26 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

India Inc to Obama: We are formulating jobs in US, Europe

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DAVOS: With HCL Technologies announcing 10,000 jobs for locals in the US and Europe, India Inc on Thursday chose the WEF meet to send a strong message that Indian IT firms are creating and not stealing jobs in troubled western economies.

Also, a message emerged from British...

20 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

Green Paper to confederate online, mobile, label payments (News)

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Published jointly by Internal Market Commissioner Michel Barnier and Competition Commissioner Joaquín Almunia, the consultation paper - or so-called Green Paper - also aims to boost transparency, innovation and security in the single market.

Of the €59-billion worth of total retail payments made in the eurozone during 2009, there was...


19 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

Interpol chief: No specific comprehension 2012 Olympics will be targeted

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“It will take a tragedy — a specific kind of tragedy — for behavior to change,” Noble told The Associated Press after speaking to foreign correspondents in London.

Noble has said Britain is the only EU country to systematically check passports against those registered with Interpol as missing worldwide. Britain...


12 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

Green Paper to confederate on-line, mobile, label payments (News)

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Published jointly by Internal Market Commissioner Michel Barnier and Competition Commissioner Joaquín Almunia, the consultation paper - or so-called Green Paper - also aims to boost transparency, innovation and security in the single market.

Of the €59-billion worth of total retail payments made in the eurozone during 2009, there was...

12 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]

FP Passport: Do Americans unequivocally hatred Europe that much?

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Passport, FP’s flagship blog, brings you news and hidden angles on the biggest stories of the day, as well as insights and under-the-radar gems from around the world.

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30 Dec, 2011 [ (0) Comment ]

Weak pass control between Schengen states ‘could lead to another 9/11 …

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  • Last year 500million flights were not screened against the Interpol database
  • UK does more Interpol checks than all the rest of the EU combined

By Lynn Davidson and Damien Gayle

Last updated at 3:43 AM on 30th December 2011


Ronald Noble, Interpol secretary general, has warned...

27 Dec, 2011 [ (0) Comment ]

‘Turkish passport,’ infinite story of Holocaust survivors

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ANKARA — Unbeknownst to many, Turkish diplomats on duty around Europe saved hundreds of Jews during World War II by giving them Turkish passports, enabling them to travel to safety in Turkey.

This little known episode is told in an independent...