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Siemens to hike Russia investment despite Crimea scandal
CEO Jo Käser tells DW the German conglomerate hopes to raise its investments in Russia despite EU-US sanctions. He said it was “regrettable” that several Siemens power turbines ended up in Russian-annexed Crimea. …read more Source: Deutsche...
Ex-NATO chief: Russia to launch ‘major’ effort to meddle in EU election
MUNICH — Russia will use unprecedented means to disrupt the upcoming European Parliament election, former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen warned on Friday. “There is no doubt that Russia will be a major malign actor,” Rasmussen told POLITICO in an interview on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. At the same time, it is...
Romania’s Halep advances to Qatar Total Open singles final
World number three and top seed Simona Halep of Romania on Friday advanced to the women's singles final of the 916,131-USD Qatar Total Open tennis tournament after defeating Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, world number seven, 6-3 3-6 6-4, as she was led 4-1 in the deciding set. Their head-to-head count is now a 4-4 tie, after Svitolina won the...
New regulation of business with automobiles in Bulgaria underway
The Bulgarian labor unions have been dealing with the topic related to gray economy, informal employment and non-registered jobs for a long time. One day ago one of Bulgaria’s biggest syndicates the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) presented a year project to combat gray economy mainly in four sectors: trade and...
Simona Halep qualifies for semis in WTA Doha tournament
Romanian tennis player Simona Halep has qualified on Thursday night for the semifinals of the USD 916,131 WTA Doha tournament after defeating German Julia Goerges, 7-6 (1) 7-6 (6). Halep (27 y/o, WTA #3), main seeded who starting next Monday will climb to #2 WTA, prevailed in two hours. Simona Halep, a champion ever since 2014 and last...
President Kaljulaid, Luik attending Munich Security Conference
From Friday through Sunday, President Kersti Kaljulaid is in Germany attending the annual Munich Security Conference, where she will be taking part in a discussion on the future of Ukraine as well as speaking at the Young Leaders forum about technological diplomacy. Minister of Defence Jüri Luik (Isamaa) is likewise attending the conference....
Olympiakos concedes late equalizer to Dynamo
Olympiakos will need to win in Ukraine next week, or at least snatch a 3-3 draw, if it is to go through to the round of 16 of the Europa League, after conceding a late equalizer to Dynamo Kiev for a 2-2 first-leg score in Piraeus on Thursday. …read more Source:...
Ukraine deports Orthodox bishop after stripping citizenship
Russia condemns move as row escalates over Ukrainian church’s autonomyUkraine has stripped an Orthodox bishop of his citizenship and barred him from entering the country as a dispute escalates over the Ukrainian and Russian branches of the church.Ukrainian border guards on Thursday said they had detained and then deported Bishop Gedeon, the...
Shrinking the Black Sea
IT IS OFF-SEASON in Anaklia. The snack stands on the Black Sea promenade are shut, the hotels are empty, palm trees rustle in the mild February breeze. Cows graze amid marshy ponds and tangerine and hazelnut orchards. But just outside this sleepy Georgian resort, a lunar landscape is emerging. Black sand has been dredged from the seabed to create...
Orbán: Hungarian military should be able to defend country ‘from any direction’
Hungary is beefing up its military to defend itself from anyone. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview with Hungarian magazine Figyelő, published Thursday, that the country is implementing a multiyear military development process “at which end Hungary will have significant hitting power, and will be able to defend from an attack...
