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Yotaphone 2 Goes On Sale in Europe This Week

The dual-screen Yotaphone 2 will go on sale in Europe this week, after 8 months of waiting.

Microsoft, Yahoo Working On 'Right To Be Forgotten' Requests In Europe

Microsoft's Bing and Yahoo! Search will start working on right to be forgotten requests in Europe, after six months setting their separate systems up.

European Parliament Votes to Break-up Google

The vote, while symbolic and showing of Europe's resentment at Google's success, doesn't carry any weight, however.

More Chinese Travelers Choose to Visit U.S., Europe Each Year

With more workers receiving better salaries and more vacation time in China, an increasing number of Chinese travelers are visiting the U.S. and Europe each year - and spending their money.

Aristocholia clematitis

Acid in Chinese Herbal Medicines Causes Kidney Cancer

The illness is thought by a number of researchers to be caused by the consumption of flour made from the wheat contaminated with the seed of Aristolochia Clematitis.

British Prime Minister

EU Budget Commissioner Warns Of A ‘Pandora's Box’ Scenario If UK Refuses To Pay €2.1 Billion Bill

European Union Budget Commissioner Jacek Dominik warned British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday that if the UK would refuse to pay the €2.1 ((US$2.67 billion)) billion it owes the regional bloc, it would open a "Pandora's Box" that could lead to the UK rebate from the EU being placed at stake.

Budapest

Hungarians Protest Against Internet Tax

Thousands of Hungarians gathered in Budapest on Sunday to demand the withdrawal of a legislation which will impose a tax on the use of internet.

Sweden's Submarine Hunt

Sweden Ready To Use Force To Surface Suspected Russian Submarine

Sweden’s military said Tuesday it has no plan to downsize the search for a foreign vessel that allegedly entered Swedish waters, indicating a military plan of using force to goad a suspected Russian submarine to surface.

Russian President Vladimir Putin Meets Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko

Russia Slaps Ukraine With New Terms On Gas Deal At EU Talks

Russia slapped Ukraine with new conditions, demanding the former Soviet territory to present evidence of its ability to pay.

Railway in China

China Invests $10 Billion In Russia’s Plan To Upgrade Railway System, Energy

China is taking part in Russia's major transportation development, the Moscow-Kazan railway project, with US$10 billion investments proposed in talks held Monday.

BMW

BMW and Baidu to Test Self-Driving Cars in China

BMW aims to partner with Baidu in an effort to enable the company’s vehicles to download complete high resolution maps of a country while they are still moving on track.

Yuri Lyubimov

Russian Theater Director Yuri Lyubimov Dies At 97

Russian top theater director Yuri Lyubimov died at age 97 at the Botkinskaya Hospital in Moscow.

Gleneagles, United Kingdom. Team Europe golfers pose for a group photograph with the Ryder Cup after the closing ceremony of the 40th Ryder Cup at Gleneagles in Scotland September 28, 2014.

Europe Retains the Ryder Cup

The European team wins their 40th Ryder Cup, retaining against the United States.

A fighter of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) holds an ISIL flag and a weapon on a street in the city of Mosul, June 23, 2014.

Western Nations Defend Against Home-Grown ISIL Militants

Countries that took a stand against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIL) are implementing safeguards to prevent nationals from joining the group's cause and from subsequently returning home to carry out the same acts.

Scottish Independence

Healing Scotland's Wounds: From Referendum To Reconciliation

Following Scotland’s decisive choice to remain in its three-century old union with Britain, the Scots and the Britons are now faced with the challenge of healing the wounds of the divisive vote.

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