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Commission adds two Ghanaian airlines to the EU list of air carriers subject to an operating ban

The European Commission has today updated the list of airlines banned in the European Union to impose an operating ban on one air carrier from Ghana and to place operating restrictions on another air carrier from that country.
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Linas Kleiza of Lithuania goes up to shoot against France during their FIBA Basketball World Championship game in Izmir


Mantas Kalnietis (2ndR) of Lithuania dishes off under the basket as he is defended by Ali Traore (R) of France during their FIBA Basketball World Championship game in Izmir


Lithuania’s coach Kestutis Kemzura reacts during the preliminary round match of the Group D between Lithuania and France at the FIBA World Basketball Championships in Izmir


The new line of revamped iPods are displayed at an Apple Special Event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts


A surfer enjoys the increasing size of the waves as energy from Hurricane Earl approaches the Outer Banks city of Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina


Boats racing on St Moritz lake in the sixth Stage of the 2010 International Sailing Federation (ISAF) World Match Racing Tour (WMRT)


The sunset is seen from Hatteras Village, North Carolina as the area awaits Hurricane Earl


The Empire State Building stands above midtown New York


U.S. director and producer Quentin Tarantino, jury president of the 67th Venice International Film Festival

Lithuanian policy

A Call on the Baltic and Nordic States for greater integration in Riga

On 27 August at the meeting of foreign ministers of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Iceland (NB8) in Riga, head of Lithuania’s diplomacy called on the Nordic and Baltic States for greater integration.

Abroad

Floods in Pakistan: hurricane season not over - more aid needed, MEPs hear

EU Aid Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva told MEPs in the Development Committee that the coming weeks could see the situation worsen in Pakistan owing to the weather.

European Union

External Action Service: EP's budgetary powers guarantee parliamentary oversight

A crucial vote for the nascent EU diplomatic corps - the European External Action Service - could be held next week by the European Parliament.

Business and economics

Commissioner Šemeta visits China to boost cooperation in custom controls and tackling counterfeit goods

Algirdas Šemeta, EU Commissioner for Taxation, Customs Union, Anti-Fraud and Audit, will open tomorrow an international conference at the Shanghai World Expo 2010 on building bridges to facilitate trade between China and the EU.

Information technologies

EU-funded technology helps disaster workers save lives

WORKPAD, an EU-funded ICT research project, has developed software applications that allow emergency teams responding to natural disasters to coordinate and communicate with each other quickly and efficiently, helping to save more lives.

"Penki kontinentai“ news

“European ATMs 2010” conference focuses on outsourcing

On June 10-11 this year in London (Great Britain), “European ATMs 2010” exhibition and conference organized by the International ATM Industry Association (ATMIA) was held.

Society

 Tall girl wants modeling her life

A six foot nine-inch tall Brazilian teenager dreams of becoming a model despite the challenges of her abnormal height.

Science and Education

Back to school!

European civil servants go back to school to talk to young people about what the EU does.

Health

 Peru battles rabies and the plague

Doctors in Peru are facing outbreaks of two killer diseases, rabies and the plague, being spread by bats and rats.

Culture

 World tango festival in full swing

The World Cup Tango competition gets under way in Buenos Aires.

Sports

 Sumo suited athletes

Wearing rubber sumo suits, athletes compete in the stupid and challenging Sumo Suit Athletic Championships in London.

Law and order, crime

 The end of Germany's Love Parade

Organizers of Germany's Love Parade say that the festival will not take place again out of respect for the victims.

Rest and entertainment

 Hollywood's white-lettered sign is saved

Playboy founder's Hugh Hefner $900,000 donation tops off a $12.5 million fundraising drive to protect the land where the landmark lies

Miscellanea

 New Titanic exploration

Now a crew of scientists and archaeologists have begun capturing the first three dimensional, high definition pictures of the Titanic - using sonar and a remote camera.

 
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Lithuania supports Georgia’s euro-integration and is ready to share experience

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