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Cut in nuclear stockpiles proposed by Obama in talks with Russia
BERLIN - US President Barack Obama on Wednesday said he would seek talks with Russia to reduce the number of strategic nuclear weapons both hold by up to a third. Speaking in front of Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate during a visit to the German capital, Obama said he was confident the US could maintain its security while reducing its nuclear capacity by a third. He also called for ...
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Dalian Wand Group to enhance UK presence with luxury hotel and yacht unit
LONDON - China's largest premier commercial property and entertainment conglomerate, Dalian Wanda Group Wednesday entered into 320million pounds definite acquisition deal with leading British yacht company, Sunseeker International Ltd, under which Wanda will acquire a majority shareholding of 91.81% in pre-eminent luxury motor yacht manufacturer. Under the agreement, the remaining 8.19% ...
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Karzai says peace talks with Taliban should be Afghan led
KABUL - An angry Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Wednesday his government would not join US peace talks with the Taliban "until the peace process is totally under Afghan control." He also suspended talks with the US to discuss the nature of US military presence after international troops withdraw in 2014. A spokesman for President Hamid Karzai said the decision was taken over ...
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North Korean leader Kim used luxury yacht to tour coast, says report
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has used a luxury boat to tour the country's east coast amid indications that the 90-feet-long yacht may have been smuggled into the country in defiance of UN sanctions that bans importing of luxury items to the impoverished country. A website that tracks events in the reclusive state said the yacht, a Princess 95MY made by British-based ...
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Somalia UN office attacked and 15 killed by Islamist militants
MOGADISHU, Somalia - At least 15 people, including some United Nations workers, were killed Wednesday when a UN compound in the Somali capital came under a bomb and gun attack by Islamist militants of an Al Qaeda-linked group, a minister said. Interior Minister Abdikarim Hussein Guled in a hurriedly called press conference said that the eight slain UN workers included four foreigners working ...
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NSA director defends e-snooping claiming it helped foil 50 terror attacks foiled
WASHINGTON - The controversial US snooping of foreign emails and telephone calls has prevented more than 50 potential terrorist attacks in at least 20 countries, the director of the National Security Agency (NSA) has said in defending the surveillance programme. The targets include the New York Stock Exchange and other important installations across the world, General Keith Alexander said ...
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EU antitrust regulator fines Lundbeck and several generic drug firms
BRUSSELS - European Union in its first case over pay-for-delay deals that held back sales of cheaper generic drugs Wednesday fined Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck 93.8 million euros and imposed fines totaling 52.2 million euros on several other producers of generic medicines. The European Commission, the EU's antitrust regulator, said the companies had reached agreements that may ...
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Chrysler to recall 2.7 mn Jeeps but says vehicles not defective
NEW YORK - Chrysler avoided a showdown with the US government by agreeing to recall 2.7 million Jeeps with fuel tanks that could rupture and cause fires in rear-end collisions. Chrysler said it recognised the matter had raised concerns for customers The US company said it had resolved its differences with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The recall affects ...
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Four US mortgage servicers faulted for lapses by settlement monitor
WASHINGTON - Four of the largest U.S. mortgage servicers, including Citigroup Inc (C). and Bank of America Corp., have failed to adequately upgrade their treatment of customers in danger of foreclosure, according to a court-appointed monitor. Bank of America, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo have failed to adhere to some of the new standards set out in a landmark settlement meant to ...
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Spain making progress but requires urgent action to generate growth says IMF
MADRID - Spain risks high joblessness and sluggish growth for years unless its government together with Europe takes "urgent action' to generate growth and jobs, the International Monetary Fund stated Wednesday. "While there are signs the economic contraction may end soon, the outlook remains difficult," IMF said in its annual assessment of the Spanish economy. "But unemployment remains ...
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Kyrgyz Parliament Sets Date For Manas Transit Center Closure
BISHKEK -- The Kyrgyz parliament has set a date for the closure of the NATO Transit Center at Manas International Airport near Bishkek. Lawmakers voted on June 20 to end the U.S.-Kyrgyz agreement on the center as of July 11, 2014. According to the legislation, the Kyrgyz authorities must officially notify Washington 180 days in advance of the closure. The legislation must be signed by ...
