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Warner facing CA disciplinary hearing over vitriolic Twitter outburst ahead of Ashes
Australian opening batsman David Warner is facing a Cricket Australia (CA) disciplinary hearing for his vitriolic social media outburst at respected News Limited sportswriters Robert Craddock and Malcolm Conn. Warner, whose captaincy aspirations have taken a hit, had been reported for breaching the code of behaviour of the CA, which will be deciding a date for the hearing ahead of this week's ...
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French daredevil climbs 564 ft Bailong Elevator sans safety net
French daredevil Jean-Michel Casanova scaled the 564 feet Bailong Elevator in China with no help from any machinery, safety net or safety equipment. Casanova's green-and-black sticky sneakers were the only help he needed in his dizzying feat. According to officials, Casanova climbed the huge steel tower in 68 minutes and 26 seconds, while spectators looked on in awe, the New York Daily News ...
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Radical Islamist Killed in Tunisia Street Protests
Tunisian authorities say a street battle between radical Islamists and police has killed one Islamist protester on the outskirts of the capital, Tunis. Authorities said the man, in his late 20s, died of injuries sustained in Sunday's fighting in the Etadhamen district. The radical activists, also known as Salafists, threw stones at Tunisian police to protest a government ban on their annual ...
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North Korea Test-Fires 4th Short-Range Missile
North Korea fired its fourth short-range missile in the past two days into waters off its east coast on Sunday, despite calls for restraint from South Korea and other countries in the region, as well as the United Nations. The latest launch into the Sea of Japan, confirmed by South Korean Defense Ministry officials, follows three coastal launches on Saturday that rattled the ...
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Motorsports Team MRF deliver 1-2 finish
Team MRF achieved a 1-2 finish here Sunday with Esapekka Lappi and Gaurav Gill finishing in that order in the International Rally of Whangarei that also doubled up as the first round of the 2013 FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship. Visiting New Zealand for their first time, 22-year-old Finn Esapekka Lappi (co-driver Janne Ferm) led from start-to-finish driving the Skoda Fabia S2000. Lappi ...
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Burmese Presidents White House Visit a Reward for Reforms
President Barack Obama's invitation to his Burmese counterpart to meet at the White House marks a rapid diplomatic boost for Thein Sein, whom the United States removed from a blacklist of foreign officials denied entry to the country only last year. Mr. Obama also rewarded Burma's reform efforts by making the first visit to that nation by a sitting U.S. president last ...
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More Regional Troops Going to Central African Republic
An armored vehicle of of the Congolese army, part of the Central African Multinational Force is parked in front of a bank in central Bangui on April 3, ...
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Global Water is Under Threat
Scientists say a new geologic epoch has begun whereby humans are causing major damage to global water systems. They warn of a planetary transformation comparable to the retreat of the glaciers more than 11-thousand years ago. Scientists are meeting in Bonn, Germany this week (5/21-24) to discuss what can be done about it. to De Capua report on Anthropocene epoch While some still ...
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Bundesbank Chief Says France Must Take Deficit Cuts Seriously
Germany's federal reserve Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann stands beside the door of a giant safe as he poses for a photograph at the money museum next to the Bundesbank headquarters, in Frankfurt, Germany, May 17, ...
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Danone to invest USD417m in Chinas yoghurt industry
(MENAFN) France's Danone Group will invest USD417 million in China's yoghurt market, reported Reuters.Danone will invest the amount in two deals with China Mengniu Dairy Co Ltd, the first through a joint venture between the French firm and state-owned Chinese food enterprise COFCO Corp.The joint venture will acquire an 8.3-percent stake in Mengniu, giving Danone a 4-percent holding ...
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Chinas Yuan Weakens to 6.1998 against USD Monday
(MENAFN - Qatar News Agency) The Chinese currency Renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 1 basis point to 6.1998 against the US dollar on Monday, the China Foreign Exchange Trading System reported. In China's foreign exchange spot market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by 1% from the central parity rate each trading day, according to (Xinhua) News Agency. The central parity rate of the yuan ...
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Japan Govt. Says Economy Picking up Moderately
(MENAFN - Qatar News Agency) Japan's government has upgraded its assessment of the Japanese economy for first time in two months, citing accelerating exports and the weakened yen. The Japanese Cabinet Office said in its monthly economic report for May that Japan's economy is picking up slowly. Last month, it said the economy was showing signs of recovery but still had some weak spots, ...
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Admin error stops NZ meat exports to China
The New Zealand government has stopped issuing export certificates for meat exported to China, after shipments were rejected by the Chinese customs authorities, according to reports Monday.This is the latest move by the New Zealand government after shipments of New Zealand lamb and beef were rejected by China's customs this month because of the name change of the New Zealand regulating ...
