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‘UK spied on SA delegates at G20’
London - Documents leaked by US former spy Edward Snowden appeared to show Britain spied on G20 delegates during meetings in London back in 2009, Britain's Guardian newspaper reported ...
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Obama says China hears blunt message on hacking
US President Barack Obama said that China has understood his "blunt" warnings against cyber-hacking as he credited new leader Xi Jinping with accepting more global responsibility for ...
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Tens of thousands protest over Confederations Cup expenditure
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of major Brazilian cities on Monday protesting the billions of dollars spent on the Confederations Cup and higher public transport costs, police ...
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Lifts break down at worlds tallest residential tower
The builder of the world's tallest residential tower has apologised to residents after they were stranded in the 107-storey tower for 12 hours after elevators ...
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Bomb blast hits Afghan capital
Hamid Karzai .The transition is a major milestone of the 12-year-old war, with the coalition insisting Afghan security forces it has been training for years are strong enough to take the lead in the fight against the ...
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Driver arrested over dribbler death
Microsoft has revealed that its new XBox One games console will carry an "expensive" price tag of over £400 when it is launched in ...
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China builds worlds fastest supercomputer almost doubling speed of U.S. machine
BEIJING, China - A Chinese university has built the world's fastest supercomputer, almost doubling the speed of the U.S. machine that previously claimed the top spot and underlining China's rise as a science and technology powerhouse. The semiannual TOP500 listing of the world's fastest supercomputers released Monday says the Tianhe-2 developed by the National University of ...
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Explosion in Kabul near Afghan national parliament police
KABUL (Reuters) - An explosion on Tuesday morning rocked an area in the west of the Afghan capital, Kabul, close to the country's national parliament, police ...
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Protest group calls on Socceroos fans to chant Peace for Iraq
Australia 's previous involvement in the Iraq war.Members of Love from Australia, a peaceful protest group, will stand outside ANZ Stadium in Sydney distributing flyers and placards, which call on fans to chant Peace for Iraq at the end of the game.Love from Australia member Shayne Hunter told Guardian Australia the match provided a perfect platform for people to voice their discontent at ...
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Gene Mako Dies International Tennis Hall Of Famer Dead At 97
Don Budge, left, holds the big cup he won when he defeated his close friend and doubles partner, Gene Mako, who won the little cup in the National Singles Championship at Forest Hills, N.Y., Sept. 24, 1938. (AP ...
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Blast rocks Afghan capital during security transition
KABUL, Afghanistan A large bomb exploded in the Afghan capital on Tuesday as the international military coalition hands over responsibility for fighting the Taliban insurgency to the nascent national army and police the coalition has been training. Kabul deputy police chief Mohammad Daoud Amin said the blast was near the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission in the Pul-e-Surkh area of the ...
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Somalia Key International Investor Baffled By Rumours of Cancellation of Airport Contract.
Shabelle. Mogadishu- 17-June, 2013. SKA an international company which has invested millions of dollars in Mogadishu's Adan Ade international Airport is deeply baffled by rumours in Mogadishu which say that the Somali government has revoked a license which the company was managing the airport's logistical and handling services. A copy of statement from SKA , which Shabelle obtained, ...
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East Africa Somali Military Bolstered By East Africa Middle East Allies
Mogadishu - Somalia's allies throughout East Africa and the Middle East are committing to help rebuild Somali military institutions through monetary and technical support. Egypt is the latest regional country that has promised to help rebuild Somalia's military infrastructure, which was destroyed by two decades of civil war. "The new Somali government is determined to ...
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Worlds longest widest cable bridge Chinas Jiaxing-Shaoxing Sea Bridge completed
Long cross: Jiaxing-Shaoxing Sea Bridge is the world's longest and widest cable-stayed bridge, and stretches so far in the distance the end disappears in the ...
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Britain’s spying against international leaders disclosed
reveal that Britain's spy centre, the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), intercepted foreign politicians' communications at international summits, working closely with America's National Security Agency (NSA). The documents relate to surveillance conducted on diplomats attending two G20 summits in London in April and September 2009. They were supplied by the former ...
