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Isinbayeva to continue as Youth Olympics ambassador
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Sunday announced that two-time Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia will be an official ambassador of the 2014 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Nanjing, China. The Russian pole vaulter will reprise her role as a YOG Ambassador, following her support and attendance of the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympics, which saw over 3,600 elite young athletes from ...
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Senator warns US lack of foreign policies may lead to modern-day Hitler invasion
A senior US Senator has posted on Twitter that the country is not working on its foreign policies as of now, remembering that last time when the country had no foreign policies Hitler had started the World War II. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa is known for his unusual Twitter feeds referring history, the Huffington Post reports. Grassley has warned that a modern-day Hitler invasion is ...
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Graeme McDowell sure McIlroy will part company with management
Northern Irish golfer Graeme McDowell has defended his slip about World No.2 Rory McIlroy leaving his management company, saying that although the move is not yet confirmed, it is already being much talked about in the golfing world. For weeks there have been whispers at big events in America that McIlroy is about to leave Horizon, the Dublin-based management agency that negotiated his 20 ...
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Vandals target Israeli womens prayer group
JERUSALEM -; Israeli police say vandals have spray-panted slogans on the home of one of the leaders of a liberal Jewish women's group that has angered ultra-Orthodox communities over its demands for equality of ...
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World stocks rise on signs of steady US recovery
A man under an umbrella walks past an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, May 20, 2013. Japan's Nikkei 225 index jumped 1.4 percent to 15,352.84 as evidence of a steady economic recovery in the U.S. helped push Asian stock markets higher Monday. (AP Photo/Koji ...
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Malaysia court orders release of 3 terror suspects
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -; A Malaysian court has ordered the release of an al-Qaida-linked former army captain and two other suspects charged with inciting terrorist ...
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Iraq BombingMore than 30 people dead hundreds wounded series bomb blasts Breaking News
A series of bomb blasts across Iraq has left at least 34 people dead. 24 were massacred in a series of car bombs across the predominantly Shi'ite city of Baghdad on Monday ...
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Islamist Terror WarningGerman police warn high-tech Islamist attack Europe News
Radical Islamist terror groups could use new, computer-based technology or even drones, the office, known in Germany as theBundeskriminalamt (Germany Federal Police)or BKA, said. "For western countries airlines and airports there is a credible threat that can manifest itself at any time in an attack," the BKA said in a confidential reported entitled "The situation in aviation ...
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Practice makes perfect Learning to speak without fear in the business world
Monday20 May 20131:55 a.m. For many people, speaking in public is scarier than dying. Some worry about being judged or criticized. Others had a bad experience as a child. Of course, some people are blessed with a natural aptitude for giving a great speech, but being an effective public speaker is an important skill everyone can master. Even so, public speaking rarely is an innate ability. ...
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Fourteen killed in Afghan bombing
';The suicide bombing was in front of the provincial council building in the city of Pul-e-Khumri,'; Sadeq Muradi, Baghlan province's deputy police chief, told ...
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Dozens die in Iraq bombing attacks
The attacks are the latest in a recent spike of bombings that has hit both Sunni and Shiite civilian targets over the past week. The bloodshed has raised fears of a return to the widespread sectarian violence of 2006-2007 that brought the country to the edge of civil war.In the Iraqi capital, nine car bombs went off, striking at bus stops, market places and in the streets of Shiite areas during ...
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The Netherlands is one of Europes most gay-friendly nations
Alongside Belgium and the Scandinavian countries, the Netherlands is the most gay-friendly country in Europe, a European Union investigation has ...
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Digitimes Research Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
The European Union (EU) plans to announce the details of its anti-subsidy tariff against China-based solar firms on June 6, 2013. The tariff is expected to be 30-67.9% with the average as high as 47.6%. The anti-dumping tariff rate will be announced in August. Both tariff rates will be finalized at the end of ...
