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Libyas democratic transition can benefit from national political dialogue says UN envoy
18 June 2013 150 Managing Libya's democratic transition is bound to be difficult given the legacy of decades of brutal rule, a senior United Nations envoy told the Security Council today, adding that the country could benefit from a national political dialogue on the way forward. "The political and security challenges that now face the country may well be the legacy of decades of ...
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Mali UN officials welcome accord between Government and Tuareg rebels
18 June 2013 150 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the signing of an agreement between the Government of Mali and Tuareg rebels, providing for an immediate ceasefire and paving the way for country-wide presidential elections set for next month. In a statement issued by a spokesperson in New York, the UN chief welcomes the accord reached between the Malian ...
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US Names New Envoy to Africas Great Lakes
Former Senator Russell Feingold has been named the U.S. special envoy to Africa's troubled Great Lakes region. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who announced the appointment Tuesday, said Feingold will work closely with U.N. envoy Mary Robinson to advance a U.N. framework for peace in the region. The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has endured years of conflict and ...
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More Russian Oil Flows to China in Shift From Europe
MOSCOW Russia is steeply ramping up oil deliveries to China, with Asia now importing almost a fifth of oil exports from the world's largest crude producer in a strategic shift meant by the Kremlin to end reliance on weak and saturated European markets. Russia will increase oil supplies to China by 13 percent in July-September from the previous three months, a shipping schedule obtained ...
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Kenyas Deputy Leader to Appear during ICC Trial
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ruled that Kenya's deputy president, William Ruto, must attend key segments of his trial on charges of crimes against humanity scheduled to begin in September, according to a court spokesman. Ruto and Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta face similar charges before the court in connection with their alleged role in the country's 2007-2008 post-election ...
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World Salva Kiir sacks top South Sudan officials
Mr Kiir had ordered them to appear before an investigation committee "to answer queries relating to the transfer" of nearly $8m (5m) to a firm called Daffy Investments Group Limited, it ...
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World Food Prize goes to 3 biotech researchers who made genetically modified plants possible
DES MOINES, Iowa -- This year's World Food Prize is going to a Belgian scientist and two researchers in the United States for their innovations that brought the world genetically modified crops. The prize organizers say the technology that allows for the stable transfer of genes into plant cells has improved yields, resistance to insects and disease, and tolerance of extreme climate ...
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Top UK court overturns sanctions on Iranian bank
LONDON -; Britain's Supreme Court has quashed sanctions against an Iranian bank penalized over its alleged links to Iran's nuclear weapons ...
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Gyula Horn former Hungarian prime minister dies
BUDAPEST, Hungary -; Gyula Horn, a former Hungarian prime minister who played a key role in opening the Iron Curtain, has died at the age of ...
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Swiss lawmakers reject deal on banking secrecy
GENEVA -; Switzerland's lower house of parliament has for the second time rejected a government proposal on relaxing Swiss banking secrecy laws, a move that would have helped the country's banks avoid facing U.S. criminal charges for shielding tax ...
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White House Notebook Obama Ditches Jacket
US President Barack Obama takes off his jacket due to warm weather while he delivers a speech in front of Brandenburg Gate in Berlin Wednesday, June 19, 2013. On the second day of his visit to Germany, Obama met with German President Joachim Gauck and Chancellor Angela Merkel before delivering a speech at Brandenburg Gate. (AP Photo/Michael ...
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Unmanned aircraft struggle to shed drone image
A Parrot eBee, an ultra light civil professional drone used to shoot video and photos is displayed during the 50th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport, north of Paris, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Francois ...
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World Bank Report Says Planet’s Poorest Most Vulnerable To Global Warming
new study projecting the damage to Africa and Asia in particular. ';The scientists tell us that if the world warms by (3.6 degree Fahrenheit) - warming which may be reached in 20 to 30 years - that will cause widespread food shortages, unprecedented heat waves, and more intense cyclones,'; World Bank ...
