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Seven Cubans to participate in World Judo Masters
Five female and two male Cuban judokas will participate in the 2013 World Judo Masters tournament, to be held in Russia's Tuymen city. The team is led by Idalis Ortiz, 2012 Olympic champion in the over 78 kg category, as well as London 2012 silver medallists Yanet Bermoy (52 kg category) and Asley Gonzalez (90 kg), reports Xinhua. Ortiz is ranked world No.1 in her class, while Gonzales is ...
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Odisha exporters seek policies to boost sea food business
Sea food exporters of Odisha are battling a host of bottlenecks like inadequate infrastructural support and high electricity tariff rates, leading to stagnation in the volume of exports. Participating at an interactive session on Expanding Horizons of Fishery Sector in Odisha organised jointly by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry ...
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Improving economy alters political landscape
FILE - In this May 15, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks on the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny in the East Room of the White House in Washington. The economy is clearly, if slowly, recovering on Obama s watch and robbing Republicans of a central argument against Democrats. But the alleged misbehavior by the Internal Revenue ...
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Circular economy investment up
Workers lay solar panels on a roof at Nanjing South Railway Station. China is giving attention to reducing energy consumption in industrial production. Dong Jinlin / for China DailyThe Chinese government will double its investment in the circular economy this year to 2 billion yuan ($300 million) to support the national policies of energy conservation and emission reduction, a senior official ...
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Chinas economy on track for gradual slowdown in H2 as govt reiterates policy stance
China's economy is expected to head toward a gradual slowdown in the second half of this year, as the central government has stated that it will retain its current mix of tightened economic policies.Top officials from the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee agreed at a Friday meeting that the country will stick to its proactive fiscal policies in the second half of this year, with ...
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Danieli to get boost from changes in industry structure
A low-emission production facility for steel wire in Dalian, Liaoning province. According to analysts, the government's drive for industry consolidation by moving from inland to coastal areas provides opportunities for equipment suppliers. Liu Debin / For China DailyDanieli &C Officine Meccaniche SpA, one of the world's leading equipment suppliers for the metals industry, said it ...
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Small firms set for relief from finance crunch
Small enterprises that have been facing capital shortages might get relief soon, if State-owned banks ease lending policies for such businesses, Hu Xiaoming, vice-president at Alibaba Group, said. Hu made the remarks on Wednesday in Beijing as Alibaba (China) Co Ltd and the National School of Development at Peking University jointly issued a report on small firms' management and financial ...
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Thousands rally in support of mining
Tullah 7321 A pro-mining rally on Tasmania's west coast has been attended by thousands of people, including the Premier and the Opposition Leader.About 2,000 people crammed into the Tullah town hall and surrounding carpark for the rally.Many carried signs reading "Sack the Greens" and "Tassie workers are endangered".The crowd heard from several speakers, including the ...
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Joe Ludwig launches national food plan to grow industry
Australia Federal Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig has unveiled a new plan designed to grow the local food industry and put Australia on the world food map. First promised in the 2010 election campaign, ...
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Bigger stronger faster Walsh aims for world stage
Source: Photosport Up-and-coming shot putter Tom Walsh hopes some mentoring from Olympic and world champion Valerie Adams will see him qualify for the world championships in August. The Timaru 21-year-old has seen his chances increase with significant strength gains in the last six months. To be truly world class at this event, you have to be a bit of a beast. "We're talking between ...
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Computer Attacks On U.S. Energy Companies Traced To Iran Officials Say
SAN FRANCISCO -- American officials and corporate security experts examining a new wave of potentially destructive computer attacks striking American corporations, especially energy firms, say they have tracked the attacks back to Iran. The targets have included several American oil, gas and electricity companies, which government officials have refused to identify. The goal is not espionage, ...
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MasterCard and Visa battle it out with retailers in world war fees
Julia Roberts as Erin Brockovich her battle looks like peanuts compared to the action by American retailers on credit card fees. Photograph: Sportsphoto/Allstar/Cinetext ...
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Mozambique Coal Mining Still Harming Communities
It is deeply depressing to see how little has changed in the coal fields of Mozambique in the 18 months since the publication of a damning report into the poor behaviour of multinational mining companies back in January 2012. Released by the Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW), that report - entitled Coal vs. Communities: Exposing poor practices by VALE and Rio Tinto in Mozambique - ...
