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Iran poll shows people want change, says Obama
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has urged Iran's newly elected president to prove to the world that the Islamic republic was not pursuing a nuclear weapon programme as the White House welcomed election of a moderate leader as a hopeful sign. "I think it says that the Iranian people want to move in a different direction," Obama said of the election results in Iran that saw a surprising ...
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President Rousseff says Brazil has woken up after massive protests
SAO PAULO, Brazil - Anti-graft protests swept Brazil's main cities as some 200,000 demonstrators marched through the streets against alleged mis-governance, forcing President Dilma Rousseff Tuesday to acknowledge the need for better public services and effective administration. The assurance from Rousseff came a day after biggest protests rocked at least ten Brazilian cities, including Sao ...
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Talks between UK and Ecuador fail as Assange completes year in embassy
LONDON - Talks between the United Kingdom and Ecuador have ended without any breakthrough over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's fate with the Andean nation. Ecquador said it was vowing not to succumb to diplomatic pressure and was ready to consider any request from Edward Snowden, another whistleblower, for asylum. As the fugitive anti-secrecy advocate marks one year holed up in the ...
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Libya to hold trial of Gaddafi's son in August
LONDON - Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of deceased Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, will stand trial in August along with Gaddafi's last prime minister and a former intelligence director, the prosecutor's office has announced. The men will be tried for crimes against the Libyan people during the 2011 uprising that toppled the former regime. Notorious former spy chief Abdullah ...
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Appeals court directs Ex-Im Bank to explain rationale for loan guarantee to Air India
WASHINGTON - A U.S. appeals court has upheld a decision by the U.S. Export-Import Bank to finance the sale of 30 Boeing wide-body jets to Indian state-owned carrier Air India in a legal challenge brought by Delta Air Lines to the loan guarantee. The court has however directed the government-run bank to better explain its rationale for providing loan guarantee, which Delta claimed as a ...
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Google renews efforts wipe out child porn images from internet
LONDON - Internet giant Google said it is spending $5 million to wipe images of child abuse off the Internet and another $2 million to create tools to find the images and eradicate them. "We're in the business of making information widely available, but there's certain 'information' that should never be created or found," wrote Jacqueline Fuller, director of Google Giving, in a blog post. ...
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GSK negotiating sale of thrombosis drug and plant to Aspen
DURBAN / LONDON - South Africa's biggest generic drug maker Aspen Pharmacare and its subsidiary Aspen Global Incorporated have made an offer to acquire thrombosis drugs and their associated manufacturing site at Notre Dame de Bondeville, France, from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). "AGI will acquire from GSK the Arixtra and Fraxiparine/Fraxodi brands and business worldwide, except in China, Pakistan ...
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Carbon trading to begin in Shenzhen in bid to cut emission
BEIJING - China, the world's biggest carbon emitter, is set to launch Tuesday its first carbon trading scheme as a pilot project in the southern city of Shenzhen as part of efforts to cut emissions in its key cities. Carbon emissions trading schemes are meant to encourage companies to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions by setting a limit or a cap, on the level of emission that can be ...
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Group of Eight leaders stop short of calling for Assad ouster
ENNISKILLEN - The Group of Eight industrialised nations called for a swift end to the bloody civil war in Syria and urgent peace talks but stopped short of calling for the ouster of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in its joint statement at the end of talks Tuesday. Despite the lack of consensus among the G8 on the fate of Assad, as well as the use of chemical weapons by his regime, Canadian ...
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Rise in transportation costs push up UK inflation to 2.7pc
LONDON - The consumer price index (CPI) inflation increased to 2.7% in May, up from 2.4% in April, mainly due to higher fuel costs pushing up transportation costs particularly airfares, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said Tuesday. The ONS said the rise was due to a record increase in airfares and higher fuel prices. "The inflation rate has returned to the levels seen between ...
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Czech Police Arrest Alleged Georgian Crime Boss
Czech police have arrested an alleged high-ranking member of a Georgian organized criminal group. Czech police officials say the 46-year-old man detained in Prague on June 18 by its organized crime unit is considered a member of the Kutaisi criminal group from Georgia. His name was not released. The suspect's arrest was part of an operation against so-called ...
