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  • European leaders hold summit on tax evasion

    The heads of state and government of the European Union held a summit Wednesday in an effort to make more progress in fighting tax evasion and tax fraud. EU leaders are targeting tax crimes both within the borders of their countries and in foreign tax havens despite the reluctance of Austria and Luxembourg. The leaders of the EU's 27 member states are expected to give the go ahead to the ...

  • Italy has lowest graduate share in Europe

    Italy has the lowest graduation rates in Europe with just one-fifth of people aged 30-34 holding a university degree, according to a study. A total of 31 percent of Italian families cannot afford to pay for their children's university studies, and must take out loans or have their offspring seek jobs to help fund tuition and living costs, said the report by charity Save the Children. It said ...

  • US tourist stabbed in Italy loses kidney

    A 68-year-old American tourist underwent emergency surgery to remove a kidney after he was stabbed in Italy's Florence city. The tourist, who was not named, was attacked near the famous Duomo cathedral. Doctors at the Santa Maria Nuova hospital said the man suffered knife wounds to a kidney and a lung but was no longer critical, and was conscious and breathing unaided. Police arrested a ...

  • Council of Europe Concerned About Russias Human-Rights Record

    MOSCOW Thorbjorn Jagland, secretary general of the Council of Europe, has told President Vladimir Putin that the human rights body is concerned about Russia's law requiring non-governmental organizations to register as foreign agents. Jagland said Europe will watch how the Kremlin implements the law that went in effect last November, a measure requiring non-governmental organizations ...

  • U.S. dollar slips against euro after Fed official remarks

    Beijing, May 22 (Xinhua-ANI): The U.S. dollar advanced against most major currencies on Tuesday, but weakened against the euro after a U.S. Federal Reserve official indicated that the central bank may not taper its bond-purchasing program soon. St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard said at an event in Frankfurt that the Fed should continue with the quantitative easing to boost ...

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The Ladykillers (1955) [DVD]

The Ladykillers (1955) [DVD]

Because England is a country well known for its cultural refinement, black comedy has always been a natural fit there because it can play off those proper manners in absurdly comic ways. Take, for instance, Alexander Mackendricks The Ladykillers, a wonderfully macabre comedy about a gang of professional criminals who meet their demise because their plan is inadvertently foiled by a little ... ...

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  • Maltese Cup final rematch favours Hibernians

    Two goals from Tarabai and one from fellow Brazilian Jackson Lima secured a tenth Maltese Cup for Hibernians FC, as they beat Qormi FC 3-1 in the final for the second season in a ...

  • Apollon win cup final derby in Cyprus

    Extra-time goals from Horacio Cardozo and Romeo Surdu propelled Apollon Limassol FC towards a 2-1 win against neighbours AEL Limassol FC in Wednesday's Cypriot Cup ...

  • Irish online market spend worth €4.1 billion

    Retail Ireland - part of employers group IBEC - says retailers are now focusing more on their online operations. In its online retailing survey, Retail Ireland says the Irish online market spend is €4.1 billion and this is predicted to grow to €21 billion by 2017. But it also says there are barriers to this expansion like delivery costs, set-up costs, poor broadband speeds and a lack ...

  • Govt to announce €7m science research investment

    Almost €7 million in funding for 62 early stage scientific research projects is to be announced by the Government. The funding is being targeted at projects which may have a commercial benefit with further development. The investment is being made as part of Science Foundation Ireland's Technology Innovation Development Award programme. It is also being carried out in collaboration ...

  • Level of relations between Azerbaijan and Russia high - foreign minister

    In an exclusive interview with columnist of "Nezavisimaya Gazeta" Victoria Panfilova, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister spoke about the state of Russian-Azerbaijani relations, issues of the Karabakh conflict, and also answered a number of questions. "We, with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov, had a constructive exchange of views. If there is a need for our intervention ...

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