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Militants storm UN compound in Somalia 20 killed
View Photo Associated Press/Farah Abdi Warsameh - African Union peacekeepers and unidentified foreigners stand outside the main U.N. compound, following an attack on it in Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, June 19, ...
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US tries saving Taliban talks after Karzai objects
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Hopes dimmed for talks aimed at ending the Afghan war when an angry President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday suspended security negotiations with the U.S. and scuttled a peace delegation to the Taliban, sending American officials scrambling to preserve the possibility of dialogue with the ...
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Wikileaks founder offers aid to NSA leaker
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange speaks to the media inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in … Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said Wednesday that his anti-secrecy group has been in touch with National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden's legal team in a bid to help ...
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Obama revisits 08 promises in Berlin speech
German Chancellor Angela Merkel watches as U.S. President Barack Obama waves after giving a speech in front of … BERLIN -- In 2008, some 200,000 people packed the streets near this city's Victory Column and listened raptly to candidate Barack Obama promise to lead a different America on the chaotic global stage - one that would embrace action to fight climate change, shutter the ...
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Fed suggests its closer to slowing bond purchases
the pace of its bond-buying program to keep long-term interest rates at record lows. But it offered a more optimistic outlook for the U.S. economy and job market. (AP Photo/Susan ...
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Bill could reduce illegal immigration 25 percent
2013. The committee in the Republican-led House is preparing to cast its first votes on immigration this year, on a tough enforcement-focused measure that Democrats and immigrant groups are protesting loudly. (AP Photo/Carolyn ...
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As fires rage feds cut funding on prevention
federal government is spending less and less on its main program for preventing blazes in the first place. A combination of government austerity and the ballooning cost of battling the ruinous fires has taken a bite out of federal efforts to remove the dead trees and flammable underbrush that clog Western forests. The ...
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IRS draws new criticism over $70M employee bonuses
in employee bonuses despite an Obama administration directive to cancel discretionary bonuses because of automatic spending cuts enacted this year, according to a GOP senator. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, ...
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Fed says it will maintain pace of bond purchases
Investors have been nervously speculating that the Fed will soon scale back its economic stimulus and send interest rates up and stock prices down. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce ...
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Euro falls to four-day low vs dollar dollar at week high vs yen
NEW YORK, June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:50pm EDT NEW YORK, June 19 (Reuters) - The euro fell to a four day low against the dollar while the dollar rose to a new one-week high against the yen after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the U.S. central bank's policy setting committee sees a likely reduction in bond purchases this year if economic forecasts come in as ...
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Designers Dolce and Gabbana convicted over €200 million tax evasion
MILAN // A Milan court yesterday convicted the designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana of tax evasion. The men were found guilty of failing to declare EUR200 million (Dh984m) through a Luxembourg company to authorities and given a one year and eight months suspended jail sentence. They were ordered to pay a penalty of EUR500,000 to tax authorities. The court, however, acquitted them of ...
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Egypt and European Union Study Dispute with Ethiopia
Cairo, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi welcomed today Catherine Ashton, vice-president of the European Union (EU) and high representative for foreign affairs, and talked to her about the dispute for the construction of the Ethiopian super-dam, according to the official media. In the meeting, they talked about the opening of communication channels between Cairo and Addis ...
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CBO Senate bill still allows illegal immigration
2013. The committee in the Republican-led House is preparing to cast its first votes on immigration this year, on a tough enforcement-focused measure that Democrats and immigrant groups are protesting loudly. (AP Photo/Carolyn ...
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US and Cuba to resume migration talks
Cuba have agreed to resume bilateral talks on migration issues next month, in the latest evidence of a thaw in chilly relations. The talks will be held ...
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Protesters out again in Brazilian cities
SAO PAULO (AP) -- Scattered street demonstrations popped up around Brazil Wednesday as protesters continued their collective cry against the low-quality public services they receive in exchange for high taxes and rising ...
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Euro zone wrangling may cost Greece 2 billion euros in 2013 - sources
Reuters © A protester wearing a Greek flag stands outside Greek state television ERT headquarters in Athens June 13, 2013. REUTERS/John ...
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Man of Steel promoted from the pulpit
View Photo Associated Press/Warner Bros. Pictures, Clay Enos - This film publicity image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Henry Cavill as Superman in "Man of Steel." Warner Bros. enlisted Christian-focused ...
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FTSE ends lower before Fed decision
A woman walks past the London Stock Exchange in central London on March 7, 2013. London equities ended lower on Wednesday, with traders on tenterhooks before the outcome of the US Federal Reserve's latest monetary policy gathering, analysts ...
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Britains FTSE slips as BoE highlights QE conundrum
* FTSE closes down 0.4 pct at 6,348.82* Bernanke news conference due at 1800 GMT* BT slides as CEO steps down* Vodafone drops on talk it may bid $10 bln for Kabel* BAE Systems boosted by EADs tie-up chatterBy David BrettLONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - UK equities closed ...
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Womens EURO referee workshop
Women referees and assistants have been preparing for UEFA Women's EURO 2013 at a Nyon workshop, part of UEFA's drive to help female referees progress in step with the ...
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Police at Patriots tight ends home for 2nd day
Steven Senne, File | AP Photo FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2012 file photo, New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez (81) holds his helmet as he steps onto the field before an NFL football game between the New England Patriots and the Houston Texans in Foxborough, Mass. State and local police spent hours at the home of Hernandez on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 as another group of officers searched ...
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Mens Wearhouse ousts founder pitchman Zimmer
FILE - In this Thursday, May 6, 1999 file photo, George Zimmer, second from left, gestures to Andy Dolich prior to a meeting, in Oakland, Calif. Men's Wearhouse Inc. says it has dismissed Zimmer, its founder and executive chairman. In a terse release issued Wednesday, June 19, 2013, the company didn't give a reason for the abrupt firing of Zimmer, who built Men's Wearhouse from ...
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Germany agrees financing of 8 billion euro flood aid fund
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has agreed the financing of an 8-billion euro (6.8 billion pounds) fund to help repair damage caused by the worst flooding in a decade, with both the federal government and states footing the bill, the finance ministry said on Wednesday. The federal government at the outset will itself raise the full amount for the so-called "reconstruction aid" fund because ...
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Cyprus deal stands - eurozone officials
Government Spending After receiving a letter from Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades asking to reconsider the bail-in, three senior eurozone officials confirmed they do not intend to change their course. On Tuesday Anastasidades wrote to EU officials asking if the terms of the bailout could be changed: "It is my humble submission that the bail-in was implemented without careful ...
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Goodbye the money-launderers choice €200 note to be taken out of UK circulation
Eurotrash mourn. The EUR200 note - the cash of choice for casino high-rollers, the ostentatiously rich and drug dealers with very small hiding places to fill - is set to be taken out of circulation in ...
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Switzerland world's most competitive country
Switzerland is frequently pointed to as a model of good governance, prosperity, innovation and stability and is one of the happiest countries in the world. The recent competitive survey by the WEF underscored this, but came with a warning.
Switzerland truly is an impressive country, landlocked and small with no natural resources; it has developed into one of the richest countries in the world and was recently named the most competitive economy in the world. This is due in large part to its banking sector, which is one of the most advanced and its government structure, which is efficient in comparison to many other developed countries. Read more
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