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Analysts Assess Impact of Military Attack on Iran
The United States and the European Union believe Iran is seeking to develop nuclear weapons, but Tehran says its program is for peaceful, civilian purposes. The international community has been trying for years to persuade Iran to end its uranium-enrichment program, but to no avail. Low-enriched uranium can be used for civilian nuclear-power plants, but highly enriched uranium is an ...
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Li Na enters second round at Eastbourne
Second seed Li Na of China defeated French woman Alize Cornet 6-2, 6-4 to reach the second round of the Aegon International here. Li, French Open champion two years ago but beaten in the second round at Roland Garros earlier this month, will next take on former champion Marion Bartoli of France, reports Xinhua. Fifth seed Caroline Wozniacki, the former World No.1, led Tamira Paszek 6-2, 2-2 ...
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S. Sudan Uganda to Step up Border Road Patrols
JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN -- South Sudan and Uganda have agreed to step up security patrols on their common border and on the highway linking Juba to Kampala after a spate of attacks against motorists, officials said Wednesday. "They agreed to proceed to enforce the deployment of more security forces to provide security on the border areas," South Sudan police spokesman James Monday Enocka ...
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South Korea star Park Ji-Sung dating TV host
SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea's most famous footballer Park Ji-Sung, and one of its most eligible bachelors, used a packed press conference Thursday to announce he was dating a local TV sports presenter.The 32-year-old former national captain and Manchester United star said he had been in a relationship with presenter Kim Min-Ji, 27, for several months.Park enjoys superstar status in South ...
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Pacific aldermen OK $10000 to study prospect of building rec center
oFunding was approved Tuesday night to research the prospect of building a city recreational center.The $10,000 outlay, approved by the Board of Aldermen, is included in the city's upcoming yearly budget, which kicks in July 1.Pacific Mayor Herb Adams initially said in April he would be asking for $5,000 for the study, but the figure was doubled. The study is being undertaken to consider a ...
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PM dividing Australia like Hanson Abbott
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has likened Julia Gillard to Pauline Hanson, the anti-immigrant founder of One Nation.Mr Abbott on Thursday told parliament the prime minister of Australia should be a leader for all Australians.But he said Ms Gillard would use class, gender, and now country of birth, to score political points.Speaking in the increasingly rancorous debate on Labor's plan to ...
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China jails 11 for extremist crimes in Muslim west
BEIJING -- China says it has sentenced 11 people for inciting religious extremism and related crimes in the northwestern Muslim region of Xinjiang.The sentences handed down Wednesday come shortly before the July 5 anniversary of the bloodiest recent ethnic rioting in the region four years ago.The Justice Ministry's official newspaper Legal Daily said Thursday that Aihetaimu Heli was given ...
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China Russia face sanctions in wake of US world human trafficking report
US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during an event releasing the Annual Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) Report at the State Department in Washington, DC, June 19, 2013. The United States on Wednesday downgraded China, Russia and Uzbekistan to the bottom of a US table for failing to make greater efforts to combat human trafficking, a move that may spark sanctions. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty ...
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Daimler creates China sales unit at Stuttgart HQ
German automobile giant Daimler AG, which owns the Mercedes-Benz car brand, has established a special sales unit in its Stuttgart headquarters dedicated to growing vehicle sales in China, amid a slowdown in China's luxury car ...
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Shanghai GM to build Cadillac plant in China
Shanghai General Motors Co. will build a Cadillac plant and a pan-Asia technical automotive center in Shanghai, sources with the company said at a groundbreaking ceremony held for the plant on ...
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Alpine azalea flowers seen near Segrila Mountain in Nyingchi Chinas Tibet
Photo taken on June 19, 2013 shows alpine azalea flowers near the Segrila Mountain in Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Alpine azalea flowers grown at an altitude between 2,500 meters and 4,000 meters have been in full bloom recently. (Xinhua/Wen ...
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Polluting to death China introduces execution for environmental offenders
Politics China has introduced "harsher punishments" for breaking the nation's environmental protection laws: reckless violators of pollution standards in the world's biggest and fastest-growing economy now face execution. A new judicial interpretation taking effect on Wednesday has tightened Chinese "lax and superficial" enforcement of environmental protection ...
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Rare North Pacific right whale spotted off coast of Haida Gwaii
NANAIMO, B.C. -- Fisheries and Oceans Canada says biologists have spotted a rare, endangered whale in British Columbia waters for the first time in more than 60 years.North Pacific right whales were once abundant between B.C. and the Bering Sea before they were hunted to near extinction before the 20th century.They are now listed as endangered in Canada and scientists believe only a few hundred ...
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Economic Report China factory activity slowing further in June
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- China's manufacturing sector was slowing further in June, according to HSBC's preliminary results from its monthly survey, released ...
