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Highway bridge collapses in US no deaths reported
MOUNT VERNON , Washington: The major highway bridge linking Seattle with Canada and the rest of the Pacific Northwest region collapsed Thursday evening, dumping at least a handful of vehicles and people into a river, ...
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Oil falls below $94 on weak outlook for demand
Benchmark oil for July delivery was down 40 cents to $93.85 per barrel at midday Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile ...
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Barack Obama in heated exchanges with Code Pink anti-war protester
WASHINGTON: The woman who interrupted President Barack Obama's speech on counterterrorism policy on Thursday is well-known around Washington as a perennial protester on national security ...
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Obama lifts ban on transferring Guantanamo Bay detainees to Yemen
Guantanamo Bay detainees to Yemen , a step toward his goal of closing the US military-run prison that he said "has become a symbol around the world for an America that flouts the rule of law." Nearly 100 of the 166 terrorist suspects held at the prison in Cuba are from Yemen and have had nowhere to go even if they had been cleared for transfer. Obama wouldn't send them home, and ...
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New concerns for Chinas rising middle class
middle class created by China's decades of rapid economic growth -- and its resulting worries. Li Na, 42, a caterer at the capital's zoo, and her husband Chi Shubo, 48, who works for a state-owned investment company, have seen their fortunes transformed since she arrived in Beijing 20 years ago from Shandong, a coastal province. Then, she cycled for hours from a shared dormitory to ...
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China End Violence Against Sex Workers
In China, the police often act as if by engaging in sex work, women had forfeited their rights. The government must abandon its repressive laws against sex workers, discipline abusive police, and end the suppression of sex workers rights ...
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Yen weakens in Asian trade
TOKYO–The yen weakened against other major currencies in Asian morning trade on Friday as risk sentiment improved, with Tokyo stocks bouncing back following the previous day’s seven-percent plunge. The dollar rose to 102.33 yen in Tokyo from 101.82 yen in New York late Thursday as the benchmark Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange jumped over three three percent in early ...
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US kidnap case hero gets burgers for lifeThe man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive for a decade in an Ohio house will never have to pay for another burger in his hometown.
The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer reports that the restaurant where Ramsey worked as a dishwasher initially created a special burger in his honor, but eateries in the city decided a larger tribute was ...
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Willing to start talks North Korea saysHowever that prospect seems unlikely as North Korea has repeatedly said it will not abandon nuclear weapons while the United States insists North Korea must take meaningful steps on denuclearization before there ca
BEIJING: North Korea is willing to take China's advice and enter into talks, Chinese state television cited an envoy of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as saying, following weeks of tension on the Korean peninsula after the North's latest nuclear test. However, that prospect seems unlikely as North Korea has repeatedly said it will not abandon nuclear weapons while the United States ...
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Taliban influence in Afghanistan to grow Russian intelligence agency
the situation in Afghanistan poses a "serious challenge to international stability" and that the withdrawal of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in 2014 could increase the threat of terrorism and religious extremism. "A diversified terrorist network, including suicide bomber training camps has already been established in the country and the Taliban has close links ...
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Barack Obama says US faces real threat from radicalised individuals
Washington: Citing Wisconsin Gurdwara shootout last year that killed six Sikh worshippers, the US President Barack Obama, has expressed concern over increasing instances of acts of violence inside the country by home-grown terrorists."We face a real threat from radicalised individuals here in the United States. Whether it's a shooter at a Sikh Temple in Wisconsin, a plane flying into a ...
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Chinese PM singles out Germany for EU visit
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China threatens to end the military rule of the U.S. in Asia
In mid-April, the Chinese government said the increased U.S. military presence in the Asia-Pacific region causes a lot of tension, and they plan to send more military forces and strengthen their partnerships with neighboring countries. A recent study found that China increasingly threatens to end the military supremacy of the ...
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Barred from poll ex-president Rafsanjani calls Iranian leaders ignorant
Former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has accused Iran's leadership of incompetence and ignorance just days after he was barred from standing in an election next month, the opposition Kaleme website reported on Thursday.Rafsanjani's comments appeared to add to the political conflict between those loyal to the leadership and opposition groups who have been marginalized since ...
