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Iron Curtain protected Eastern Europe from alien birds!
Noida :: India | about 9 hours ago
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Iron Curtain protected Eastern Europe from alien birds Updated on Saturday, December 05, 2009, 12:11 IST Zeenews Bureau Berlin: Scientists have credited Europe’s Iron Curtain, which divided the continent for as many as 46 years, for protecting Eastern...
Tags: Eastern Europe, alien bird, bird species, Western Europe, protected eastern, Salit Kark, India, Noida, Environment, Psittacula, Talking birds, Parrots, Aviculture, Monk Parakeet, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Iron Curtain, Introduced species
Turkey, the Mideast�s only real country
İstanbul :: Turkey | 1 day ago
Credibility Every time I visit Turkey I ask myself what it is that makes me marvel at the many political and economic developments that make the country stand out as the most impressive in the greater Middle East. Watching Turkey’s significant foreign policy initiatives...
Tags: Turkey, AKP, Arab-Israeli, foreign policy, Iraq, Soli Ozel, Middle Eastern, İstanbul, Fertile Crescent, Justice and Development Party, Politics, Recep Tayyip Erdoￄﾟan, Western Asia, Eurasia, Politics of Iraq, Eastern Europe
Struggling European Public Broadcasters to Get Help
Berlin :: Germany | 1 day ago
Credibility Under the plan, the European Broadcasting Union, which represents public service broadcasters, intends to coordinate donations of 500 hours of programming by members from wealthy countries like Germany and Italy to poorly financed counterparts in countries...
Tags: public broadcasters, broadcasters union, Eastern Europe, license fees, european public, public television, public service, Germany, Berlin, Geographical usage of television, Television networks, Broadcasting, Business Finance, Television licence, Public broadcasting, European Broadcasting Union, Entertainment Culture
Stuttgart station revamp raises hopes, hackles
Stuttgart :: Germany | 1 day ago
Credibility When the bulldozers come for Stuttgart�s historic central station, Klaus Gebhard will be there. The 52-year-old writer and photographer has even set up a website to rally opposition to the planned redevelopment of city�s main rail hub. Seventy-nine people...
Tags: Stuttgart, Germany, Eastern Europe, stuttgart station, Matthias Roser, Klaus Gebhard, Stuttgart 21, Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof, Paul Bonatz
Austria's Raiffeisen to launch online banking in E. Europe
Vienna :: Austria | 2 days ago
Credibility It would target retail customers and "initially focus on providing deposit products," the bank said. Raiffeisen International said last month that profits more than trebled in the third quarter as a result of lower risk provisions. But taking the first...
Tags: E. Europe, eastern europe, Raiffeisen International, Austria, Vienna, Raiffeisen Zentralbank, Direct bank, Business Finance, Bank, Cooperative banking, Financial institutions
Kardan names former EBRD exec as TBIF chairman
Moscow :: Russia | 2 days ago
Credibility The company provides retail banking, lending, and asset management services in Central and Eastern Europe. Geiger played a key role in developing a financial services and private equity industry in the region. Financial Services Group NV , a provider...
Tags: Kardan Financial Services BV, Eastern Europe, TBIF Financial Services BV, Kurt Geiger, EBRD, Russia, Moscow, Economy of the European Union, Business Finance, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
More Turkish troops sought
Ankara :: Turkey | 3 days ago
Credibility The United States has urged Turkey to send more troops to the war in Afghanistan after President Barack Obama announced his decision to begin a troop surge there...Ambassador to Turkey James Jeffrey and was broadcast by CNN Turk on Wednesday. Jeffrey...
Tags: troops, obama, Turkey, barack, Afghanistan, United States, Iran, news, U.S, Barack Obama, Ankara, Politics, War Conflict, War in Afghanistan, Iraq War troop surge, Eastern Europe, International Security Assistance Force, Eurasia, Vecdi Gￃﾶnￃﾼl, NATO, Western Asia, Republics, International public opinion on the war in Afghanistan, Operation Enduring Freedom, Occupation of Iraq, War on Terrorism, Iraq, War on Drugs, Opium production in Afghanistan, Turkey ￢ﾀﾓ United States relations, Nuclear program of Iran
Choosing Freedom over Islam, and the Story of Wafa Sultan
Khartoum :: Sudan | 3 days ago
Credibility Communism, the closest parallel to the current threat we face, attacked us at a military, political and cultural level. Islam attacks us at a military, political, cultural and religious level—making it a four part threat. And while the Soviet Union did...
Tags: Wafa Sultan, Islamic, Islamofascism, Western Europe, United States, personal narrative, American, Victor Kravchenko, choosing freedom, Eastern Europe, Sudan, Khartoum, Islam, Secularism in the Middle East, Criticism of Islam, Religion Belief
How to be a smart shopper on European trips
Lisbon :: Portugal | 4 days ago
Credibility I like to shop smart, spending my time — and money — efficiently. Based on three decades of travel, here are my top tips for shopping in Europe...Shop in Turkey, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Greece, and Eastern Europe where the dollar is relatively strong.
Tags: Eastern Europe, Rick Steves, flea market, Spain, department store, Portugal, Lisbon, Shopping, Hospitality Recreation, Flea, Retailing, Duty-free shop
Jim Brown: Director of Radio Free Europe during the Cold War
Sofia :: Bulgaria | 6 days ago
Credibility Jim Brown played an important role in the Cold War through a long career with Radio Free Europe (RFE), ending as Director from 1978 to 1984, when he resigned because of disagreements with the Reagan administration. RFE was one of the good project on...
Tags: RFE, Eastern Europe, Jim Brown, east europeans, cold war, Washington, Bulgaria, Sofia, Tente International, Hungarian Revolution, Socialist Unity Party of Germany, Politics, Anti-communism, International broadcasting, Eastern bloc, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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