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Cancer killed Calif. serial killer Richard Ramirez
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -; A form of cancer killed the serial killer known as the Night Stalker who terrorized Southern California in the mid-1980s, coroner's officials said ...
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Women may soon join Navy SEALS Army Rangers
Fort Campbell, Ky., in preparation for their deployment to Afghanistan. Women may be able to begin training as Army Rangers by mid-2015, and as Navy SEALs a year later under broad plans Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is approving that would slowly bring women into thousands of combat jobs, including those in the country's elite special operations forces, according to details of the plans ...
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EU US agree to start free trade talks at G-8
Ireland, Monday, June 17, 2013. The visit takes place before leaders from the G-8 nations are to gather to discuss the ongoing conflict in Syria, and free-trade issues. (AP Photo/Evan ...
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Putin US-Russia positions on Syria dont coincide
View Photo Associated Press/Evan Vucci - President Barack Obama meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, Monday, June 17, 2013. Obama and Putin discussed the ongoing conflict in ...
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After Euro Balotelli confirms worth in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO - If last year's European Championship was the moment Mario Balotelli revealed himself to a global audience, this year's Confederations Cup is shaping up as confirmation that he is a force to be reckoned with on the international stage.And if Italy appeared hesitant at times to heap too much pressure on Balotelli in Poland and Ukraine, that's no longer an issue.The ...
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Corruption Scandal Ousts Czech PM
LONDON -- Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas said he is resigning over a corruption and spying scandal that has rocked the small European Union nation. Czech President Milos Zeman has said the charges, brought after armed police raids on government and private offices last week, were "serious." Police raided government and private offices, seizing up to $8 million in cash, large ...
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Magazines Kenya Airways earnings hit by Euro Zone crisis
While the airline depends on the European market for more than one third of its revenues, depressed demand for travel from Europe has severely dented its business this year. "While China is growing and USA showing marked improvement, Europe is sluggish and has been stagnant for the last two years," said Titus Naikuni, KQ Chief Executive Officer. He made these remarks during an investor ...
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ARMS Ltd yet to collect €160 million in unpaid utility bills
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Rowhanis path of moderation also shows limits
a "path of moderation," the easing of nuclear tensions and steps to narrow the huge divide with the United States. He also make clear where he won't go, saying he opposes any halt to uranium enrichment, at the heart of the nuclear standoff. (AP Photo/Ebrahim ...
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Indiana woman condemned for killing at 15 is freed
was 15 after stabbing a 78-year-old Bible school teacher 33 times during a 1985 robbery in Gary, Ind. A Department of Correction spokesman says Cooper, now 43, was released from an Indiana prison Monday, June 17, 2013. A state court overturned her death sentence in 1988. (AP Photo/Lake County Police Depatmrnt via The Indianapolis ...
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Europe criticizes Turkey as unions strike
Protesters battle riot police in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey on June 11, 2013. Calm returned to the square on June 12, 2013 after the protesters were cleared from the area after two weeks of protests against the modernization of the square that quickly became an anti-government protest. UPI/Nasir ...
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BRIEF-Liberty Global tables 7.5 bln euro offer for Kabel Deutschland - FT
LONDON, June 17 | Mon Jun 17, 2013 2:56pm EDT LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - Liberty Global PLC : * Has tabled an indicative offer to Kabel Deutschland at about 85 euro per share - FT * Offer values kdg's equity to be worth about 7.5 billion euro- FT * Source text: ...
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Eurozone crisis live Greek PM offers concessions to keep state broadcaster running
Greece's prime minister has offered to quickly restart state broadcaster ERT under temporary management, a government official said on Monday, in a bid to defuse a political crisis and avoid snaps elections. Samaras made the offer during talks with coalition allies in an effort to bridge a rift over the broadcaster's abrupt closure that plunged Greece into fresh political turmoil, the ...
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Euro Pacific Canada Appointed Lead Corporate Financial and Transaction Advisor Marketwired
- GLOBAL COBALT CORP. ("Global Cobalt") (TSX VENTURE:GCO) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement (the "Agreement") with Euro Pacific Canada Inc. ("Euro Pacific") as lead Corporate Financial and Transaction Advisor (the "Advisory Services"). "The demand for ...
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Guardian Snowden wont return voluntarily to US
View Photo Associated Press/The Guardian, File - FILE - This June 9, 2013 photo provided by The Guardian newspaper in London shows Edward Snowden, who worked as a contract employee at the U.S. National Security ...
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Truth is coming and it cannot be stopped
He was asked how many copies of the NSA documents he made, and "if anything happens to you, do they still exist?" "All I can say right now is the US Government is not going to be able to cover this up by jailing or murdering me," Snowden wrote. "Truth is coming, and it cannot be ...
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Chicago has deadliest weekend of 2013
Six people in Chicago died and more than 40 were injured as gun violence reignited in the Windy City over the weekend. Two of the dead, one a teenager, were allegedly shot by ...
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Report of UK hacking of diplomats angers nations
diplomats ' phones and emails has prompted an angry response from traditional rival Russia and provoked demands for an investigation from Turkey and South Africa. Although spying on diplomats is as old as diplomacy ...
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For young immigrants a delayed coming of age
they were young and decided to stay, becoming unauthorized immigrants with no legal status. Now, one year after President Barack Obama announced an executive order allowing young people living in the U.S. illegally to stay and work, nearly 300,000 young adults previously living illegally in the United States have been granted permission to stay and work through the program, the most significant ...
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Carlyle plans more CLOs as closes 350 mln euro fund
LONDON, June 17 | Mon Jun 17, 2013 12:57pm EDT LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - Private equity firm The Carlyle Group said on Monday it had raised a 350 million euro ($467.16 million) Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO) fund to invest in European bank loans. CLOs package leveraged loans into different slices of risk and sell them to investors as bonds with varying yields. The fund, Carlyle ...
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Riot police target pockets of Istanbul protesters
Police fire tear gas as riot police spray water cannon at demonstrators who remained defiant after authorities evicted activists from an Istanbul park, making clear they are taking a hardline against attempts to rekindle protests that have shaken the country, near city's main Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 16, 2013.(AP Photo ...
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EU’s Barroso Pans ‘Reactionary’ French
Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission, says Europe needs to pursue bilateral trade deals and that it also need to have more fiscal ...
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Report of British hacking raises hackles abroad
in Hong Kong. The Guardian newspaper says that the British eavesdropping agency GCHQ repeatedly hacked into foreign diplomats' phones and emails when the U.K. hosted international conferences, even going so far as to set up a bugged Internet caf in an effort to get an edge in high-stakes negotiations. The Guardian cites more than half a dozen internal government documents provided by former ...
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A look at who is still held at Guantanamo
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba . Here's a look at where things stand: -- CURRENT POPULATION: The U.S. holds 166 men at the prison, down from a peak of about 680 in June 2003. -- GETTING OUT OF GUANTANAMO: Nearly 90 prisoners have been approved for either release or transfer, which in some cases will mean continued detention in their homeland or a third country. The new envoy appointed by Obama will ...
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Britains FTSE picks up after four-week rout
* FTSE 100 up 0.4 percent* Rise follows four weeks of losses* U.S. data boosts Weir, WolseleyBy Toni VorobyovaLONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index ...
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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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