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The Strangely Silent Majority in Scotland's Independence Referendum
EDINBURGH, Scotland -- One of the most surprising things about the Scottish independence referendum, at least here in the country's capital, is the seeming discrepancy between advocates of...
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Italian Leader Pitches U.S. Investors on His Country's Future
Prime Minister Matteo Renzi wants investors to think of innovation and technology, not just good food and easy living, when they picture Italy. "The future is Italy. The future is not only American...
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Former NATO Head Hasn't Wasted Any Time Cashing In
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the retiring head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, might have just set the record for cashing in after leaving office. On Wednesday, former Norwegian premier Jens...
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Watch Out, ISIS, Dutch Biker Gangs Are Coming for You
If the Islamic State thought coalition airstrikes were putting a damper on their quest to gain territory in Iraq and Syria, they've got another thing coming: Dutch biker gangs. Dutch public prosecutor...
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Cover Your Face, Then Pay a Fine and Miss the Show
Front-row tickets to a Saturday night show at the Opéra Bastille in Paris are already pricey -- upwards of 230 euros a seat. And they get a lot more expensive if outwardly expressing your religion...
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The Swedish Navy Is Hunting a Russian Submarine and Doesn't Have the Tools...
If you ever find yourself sailing in the waters off Sweden's coast and come upon a Swedish Navy vessel, you are likely to hear a common joke: "Look, there goes the Swedish Navy!" The joke, of course,...
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Sweden's Military Calls Sub's Breach of Waters 'Fucked Up'
The Swedish Navy continues to stalk the waters off the coast of its capital for a foreign -- all but certainly Russian -- submarine, and the country's military brass on Tuesday sounded an exasperated...
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Surprise! That Russian Submarine in Stockholm Got Away From the Swedish Navy
After spending a week scouring the waters off Stockholm for a reportedly Russian submarine, the Swedish Navy has given up. On Friday, the country's military reported that the vessel (or vessels) in...
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Russian Military Escalates Provocation Campaign in Europe
Fresh from leading the Swedish Navy on a cat-and-mouse chase through the Stockholm archipelago for a mystery submarine, Russian armed forces have been out a series of provocative air force maneuvers...
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In Finland, Tax Day Is the Best Day
While American televisions and newspapers delved deep into the weeds in their coverage of this week's midterms elections, Finland's media turned their attention to their own national spectacle of...
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Kremlin's 'Sputnik' Newswire Is the BuzzFeed of Propaganda
Out of the ashes of RIA Novosti, the respected Russian state news agency that was dissolved last year, a curious, postmodern kind of bird has emerged. It's called Sputnik, and it's the Kremlin's...
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Swedes Find Definitive Evidence of Submarine, Russians Call Them Unmanly
It's a disappointing kind of victory, but in the shadow war Russia is waging with its neighbors, Friday's announcement that the Swedish navy has secured hard evidence that a foreign submarine breached...
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Don't Hate the Norwegians Just Because They're Better Than You: Passport and...
Turns out Norway has more to offer the world than just melodramatic memoirists, stupid television, and really expensive beer. Also: pretty passports and currency. Norwegian authorities recently...
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Finland Becomes an Unlikely Battleground for Same-Sex Marriage Debate
Finland's parliament narrowly approved a bill legalizing gay marriage on Friday after months of heated debate and controversy. Yes, you read that correctly. Finland, often regarded as one of the most...
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Norwegian F-16’s Near Collision With Russian MiG-31 Caught on Tape
"What the hell!" That was the reaction of a Norwegian fighter pilot as a Russian MiG-31 unexpectedly passed in front of his F-16. The incident was caught on tape and is the latest example of what...
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