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Russia halts gas supplies to Europe while blaming The Ukraine for stealing gas from the pipeline. Putin adds fuel with theatrics during TV interview.
Published 12 hours ago by ■ Michael Squires in World
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With eastern-European countries increasingly suffering from the gas-payments row between the Ukraine and Russia, Dutch economists are accusing Ukraine of turning their annual row over their unpaid gas bill into an unsavoury political crisis.
Published yesterday by ■ Adriana Stuijt in Business
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A marble fragment from a frieze decorating the Pantheon temple that had been stolen by an Austrian soldier during World War II has been returned to its rightful place. Read all about one woman’s act of poignant courtesy.
Published Dec 3, 2008 by ■ M Dee Dubroff in Lifestyle
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What do you get when the air traffic controller oversleeps? On the Greek island of Lesbos, it meant that two aircraft transporting passengers had to circle the airport until he arrived. The planes landed safely approximately 30 minutes later.
Published Sep 29, 2008 by ■ Nikki Weingartner in Travel
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A man stabbed and then decapitated his girlfriend before walking around carrying her head on the streets on the island of Santorini in Greece.
Published Aug 4, 2008 by ■ KJ Mullins in Crime
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In its annual “E-Communications Household Survey”, the European Commission highlights trends in telecommunications within the European Union (EU). The report provides an snapshot of a continent in transition, but contains few surprises.
Published Jul 2, 2008 by ■ Tim Neale in Technology
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