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Paul B. Farrell New China billionaires blowing massive bubbles
Billionaires have mastered this rule passed down from the great Chinese Buddhist masters: To be truly happy, they focus on money, block everything outside that Eternal Now, at least till you become a billionaire and can sign ...
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China Vietnam agree to set up hotline to resolve fishing incidents in South China Sea
BEIJING, China - China and Vietnam agreed on Wednesday to set up a hotline to resolve fishing incidents in disputed South China Sea waters that have been a frequent source of tensions between the two ideological allies. The two countries' agriculture ministers signed the agreement in Beijing. No details were immediately available. China claims virtually the entire South China Sea and its ...
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Why China hates its mens national soccer team
Referee Chris Beath shows a yellow card to China's Zhang Linpeng, right, during a friendly soccer match between China and Netherlands held at the Worker's Stadium in Beijing, China, Tuesday, June 11, 2013. Netherlands won 2-0. (Alexander Yuan, Associated Press) How much does soccer-loving China hate its men's national team? The mostly empty hotel lobby that greeted the team on ...
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Kuwaits trade surplus with Japan widens for 1st time in 3 months
WAM TOKYO, June 19, 2013 (WAM) -- Kuwait's trade surplus with Japan jumped 26.4 percent in May to JPY 107.7 billion (USD 1.1 billion) from a year earlier, expanding for the first time since February. Kuwait maintained black ink with Japan for the 64th consecutive month, Kuwait News Agency, KUNA, quoted the Finance Ministry as saying on Wednesday. Kuwait's overall exports to Japan ...
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Myanmar president vows to free political prisoners
Myanmar President U Thein Sein vowed on Tuesday to convince those opposing and suspecting the democratic reform. In his monthly radio speech to the nation, U Thein Sein said he never wants to see politicians in prison, assuring that such remaining political prisoners will be released soon and that he will never use political prisoners as political tools. He underlined that the seven-point ...
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US allies plot next steps on North Korea
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States and its allies South Korea and Japan met Wednesday to plot their next steps on North Korea, amid a flurry of diplomacy as tensions gradually ease with the communist state.Glyn Davies, the US special representative on North Korea policy, met his counterparts from Japan and South Korea on what the State Department called "our common interest in ensuring ...
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At start of visit to China UN chief highlights partnership for peace stability
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon discussed a range topics central to the agenda of the United Nations regarding peace and security, human rights and development, as well as the situation in Syria and the Korean peninsula. In talks with President Xi Jinping, Mr. ...
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More must be done to prepare pacific small islands for droughts UN official warns
19 June 2013 – With thousands of people in the Marshall Islands without access to safe drinking water, the head of the United Nations office for disaster risk reduction today warned that Pacific small islands are threatened by drought and need to incorporate mitigation measures into their national planning and risk assessments. ';The worsening situation in the Republic of the ...
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Gyula Horn former Hungarian prime minister dies
BUDAPEST, Hungary -; Gyula Horn, a former Hungarian prime minister who played a key role in opening the Iron Curtain, has died at the age of ...
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Drewry Trans-Pacific Rate Holds at $1957
Drewry's Hong Kong-Los Angeles Container Rate Benchmark remained at $1,957 for a third week in the week of June 19, according to the latest release of the Drewry Hong Kong-Los Angeles Container Rate Benchmark. This comes less than two weeks ahead of the July 1 general rate ...
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China has 570000 orphans most outside govt welfare system
China had some 570,000 orphans by the end of 2012, an increase of 11 percent on the same period of last year, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said Wednesday in an annual report. Only 95,000 of all orphans were being raised by government-funded welfare agencies, while the remainder was taken care of either by relatives or by privately owned orphanages."The government has put a stop to ...
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After The Obama-Xi Summit Pressure On Japan To Concede On SenkakuDiaoyu
Washington , D.C. in February to meet President Obama, he was given only one hour forty-five minutes of Obama's time. During the just concluded G8 summit in Northern Ireland there was no Obama-Abe meeting. Leading up to the summit, the White House brusquely rebutted the Japanese foreign ministry's supplications, agreeing finally only to announce that the two would "meeting ...
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Inside Pacific Rim — The Movie That Saved Guillermo del Toros Life
. He stares, terrified, for a few seconds, and then suddenly jumps backwards from an invisible danger that will presumably be added in post-production. Ron Perlman walks into view, sporting gold teeth and a burgundy and gold carnival-barker suit that makes him look like a Las Vegas pit boss, whips out a butterfly knife, and makes a jabbing motion at something that’s not actually there. ...