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Business Notes May 20
Staff ReportsA group of women have formed a network of profession women to interact, exchange ideas, educate and empower each other. The National Association of Professional Women (NAPW) members will enjoy a wealth of resources, benefits and services dedicated to enhancing their lives and promoting their business and careers. NAPW will provide seminars, podcasts, webinars, keynote speakers and ...
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World War II experiences set tone for today’s female troops
Millions of Americans are familiar with the iconic image of Rosie the Riveter, the scarf-clad symbol of World War II "We Can Do It!" patriotism. Approximately 300,000 housewives and single women left the home and office to help America produce planes and weapons for the Allied ...
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World s most beautiful girls live in Stockholm Sweden
Traveler's Digest, a magazine for travelers, has made a list of countries and cities where world's most beautiful women live. Russia and its capital of Moscow do not take the last place on the list, although the country and the city can not be found on such lists as "the safest, most fashionable and pleasant country in the world to ...
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An international political strategy for Ford Australia workers
The pending shutdown of Ford Australia's operations is part of a vast restructuring of the international auto industry that is devastating the jobs, wages and conditions of car workers around the world. It raises the necessity for the working class to respond with its own global political strategy, based on a socialist and internationalist perspective, in defence of its independent ...
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The well-styled world of Chromeo’s Dave Macklovitch
The frontman of New York-based musical outfit Chromeo, Dave 1, also known as David Macklovitch, is as well-known in style circles for his spot-on sartorial approach as he is for his band's electro-funk beats.This week, the Montreal musician cemented his tastemaker status with the launch of a capsule collection that he co-designed with the Canadian men's e-tailer Frank & ...
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Google to develop wireless in third world
Google is developing wireless internet systems to deploy in South-East Asia and sub-Saharan Africa to give web access to one billion more people, a report ...
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SOFAZ Executive Director takes part at 6th EITI Global Conference
A delegation headed by the Chairman of the National EITI Committee, a member of the EITI International Board and the Executive Director of the State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan Shahmar Movsumov is participating at the 6th EITI Global Conference in Sydney. Various issues, including re-election of the EITI Board, achievements on EITI implementation in different countries and election ...
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Bridging differences between the West and the Muslim world seeing past religion and through culture
One among too many who have turned ignorance into hatred, Islamophobic Anders Behring Breivik killed over 70 people through terror attacks in 2011 in Norway. From the ...
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Lebanese singer Razan introduces dubstep to the Arab World with new video
Who would have thought that scandalous Razan would be the one introducing dubstep to the Arab world? The Lebanese bombshell Razan Moghrabi had been trying to lay low ...
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Pete McMartin Gregor Robertson and Rob Ford — a tale of two itineraries
After an abstemious and early start to the day, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson announces the Engaged City Task Force to encourage citizen involvement in city hall. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, meanwhile, is still waking ...
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Photos Recent bridge collapses around the world
Rescue workers at the site where a bridge under construction collapsed in Trondheim, Norway, Wednesday, May 8, 2013. One person is confirmed killed in the accident, and one person still ...
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China sees wider role for private business
Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang reacts at the end of a press conference after the signing ceremony of several agreements between Switzerland and China, in Kehrsatz near Bern, Switzerland, Friday, May 24, 2013. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is in Switzerland to seal a free trade pact with the Alpine nation ? the first comprehensive agreement his country has reached with a major western economy. Li ...
Middle East Focus
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Israel and Palestine as one country?
Peace in the Middle East, it’s as illusive now as it was ten years ago and ten years before that. For many commentators, peace in the Middle East has become a myth, something local and international governments strive for or claim to support without any real hope of realization of the goal. With the current impasse between Israel and the Palestinian Authority ongoing, an old theme is being kicked around again, that of a single state that incorporates Israel and Palestine.
A single state solution is an idea that grew up in the 1920s and then died with the Six-Day War when divisions between the newly-founded Israeli state and the rest of the region were too entrenched for the idea to retain any traction. The political landscape after the war and even today is what many Jewish groups feared when Jewish Zionists were calling for a return to the biblical homeland to develop a Jewish state. Read more
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