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Lessons learned from Haiti Two days ago, close to 6 in the evening Cuba time, already dark in Haiti due to its geographical location, the TV channels started carrying news that a violent earthquake, — of 7.3 intensity on 30 January - Today in History 
The end of days appears to be the theme for this day in history. In 1649, the British King Charles I was beheaded, a fate the future Charles III would like to avoid. He was Hillary flies to London for Afghanistan Conference  In what is gearing up to be the event of the Defense calendar 2010, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s timely Conference on Afghanistan is drawing every stakeholder, including the US’s secretary of State, Hilary Clinton.
Clinton January 26 - Today in History  A tangled day in European history, with Edward III of England being declared King of France in 1340, France declaring war on England in 1666 and in 1788 England, Netherlands, Austria & Sardinia sign an Ukraine-Russian ties thaw as new ambassador arrives in Kiev - at last  Russia's new ambassador to Ukraine, Mikhail Zurabov, arrived in Kiev on 25 January. He is replacing Russia's former prime minister Viktor Chernomyrdin, who had served as ambassador to Ukraine until June 2009, leaving Moscow without Belgian minister protests “ridiculous” refusal of access to Gaza  Belgian Development Minister Charles Michel is protesting Israel’s decision to deny him entry into Gaza on the basis that his visit would give legitimacy to Hamas. Speaking at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Brussels, January 25 - Today in History 
Today is probably best known for dysfunctional families, and in 1533 England's King Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn, which didn't end happily ever after. In 1971, the Manson 'family' were found guilty of murder and a Israel denies Belgian Minister Charles Michel entry into Gaza  In a failed measure of diplomacy, Belgian Development Minister Charles Michel was refused entry into the Gaza strip. Israels's Deputy Foreign Minister Daniel Ayalon told Michel on Sunday 24 January that allowing the Belgian Minister January 24 - Today in History 
Perhaps many of history's rulers should beware the Ides of January, as a few fell from grace on this day. In 44 A.D. Caligula, the despot and animal lover was assassinated by his guards. In January 23 - Today in History 
The major monotheist faiths all have something to celebrate today. In 638, we had the introduction of the Islamic calendar, in 1492, the Jewish Pentateuch was first printed and in 1552 the Book of Common January 22 - Today in History  January 22nd is an important day in abortion rights as in 1973 the US Supreme Court issued its judgment in the Roe Vs Wade case, that legalised abortion. In 2001 President George W. Bush signed Amnesty calls on the EU to stop Roma exclusion now  As the opening conference of the 2010 European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion opened today in Madrid, Amnesty International (AI) urged the EU to address what it said were continuous human rights violation January 21 - Today in History  January 21st, most peculiarly known as (American) national hug day, most notably saw the execution of Louis XVI in 1793. Most recently, in 2008, this day was named “Black Monday” after worldwide stock markets plummeted. Spanish Presidency plan for electric car development  Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, whose country holds the rotating European Union presidency, has pledged to present a European-wide plan for the development of electric cars. The initiative is supposed to form part Diamandouros re-elected as European Ombudsman  The Europen Parliament has re-elected Nikiforos Diamandouros as European Ombudsman, with 340 votes out of a total of 648 valid votes cast. Mr Diamandouros commented: "I am very grateful for the support of the European Parliament Mladenov Minister of Foreign Affairs; Jeleva still EPP Vice President  Bulgaria's Defence Minister Nikolay Mladenov will to replace Rumiania Jeleva as foreign minister, despite Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov having requested that she stay on as Foreign Minister on Tuesday 19 January.
Jeleva resigned from all Kristalina Georgieva to replace Jeleva as Bulgarian Commissioner-designate 
Bulgarian Prime Minister Borisov has informed European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso of his intention to suggest Ms Kristalina Georgieva, currently Vice-President of the World Bank, as member of the European Commission.
A statement from the Jeleva's resignation letter to Borisov The candidacy of Bulgarian Commissioner-designate Rumiana Jeleva has been withdrawn according to the European People's Party Group in the European Parliament. A letter was sent to Joseph Daul this morning by Rumiana Jeleva. Jeleva has resigned Jeleva resigns from European Commission and Foreign Ministry  The candidacy of Bulgarian Commissioner-designate Rumiana Jeleva has been withdrawn according to the European People's Party Group in the European Parliament. A letter was sent to Joseph Daul this morning by Rumiana Jeleva. Jeleva has resigned Jeleva’s name cleared, pressure mounts for removal 
The whole European Union is watching as Rumiana Jeleva’s candidacy for European Commissioner is one of the few sticking points of its acceptance by the European Parliament. Though Jeleva’s performance was not satisfactory, it was |
Kristalina Georgieva European Parliament Hearing Report Bush For President… again? US "Iran" like anti missile test fails! Obama skips out of EU-US Summit Why Greece? Why Now? The auto industry recession that hit Europe hard has shown signs of letting up and one of the biggest markets For the winds to set sail for the troops of the Greek coalition and battle against Troy in the world One grass roots movement has emerged in the US, enraged by President Obama's election. Calling British politics has been rocked by abundant evidence of its members of Parliament being caught In what is gearing up to be the event of the Defense calendar 2010, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s timely Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit Opera Software, a small Norwegian company, that has produced an innovative web browser since 1994, As the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference gathers momentum, we can anticipate an increase of urgency, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on 4 February signed a law on the ratification of Protocol 14 of the European Convention Libya has agreed to buy $1.8 billion worth of weapons from Russia, Russian Prime Minister Consumer Price Index (CPI) amounted to 101.6% in January 2010, down from 102.4% in January Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on 3 February held talks in Moscow with his Norwegian The worldwide economic recession has had European Union businesses keenly eyeing China for continuing markets, and the EU’s Chamber of Showing there is still some major differences between the European Union and China in areas Just as the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China passed |
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