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Obama...Give Me Five in International Meeting of Design in Cuba
Havana, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) ''Obama...Give me five'', the stimulating slogan of the campaign for the liberation of the five Cuban anti-terrorists sentenced in United States, leads the posters'' exhibition of the event Diseño Forma 2013 (Design Form 2013) held in this capital city. The Cuban artistic director and graphic designer Jorge Martell told to ...
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Worlds first flying car up for sale for nearly $1M
New York, June 19 : The world's first flying car, which was developed by inventor Moulton Taylor in the 1940s, has sparked nearly 1 million dollars bidding-war among high flying ...
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Europe’s Port Sector Talks Focus on Long-Term Success
terminal operators , dockworkers and other port workers across the European Union.The new committee, which aims to promote discussions and represent both the employers and workers' sides of the port industry, will examine the challenges faced by the sector and help contribute to its long-term success. It brings together the European Sea Ports Organisation, the European Federation of Private ...
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Istanbul 2020 hoping Mediterranean Games and FIFA Under-20 World Cup will help get bid back on track
June 19 - Turkish officials behind Istanbul's bid to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics will be hoping for the chance to get their campaign back on track when the Mediterranean Games opens tomorrow in Mersin. After more than two weeks of rioting the situation has remained relatively calm since the weekened when Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan cleared the protestors who had ...
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Obama proposes nuclear weapons cuts in Berlin address
President Barack Obamasaid Russian and US nuclear weapons should be slashed by up to a third in a keynote speech in front of Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate in which he called for a world of "peace and ...
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DolceGabbana guilty of tax evasion
The pair were convicted in a Milan court of failing to declare 1 billion euros (860m) in income tax to authorities. The court sentenced them both to 20 months in jail. Prosecutors said that the pair had evaded taxes on income of 416 million euros each and 200 million euros through a Luxembourg-based company. The statute of limitations ran out on a charge of misrepresenting income. The ...
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John Paul II closer to sainthood
A Vatican commission of theologians approved a miracle attributed to his intercession, clearing a key hurdle. The case now goes to a commission of cardinals and then Pope Francis. John Paul's canonization is possible in autumn to coincide with the 35th anniversary of his election, although a source that may be too soon. The Polish-born pope has been on the fast track for sainthood ever ...
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World Bank Climate change will trap millions in poverty over next 20 years
Britain faces a wave of deadly new animal and plant diseases that threaten to wipe out crops and livestock as a direct result of global warming, the World Bank's top agricultural expert has ...
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Tweet gets 21st century update in Oxford dictionary
Tweet is now defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as a noun that means a posting made on the social networking service Twitter. It is also defined as a verb. ...
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International City New hub of global cuisines
DUBAI: Less celebrated and often derided, not necessarily for the right reasons, International City is finally living up to its name thanks to the gastronomic range its restaurants and eateries are putting up for its thousands of residents these ...
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Indias Tata Motors revamps worlds cheapest car
A Nano car is displayed during the Indonesia International Motor Show in Jakarta on September 22, 2012. India's top automaker Tata Motors unveiled a new version of what was once billed as the world's cheapest car Wednesday, in a bid to reverse a slump in ...
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The Strange Sad City of Baikonur the Worlds Gateway to the Heavens
It is from this remote city in southern Kazakhstan that humans first sent a satellite, an animal, and a person into orbit. But it didn't get an MRI machine until ...
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Development projects plod on despite downturn
Knoxville has been hit hard by the recession like every other major city across the country and the world, but innovative planning and adaptation by city leaders seem to be helping the local economy recovery, while laying the ground work for a strong economic future as well.
Knoxville, like any major city, suffers from its fair share of social ills, inner city violence, a concerning crime rate, dilapidated areas of the city that breed nefarious anti-social behavior like drug abuse and drug dealing and a lack of funds to properly stamp out these problems. Read more
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