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EU, Belgium make progress in the CETA negotiations

Belgium has had a new round of negotiations to resolve a dispute over the Free Trade Agreement between the EU and Canada (CETA), on the basis of which the parties have made some progress. However, a number of issues still has to be clarified, according to Reuters. The most important obstacle to the...

Ireland wants to become a new home for London-based EU institutions

Ireland offered to host headquarters of the European Banking Authority, EBA in Dublin instead of London, reports Financial Times. Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan said that Ireland has experience in "nerworking with banks and companies in the UK market" and could be "a perfect place for the...

French Engie to close the world's dirtiest coal-fired plant

French energy company Engie decided to close coal-fired power station in the Australian city of Hazelwood. The facility is believed to be the most polluting in the world. Cost of the operation is estimated at € 1 billion, writes Les Echos. According to the publication, the decision to stop...

Cairo’s Islamic Insurgency Claims The Life Of A Brigadier General

Military officials serving the country become the targets of the insurgents. Amina Ismail reported in Reuters that a military senior officer was killed today, as per the information of the security sources. The officer was posted in northern part of Sinai. He was targeted “in front of his home”...

WikiLeaks founder lost internet access immediately after publication of Hillary Clinton's speeches

Authorities of Ecuador deprived WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of access to the Internet. This was done immediately after the website published a transcript of Hillary Clinton’s speech at a closed meeting with representatives of Goldman Sachs. The Ecuadorian government did not react on...

Morgan Stanley: There's a little chance Brexit will fail

UK may still remain part of the EU even despite results of the referendum, say Morgan Stanley economists Jacob Nell and Melanie Baker. In their view, such a prediction may well come true, in spite of the fact that the United Kingdom and Europe are seriously discussing whether the landing will be...

Facebook, Twitter and Instagram helped the US government track protesters

During the last five years, analyst firm Geofeedia has had access to information about users of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. All this time, the company has sold obtained information to the US authorities. Those, in turn, used the data to track down members of mass protests, or caught those who...

Charges of Stealing Secret US Data Slapped ion NSA Contractor

The FBI is investigating possible links to a recent leak of secret hacking tools used to break into the computers of adversaries such as Russia and China, and arrested a National Security Agency contractor on charges of stealing highly classified information, U.S. officials said on Wednesday....

A little-known company discovered a major oil field in Alaska

A little-known energy company Caelus Energy announced discovery of a major offshore oil field in Alaska. A large oil field has been discovered in the Alaska offshore in the Gulf of Smith, which is about 480 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle. According to The Wall Street Journal, the discovery...

India is ready to buy French-made Rafale fighter jets

On Friday, French defense minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is arriving in New Delhi to put his signature under a contract for delivery of 36 Rafale fighter jets for the Indian Air Force. The last obstacle to signing of the agreement was approval of the Government of India, which was received on...
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