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Reports Russia Railway Chief Fired Called False
Russian State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin has denied reports that the head of Russian Railways was fired. Naryshkin's comments on June 20 come after Russian news agencies Interfax, ITAR-TASS, and others were sent an e-mail statement late on June 19 that appeared to be a government press release announcing Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev had dismissed Russian Railways chief Vladimir ...
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Jew 2 Arabs involved in Temple Mount fight arrested
A Jewish man and two Islamic religious officials were arrested by Jerusalem police on Thursday after the former was determined to have instigated a shoving match atop the Temple Mount complex. The Jewish suspect was alleged to have physically assaulted an official from the Waqf religious trust, Israel Radio ...
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Lebanese president urges Hezbollah to leave Syria
BEIRUT - President Michel Suleiman has called on the Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim Hezbollah movement to pull its guerrillas out of Syria, saying any further involvement in its neighbor's civil war ...
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Palestinians rally behind Gaza Arab Idol star
GAZA - Palestinian fans and big business are rallying behind a 22-year-old singer from the Gaza Strip in a final push to vote him the next "Arab Idol" in a TV talent contest choosing a winner in Beirut on ...
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Weekly Schmooze Girls Season 38
Gail Lerner , producer of "Will and Grace" and other sitcoms, decided to take action and create her own episode of the popular HBO show with an incredible cast, imagining what its four stars would be up to in season 38, when they're 65 years old. Hannah (played by SNL ...
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Suu Kyi faces long road to top job
But to emerge as president after a 2015 general election, Suu Kyi, 68, must overcome challenges that would daunt a less formidable political ...
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FBI We use drones on home soil
FBI Director Robert Mueller listens at the US Senate Judiciary Committee at an oversight hearing about the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Capitol Hill in ...
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Top court rejects Berlusconi’s bid
Rome - Italy's Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected a claim by former premier Silvio Berlusconi which the billionaire had hoped would block a trial against him which could see him booted out of ...
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Rhoose school crash Five children and four adults including lollipop lady taken to hospital with serious injuries after car smashed into them and overturned outside primary school
Witnesses said the black Audi ploughed into the group as they were crossing Fontygary Road on their way to Rhoose Primary School in the Vale of Glamorgan at around 8.50am this ...
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Nigella Lawson is seen without her wedding ring close to Mayfair bolthole where she has been living apart from husband Charles Saatchi
Nigella Lawson has been spotted for the first time since she walked out on her husband Charles Saatchi almost a week ago - but was not wearing her wedding ...
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Bernadette Lee Dental nurse 25 froze to death in the snow without shoes or coat outside sisters house when she called around after night out and found her away from home
Bernadette Lee, 25, who was wearing a short dress, had no coat and had taken her shoes off, was found lying dead in the snow near to her older sister Jodie's house in ...
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Dramatic moment couple spark full-scale rescue after getting stuck in quicksand up to their waists just yards from the shore
The woman was submerged up to her waist and the man stuck from his knees down before they were pulled from the quicksand on Sunday afternoon in a 40-minute rescue ...
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UK weather Electrical storm warnings issued as Britains hot spell descends into weekend wash-out
The Met Office have issued yellow weather warnings for the south-east and south-west with up to half a months rainfall expected in the space of three hours ...
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Jeremy Forrests father collapses as the jury in his sons abduction trial start considering their verdict
The father of Jeremy Forrest has collapsed and was then taken to hospital as the jury in his son's abduction case was about to start considering its ...
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Metro Manila takes first steps into the 'future'
The greater region of Manila, Metro Manila, will in a few years posses a futuristic community that its developers claim will redefine the way humans live, providing a glimpse of what is to come in terms of the integration of technology with lifestyles and sustainable environmental practices. The community will essentially be “future-ready” according to developers, but the details on how this will be achieved are murky.
Metro Manila is one of the most populated and developed regions of the country, with the capital city, Manila, responsible in large part for the regions progress compared to the rest of the Phillipines. It makes sense then that the Greenfield Development Corporation and Cisco have teamed up to develop the most futuristic residential community in the country ever. Read more
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