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Will U.S. Designate Egypt Pakistan Iraq and Nigeria As Religious Freedom Violators on Monday
Pakistani Christians protest against the country's blasphemy laws and violence targeting their minority community. An independent U.S. watchdog has urged the executive branch every year since 2002 to designate Pakistan as a "country of particular concern" over religious freedom violations. (AP Photo) (CNSNews.com) - As the State Department prepares to release its annual report on ...
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Iraq suffers as corruption increases
Iraq has been named the eighth most corrupt country in the world, meaning that despite the country's thriving oil industry and million-dollar contracts, many of its citizens are living in ...
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Majed Al Mohandes can now “Lord” his way through Europe
Already known as the "Prince of Arab Song", the songster now has the title of "Lord" as gained by one of the most prominent Arabic magazines "The Gulf Flower" thanks to his current career boom.August will be getting even hotter from Dubai to France as the "Lord" himself will be touring his way across the region and Europe. On the ...
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Middle East and Africa join luxury brands markets
Laura Chesters is digital, consumer and luxury goods reporter at The London Evening Standard, i, The Independent and The Independent on ...
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Dubai jails Aussie for 10 years
Matt Joyce, Managing Director, Dubai Waterfront, NAKHEEL, During the Launching of the Nakheel Waterfront, the biggest urban development project in the world, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in February 2, 2008. Picture: Valeriano Handumon / ITP ...
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Summer activities for kids at Dubai International Art Centre
Summer is back and so is the fun at Dubai International Art Centre (DIAC) that's buzzing with cool creative indoor activities. Summer is back and so is the fun at Dubai International Art Centre (DIAC) that's buzzing with cool creative indoor activities. Coming up next month is an excitement-packed summer camp for children and skill-enhancing special classes for adults. According to ...
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Europe shares at new 5-yr high on economy outlook
Although inflation-indexed bonds prove beneficial during times of high inflation, they underperform when the economy goes through a deflationary ...
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Rwanda World Information Society Day - ICT Brings a Bag of Pros and Cons
The information and telecommunication technology sector is believed to improve business transactions and communication in society, but Rwandans say the new technology tools have been leading to moral degeneration amongst the youth while also promoting theft. Emmanuel Mbonabucya, the project manager of Circuit Power LTD, a company that deals in electronics has been using internet to import ...
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Report North Korea holding Chinese fishing boat crew
China has asked North Korea to immediately release a Chinese fishing boat and its crew, who have been held since May 5, diplomats said. The Chinese Embassy in Pyongyang asked North Koreans to ensure the safety of the detained fishermen, Chinese diplomat Jiang Yaxian told the official Chinese Xinhua News Agency. China's Global Times reported 16 Chinese fishermen were kidnapped May 5 by ...
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Li Keqiang makes India first stop on his foreign visit
China's official media, in its extensive coverage of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's Indian visit, sought to play down the Asian neighbors' border disputes. Li, who made India the first stop on his first foreign tour since becoming the China's No. 2 leader, arrived in New Delhi Sunday on a three-day trip. The visit comes after last month's tense situation resulting from a ...
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Africa Europe set out cooperation priorities
The Action Plan 2011-2013 was adopted at the recent Africa-EU Summit held in Tripoli, Libya. It replaces the First Action Plan 2008-2010 that was approved at the last summit three years ago. Both plans of action are based on eight partnerships defined as "strategic". These focus on energy, climate change, peace and security, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), trade and ...
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Car Bombs Kills 31 in Iraq
Car bombs have exploded in mainly Shi'ite sections of Iraq's capital, and in the southern city of Basra, killing at least 31 people and wounding dozens ...
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Austin among the leading US cities emerging from recession
The financial crisis, now refered to by some as the Great Recession, has battered cities across the country, but Austin has become a pocket of hope where jobs are available and the population is growing, suggesting that the city may be among a few in the US leading the country out of the recession.
Austin has been ranked in the top 20 US cities with strong population growth, the study was done by the Census Bureau, this is a reflection of the sound economic performance of Texas as whole (the state had several of its cities in the top 20), and subsequently may be given four additional House seats following the 2010 census. Read more
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