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Russian Space Freighter ‘Buried’ in Pacific
MOSCOW, June 19 (RIA Novosti) - Fragments of a Russian cargo spacecraft that undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) last week splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, mission control said. The Progress M-19M, which arrived at the ISS on April 26 with over 2.5 tons of cargo - including food, water and oxygen for the crew - undocked on Tuesday for a weeklong flight to study ...
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Karzai boycotts US-backed talks with Taliban because of Pakistani hand
Hamid Karzai suspended negotiation with Washington on Wednesday over a bilateral security agreement, angered by the perceived betrayal of Kabul by the Americans, who in turn appeared to have been suckered by Taliban. The terrorist group, given political stamp of approval by the Obama administration on Tuesday, killed four US soldiers in an attack hours after the talks agreement, despite ...
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Lankan minister says India aiding separatist forces
COLOMBO: A key nationalist ally in the Sri Lankan government on Wednesday slammed India for aiding separatist forces in the country and backed President Mahinda Rajapaksa's plan to go ahead with tinkering the 13th amendment. "It was no secret that India aided the separatist forces in Sri Lanka," Wimal Weerawansa, ...
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British Supreme Court ruling threatens Western sanctions against Iran
By Clare Hutchison LONDON (Reuters) - Western government sanctions against Iran suffered a big setback on Wednesday when Britain's top court ruled that the government was wrong to have imposed sanctions on the biggest Iranian private bank ...
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China orders transparent handling of major accidents
China's central government has ordered increased transparency in the handling of major accidents and other items of public concern following a fatal high-speed train crash last month. The general offices of the State Council, or China's Cabinet, and the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee said in a circular issued on Tuesday that information on major emergencies and items ...
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Letter from India Indias Socialists Try to Find a Middle Way
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UPDATE 1-China ships Ukraine grain under loanexport programme
Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:32pm EDT * Ukraine uses Chinese loan to buy grain for exports * State company wants to export wheat to China * Ukraine firm sees high flour exports to Middle East (Adds quotes, details, background) By Pavel Polityuk KIEV, June 19 (Reuters) - A Chinese state company has started a programme of purchasing grain from Ukraine's state-run grain corporation for export to ...
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Rights Group Prosecute Alleged Arms Dealer
A human rights group is calling on Sierra Leonean authorities to investigate a suspected arms dealer. U.N. investigators have alleged Ibrahim Bah supplied arms to rebels during Sierra Leone’s civil war. to De Capua report on Ibrahim Bah The civil war lasted 11 years, ending in 2002. During that time, RUF and AFRC rebels committed many atrocities, including murder, amputations, ...
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Foundation to Mark Mandelas 95th Birthday
The foundation says that on July 18, the former South African president's birthday, charities, businesses and individuals will take part in a day of service called the Mandela Day campaign. Participants are being asked to do good deeds for 67 minutes to mark Mr. Mandela's 67 years of activism and public work. Some of the suggested actions include volunteering at schools, ...
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President Obama Delivers Berlin Speech
Flanked by Chancellor Angela Merkel and Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit, U.S. President Barack Obama waves at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin June 19, ...
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Paris Exhibit Captures Mandelas Journey
PARIS -- The fragile health of former South African president Nelson Mandela has been making headlines in recent days. But a new exhibition in Paris takes a step back - looking at Mandela's evolution from political prisoner to one of the world's most beloved and respected politicians. Produced by the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, the show kicks off a year of cultural events in ...
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Inmates Fight Fires Gain Skills for Life After Prison
LOS ANGELES -- The western state of California is known for wildfires that can quickly burn out of control, and this year the fire season has been extremely busy. Because of the fire risk, the state has some of the most experienced firefighters in the industry. It also enlists the help of prisoners to stop the fires. Every morning, a select group of inmates in orange jumpsuits heads to work ...
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Fiji needs to focus more on needs of the poor
Fiji is facing a major problem with informal housing or ‘squatter colonies’, especially on the outskirts of major cities such as Savu, which draw people in with the promise of jobs and prosperity. An ongoing effort by government to provide affordable housing for low-income earners is hampered by mismanagement, a lack of funds and the reluctance to evict non-payers from their homes.
Fiji is one of the more developed countries of the South Pacific island nations, but a large proportion of the population remain in poverty and exist through subsistence means rather than through formal integration with the national economy. Read more
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