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Djibouti Govt Japan Discuss Geothermal Co-Operation
Djiboutian Minister of Energy Ali Yacoub Mohamoud and Japanese Ambassador to Djibouti Atsushi Nishioka discussed the possible joint development of geothermal energy in Djibouti Wednesday (May 22nd), the Djiboutian Information Agency reported. Mohamoud expressed Djibouti's desire to develop geothermal energy as a way to move towards energy independence, which Nishioka said Japan will ...
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London killers are Britons of Nigerian originBritain experienced a communal backlash against Muslims within 24 hours of a young serving soldier being butchered with stone age savagery in Woolwich by two radical British Nigerians who had chang
Woolwich by two radical British Nigerians who had changed from being "devout Christians to Muslims" recently. Mobs calling themselves English Defence League clashed with riot police after Wednesday's "terror attack" . Mosques in Woolwich, Braintree in Essex and Gillingham in Kent were attacked with bricks and bottles. Fearing such backlash could intensify and affect all ...
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UK soldiers killing Suspect wielding butcher knife is a Christian who converted to Islam
LONDON: A man seen with bloody hands wielding a butcher knife after the killing of a British soldier on the streets of London was described as a convert to Islam who took part in demonstrations with a banned radical group, ...
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British Airways jet makes emergency landing at Heathrow airport after engine fire
Heathrow on Friday after a technical fault in an engine. "The BA762, Heathrow to Oslo service, returned back to Heathrow shortly after take-off due to a technical fault," BA parent company IAG said. ...
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RPT-Fitch Macao Banks Rapid China Growth Alters Risk Profiles
Fri May 24, 2013 5:49am EDT (Repeat for additional subscribers) May 24 (Reuters) - (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Fitch Ratings says in a new report that Macao banks could see their risk profiles weaken as their exposure to China continues to climb. The agency expects credit growth to accelerate to 30% in 2013 (2012: 26%), primarily led by China-related trade ...
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5 Thai soldiers killed in bomb attack
Five Thai soldiers were killed in a road-side bomb explosion in shouthern Thai Province of Pattani on Friday. Thai media reported that the bomb was detonated by Muslim insurgents in the southern part of Thailand to ambush a unit of rangers in Moo 4 village inTambon Buarae in Sai Buri district at 10:50 a.m.. The rangers were returning to their base in their pick-up truck after keeping security ...
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Japan China S Korea to cooperate on air pollution
Japan, China and South Korea agreed Monday to cooperate in the fight against cross-border air pollution, despite strained relations between the neighbors because of territorial disputes. The annual ministerial environmental meeting in Kitakyushu on Sunday and Monday came after acrid haze blanketing swathes of China earlier this year sparked health warnings in Japan as the smog spread across the ...
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Chinas premier Li Keqiang in Pakistan
By Syed Fazl-e-Haider KARACHI - Pakistan and China on Wednesday agreed to jointly work on an economic corridor for enhanced connectivity, with the two countries signing a series of agreements related to energy, technology and space during the first visit to Pakistan by China's premier Li Keqiang since he took office in March. Even so, local critics claimed Pakistan was of little ...
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Kerry to Visit Ethiopia for Security Talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is headed to Ethiopia for security talks with regional officials and to attend a 50th anniversary celebration for the African ...
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Russia Syria Agrees to Participate in Conference
Russia says the Syrian government has agreed in principle to attend aproposed international peace conference on the country's future. A spokesman for the Russian foreign ministry said Friday that Syria has agreed to participate in the conference that Russia and the U.S. have proposed next month in Geneva. But he said it is impossible to set a date yet because it is not clear yet who will ...
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3 Indian Soldiers Killed in Kashmir Attack
Authorities say the attack took place Friday outside Srinagar, the main city on the Indian section of Kashmir. Rebel groups have been fighting for years for independence from India or a merger with Pakistan. Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan and they have fought two wars over its ...
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Bridge Collapses in Washington State No Fatalities
In this photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez, rescue boats approach victims at their vehicles in the Skagit River after the collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge in Mount Vernon, Wash., May 23, ...
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Victims of Oklahoma Tornado Get Help From Near and Far
In the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, the recovery from Monday's deadly tornado is picking up speed, even as locals mourn the loss of at least 24 people, including 10 children. Funerals will begin Friday in Moore, and President Obama plans to visit the town Sunday. Resources are pouring in from all over the country to help those in desperate need. The devastation of her home brought a ...
