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British Open squash World no.1 Nicol too hot for Joshana
World No.1 and defending champion Nicol David outclassed India's Joshana Chinappa in the first round of the Allam British Open Squash Championships here Tuesday. The Malaysian squash great took 30 minutes to get past her 26th ranked opponent 11-4, 11-5, 11-4 at the KC Stadium. Joshana had qualified for the main draw. Dipika Pallikal, India's highest ranked player at 15, plays her first round ...
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UAE Singapore discuss global development
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Singapore have held talks over international development. The talks were held between UAE's minister for international cooperation and development, Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid al-Qasimi and visiting Singaporean minister for foreign affairs K. Shanmugam and his delegation. Both sides discussed ways to support efforts in international development, stimulating the ...
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World Bank Insider Blows Whistle on Corruption Federal Reserve
A former insider at the World Bank, ex-Senior Counsel Karen Hudes, says the global financial system is dominated by a small group of corrupt, power-hungry figures centered around the privately owned U.S. Federal Reserve. The network has seized control of the media to cover up its crimes, too, she explained. In an interview ...
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BP Chevron Total and other major oil firms seek new terms in Iraq
Iraq are negotiating to revise their contracts with the government, as new production targets undermine the profitability of their operations. Iraq's government earlier this year revised down its national oil output targets to 9.5 million barrels per day (bpd) by 2020, up from about 3 million bpd today, as part of a new blueprint for the development of its energy sector. The new strategy ...
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With 66 growth Patrol sets pace for Nissan sales in Middle East
Sales of Nissan cars increased across the Middle East by more than a quarter in the past financial year, slightly outpacing the overall market. The 26.2 per cent rise helped the company capture a market share of 14.4 per cent in the Arabian Gulf during the period. It is estimated that the market grew by about 25 per cent in 2012. "It would be difficult not to be pleased with 26 per cent ...
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Globe Investor iPhone app gets an update
Globe Investor app for iPhone .The new version is optimized for the iPhone 5, and takes advantage of the new native Twitter and Facebook sharing features available in Apple's latest operating ...
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World Mugabe signs constitution into law
constitution into law on Wednesday, replacing a 33-year-old document forged in the dying days of British colonial rule and paving the way for an election later this ...
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Pope issues first appeal for Chinese Catholics
VATICAN CITY -; Pope Francis has issued his first appeal directed at Catholics in China, long the source of concern for his predecessor Benedict ...
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Deputy mayor urges mayor to address crack video
TORONTO -; A close ally of Toronto mayor Rob Ford said Wednesday that Ford has followed legal advice in remaining silent about a purported video that appears to show him smoking crack ...
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Stocks surge as Bernanke retains dovish ton
LONDON -; Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's signal that monetary policy will remain loose gave stocks another lift Wednesday, paving the way for many indexes to advance to new record ...
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U.S. Base in Guantanamo a Platform for International Aggression
Havana, May 22 (Prensa Latina) The U.S. naval base in Guantanamo, a Cuban territory illegally occupied against the will of the island nation, has historically been used as a platform for military intervention against Cuba and other nations in the region, local media reported today. This facility was the meeting point for troops sent by Washington on May 23, 1912, to suppress an uprising ...
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UN Suggests Africa Review Nature of International Nexus
By Ulises Canales, special envoyAddis Ababa, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Africa needs to review the nature of its relations with the international community, U.N. Deputy Secretary General Carlos Lopes advised today, outlining three strategic themes for bringing about a structural transformation of the continent. "This means insisting on more beneficial associations to strengthen changes in the ...
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FBI ‘kills man with suspected ties to Tsarnaev’
The Orlando Sentinel said a friend had identified the dead man as 27-year-old Ibragim Todashev of Orlando. The newspaper quoted the friend, Khusn Taramiv, as saying Todashev was being investigated as part of the Boston bombings and knew bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev because both were mixed martial-arts ...
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US general suspended over adultery allegations
Washington - A US general was suspended on Tuesday as commander of an army training centre following allegations of adultery and a physical altercation, an army spokesman ...
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Iraq - Iraqi journalist threatened for reporting on corruption
Iraqi authorities must launch an investigation into a May 14 episode in which a group of armed men raided the home of a journalist and briefly abducted his brother. The journalist, Azhar Shallal, had recently written about alleged corruption.The assailants, discovering Shallal was not home, kidnapped his brother and interrogated him for a few hours, news ...
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Middle East North Africa - Rights situation in post-revolutionary Arab countries remains dire
Two years after the "Arab Spring" swept the Arab region and led within months to the ouster of the autocratic rulers in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, and Yemen, the state of human rights in these countries remains dire and the chances for democratic transition face major challenges. Arab countries which were less affected by the "Arab Spring" also continue to witness serious human ...
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Kwarasey out of June World Cup qualifiers
Accra, May 22, GNA - Black Stars goalie Adam Larsen Kwarasey will play no part in next month's 2014 FIFA World Cup double-header against Sudan and ...
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Captain in Italy cruise ship crash faces July trial
The captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship will go on trial from July 9 for manslaughter over the January 2012 disaster in which 32 people lost their lives, an Italian judge ruled on ...
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Amnesty International app for protecting activists up for technology award
A mobile alert app designed by Amnesty International to help protect human rights activists in danger is in the running for the ...
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Europes tax haven Ireland faces criticism over Apples tax bill
The Republic of Ireland has called for an international clampdown on multinationals shifting profits around the world to avoid tax, after criticism that Irish loopholes helped technology giant Apple to shrink its tax ...
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German chancellor Angela Merkel named most powerful woman in the world by Forbes - again
German chancellor Angela Merkel has been named as the most powerful woman in the world by business magazine Forbes for the third year ...
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Suicide on Paris cathedral altar stirs Frances far right
(Facebook) The public suicide in Paris of Dominique Venner, a 78-year-old right-wing French historian and essayist, has stirred a strong political reaction in the country. Some 1,500 visitors were cleared out of Notre Dame Cathedral after a man put a letter on the altar of the 850-year-old monument Tuesday, then pulled out a gun and shot himself in the head, three days after a law legalizing ...
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The biggest brightest at Resorts World Manila’s Musikat Jam
MANILA, Philippines — Music lovers need not look far for world-class performances as Resorts World Manila (RESORTS WORLD MANILA), the country's premier one-stop, nonstop tourism and entertainment destination, brings the biggest and brightest performers from here and abroad in Musikat Jam, a week-long music festival. On June 1, the celebration begins with a trip to Broadway as with ...
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Why dont they have basements
>Country star Toby Keith tours the damage in his hometown of Moore, Oklahoma on 'AC360' tonight, 8pm ET. (CNN) -- It's one of the most familiar pieces of advice from authorities to people in the path of a tornado: Get into your basement. Yet few homes in the Oklahoma City area have them -- even though that state is hit by far more powerful tornadoes than most others. "Probably less than one ...
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Indonesias natural riches highlight international biodiversity day - in pictures
International Day for Biological Diversity . The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior is touring Indonesia to document the country's rich biodiversity and call for protection for its biodiverse ...
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Silicon Valley's Expo ambitions
Moffet Field, a fairly unknown former military airbase in Silicon Valley near Mountain View and Sunnyvale, may become the centerpiece of the 2020 World Expo if Governor Schwarzenegger and other advocated of a California bid get their way.
California wants one of its cities to host the 2020 World Expo, the event is a seminal one on the world calendar and is expected to draw in over 70 million visitors to Shanghai, the city currently hosting the exhibition, which last six months. Read more
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