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UEFA President Michel Platini attends the UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Gianni Infantino   Match-fixing in Football   Photos   UEFA   Wikipedia: UEFA		  Al Jazeera 
UEFA set to unveil Nations League
Wed 26 Mar 2014
UEFA are expected to announce the introduction of a new Nations League for national teams from 2018 and tougher, Europe-wide sanctions against match fixing at their Congress on Thursday. Although the... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit)
Die Metro-Zentrale am Mittwoch, 3. Mai 2006 in Duesseldorf. Im ersten Quartal steigerte das Unternehmen den Gesamtumsatz um 4,8 Prozent auf 13,3 Miliarden Euro. Der Handelskonzern waechst weiter stark im Ausland, in Deutschland machen vor allem die Real SB-Warenhaeuser Probleme, deren Umsatz um 8,7 Prozent verlor. Die Elektrofachmaerkte Media Markt und Saturn wurden auf 568 Standorte erweitert. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)--- Headquarter of German Metro Group in Dusseldorf, Germany, Wednesday, May 3, 2006. The retailer giant achieved growing sales of 13,3 billion Euro (16.76 billion US$) in the first quarter 2006. The company continues a dynamic growth in Eastern Europe by 20,2 percent, in Africa and Asia sales soared by 28,7 percent. In Germany sales stood at 6 billion Euro (7.56 billion US$), 3.8 percent below the prior-year quarter.
Frankfurt   Photos   Russia   Trade   Wikipedia: Metro AG		  Reuters 
Metro will keep investing in Russia so long as trade flows safe
Tue 25 Mar 2014
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German retailer Metro plans to keep investing in its fast-growing Russian business despite the crisis in Ukraine, so long as threatened G7 sanctions do not influence trade flows,... (photo: AP / Martin Meissner)
A man walks past an electronic stock board in downtown Tokyo Friday, Nov. 21, 2008. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average gained 207.75 points, or 2.7 percent, to close at 7,910.79 points on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, after losing nearly 7 percent the day before.  Newsday  Tue 25 Mar 2014
Asian stocks muted, European markets gain
MANILA, Philippines - Asian stock markets were muted Tuesday with little news to excite investors, but European shares and U.S. futures were mostly higher. In early European trading, Britain's FTSE... (photo: AP / Itsuo Inouye)
Asian Stocks   Europe   Markets   Photos   Wikipedia: Hang Seng Bank
Spanish soccer player Albert Riera  ESPN  Mon 24 Mar 2014
Udinese sign up Albert Riera March 24, 2014
Udinese have announced the signing of former Galatasaray and Liverpool winger Albert Riera for next season. GettyImagesAlbert Riera will join Udinese on July 1. Riera, 31, who... (photo: AP / Manu Fernandez)
Albert Riera   Photos   Sportstar   Udinese Calcio   Wikipedia: Albert Riera
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Pedestrians cover their heads to protect from the rain in front of the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009. Japanese shares tumbled early Tuesday after a brutal session on Wall Street overnight, but the sell-off eased as the government signaled it may move to prop up stock prices. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average lost 1.5 percent, or 107.6 points, to 7,2 Newsday Mon 24 Mar 2014
Asia stocks rise on stimulus hopes; Europe down
SEOUL, South Korea - Asian stock markets were boosted Monday by expectations of economic stimulus in China after manufacturing continued to weaken in March. European... (photo: AP / Katsumi Kasahara)
Asian Stocks   Europe   FTSE 100   Photos   Wikipedia: DAX
FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi from Argentina, right, looks at Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal, left, during a Spanish Supercup first leg soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012. Belfast Telegraph Mon 24 Mar 2014
Real Madrid 3 Barcelona 4
Barcelona come from behind twice to win a seven-goal thriller with a Lionel Messi hat-trick. By Christopher Hooton Today in highly questionable reports we sincerely hope... (photo: AP / Andres Kudacki)
2013-14 La Liga   El Clasico   Photos   Real Madrid V. Barcelona   Wikipedia: El Clásico
File - A local man takes advantage of the World Food Programme (WFP)’s food-and-cash for work programme in the village of Dan Kada, Maradi Region, Niger, November, 2011, after poor harvests brought on by drought. San Francisco Chronicle Mon 24 Mar 2014
Big climate report: Warming is big risk for people
If you think of climate change as a hazard for some far-off polar bears years from now, you're mistaken. That's the message from top climate scientists gathering in Japan... (photo: UN / WFP/Phil Behan)
Climate Change   Extreme Weather   Natural Disaster   Photos   Wikipedia: Global warming
Soldiers with grenade launchers run as Pro-Russian militia members guard outside the Belbek airbase after Russian troops took control over it, outside Sevastopol, Crimea, on Saturday, March 22, 2014. Canoe Mon 24 Mar 2014
Russian troops seize Ukraine marine base in Crimea
SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine - Russian troops took over a Ukrainian marine base in Feodosia early on Monday, one of the few military facilities... (photo: AP / Andrew Lubimov)
Crimea Referendum   Photos   Russia Scanctions   Ukrainian Revolution   Wikipedia: 2014 Crimean crisis
President Barack Obama convenes a National Security Council meeting in the Situation Room of the White House to discuss the situation in Ukraine, March 3, 2014. Reuters Mon 24 Mar 2014
Obama trip to Europe dominated by Ukraine crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama takes his hard line on Russia to Europe this week and will see how far European allies are willing to go to stop Moscow... (photo: White House / Pete Souza)
Barack Obama   EU   Photos   Ukraine Crisis   Wikipedia: 2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine
Five ways Crimea is becoming Russian BBC News Mon 24 Mar 2014
Five ways Crimea is becoming Russian
24 March 2014 Last updated at 00:10 GMT A week after a referendum which resulted in Russia absorbing Crimea, the BBC's Mark Lowen looks at five ways Crimea will change as... (photo: UN / UN)
Crimea   Photos   Russia   Ukraine   Wikipedia: Ukraine


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West seeks to isolate Russia over Ukraine dispute West seeks to isolate Russia over Ukraine dispute Springfield News-Sun
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during his news conference at the NATO Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010. Obama welcomed Russia's pledge to work with NATO on efforts to build a missile-defense system to protect Europe against a possible missile attack, saying it turns a "source of past tension into a source shared cooperation." Western leaders gather in bid to isolate Russia The Guardian
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Former Governor Mitt Romney speaking at CPAC FL in Orlando, Florida. Mitt Romney calls Barack Obama 'naive' on Russia and Vladimir Putin The Observer
President Barack Obama delivers remarks on the economy during an event at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Friday, July 9, 2010. Obama's betrayal of America's youth WorldNetDaily
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Russia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov looks on prior to his speech at the U.N. Conference on Disarmament at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008. Ministers hold summit fringe talks Belfast Telegraph
Russia moves to consolidate control over Crimea Russia moves to consolidate control over Crimea CNN
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In this May 11, 2012 file photo, people stand in the lobby of JPMorgan Chase headquarters in New York. JPMorgan to Sell Physical Commodities Unit for $3.5 Billion Swissinfo
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