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Sports Briefing | Soccer Italy Bests Japan at Confederations Cup
Italy rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat Japan, 4-3, on Wednesday and earn a spot in the Confederations Cup semifinals. The first-half substitute Sebastian Giovinco scored the winner. After Japan scored twice in the opening 33 minutes, Daniele De Rossi pulled one back with a header in the 41st minute. Japan defender Atsuto Uchcida scored an own-goal in the 50th and Mario Balotelli ...
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REPEAT-GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks tumble on weak China PMI Fed policy plan
Wed Jun 19, 2013 11:03pm EDT * MSCI Asia ex-Japan slides 2.8 pct to 9-month low * U.S. Treasury yields hit 15-mth high, underpin dollar * China "flash" PMI hit 9-month lows * Asian credit market spreads widen 23 points By Chikako Mogi TOKYO, June 20 (Reuters) - Asian shares tumbled to nine-month lows on Thursday as slowing Chinese manufacturing activity exacerbated sentiment already ...
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One killed 5 injured in helicopter crash in Nepal
police official said the helicopter belonging to local Fishtail Air crashed on Wednesday evening near Muchu village. That's about 400 kilometers (250 miles) north west of the capital, Katmandu. The injured were flown by a rescue helicopter to the nearest town for treatment. It was not clear why the helicopter crashed, but it had been raining in the area for the past few days and visibility ...
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Syria opposition vows to fight on to topple president Bashar al-Assad
United Nations to investigate the alleged use of chemical weapons by Assad's forces in rebel-held areas, and said it "reserves the right to use all means at its disposal" to topple Assad. "The Assad regime has continuously killed civilians using ballistic missiles, chemical weapons and warplanes. It is the only source of terrorism ...
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Japanese PM Shinzo Abe says There Is No Alternative to Abenomics
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe picked up on one of the key economic philosophies of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher at a speech in the heart of London's financial district Wednesday night when he said "there was no alternative" to his Abenomics approach to rebuilding Japan's economy. Abe was in London as the final part of his visit to Britain for the G8 ...
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N.Korea wants to resume six-party talks
A senior North Korean official says his country is prepared to resume the six-party talks or any kind of dialogue to peacefully resolve its nuclear issue. North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan made the remark when he met his Chinese counterpart Zhang Yesui in Beijing on Wednesday. China's Foreign Ministry says Zhang told Kim China wants an early resumption of the talks on ...
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North Korea repeats offer for international talks over its nuclear program
A top North Korean diplomat repeated an offer for international talks over his country's disputed nuclear programme during a meeting in China on Wednesday, saying the denuclearisation of the peninsula was the "dying wish" of North Korea's founder. The Beijing trip by First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye-gwan comes just days after North Korea offered talks with the United ...
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Yau Yau Ready for Peace Talks Murle Delegation
United Nations troops protect civilians in Jonglei state, where David Yau Yau's rebels have finally called for peace talks with the South Sudanese ...
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US Scrambles to Salvage Afghan Peace Talks
Top U.S. diplomats scrambled Wednesday to salvage plans for preliminary peace talks with the Taliban, after Afghan President Hamid Karzai refused to participate in the U.S.-led talks in Qatar. Mr. Karzai, apparently irked by the opening of a Taliban political office in Doha, Qatar, also canceled negotiations with Washington on a troop pact governing U.S. presence in the country after NATO ...
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China The Dark Side of Growth
Emerging from the ranks of one of the world's poorest nations to second only to the United States, China is destined for a place in history books. But history may also record the heavy price paid by Chinese people and will continue to pay for years to come. China's steady rise against the backdrop of a sluggish global economy has emboldened Chinese leaders to claim firm confidence in ...
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Chinas largest search-and-rescue ship to visit Sydney
China's largest search and rescue vessel will visit Australia this week on its first international voyage.The MV Haixun 01 will arrive at Sydney's Garden Island port on Saturday, where it will remain till June 28.The ship will then head north to Australia's tropical paradise Cairns, which it will call home for four days during the Asia- Pacific Heads of Maritime Safety Agencies ...
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North Korea's navy integral to sea border security
The North Korean Navy is an integral part of the country’s armed forces and the 46,000 men and woman that man it are the part of the defense force most often in international and North Korean news media.
The North Korean Navy is part of the Korean People’s Army Naval Force and makes up the country’s maritime defense capability. Because the navy is primarily concerned with defense, it operates as a ‘green water’ rather than a ‘blue water’ navy, which means it is capable of carrying out missions and activities offshore but not at extended ranges such as the Chinese Navy, which is much larger and includes air craft carriers, battle ships and destroyers. Read more
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