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World Socialist Web Site launches daily audio podcast
is pleased to announce that it is officially launching a daily audio podcast edition, which features a voice recording of the lead and the perspective. Readers of the WSWS can now access a portion of the daily content of the website in audio format, which you can stream on your computer, phone or portable MP3 player. This will enable you to listen to the WSWS while traveling, driving, or ...
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Singapore fumes after pollution hits 16-year high
SINGAPORE -; Singaporeans are rolling back military training, keeping cough-stricken children indoors and considering wearing protective masks to work after a smoky haze triggered by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia caused air pollution to briefly hit its worst level in nearly 16 ...
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IBAR CUP U-14 international football tournament starts in Baku
IBAR CUP Under-14 international football tournament has kicked off at Shafa stadium in Baku. The tournament brings together Inter Baku, Ukrainian Karpaty, Turkish Besiktas, Swedish Yurgorden, Spanish Villareal, Georgian Dynamo, Serbian Partizan, and German ...
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‘World War Z’ draws massive crowd in NYC
Actor Brad Pitt attends the premiere of ';World War Z'; in Times Square on Monday, June 17, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) NEW YORK -- Thousands of fans brought Times Square to a standstill as they waited to catch a glimpse of Brad Pitt at his premiere for ';World War Z.'; The 49-year old actor took his time on the appropriately-designed ...
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$39mn remitted into Oman in 2012 World Bank report
Jordan remains the main source of remittance inflows to Oman A World Bank report has shown that the sultanate received US$39mn in remittances from Omani expatriates in 2012, ranking it 145th out of the 165 countries for which there is remittance inflow data.There has, however, been no increase in the remittance inflow over the past five ...
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Jamie Dwyer bags five goals in 299th Kookaburras game at Hockey World League
Netherlands Kookaburras star Jamie Dwyer warmed up for his 300th appearance with a five-goal haul in his side's 7-1 win over France at the Hockey World League in Rotterdam.The win moves Australia into a quarter-final against India on Thursday morning (AEST) which will be Dwyer's 300th game and the 100th between the two countries.Victory will guarantee Australia the opportunity to ...
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World Cup Protests Violent Clashes In Brazil
More than 100,000 people have marched through cities across Brazil to protest over rising public transport prices and the cost of staging the 2014 football World Cup. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Sao Paolo, while youths clashed with police in central Rio. Police used tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets to disperse small groups of masked youths who started a fire ...
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Seeking a Syria consensus despite US-Russia divide
Russian President Vladimir Putin stake out diametrically opposite stands on which side deserves military support. Ahead of a Group of Eight joint statement on Syria to be issued Tuesday, the U.S. remained committed to Obama's recent decision to arm the rebels and Russia did not budge from its weapons sales ...
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Indias international visitor arrivals up 4.5 percent
NEW DELHI, India - Foreign tourist arrivals to India grew by about 4.5% from 6.30 million in 2011 to 6.57 million in 2012. While this is a sharp drop from the about 9% growth that was seen in 2011 as compared to 2010, it is still twice the world average according to latest data from the Bureau of Immigration. Incidentally, the US continued as the top source country, reaching 1 million tourists ...
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Ahmadinejad Iran backs restoration of security in Iraq
Ahmadinejad: Iran backs restoration of security in Iraq Iraq-Iran, Politics, 8/26/2011 Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said yesterday that the Iran fully backs restoration of security and progress in Iraq, in a meeting with visiting Iraqi deputy chairman of Iraqi Kurdistan administration Nechirvan Barzani. IRNA reported saying "Given historical and cultural affinities ...
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Albuquerque leading the way in sustainable development
The Global Warming debate over whether humans or natural processes are to blame for rising temperatures, is far from settled. But for many environmentalists and conservation groups there is a concern that the debate may detract from the fact that something must still be done about the unsustainable way in which humans currently live.
Albuquerque is leading many cities in the United States, and even the world, in efforts to develop a sustainable development program by which future generations will not have to suffer for the industry and economic growth of the present. Read more
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