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From Russia, with Love?

Reality Check: the Russia/EU Summit in St. Petersburg, murky dealings within the Chinese entertainment industry, air travel safety in Africa, education reform in Austria, and new internet suffix regulations.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) speaks with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (R) and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (L) during the EU-Russia summit in Strelna, outside St. Petersburg, Russia

EU-Russia Summit

According to today's Moscow Times, Russian President Putin said the only way Russia could possibly have any sort of partnership with the EU is to get rid of visa restrictions between his country and the 27 member states. What else does Russia want of the EU? That's what Joanna King asked University of Innsbruck's Russia expert, Gerhard Mangott.

China's Casting Couch

Zhang Ziyi, the Chinese movie actress, best known on the American movie scene for films like "Memoirs of a Geisha" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," was accused of being a high-class prostitute in connection with a political scandal to the tune of $100 million. Now, the well-known movie star is fighting back against the rumors. These headlines are not the first with regards to the murky dealings within the Hong Kong/Chinese entertainment industry. We go to Hong Kong to find out more...

Air Travel Safety in Africa

Nigerian emergency services pulled more bodies out of the still-smouldering, ash-covered wreckage of a plane that crashed today in the commercial hub Lagos, killing all 153 people on board and an unknown number of people on the ground. It is the 7th major crash in Nigeria in the past 20 years and the tragedy is the latest in an alarmingly long list of plane crashes on the entire continent of Africa. International aviation expert Chris Yates explains why...

Zentralmatura Postponed

Were you looking forward to completing your 'Zentralmatura' this year? Well, looks like you're going to have to put that particular plan off until next year. Education expert Gudrun Biffl from the Donau Universität in Krems, tells us more...

YourName@YourName.YourName

New regulations when it comes to internet suffixes (traditionally '.com' or country abbreviations like '.at') mean you could have a really personalised website domain name but it will cost you big bucks! IT journalist Daniel Sokolov explains...

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