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Putin: Snowden can stay in Russia if he stops damaging USA

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President Vladimir Putin says NSA leaker Edward Snowden may stay in Russia, if he wants to, but only if he stops activities aimed against the United States. “There is one condition if he wants to remain here: he must stop his work aimed at damaging our American partners. As odd as it may sound from me,” Putin told a media conference in Moscow. In Putin’s opinion, Snowden considers himself “a... 

Far Cry 3 is Fun but Far Cry 1 was still Better

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Far Cry 3 takes us back to the wonderful tropical jungles with beautiful high quality graphics. As Far Cry already got us used with their story, it never follows up. In Far Cry 1 (2004) you start as a fighter not only against rebels and terrorists but also against a laboratory which conducted secret experiments on chimpanzees and humans and mutated them into some sort of “perfect soldiers”. In... 

EU demands clarification on US spying, warns of severe impact on relations

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The European Parliament has asked for “full clarification” about the latest disclosure that the U.S. has spied on European Union offices both in the U.S. and in Europe, warning EU-U.S. relations would be severely affected. “I am deeply worried and shocked about the allegations of U.S. authorities spying on EU offices,” said the President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz in a statement... 

Athens Mayor claims 'plenty of money to build a Mosque' despite opposition

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In another hit piece done by the UK media outlet Reuters, called “In Crisis-Hit Athens, plans for a mosque reveal deep divisions” A Pakistani taxi driver is interviewed, speaking of tolerance and blaming Greeks for being racist and against the construction of a mosque. The Pakistani, named Muhammed Zafeer says: “Greece has to decide if it will be democratic or if it will go back to the Middle... 

Banking scandal hits Ireland

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The global banking crisis of 2008, caused by the reckless behaviour of American lenders, spread shockwaves around the world that are still being felt today. Banking giants such as Lehmann brothers & Bear Stearns collapsed and other banks scrambled to secure ‘bailouts’ from their governments to avoid going the same way. In Ireland, the downturn in the property market caused the Anglo Irish... 

German chancellor warns against arming of Syrian rebels

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned against supplying arms to the militants in Syria, saying the risks of the move are too high. The German leader told her country’s parliament on Thursday that, in her view, “the risks [of arming the militants in Syria] would be incalculable.” Earlier in May, Merkel had noted that Berlin would never send arms to the militants... 

GoClever R974.2, the Best Price-Performace Gaming Tablet

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If you have already seen our review on the GoClever R83 Tab then you should know that the R974.2 is almost exactly the same with the R83.3, but you should still read our review on the R974.2 because this model does bring some nice new changes. If you haven’t read our previous R83 review, you should do it now because reading that review it’s almost as if you’re reading about the R974.2... 

Portuguese wage major strike against austerity measures

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Public service workers in Portugal have engaged in a general strike to protest government austerity measures that have led to the nation’s worst economic slump since the 1970’s. The Thursday protest effort, which was called by Portuguese trade unions, began peacefully although it brought the nation’s public transport system to a halt, prompting anger and despair among those who decided to go... 

Irish MP blasts Obama's G8 visit: 'Hypocrite of the century'

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Barack Obama is a “war criminal” and a “hypocrite,” an Irish politician has said in a damning attack on the US president. The MP slammed the Irish treatment of Obama during his G8 visit as akin to ‘prostituting’ Ireland for a “pat on the head.” Irish MP Clare Daly took no prisoners in her heated attack on the visit of the Obama family to Ireland during this year’s G8 summit, which... 

Three super-Earths discovered in habitable zone of same star ‘for the first time’

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Astronomers have found a record number of super-Earths orbiting in the habitable zone of a known star, 22 light years away from Earth. The planets, which have three suns, have one side illuminated at all times while the other is submerged in darkness. The Gliese 667C star in the constellation of Scorpion has been well studied before. However, as a result of new observations the scientists made a stunning... 

Thousands of Chinese are actively moving to Latvia

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Commenting on the situation of Latvia’s immigrants, a prominent Latvian professor admitted that the country is not ready for such a large number of immigrants. “The Chinese are very active in moving to Latvia – only this year alone, at least 500 families migrated to Latvia. We are absolutely not ready. These families are moving along with their children, many of whom have no school... 

Gibraltar shooting incident sparks diplomatic spat between UK & Spain

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The UK government has described as “illegal incursion” the entrance by a Spanish Guardia Civil vessel into British territorial waters around Gibraltar, local media reported. The incident is said to have happened on Sunday when the Guardia Civil vessel strayed into the territorial waters and an officer onboard the vessel fired a weapon. In a statement, Europe Minister David Lidington, strongly... 

More and more people are making up Holocaust memoirs

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Joe Corry claims in a book that he was at a death camp that never existed Could there be anything more twisted than these Holocaust fantasists? How more and more people are making up memoirs about witnessing Nazi crimes. Just four days before the end of the war in Europe, a unit of Canadian soldiers was advancing through a thick forest in the north-east of Holland. Accompanying them was a member of... 

Berlusconi sentenced to 7 years in prostitution case

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Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Italy’s former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been sentenced to seven years in prison over a sex scandal and abuse of power. On Monday, an Italian court in Milan handed Berlusconi the prison term and a lifetime ban from holding public positions, after convicting him of inappropriate relations with an under-age girl and then using his influence... 

Snowden's plane lands in Havana, NSA leaker not seen aboard

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Ex-CIA contractor Edward Snowden was not seen aboard the plane to Havana on which he was reportedly traveling, reports RT’s correspondent on the flight. The plane has already landed in the Cuban capital. The Russian airline Aeroflot previously confirmed that Snowden had checked in for flight SU150 to Havana with two seats (17A and 17C) in his name. However, journalists on board the plane said there... 
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