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US Russia to install “cyber-hotline” to prevent accidental cyberwar
As leaked details of ongoing network surveillance and espionage programs by the National Security Agency (NSA) continue to stir up international concern about how deep US intelligence is reaching into IT operations worldwide, Russia and the US have taken steps to cooperate on cyber-security--or at least prevent an accidental cyber-war. During talks at the G-8 Summit in Enniskillen, Northern ...
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Roberta Vinci Carla Suarez Navarro post Netherlands victories
Carla Suarez Navarro gained the quarterfinals Tuesday at the grass-court Topshelf Open. Vinci, who titled at s'Hertogenbosch in 2011, breezed into the second round with 6-3, 6-3 decision over Estonian Kaia Kanepi. She next faces last week's Nuremberg, Germany, titlist Simona Halep. Spain's Suarez Navarro, meanwhile, posted a second-round triumph over ...
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Defending champ David Ferrer falls to Malisse in Netherlands upset
Xavier Malisse in an upset. Ferrer, ranked fourth in the world, tumbled to the Belgian grass court specialist 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 in the opening round at Autotron Rosmalen. The Spaniard was seeking to repeat in the Netherlands after downing German Philipp Petzschner in last year's finale. Malisse, meanwhile, notched just his 16th win 57 all-time matches against Top 10 players. Elsewhere ...
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Some Aid Programs in Sahel Prefer Cash to Food
DIOURBEL, SENEGAL -- Humanitarian agencies in Africa's Sahel region are struggling to deal with a cycle of chronic food crisis. Some are moving away from traditional food aid in favor of "cash for work" programs that pay villagers to work on community improvement projects. The U.S. government is considering shifting as much as 45 percent of its $1.4 billion of traditional food aid ...
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Italys highest court says Amanda Knox acquittal was flawed
Amanda Knox speaks with her legal team in Perugia's Court of Appeal during the first session of her appeal against her murder conviction on November 24, 2010 in Perugia, Italy. (Oli Scarff, Getty ...
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Obama begins 24-hour trip to Germany
An American soldier salutes as Air Force One, carrying U.S. President Barack Obama, rolls by upon its arrival at Tegel airport on June 18, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. (Sean Gallup, Getty ...
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Germany Not As Enthusiastic About Obama Five Years After Historic Speech
President Barack Obama, then candidate for President, waves after a speech at the Victory Column in Tiergarten Park in Berlin, July 24, 2008. (Photo: REUTERS/Jim ...
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Russia ramps up oil exports to China in strategic shift
An employee talks on a portable radio set near a complex producing aromatic hydrocarbons at the Bashneft - Ufaneftekhim refinery in the city of Ufa, Russia, on April 11, 2013. Russian oil exports to China will increase this quarter, as Russia shifts its strategy away from Europe. (SERGEI ...
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Ex-UBS trader charged over Libor scandal
A former trader at UBS and Citigroup has been charged with conspiracy to defraud, in the first prosecution over banking's Libor rate-rigging ...
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Ireland U20s pipped by France at JWC
Ireland have lost 9-8 to hosts France in their fifth place play-off semi-final at the Junior World Cup. Number 8 Ryan Murphy crossed for a try in the first half while Rory Scannell also landed a penalty kick. However, three penalties from France scrum-half Baptiste Serin won it for the home side in La ...
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USA Bans Professor From Attending Intl. Event in Cuba
Havana, June 18 (Prensa Latina) As part of its blockade against Cuba, the United States banned Doctor Vctor Margolin, emeritus professor of the Illinois University, from attending the international meeting on design Forma 2013, on June 18-20, in Havana. In exclusive remarks to Prensa Latina, President of the organizing committee of the event, Sergio Pena, said that this new prohibition is a ...
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Argentina Goes to UN to Claim Sovereignty Over Falklands
Buenos Aires, June 18 (Prensa Latina) Argentinian Foreign Minister Hector Timerman will travel to New York Thursday to attend the session of the UN Special Committee on Decolonization, in which he will claim again his country's sovereignty over the Falkland Islands. Timerman will put forward his country's stand, ratifying its full willingness to find a peaceful solution to the dispute, ...
