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Cyprus imposes ATM withdrawal limit of €100 per day for island's two largest banks
The central bank in Cyprus has imposed an ATM withdrawal limit of 100 euros per day for the island’s two biggest banks, in order to prevent a run on lenders.
A spokesman for the country’s second largest lender, Cyprus Popular Bank, told Reuters that the new measure began at 1pm local time (11am GMT) and would remain in place until the bank reopens, or until confirmation of continued emergency...
GoClever R83, the Best Price-Performace Tablet You Can Get
GoClever R83.2 is perhaps one of the best tablets you can get at a reasonable price.
GoClever is an electronics company from EU, Poland, with its main factories in China, Shenzhen, of course, just like with all other Western companies.
The R83 is not a single product but a series of three, R83, R83.2 and the R83.3 which is quite rare for some strange reason. We’ve only found a few models of...
Boris Berezovsky may have committed suicide
According to British media, Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky, who died on Saturday, March 23rd, was suffering from clinical depression. It was said that the businessman gave way to despair after the British court dismissed his five-billion-dollar claim against another Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich. After the trial, Berezovsky had to pay $100 million for legal services. In connection with the...
French demonstrators protest approval of same-sex marriage
Tens of thousands of people demonstrate in Paris against France’s gay marriage law that allows homosexual couples to marry and adopt children, March 24, 2013.
Tens of thousands of French conservatives and activists have marched through the streets of Paris to protest French legislation allowing same-sex marriage.
Protesters on Sunday rallied on a route leading to the Champs Elysees after police...
Massive March snowfall masks Kiev and Moscow
Thousands of specialized vehicles and workers are out on the streets after abnormally heavy snowfall, which caused a state of emergency in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, reached Moscow.
The depth of snow cover in the Russian capital had reached 59cm (23 inches) by Sunday morning, with the synoptic forecast expecting 15cm (6 inches) in the next 24 hours.
But the extremely powerful Mediterranean cyclone...
Britain to run out of gas reserves in 36 hours
Britain’s gas reserves are running out in 36 hours amid an unreasonable cold weather leaving the country on expensive foreign imports, local media reported.
According to the British media reports the country’s gas storage has less than two days’ supplies left, with lower-than-usual temperatures force millions to turn up their heating.
The shortfall could force the long-term price of gas higher,...
Should Russia pay for Germany's great plans?
Germany is looking for ways to fund its major geopolitical projects. Taking money from the German citizens is dangerous as it may not be appreciated. German authorities set their sights on Russia. The Germans will take money from Russia without even asking for permission.
Recently the Russian-German relations have not been the greatest. Of course, they are not at the level of the Russian-American...
Russian rock sensation BMF video explodes online, next Gang Nam Style?
You may have seen a lot of things, but nothing will prepare you for this high-octane homage to ultra-violence from Russian punk band Biting Elbows. Getting 6 million YouTube views in just 4 days, the viral video is set to take the web by storm just like Psy did with Gang Nam Style, or maybe even better.
If Quentin Tarantino decided to direct the latest James Bond installment in the style of The Prodigy’s...
Russian Leader Warns, “Get All Money Out Of Western Banks Now!”
A Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) “urgent bulletin” being sent to Embassies around the world today is advising both Russian citizens and companies to begin divesting their assets from Western banking and financial institutions “immediately” as Kremlin fears grow that both the European Union and United States are preparing for the largest theft of private wealth in modern history.
According...
Nigel Farage To Europeans: “Get Your Money Out While You Can”
In Nigel Farage’s first TV appearance since the Cypriot wealth tax was announced, the Englishman pulls no punches.
In all his years and all his experience of the desperation of the European Union’s leadership “never did [he] think they would resort to stealing money from people’s savings accounts.”
The simple fact is that they know they cannot let any country leave, no matter how small,...
Cypriot parliament rejects EU-IMF bailout tax on bank deposits
Cypriot MPs vote on a controversial bailout package during a parliament session in Nicosia on March 19, 2013.
The Cypriot parliament has voted against a revised bank deposit levy. The tax was meant to shave 9.9% off any deposits over €100,000 and has since caused uproar in the country.
Thirty six deputies voted against the proposal to tax bank deposits in the 56-member chamber, while 19 abstained....
Researchers grow natural teeth from epithelial cells
Researchers from King’s College London have achieved a breakthrough method during which they can grow real teeth from a person’s own gum cells.
The study published the Journal of Dental Research is first major advance in developing a method to replace missing teeth with new bioengineered teeth.
Researchers isolated some cells from adult human gum (gingival) tissue from patients and grew...
UK sends flight loaded with 1 million Euros to Cyprus based troops
Britain’s Royal Air Force is flying out one million euros ($1.3 million) in emergency loans for UK military personnel, as a “contingency measure” in case debit cards and cash machines stop working on the island.
Britain’s ministry of defense (MoD) said the flight has a “contingency measure” in case banks in Cyprus stop giving out cash, as the country deals with the fallout from a controversial...
US to deploy controversial missile system in Romania
Romania’s Defense Minister Mircea Dusa
Bucharest says the United States is going ahead with deploying controversial anti-missile interceptors in Romania despite opposition from Russia.
Romanian Defense Minister Mircea Dusa says the missile system will most likely be deployed in 2015.
“I have very serious assurances from the American side that the investment in Romania will continue,” said...
British, U.S. spies ignored intelligence before Iraq invasion
Britain and U.S. spying agencies had ignored intelligence before invasion of Iraq that the country had no active weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), it has been revealed.
MI6 and CIA had been told through secret channels by Saddam’s foreign minister and his spy chief that Iraq had no WMDs, media reports said.
This is while that former Prime Minister Tony Blair told parliament in the run-up to the...