Ukraine on the brink?

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Ukraine on the brink? The Ukrainian Government has approved a proposal granting amnesty to civilians detained during 2 months of protests centred in Independence Square in Kiev; protestors have occupied a number of government buildings, including the International Conference Centre, also known as Ukraine House. By the terms of the proposal however, protestors must take …

Where next for Italy

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“Chi?” Fassina & Renzi For Stefano Fassina, it was the final straw; Matteo Renzi, who some might call the coming man of Italian politics, Mayor of Florence, Secretary of the Democratic Party, was busy brokering a deal to reform electoral law with none other than Silvio Berlusconi, recently barred from politics after his conviction for …

Film – what to see around Haggerston / Dalston / Shoreditch this week

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Rio Cinema – 107 Kingsland High St, London E8 2PB – 020 7241 9410 American Hustle (2hr 9min) 13-Jan 2014 – 17th Jan 2014 230, 545, 845pm The Wolf of Wall Street (3hr) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iszwuX1AK6A 17th Jan 2014 – 24th Jan 2014 http://www.riocinema.ndirect.co.uk/ 415, 800pm Rich Mix Cinema – 64-66 Redchurch St, London E2 7DP – …

A-bout of les Blues

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Haggerston Times identifies the main players and unravels the complex web of relationships which have led to the scandal at the Elysee Palace: Segolene Royal Segolene Royal is current president of the Poitou-Charentes Regional Council, a former member of the National Assembly, a former government minister, and a long-time member of the French Socialist Party. …

Weekend papers review

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What’s caught the eye of Haggerston Times this weekend? (disclaimer – Haggerston Times does not wish to express any kind of political viewpoint, it just wants to present some of the weekend’s newspaper articles in an impartial, light hearted and diplomatic fashion – we realise some of the issues being discussed below are emotive and …