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Vai alla Scheda Paese »Man only likes to count his troubles; he doesn't calculate his happiness.
— Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Hyundai Heavy Beefs up Partnerships with Saudi and Russia
Hyundai Heavy Industries is increasing its partnerships with the world's major corporations. Kwon Oh-gap, president of Hyundai Heavy, said in this year's New Year's Day celebration, "We must acknowledge the grim fact that there is no survival without technical prowess." The company recently signed a memorandum with Saudi Electric Company to ...
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90 minutes of fire: Trump, Clinton trade charges, insults
In a bitter debate filled with fire and insult, Hillary Clinton declared that Donald Trump's vulgar comments about women reveal "exactly who he is" and prove his unsuitability to be president. Firing back, he accused her of attacking women involved in Bill Clinton's extramarital affairs and promised she would "be ...
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Borders in Europe will threaten internal market – EU Commission Vice-President
What are the main challenges Malta will face during the EU Council Presidency?In my experience with presidencies, there are three things that matter: what items are still on the agenda, what you want to add to the agenda, and events.Fifty per cent of it is dominated by events and, in ...
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Brexit's financial implications should be highlighted - Alfred Sant
Maltese MEP Alfred Sant called on the EU Institutions that are involved in the negotiations on Brexit, to be as clear as possible towards the EU citizens on the challenges and problems that the Brexit negotiators will be tackling. It is therefore very important to start discussing the internal arrangements ...
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Watch: Trump apologises about comments he made about married woman he tried to seduce
Caught on tape making shockingly crude comments about a married woman he tried to seduce, Donald Trump declared in a midnight video, "I was wrong and I apologize." Yet even as he did so, he claimed the astonishing recording was "nothing more than a distraction" and argued his words were not nearly ...
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U.S. wants to strengthen agreement to ban Arctic Ocean fishing
The United States is trying to broker an agreement between a host of nations to prohibit unregulated fishing in the international waters of the Arctic Ocean. Such an agreement would be binding and include more countries than a nonbinding agreement that the U.S. entered into with Norway, Denmark, Russia and ...
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UN envoy warns east Aleppo facing total destruction
Source: UN Department of Public Information Country: Syrian Arab RepublicThe UN's Syria envoy on Thursday made an impassioned appeal to save eastern Aleppo, warning the city faced total destruction and urging Islamist fighters to leave so civilians can get aid.Note to Correspondents SdeM: I am here with my friend and colleague Jan ...
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Tokyo, Moscow eye body to promote Japanese investment in Russia’s Far East
The Japanese and Russian governments are considering creating a body aimed at increasing Japanese companies’ investment in the Russian Far East, according to informed sources. Tokyo and Moscow are also studying the establishment of a joint foundation to promote aqua farming in the Far East’s coastal area, where 80 percent ...
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Kerry, Lavrov in phone diplomacy over Aleppo
The foreign ministers of the United States and Russia, the authors of a stillborn cease-fire in Syria, held discussions by phone for the fourth consecutive day on Oct. 1 regarding the bombing campaign in Aleppo that has hit hospitals and water supplies.
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Turkish business group lobbies in Moscow for visa-free travel
A business delegation led by the head of Turkey’s top business organization, the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), has met their counterparts and Russian officials in Moscow to discuss a variety of issues ahead of a mixed economic council meeting between the two countries
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Turkey ready to cooperate with Russia on Syrian cease-fire, aid: Turkish FM
Turkey was “more than ready” to cooperate with Russia on a new Syrian cease-fire and the delivery of humanitarian assistance if Moscow was willing to do so, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Sept. 29
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Foreign arrivals to Turkey plunge 38 pct in August
The number of foreigners visiting Turkey fell 37.96 percent year-on-year to 3.1 million in August from 5.1 million a year earlier, with dramatic declines in arrivals from Western countries, Asian nations and Russia, temporary data from the Tourism Ministry showed on Sept. 29.
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UN chief calls on Security Council for decisive steps to end attacks on hospitals, medical staff
Source: UN Security Council Country: Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, World, YemenBan Ki-moon stressed that international law is clear that medical workers, facilities and transports must be protected and the wounded and sick, civilians and fighters alike, must be spared.SC/12536 Security Council 7779th Meeting (AM) Speakers Urge Appointment of Special Representative ...
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Putin may visit Turkey in October: Kremlin
The Kremlin said on Sept. 28 that preparations were under way for President Vladimir Putin to visit Turkey in October, a further sign that Moscow is keen to restore full political, trade and economic ties with Ankara
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MRJ touches down in Kamchatka on its way to U.S.
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp.’s new passenger jet arrived in Russia’s Far East on Tuesday morning, en route to the United States for certification testing, the company said. The Mitsubishi Regional Jet, Japan’s first home-grown commercial passenger jet, landed at an airport on the Kamchatka Peninsula. It earlier touched down on Monday ...
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Russia drops fruit, vegetable ban on Egypt
Russia announced Sept. 26 it is dropping a brief import ban on fruits and vegetables from Egypt, after Cairo backed downed on tough restrictions on wheat that had sparked a row.
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Russia’s election results in Crimea not legally valid: Turkish FM
The results of the Russian parliamentary elections in Crimea were not legally valid in the eyes of Turkey, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tanju Bilgiç said on Sept. 23 in a written statement.
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Russia to open Japan business support center in Far East
Russia will open a facility to support Japanese business activities in its Far East, according to a senior official of the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East. The move is in line with an agreement reached in early September to promote Japanese investment in the region by ...
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US, Germany restart Syria no-fly zone debate
Debate over founding a no-fly zone in Syria, an idea Turkey has long been pushing for, has heated up with U.S. and German foreign ministers calling for Russia and the Syrian government to immediately halt flights over Syrian battle zones in order to salvage a collapsing cease-fire
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Not easy to cover tourism losses: Business group
With many Russians holidaying elsewhere due to the now-resolved row between Moscow and Ankara, Turkey stands to lose between $8 billion and $10 billion in tourism revenue by the end of the year, according to Çetin Gürcün, the secretary-general of the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TURSAB)
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Risky business
MULTINATIONAL companies have always paid careful attention to political risk in the developing world. No surprise there, given the risk premium attached to investment in emerging markets. Western businesses turn for advice to consultancies that keep a watchful eye on alarming developments in far-flung places. There is booming demand for ...