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Eriksson in talks with China’s RF
A Chinese soccer club is in talks to appoint Sven-Goran Eriksson as their next manager, a spokesman said Monday."The club is currently in talks with him (Eriksson), however (the appointment) has not been finalized yet," said a spokeswoman for Guangzhou R&F, based in the capital city of South China's Guangdong Province.The appointment would put Eriksson in the same city as ...
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Voice commenting on the Pacific security situation at the Chahar China-Europe Dialogue
"China is more concerned about the peace and security of the Pacific Ocean than any other country in the world. And turning it into a 'peaceful' ocean constitutes China's greatest hope."Peng Guangqian, an expert on Chinese military and strategic issues,commenting on the Pacific security situation at the Chahar China-Europe Dialogue, quoted by People.com.cn on ...
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China India reach strategic consensus
/enpproperty--> NEW DELHI - Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Monday the most important outcome of his talks with the Indian leaders is that they reached strategic consensus and deepened strategic trust. Briefing the press after meeting with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh, Li said at the talks, held on Sunday night and Monday morning with Singh and other Indian officials, both ...
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Ian Reifowitz Hello Republicans Japan Switches to Stimulus Gets Growth Europe Sticks With Austerity Stays in Recession
right now in Japan and in Europe. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has embarked on aggressive measures to stimulate Japan's long-moribund economy since he took office in December, and the result so far has been strong growth -- and, perhaps, liftoff after a triple-dip recession. Europe, on the other hand, remains mired in the muck of austerity and economic contraction. To briefly recap ...
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2 dead 20 injured after explosions in Dagestan- Wave of violent attacks kills at least 86 in Iraq
MAKHACHKALA, Russia – Two people are dead and at least 20 are injured after two car bombs exploded Monday in Dagestan, in Russia's North Caucasus region, where armed militias are leading an Islamist insurgency. Both blasts were near the headquarters of the court bailiffs and appeared to have been detonated by remote control, a Russian state agency told Reuters. Police cordoned ...
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Ambivalent Japan turns on its ‘insular’ youth
Tokyo Skytree will celebrate its first anniversary Wednesday but has not yet completed its prime mission of reliably broadcasting to households in the capital and its suburbs. Since December, the world’s tallest free-standing tower, at 634 meters high, has been making test broadcasts to ...
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Window on China’s defense policy
Last month, China released its white paper on national defense, the eighth since Beijing began releasing the document in 1998. The white paper is invariably an exercise in frustration: China’s detractors are always disappointed by the document, unsatisfied with its contents and the many questions it leaves unanswered. The Chinese government adopts an aggrieved tone in responses to ...
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China live turtles in bags sold as key rings
Living turtles, fish and salamander in tiny bags of water are being sold in Beijing as key rings for children. To the horror of animal rights activists, the sale of live animals as trinkets is a growing trend in China. A vendor at Beijing market said ';I sell fifty of these a day!'; ';I bought one because my child wanted one';, a mother explained The bags are so small ...
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Kayani praises Pakistanis for standing up to terrorists
Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Monday praised the people of Pakistan for standing up to terrorists and defying their "unfounded dictates" during the historic general elections, saying their actions reflected their commitment to moderation and rule of law. "In these elections, people of Pakistan not only courageously withstood the threat of terrorism, they also defied ...
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Syrian troops Hezbollah push deeper into strategic town
In this May 18, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Qusair Lens — which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting — shows Syrians inspecting the rubble of damaged buildings due to government airstrikes, in Qusair town in Syria. (Via ...
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Former Pakistani Ruler Musharraf Granted Bail
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN -- A Pakistani court on Monday granted bail to former army chief and president Pervez Musharraf who has been under house arrest on charges of failing to provide adequate security for former prime minister Benazir Bhutto before her 2007 assassination. Musharraf, who took power in a 1999 coup, returned to Pakistan in March to contest a May 11 general election after nearly ...
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Myanmar to pump oil and gas to energy-hungry China
Workers prepare to launch the China section of the Myanmar-China oil and gas pipeline in Anning in southwest China's Yunnan province. Ren Dong / Color China Photo / AP ...
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Osaka sees first InterContinental hotel built
Osaka is a major travel destination within Japan and the wider Asian region for business travelers and leisure tourists alike. The city is an economic powerhouse and part of the backbone of the Japanese economy. It makes sense for InterContinental to finally open a hotel here then.
Osaka is the second command center of the Japanese economy after Tokyo, with a daytime and nighttime population that reflects the massive draw of the city as an economic powerhouse. Read more
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