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UN Calls for Dialogue to Solve Crisis in Turkey
United Nations, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, urged today for a dialogue in Turkey to "resolve the differences and avoid future violent confrontations". The head of the UN continues monitoring the events in Turkey and is concerned about the current clashes between protesters and security personnel, said today the Deputy Official Spokesperson of the world ...
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Brussels Ferry part of IL 100 reopen
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (KSDK) - The Brussels Ferry and IL 100 between IL 3 Grafton and IL 16 Hardin has reopened. The IL 3 By-Pass in Randolph County will remain closed at this time. State and local officials are teaming up to clear flood debris and repair damaged areas along the road. It is scheduled to reopen at 3 p.m. Wednesday. State roadways will continue to be monitored by the Illinois ...
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I’m sick of this says Moors murderer after walking out of his hearing
Brady, 75, left the hearing for two hours, and later made clear he was bored by listening to psychiatric evidence he knew "by heart". He also suggested one of the three panel members who will decide his fate had fallen asleep.Brady left the hearing ...
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April Jones parents want child porn tackled on web
The parents of murdered children April Jones and Tia Sharp have demanded more action to tackle child porn on the internet as ministers and ...
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Real Madrid offer €155m deal to keep Ronaldo
Madrid are in advanced talks with Ronaldo's representatives over a deal totalling around EUR155 million over five years, with the Portuguese forward set to earn EUR15m annually after tax in what will be the most lucrative contract in the history of the game. Ronaldo, who has scored 201 goals in just 199 games in his four seasons at the Santiago Bernabeu, raised alarm bells on Thursday when ...
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Obama and Putin Signal a More Businesslike Path
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Pirate Bay co-founder faces extradition to Denmark Swedish court rules
Security The Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg can be extradited to Denmark, a Swedish court has ruled. There, he will face several new hacking charges for downloading a large number of files from a Danish police database. Sweden's Nacka District Court ruled on Monday that Swartholm Warg "may be extradited to Denmark in accordance with the warrant from Denmark and he ...
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Thiago Alcantara hails perfect Spain
Thiago Alcantara stole the show for Spain with a first half hat-trick, leading his side to a 4-2 win over Italy for the European Under-21 ...
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Assange will not leave Ecuador embassy even if Sweden drops extradition bid
Assange supporters in David Cameron and Anonymous masks wait for the WikiLeaks founder outside the Ecuadorean embassy. Photograph: Peter ...
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Ireland accepts less refugees than European counterparts
Ireland accepts less refugees than almost anywhere else in Europe.That is the claim being made by the Irish Refugee Council who said that the latest European statistics on asylum show Ireland has the third lowest rate in the EU.According to their figures 10% of cases were granted status on their first try, with just 6.8% success on appeal. The total percentage of positive decisions was 8.3% ...
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Russias Suhkoi jet delivers first Superjet to Mexicos Interjet
MEXICO CITY, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 5:13pm EDT MEXICO CITY, June 18 (Reuters) - Russian planemaker Sukhoi delivered its first Superjet 100 plane to Mexico's Interjet airline at the Paris Airshow, the Mexican company said on Tuesday. Another 19 aircraft from Russia's first post-Soviet civil plane project are due to be delivered in the coming months to Interjet, which is ...
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As Spains people drift from Catholic Church government cozies up
Spain's conservative government is considering dramatic restrictions on abortion and has already increase the Catholic Church's role in education, revealing a divided ...
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G-8 seeks unity on Syrian peace talks tax evasion
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) -- President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other G-8 leaders attempted to speak with one voice Tuesday on seeking a negotiated Syrian peace settlement - yet couldn't publicly agree on whether this means President Bashar Assad must ...
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Turkey remains bridge between civilisations in railway plans
Turkey is often described as the gateway between two great civilisations, this is a theme employed commonly in our promotional material to encourage tourism and it has been invoked as part of the rhetoric used in ongoing efforts to join the EU, but the fact remains that Turkey is a key player in the world of geopolitics and this is seen most clearly in two major railway projects currently being planned between three regions of the world.
Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul, is famous for being the only metropolitan region in the world that spans two continents, sitting as it does in both between Asia and Europe. This idiosyncrasy of the city has made it a popular tourist destination due to the diversity of culture and architecture, but on a wider scale, the geopolitical significance of Turkey is growing and will indeed grow further if two major infrastructure plans in the Middle East and Asia take shape in the next few decades. Read more
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