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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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Globe Editorial Canada should lift outdated visa restrictions on ANC members
In this photo supplied by the Government Communications and Information Services (GCIS) South African President Jacob Zuma, right, and Governor General of Canada, David Johnston attend a welcoming ceremony in Cape Town, South Africa, on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (Elmond ...
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Russian drunk driver who killed orphans sentenced
MOSCOW -; A Russian drunk driver who sparked a nationwide debate after killing seven, including five orphan children, in a road accident last year has been sentenced to ...
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African Union celebrates 50th year
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -; African nations this week mark the 50th year since the founding of a continentwide organization, now called the African Union, that spearheaded efforts to liberate the continent from colonial ...
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Vienna official Looted Nazi goods returned
VIENNA -; An official for the city of Vienna says the Austrian capital has handed over nearly 6,000 valuable objects looted by the Nazis to their rightful owners or their heirs since it started taking inventory of them 14 years ...
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BPs Investment in Iraq to Reach $5B by 2016
ABU DHABI - U.K. oil major BP plc plans to increase the production capacity at the Rumaila oilfield, the largest in Iraq, by 750,000 barrels per day by 2017, and aims to increase its spending in the country to $5 billion a year from the current $2.6 billion by 2016, a senior executive said Wednesday. "We are doing about 1.4 million barrels a day now from RumailaWe have a plan to add ...
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H7N9 Bird Flu Under Control In China According To United Nations
bird flu outbreak that has sickened 130 people and killed 36 has been brought under control in China. They said that closure of live bird markets in Shanghai and other areas has likely contributed to the halt of the spread of the disease throughout the country. The UN warned that health authorities worldwide must still remain on the lookout to detect further cases of the virus, which could ...
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China arrests 13 over ‘protest rumours’
Police in Beijing say they have arrested 13 people for allegedly spreading rumours and disrupting public order following a protest over a migrant worker's ...
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The Worlds Best Corporate Websites
Apple's corporate website of this headline-making news story. Though Apple had released advanced copies of Cook's 17-page testimony to members of the press, it did not post the testimony online. Instead Apple's homepage displayed a giant glossy photo of two iPads. Even if you clicked through the tiny "Hot News" and "Media Info" links at the bottom of the page, ...
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Dutch face highest bills in Europe for mobile internet
The Netherlands is the most expensive market in the EU for mobile broadband internet services, according to new Finnish research. For example, the report, by consultancy ...
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International Day for Biological Diversity – Greenpeace Statement
Jakarta.- The fragile state of Indonesia's oceans and forests are a clear reminder of how marine and forest life is at risk from industrial overfishing and relentless deforestation, Greenpeace International warned on International Day for Biological Diversity. Coinciding with the UN-designated biodiversity day, the Greenpeace ship the Rainbow Warrior is currently visiting Indonesia, where ...
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FBI shoots kills man linked to Boston bomb suspect report
MIAMI: An FBI agent Wednesday fatally shot a Florida man who allegedly had ties to one of the Boston bombings suspects, US media reported.Ibragim Todashev, 27, was shot in the city of Orlando, Florida, according to the Orlando Sentinel newspaper.Todashev became violent while being interviewed by the FBI, NBC News reported.Todashev was reported to be a friend of deceased Boston bombing suspect ...
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Stockholm riots spread as PM slams hooliganism
Rioting spread across Stockholm's suburbs early Wednesday in the third night of unrest to hit the Swedish capital, as Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt blamed the violence on "hooliganism" and appealed for ...
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Oklahoma residents begin to return home after deadly tornado
Residents began returning home to their flattened Oklahoma town after a giant tornado killed at least 24 people, destroyed countless homes and reduced one elementary school almost entirely to rubble, killing seven children inside. Authorities said they were confident that all survivors and bodies had been ...
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Man being questioned in Boston bombing probe shot dead by FBI
The shooting incident early Wednesday took place in Orlando, Fla., where an FBI agent along with other law enforcement personnel were interviewing the man, identified by the FBI as Ibragim Todashev. (John Raoux/Associated ...
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Chris Hadfield Living a life thats out of this world
Astronaut Chris Hadfield records the first music video from space, on May 12. Back on Earth, he is enjoying the smell of coffee and the texture of real foods again. Hadfield is still adjusting to gravity and isn't yet allowed to drive. 'I walk like I'm failing a breathalyzer I stagger,' he ...
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An Interview with Christian Koch Director of International Studies at the Gulf Research Center
The Gulf Research Center was established in 2000 in order to fill a need. We wanted to open a center that provides people with trustworthy information about ...
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Asian Gold Premiums Hit New Highs as Europe Urged to Start Agressive QE
London Gold Market ReportBULLION prices rose throughout Asian and early London trade on Wednesday morning, touching $1398 per ounce for the third time this week and recovering 4.4% from Monday's one-month low.Silver rose more steadily, and was capped below $22.80 as energy prices slipped and agricultural commodities held flat.Tuesday's retreat in the gold price today ...
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Germany backs call to put Hezbollah armed wing on EU terror list
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Germany will throw its weight behind a British drive to put the armed wing of Hezbollah on the European Union's list of terrorist organizations, German diplomats said on ...
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Syria rebels call for reinforcements as war spreads abroad
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Rebels fighting for control of the Syrian town of Qusair called for reinforcements on Wednesday to repel forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in a civil war which is spreading violence through an already volatile ...
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Somali lawmakers withdraw confidence vote against PM
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali members of parliament shelved a vote of confidence against the prime minister on Wednesday, but warned the government it would face further parliamentary rebellions if it did not do more to improve the economy and ...
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Pussy Riot member starts hunger strike to protest court ruling
Jailed Pussy Riot punk rock group member Maria Alyokhina is pictured on a monitor, as she takes part in a video conference from the penal colony, inside the courtroom during a hearing in the town of Berezniki May 22, ...
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Octogenarians race to summit Mt. Everest claim title of oldest climber to reach the peak
Min Bahadur Sherchan, center, who became the oldest person to climb Mount Everest on May 25, 2008 shakes hands on his arrival in Katmandu, Nepal May 31, ...
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Iran Pres. Slams Election Decision
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that a decision by election overseers to disqualify his top aide from next month's presidential race is an act of "oppression" and that he will take the case to the country's supreme leader. His comments were posted on his website, president.ir, the day after the Guardian Council removed Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei from the ...
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Louisiana's recovery might be brought to its knees
The six-month moratorium suspending all exploratory oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico is another blow to an economy already reeling and could potentially undermine the state for years to come.
There can be no one left in Louisiana who has not heard about the Deepwater Horizon disaster and the oil spill that has resulted from the collapse of the rig, which killed eleven people in the process and is now threatening the livelihoods of countless communities along the state’s coast. Read more
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