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FAO Project Will Track S. Sudan Food Production
JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN -- The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Thursday launched a $9 million project aimed at helping South Sudan to better track food production, a move that officials hope will allow alerts of possible food shortages to be raised well ahead of time. The three-year project would replace the current system, under which "we don’t really know how ...
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Global stock markets fall after 7 percent collapse in Japan’s Nikkei index
Stock markets posted significant losses worldwide, led by a one-day 7.3 percent drop in Japan's Nikkei stock index, amid signs of a growing global slump and demands for increasing attacks on the working class in Japan.The Nikkei fell 1,143 points to 14,483.98, after which major indices across Europe and Asia all fell two percent or more. The Sydney stock market fell two percent to 5062, and ...
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Ford Australia announces shut down of car production
Ford Motor Company's Australian subsidiary announced yesterday it is shutting down all manufacturing operations by 2016. The closures will mean sacking about 1,200 workers at Ford's two plants at Broadmeadows and Geelong in Victoria. These two working-class areas, already afflicted by widespread unemployment, will be devastated.Thousands more jobs will be destroyed in the auto ...
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Deadly rainstorms landslides that claim dozens continue to batter S.China
The rainstorm has damaged thousands of homes and flooded city streets with up to five feet of water. Yesterday, a massive lightning strike was seen over Zhuhai, in Guangdong province. Two people in the region have died since Saturday, bringing the death toll from rainstorms to 36 this year, according to Chinese state news agency ...
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Sanya secure top spot in Chinas most preferred MICE destinations
Barely a decade since the first international hotel reached its shores, the tropical resort city of Sanya on Hainan Island has further flexed its tourism muscles to secure the top spot in China’s most preferred MICE destinations. With all the planned developments in Yalong Bay completed, Sanya is identifying its next hotbed of growth and grooming itself for another round of swanky ...
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Chinas first lady Peng Liyuan among worlds most powerful women
China's first lady Peng Liyuan has made it onto Forbes' list of the world's 100 most powerful women. The magazine complimented Peng for the impact she had in changing the image of China. Her Made-in-China fashion statement caught the attention of the world when she traveled with President Xi Jinping during his recent official trips abroad. Germany's Chancellor Angela ...
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Girl 7 killed by suicide jumper plunging from 10th floor in South Korea
A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD South Korean girl has died after being struck by the body of a man as he plunged from his tenth-floor apartment in an apparent suicide, a report said. The 40-year-old man jumped from the flat in the southern port of Busan on Wednesday evening and hit the daughter of his neighbour who was emerging from the apartment building, SBS TV station said. The man, identified by his ...
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Hainan Airlines and China Southern Airlines confirm Boeing 787s orders
CHINESE regulators have approved the Boeing 787 to fly in the country, a move that opens up a large potential market to the US aerospace giant. "I can confirm that the Civil Aviation Administration of China has granted type certification for the 787 Dreamliner," a Boeing spokesman said on Thursday. Chinese airlines have yet to take delivery of the high-tech 787, which last month ...
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Rosy China growth forecasts fade on further signs of slowdown
Reuters © A newly built residential compound is seen from the demolition site of an old village on the outskirts of Beijing May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Kim ...
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Adult obesity rates on the rise in Australia
Governments are being urged to tackle the growing problem of obesity, as a new report finds increased number of Australian adults suffering from the condition. The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Reform Council will on Friday release its fourth report on the National Healthcare Agreement, showing an improvement in some areas such as smoking rates, but other areas deteriorating. Adult ...
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Chinas Air Pollution Is The Government Willing To Act
Skyscrapers are obscured by heavy haze in Beijing on Jan. 13. Air pollution remains a serious, sometimes overwhelming, problem, but researchers say environmental technology is available to solve ...
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Holden and Toyota dismiss speculation that they will exit Australia
Holden and Toyota have recommitted to manufacturing cars in Australia, with Holden suggesting that more government support could be necessary. Holden ...
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Macau economy punches way above its weight
Macau’s economy is set for a continued period of rapid growth over the next decade as Asia tops the charts in terms of revenue gained through gaming industries, but there is more to our little city-state than just casinos and hotels.
Macau is the Monaco of Asia. Although legally part of the Peoples Republic of China, this small little territory, just 29 kilometers squared and one of the most densely populated in the world, exists under the ‘one country, two systems’ policy of the Chinese government and therefore has its own internal legal system and political makeup. It is this which has enabled Macau, a tiny city-state with no natural resources, to develop one of the highest GDPs per capita in Asia, after Singapore. Read more
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