February 2011 ~ EURONEWS

Monday, 21 February 2011

Bahrain Grand Prix postponed race after protests

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Bahrain Grand Prix postponed race after protests - Telegraph: "Violent anti-government protests in the island kingdom had placed the race in grave doubt. And with teams, sponsors and drivers all privately expressing deep concerns about the image it would send out to go racing in a country still burying its dead, the sport's power brokers had little option but to cancel. A statement from the race organisers confirmed the decision, stating somewhat ambiguously that “no decision has been made on a new date for the rescheduling of the race, which was due to take place from March 11th to 13th.” Bahrain Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa said:...

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: British FM says there are indications Gadhafi may be on his way to Venezuela

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The Canadian Press: British FM says there are indications Gadhafi may be on his way to Venezuela: "Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague says there are indications that Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi has left the country and is on his way to Venezuela. Hague says he has seen 'some information to suggest (Gadhafi) is on his way there at the moment.' He was speaking after a meeting of EU foreign ministers on Monday, in which they sharply condemned the Libyan authorities for their crackdown against pro-democracy protesters. But EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton dismissed Hague's claim, saying she knew nothing about it. EU officials...

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Egypt Requests Freeze On Mubarak Assets Abroad - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty © 2011

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Egypt Requests Freeze On Mubarak Assets Abroad - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty © 2011: "Egypt's prosecutor general today requested a freeze on the foreign assets of Hosni Mubarak and his family, 10 days after the longtime president resigned in the face of a popular uprising. Abdel Magid Mahmud instructed Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit to contact foreign countries to seek a freeze on assets held by Mubarak, as well as his wife, sons, and their wives. Separately, British Prime Minister David Cameron arrived in Egypt, the first world leader to visit the country since Mubarak was forced out of office. Speaking en route to Cairo, Cameron...

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Is this the end for Angela Merkel?

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Is this the end for Angela Merkel? | Jakob Augstein | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk: "Hamburg is Germany's most English city. The wind blows from the North Sea, its buildings look like London townhouses and moments of extreme joy and despair are usually handled with a stiff upper lip. Sunday's celebrations among the city's social democrats, however, were atypical of its famously reserved citizens. Winning 48% of the vote in a key regional election, the SPD reached an absolute majority, something it hadn't managed in nearly a quarter of a century. In the Berlin headquarters of Angela Merkel's CDU the news was received with pale faces. A loss...

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Italy’s Eni and Other Oil Firms to Evacuate Libya

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Italy’s Eni and Other Oil Firms to Evacuate Libya - NYTimes.com: "Global oil companies said Monday that they were making plans to evacuate employees in Libya after some operations there were disrupted by political unrest. Libya holds the largest crude oil reserves in Africa, and the moves drove some stock prices down and a crucial oil benchmark to a three-year high. The largest and most established foreign energy producer in Libya, Eni of Italy, said in a statement that it had begun repatriating “nonessential personnel” and the families of its employee...

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