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Finland marks 70th anniversary of Winter War

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:09:08 GMT

tool goes here HELSINKI — Finns on Monday marked the 70th anniversary of the Winter War, a conflict that saw this tiny country hold off Stalin's Red Army for 105 days and suffer one-third as many casualties in weather that was so cold some soldiers...
Source: Centre Daily Times

Finland marks 70th anniversary of Winter War

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:50:05 GMT

HELSINKI - Finns on Monday marked the 70th anniversary of the Winter War, a conflict that saw this tiny country hold off Stalin's Red Army for 105 days and suffer one-third as many casualties in weather that was so cold some soldiers hallucinated.
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Finnish president sends condolences to Russian counterpart over train disaster

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:49:26 GMT

HELSINKI, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- Finnish President Tarja Halonen sent a message of condolences to her Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday over train disaster in the country.
Source: Xinhua

EU can't agree on how much climate aid to give

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:12:52 GMT

European Union leaders failed to agree Friday on how much to give poorer nations to counter the effects of a warming climate _ squandering the last chance that global greenhouse gas talks in December will produce real results.
Source: Taiwan News

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Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:18:02 GMT

Finnish President Tarja Halonen arrives at an European Union summit at the European Council headquarters on October 29, 2009 in Brussels.

The Association Agreement; Authoritarianism; and Arab winds of change

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:55:51 GMT

Khalid Oweis and Ibrahim Hamidi both take on the subject of Syria’s vicissitudes about signing the the Association Agreement.
Source: SyriaComment.com

Syria: Eu: Signing of the Association Agreement on Human Rights between Syria and Europe delayed

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:46:18 GMT

Beirut - Syria wants to "revise" the association agreement with the European Union.
Source: Spero News

A win-win situation

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:18:38 GMT

THE PALESTINIAN question topped the list of issues that President Hosni Mubarak discussed with European leaders this week. Mubarak met on Tuesday with Finnish President Tarja Halonen who is currently visiting Egypt.
Source: Al-Ahram Weekly

Egypt's First Lady, Finnish President discuss women empowerment

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:48:52 GMT

21 October 2009 CAIRO: Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak highlighted the need to "act now" towards women's empowerment during a recent panel discussion. The panel discussion, titled "Women's Participation and Empowerment for Peace and Security,"
Source: Zawya.com

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Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:30:09 GMT

Finland�s President Tarja Halonen (L) meets with her Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak (R) in Cairo on October 20, 2009. Halonen will visit Syria after Egypt in a four-day visit to the Middle East.

Conan O'Brien celebrates Tarja Halonen

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:26:42 GMT