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Wildlife trafficker detained in Istanbul
Turkish Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Units have successfully uncovered an illegal wildlife trafficking operation in Istanbul's Küçükçekmece district.
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Lavish tomb in ancient Spain belonged to a woman, not a man
When archaeologists first discovered the 5,000-year-old ornate tomb in Spain, they assumed it was for a man. It held a rock crystal dagger, ivory tusks and other lavish items. But now they've determined the remains are those of a woman, and all it took was two teeth.
Israeli archaeologists dig up large tusk of ancient elephant
Israeli archaeologists recently unearthed the titanic tusk of a prehistoric elephant near a kibbutz in southern Israel, a remnant of a behemoth once hunted by early people around half a million years ago.
Democracy Digest: How ‘Honest’ Is Donald Tusk’s Memoir?
Tusk himself ups the ante in the introduction to the book, published (in Polish) at the end of last year by media giant Agora.
"When I told Herman Van Rompuy, the former prime minister of Belgium and my predecessor, that I am sending my notes from the last years to a publisher, he scratched his head: 'Why are you doing that? It's very risky, you will regret it.'"
Centre-right European Bloc Nears Decision on Hungary’s Fidesz
Newly elected as president of Europe's largest political bloc, the centre-right European People's Party, EPP, Donald Tusk said on Thursday that a group of 'wise men' looking at the currently suspended membership of Hungary's ruling Fidesz party would present its findings by the end of the year.
Donald Tusk: UK Will Become a "Second-Rate Player" after Brexit
Britain will lose its influence in the world and become a "second-rate player" after leaving the EU, said Donald Tusk, quoted by Reuters.
Proponents of Brexit point out that the UK is the fifth largest economy in the world and argue that leaving the EU will open up new opportunities in world trade.
Tusk: I kept saying that Russia was a strategic problem - I was labeled a monomaniac
"I had to publicly remind others, almost every week, that Russia is not our 'strategic partner', but our 'strategic problem'," the outgoing EU Council President said. "I was even labeled a 'monomaniac', for being so focused on this subject", Tusk said speaking at the College of Europe in Bruges, as reported by Russian News Agency Tass.
EU agrees for Brexit extension till January 2020
The EU agreed to accept the U.K.'s request for a Brexit extension till Jan. 31 of the next year, EU Council President Donald Tusk announced on Oct. 28.
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Donald Tusk Urged End to Trade Wars
European Council President Donald Tusk said yesterday that trade wars should stop. If the US uses customs for political reasons, it will endanger the world.
At a press conference to open the G7 summit, Tusk said that "Trade deals and the reform of WTO are better than trade wars,"
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EU chief tries to sell top job nominees to hostile lawmakers
European Council President Donald Tusk is appealing to hostile lawmakers to endorse nominees for the European Union's most coveted senior posts amid accusations that he and the bloc's leaders picked the candidates in shady backroom deals.