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10Apr/17

Freight train leaves Britain for long haul to China

April 10, 2017TransportBelarus, Belgium, China, DP World, Essex, France, Germany, Jinhua, Kazakhstan, Poland, Rail freight transport, Russia, Train, Transport in China, United Kingdom, Yiwusmbale

The first freight train to run from Britain to China left on Monday, carrying vitamins, baby products and other goods as Britain seeks to burnish its global trading credentials for when it leaves the European Union. Continue reading →

27Jan/17

Trump on Putin: “I hope we have a fantastic relationship”

January 27, 2017PoliticsAmerican people of German descent, Belarus, Business, Climate change skepticism and denial, Conservatism in the United States, Donald Trump, Donald Trump presidential campaign, Foreign policy of Donald Trump, Foreign policy of the Donald Trump administration, Government, Minsk, Political positions of Donald Trump, Politicians, Politics, Politics by country, Right-wing populism in the United States, Russia, The Apprentice, Theresa May, United Kingdom, United States, Vladimir Putin, WWE Hall of Famesmbale

U.S. President Donald Trump says he will consider it a “good thing” if he gets along with Russia’s Putin. Continue reading →

07Dec/15

Belarussian author Svetlana Alexievich

Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich says truth is her main objective

December 7, 2015Human InterestAfghanistan, Aleksievich, Alexander Lukashenko, Anti-Russian sentiment, Awards, Belarus, Chernobyl, France, Germany, Nobel laureates, Nobel Prize in Literature, Putin, Soviet Union, Stockholm, Svetlana, Svetlana Alexievich, Sweden, Ukraine, Voices from Chernobyl, Writerssmbale

Belarussian author Svetlana Alexievich, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature for her portrayal of the harshness of life in the Soviet Union, says her main objective is to tell the truth.
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08Oct/15

Literature Nobel Prize winner Svetlana Alexievich’s publisher says she deserves the prize

October 8, 2015WorldAfghanistan, Aleksievich, Awards, Belarus, Berlin, Chernobyl, Communism in Russia, former Soviet Union, France, Germany, Karsten Kredel, Literary awards, Nobel Prize, Nobel Prize in Literature, Russia, Soviet Union, Svetlana, Svetlana Alexievich, Sweden, Ukraine, Voices from Chernobyl, Writerssmbale

The publishing director for Literature Nobel Prize winner Svetlana Alexievich says she deserves the prize because her books not only show real life in the former Soviet republics but are life itself.
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25Jul/15

2018 world cup draw pits Spain against Italy

July 25, 2015FootballAlbania, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Association football, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Cameroon national football team, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador, El Salvador, FIFA, FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup qualification, Fiji, France, Georgia, Germany, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Netherland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Playoffs, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Sepp Blatter, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sports, St. Petersburg, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, the 2018 World Cup, the World Cup, Trinidad, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vincent, Vladimir Putin, Wales, World Cup, Zimbabwesmbale

The draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia throws up exciting matches including Spain against Italy and Netherland versus France.

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06Jul/15

Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova advance at Wimbledon

July 6, 2015TennisBelarus, Belinda Bencic, Kazakhstan, London, Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, Sports, Tennis, Tennis players, The Championships Wimbledon, United Kingdom, Venus, Victoria Azarenka, Wimbledon, WTA Awards, WTA Tour, Zarina Diyassmbale

Serena downs Venus to reach Wimbledon quarters
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13Feb/15

EU leaders give cautious welcome to new Minsk ceasefire deal

February 13, 2015WarAlexis Tsipras, Angela Merkel, Athens, Belarus, Belgium, Brussels, David Cameron, France, François Hollande, Germany, Government, Greece, Greek government debt crisis, Minsk, Minsk Protocol, Petro Poroshenko, Politicians, Russia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vladimir Putinsmbale

EU leaders arriving at a summit in Brussels give a cautious welcome to the ceasefire agreed in Minsk.

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