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Report French military training Syrian rebels
French military officials are training rebels fighting to bring down the Assad regime in the current Syrian conflict, according to a report by Army Radio.The army-run radio station reported that French officers stationed in Jordan and Turkey are currently training the rebels in warfare tactics and weapons usage. Army Radio quoted "experts with access to the information" in their ...
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Fukushima groundwater contains toxin
An aerial view shows the Tokyo Electric Power Company's tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture in this March 11, 2013, file ...
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Alleged sex offender tracked to resort
This 2011 photograph provided by the FBI shows Walter Lee Williams, one of the FBI's 10 most wanted fugitives. He has been arrested in the resort city of Playa del Carmen, ...
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UK spying a wake-up call - CDP
Johannesburg - The reported surveillance of South African and Turkish delegations during the G20 summit in Britain should serve as a wake-up call to government, the Christian Democratic Party said on ...
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Fathers grief at train suicide of 18-year-old son Mert Karaoglan and school friend 15
The father of a teenage boy who died after stepping in front of a high-speed train with his girlfriend in an apparent suicide pact has spoken of his ...
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BREAKING NEWS Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans arrested on suspicion of three further offences of indecent assault
The 55-year-old was answering bail today at Preston police station in Lancashire following his arrest in May on suspicion of rape and sexual assault, when he was told that he faces the additional ...
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Victory for families of soldiers killed in Iraq in unprotected snatch Land Rovers to sue Government the government for damages under human rights laws
Families of British soldiers killed fighting in Iraq secured a major victory in their fight to secure damages from the Government for sending troops into battle without proper ...
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Boris Johnson is a rock and roll star Music fans help boost Tory poll rating if London mayor was leader
Boris Johnson could boost support for the Tory party if he became leader by reaching out to rock fans of Nirvana, Jimi Hendrix and Muse, new research ...
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Drunk robber who held up petrol station wearing a SEE-THROUGH plastic bag over his head jailed for two years
Is this Britain's stupidest crook? Drunk robber who held up petrol station wearing a SEE-THROUGH plastic bag over his head is jailed for two ...
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Men dont stand a chance with women if under 6ft Bad luck for Tom Cruise Daniel Radcliffe Jack Black and Seth Green
Tom Cruise, Daniel Radcliffe, Jack Black, Seth Green and Macauley Culkin should probably visit their nearest Cuban heel outlet the next time they're interested in wooing a lady ...
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Rick Stein two rival fish and chip shops and a bitter battle of the signs that has left behind a very bad taste
Row: Celebrated chef Rick Stein is at the centre of a row after two Scottish restaurants claimed they produced the best fish and chips he had ever ...
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Incredible video shows how to fold a t-shirt in just TWO SECONDS
But master this trick and it could be taken care of in seconds - literally. An incredible tutorial, posted on YouTube, shows how to fold a t-shirt or short-sleeved shirt in less than two ...
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UK weather Hottest day of the year with temperatures set to top 27C
The sunshine struggled to break through the cloud yesterday, and the highest temperature recorded was 24C in Manchester - slightly below the high of the year which was 25C on June 6 in Lee-On-Solent, ...
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Ex-mistress sacked as property tycoons PA after wife discovered affair in line for big payout
A property tycoon who sacked his PA after his wife was tipped off about their affair faces a huge pay-out after his former lover won her unfair dismissal claim. The 32-year-old had a three year affair with her boss who treated her to a car, a London flat and whisked her away on luxury holidays to Cuba and Australia. The chief executive, who cannot be named for legal reasons but whose company has ...
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Detroit, the little motor city that could?
Detroit has been kicked in the face by the world economy, political scandals and budget deficits. But are things perhaps looking up for the automotive capital of the country?
Detroit has long been considered the US capital of car manufacturing, giving rise to its nickname, Motor City. In the 1950s the city was the fourth largest in the country, but a decline in fortunes and a changing economy has left the city with just half as many people it had in its heyday. Read more
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