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Albanian Prisoners' Merry Xmas Causes Row in UK
Pictures of Albanian prisoners having a very merry Christmas in an English prison have caused amusement and bemusement - as well as annoyance to right-wingers in the UK who routinely complain that British prisons are too "luxurious" and too full of foreigners.
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UK Permanent Reprsentative to EU Resigns Suddenly
The permanent representative of the UK to the EU Ivan Rogers has resigned suddenly just a few months before Prime Minister Theresa May launches the negotiations for the exit of the country from the EU.
According to Financial Times, Rogers informed embassy staff on Tuesday afternoon that he is leaving his post. He did not specify any reasons for this decision.
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Tsipras will meet with opposition party leaders over Cyprus negotiations
A series of meeting between the Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and the opposition party leaders will commence in the following days in the light of the upcoming negotiations for the Cyprus dispute in Geneva on the 12th of January.
Slovakia's PM: Stop Referendum Adventures
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico called on Monday on his counterparts in the remaining EU member-states to stop organising referendums on national problems because these represent a threat to the EU and the Euro.
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Rare ‘golden ticket’ £5 note found in Christmas card
A rare U.K. £5 note thought to be worth tens of thousands times more than its face value has been found in a Christmas card.
The note is one of only four engraved with an image of Jane Austen, with each featuring a quotation from one of her novels.
Hectic Cyprus diplomacy ahead of Geneva talks
The Turkish Cypriot leadership is engaging in intense consultations in Ankara to flesh out a joint position before Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akıncı and President Nicos Anastasiades present their respective maps for a settlement in Cyprus.
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Diplomatic flurry ahead of Cyprus summit
As reunification talks between rival Cypriot leaders are set to resume Wednesday, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is preparing for a series of meetings with Greek political party leaders in the runup to the crucial multilateral summit on January 12, while UN Special Adviser for Cyprus Espen Barth Eide and British Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Alan Duncan are both expected in Athens this w
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Turkey's energy sector still appealing despite setbacks: Energy Council head
Foreign investment in Turkey remains strong in spite of many challenges including terrorist attacks, thanks to the normalization of bilateral relations with Russia and Israel and the lifting of sanctions on Iran, the president of the Energy Council of Foreign Investors said on Jan. 2.
Surreal photos from 2017 celebrations in the Britain! (PHOTOS)
Unbelievable images in the streets of cities and towns across the UK. The spirits were high and so was the consumption of alcohol, as it becomes more than obvious in the following photos.
It was apparently a wild party that reminded us the images we have all seen with British tourists in the Greek islands or Ibiza…
Cyprus urges Turkey to face up to responsibilities
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades on Saturday urged Turkey to live up to its responsibilities and help to reunify the divided island when crucial peace talks resume next month in Switzerland.
Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci are to hold talks in Geneva from January 9 after negotiations broke down last month.
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