Both presidents urge talks on alleged USA spy issue
President Sauli Niinistö and his German counterpart Joachim Gauck on Saturday criticized the ongoing political situation in Egypt following ouster of its elected president through military usurpation.
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Proposal for replacing state secretary by state minister
Disagreement surfaced among leaders of Finland’s ruling coalition over a proposal aiming apparently at bringing dynamism in the administration through replacing state secretaries by a junior minister at every ministry.
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Rail communications between Oulu and Kuopio was disrupted on Saturday when a passengers train collided with a tree in between Iisalmi and Kajaani.
VR (Railway) operational center traffic chief Timo Kantola said that at least six next train services had to be replaced by bus between Iisalmi and Kajaani following the accident.
VR sources said that the tree broke down due to a thunder storm and fell on the railway track and causing the accident.
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Finnish couple Taisto Miettinen and Kristiina Haapanen on Saturday won the trophy of the Wife Carrying World Cup championship held at Sonkajärvi in Finland.
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Fugitive US spy contractor Edward Snowden was still stuck in the international transit area of an airport inMoscow on Saturday, news agency STT reported quoting Reuters and AFP.
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