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ASIA MARKETS Japan Stocks Recover Modestly After Steep Sell-off
HONG KONG – Japanese stocks jumped Friday to stage a modest recovery, with relief buying emerging after the extreme losses they suffered the previous day, amid expectations that the rally that began late last year may have further to go.The Nikkei Stock Average climbed 3% after diving 7.3% in the previous session, while the broader Topix advanced 2.6% after Thursday's 6.9% ...
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Soldier accused of filming female cadets in shower
WASHINGTON: A sergeant first class on the staff of the United States Military Academy at West Point has been accused of videotaping female cadets without their consent, sometimes when they were undressed in the bathroom or the shower, according to army officials. The army is contacting about a dozen women to alert them that their privacy may have been violated by the suspect, identified as Sgt. ...
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89-yr-old chronicler of Everest completes 50 years of mountain record-keeping
American expedition to the Everest . That set off what was to become one of the most unique pursuits in mountaineering history. Hawley has since then met every single expedition that has come to climb not just Mount Everest but the rest of Nepal's mountain peaks. In fact no team goes for its summit without meeting her. As the world celebrates the 60th anniversary of the first ascent of ...
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Phurba Tashi climbs Everest for 21st time equals record
Mount Everest on Thursday with Phurba Tashi Sherpa reaching the top of the mountain for the 21st time, equalling the record set by another Nepalese, Apa Sherpa, in 2011. Earlier in the day, 80-year-old ...
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Human safaris Blow to Andamans
Survival International's call for a tourism boycott of the islands until 'human safaris' are stopped. The organization is asking nearly 200,000 tourists who visiting the islands every year to stay away - until tourists are banned from the road through the Jarawa forest and an alternative sea route set. Survival's director Stephen Corry said on Thursday, "In ...
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Plus Three Boost For Asean Youth
Bandar Seri Begawan - China, Korea and japan, Asean's Plus Three partners are ready to provide continued support and cooperation to the Mean Youth Programme and have came up with new initiatives to give more opportunities for youths in Asean and Plus Three partners to interact as well as cooperate among thethselves while acquiring technical know-how. The close bond of friendship within ...
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Royal Audience To Asean Delegates
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, yesterday afternoon consented to receive in audience Ministers, Deputy Ministers and Heads of Delegate who are currently in Brunei Darussalam attending the 8th Asean Ministerial Meeting on Youth and the 4th Asean Plus Three Ministerial Meeting on Youth. Also present at the ceremony was His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee ...
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Youths Play Vital Role In Building An Asean Of Tomorrow
Asean Ministerial Meeting on Youths (AMMY VIII) concluded on Tuesday as the ministers recognised that young professionals are in a unique position to boost Asean solidarity by offering voluntary community services in areas such as rural development, disaster relief, health, education and the environment as well as supporting vulnerable groups, including people who are differently-abled whilst ...
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Youths Hold ‘Key’ To Aseans Future
AMMY+3) in Brunei Darussalam concluded yesterday with the release of joint ministerial statement agreed by attending officials from Asean members countries including their Plus Three partners China, Japan and Korea. The joint statement stated that ministers exchanged views on youth cooperation between Asean and the Plus Three nation whilst further exploring possibilities to strengthen ...
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Sultan Meets Foreign Delegates Participating In Asean Ministerial Meeting On Youth
Bandar Seri Begawan - His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, yesterday afternoon consented to receive in audience, Ministers, Deputy Ministers and Heads of Delegate who are currently in Brunei Darussalam attending the 8th Asean Ministerial Meeting on Youth (AMMY) and the 4th Asean+3 Ministerial Meeting on Youth. Also present at the ceremony was His Royal Highness ...
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London killers are Britons of Nigerian origin
LONDON: Britain experienced a communal backlash against Muslims within 24 hours of a young, serving soldier being butchered with "stone age savagery" ...
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Domestic violence continues to haunt the women of Azerbaijan
Domestic violence effects up to 80% of women in Azerbaijan, though official figures on the problem do not exist. In recent years the government has attempted to address the issue, but the bulk of responsibility remains with the public.
Azerbaijan has much to be proud of, it was the first country in the Muslim world to establish a democratic and secular government, it has contributed significantly to peace-keeping operations in Iraq, it has a rich history and much diversity in both its people and its landscape, and yet there remains a shameful reality in Azerbaijan, that casts a shadow on much of the country’s success: the prevalence of domestic abuse, and especially the abuse of women. Read more
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