changes to a list of unsafe carriers. The EU said oversight improvements by aviation authorities in ...
Fire partially destroys landmark Paris mansion
The Hotel Lambert, a 17th century mansion overlooking the Seine river, suffered "serious damage" in a fire that broke out early Wednesday morning, according to deputy Paris mayor Anne ...
Sodexo cautious on fourth quarter as Europe weak
By Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) - Catering-to-vouchers group Sodexo (EXHO.PA) cautioned that full-year revenue growth would likely be at the low end of its 1-2 percent target range as the economic climate remained difficult in Europe and ...
The European bourses are down
The appetite for risk is mixed ahead of the US open before the minutes of the Federal Reserve's June meeting and a speech by Chairman Ben Bernanke. The Chinese data was steady, but unexciting. The foreign currencies start slightly higher after following divergent paths on Tuesday. The European currencies are recovering after sliding, the yen bounced on profit taking, and the commodity ...
CBS Hit Show NCIS Is Europes Most Valuable Imported TV Drama Study Finds
Euro TV Giants Discover the 'X Factor' as Production Boom Counters Weak Ad Trends The U.K. based company's report highlights the dominance of U.S. fair on European screens with only one of the top ten titles ...
Spains David Rios crowned Bartender of the Year
Following a landmark week on the fine-drinking circuit - featuring intense competition; spectacular, star-studded events; and the convening of fine-drinking industry elite, international celebrities, and global tastemakers - David Rios of Jigger Cocktail & Disco Bar, Spain, was crowned DIAGEO RESERVE WORLD CLASS Bartender of the Year 2013, rising above 44 other global finalists to win the ...
Police brutality against pro-family protestors in France
Two dozen members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe recently signed a statement decrying police actions against pro-family protestors in France. "Hundreds of walkers and protesters were brutalized, gassed, arbitrarily arrested and jailed for 24 hours and more," the lawmakers stated in reference to protests in recent months. "Reports from lawyers and NGOs ...
Death toll in Turkish anti-government protests increases to 5
A street vendor sells popcorn in Gezi Park in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, July 9, 2013. Gezi Park remained open for the night after thousands of anti-government protesters broke their fast for the holy month of Ramadan by sitting down for a meal along a main Istanbul pedestrian street for a makeshift Ramadan banquet that stretched some 500 meters (yards) toward the city's landmark Taksim ...
Italy Eco Minister says SP rating cut backward looking
Italian Economy Minister Fabrizio Saccomanni criticised Standard & Poor's cut to its rating on Italy, saying it failed to take account of recent government measures to boost ...
Sixth round of European Moroccan negotiations on new protocol for sea fishing
WAM RABAT, July 10th, 2013 (WAM) -- Rabat is hosting the sixth round of negotiations on a new protocol to the partnership agreement in the fisheries sector between Morocco and the European Union on 18th and 19th of July. The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in Morocco explained in a statement last night, that in this round the parties are looking for the possibilities of cooperation in ...
Crisis sinks European birth rate study
Fewer babies were born in Europe because of the world economic crisis, a study shows.The birth rate per woman in 28 European countries sank faster on average the higher the unemployment rate rose, the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in the north-eastern German city of Rostock said in a study published in the journal Demographic Research.The economic crisis, which began in 2008, ...
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