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British Irish Lions ACT Brumbies spring a surprise as Australia waits
British & Irish Lions had been given "a reality check" after they lost their unbeaten Australia tour record on Tuesday. The Lions went down 14-12 to ACT Brumbies at Canberra Stadium, and there could be few complaints from a team outgunned upfront for an hour before head coach Gatland summoned reinforcements from the bench. The injury-hit Lions, who dominated the first five games ...
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Fifa World Cup Australia Iran and South Korea qualify
"It's amazing for the country," captain Lucas Neill said in a pitchside interview. "Three World Cups [in a row] now. I'm sorry, guys, it wasn't pretty but we beat what was in front of ...
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New mixed language discovered in Northern Australia
A new language, one that combines elements of English with traditional indigenous speech, has been discovered in northern Australia, according to a new study.The language, now known as Light Warlpiri, is spoken by about 300 people in a remote desert community about 400 miles (644 kilometers) from Katherine, a town located in Australia's Northern Territory, said Carmel O'Shannessy, a ...
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China Sea row discussed in US officials’ call on DND
Secretary of the Navy Mabus is honored by Philippine military members after a meeting with the Philippine Defense Secretary of National Defense Voltaire Gazmin. Mabus discussed Tuesday regional security issues during the meeting. US NAVY PHOTO/MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 1ST CLASS ARIF PATANI MANILA, Philippines--US Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus discussed Tuesday regional security issues in ...
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China detains Russians suspected of smuggling 213 bear paws
China has detained two Russian men on suspicions of trying to smuggle 213 bear paws into the country. Customs officials made the discovery in the northern Inner Mongolia region in May, but released details about the case Tuesday, The Sun reports. The paws - which are believed to be from brown bears -- were found hidden inside the wheels of the van and spare tires. Sales of bear body parts are ...
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US lawsuit filed against News Corp on phone hackingNews Corps legal woes in the British phone hacking scandal have spread across the Atlantic with a lawsuit filed in a US court alleging invasion of privacy of Angelina Jolies stunt double.
phone hacking scandal have spread across the Atlantic, with a lawsuit filed in a US court alleging invasion of privacy of Angelina Jolie's stunt double. A suit filed on June 13 by British national Eunice Huthart accused the firm's now defunct News of the World of intercepting her voice mail messages while she was working as a stunt double for the US actress. The complaint filed in ...
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Congress Debates Limiting US Farmers Role in Food Aid
When starvation looms, speed is critical. But while the U.S. provides more emergency food aid than any other country, speed is not what it does best. Andrew Natsios witnessed this shortcoming firsthand during famine in Somalia in 1991. "I literally watched children die while we waited for food to arrive," he said at a congressional hearing last week. "It took two to three ...
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US Marks 10th Anniversary of Emergency AIDS Funding
Secretary of State John Kerry arrives to speak at the 10th anniversary celebration for the President's Plan for Emergency AIDS Relief, June 18, 2013, at the State Department in ...
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UN Presses Lebanon to Open Syrian Refugee Camps
BEIRUT -- The United Nations is pressing the Lebanese government to allow a dozen refugee camps help resettle up to a million Syrians. Despite a massive influx of Syrian refugees, Lebanon has been reluctant to establish camps for them. Many refugees live with relatives and friends while the majority rent lodging. About half are registered with the United Nations. "They are meant to be ...
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New Pact Reduces Risk of US-Russia Conflict in Cyberspace
In a joint statement issued by the White House, U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin call the pact "essential to safeguarding the security" of their countries. The agreement, signed Monday at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland, aims to reduce the risk of conflict in cyberspace by creating direct, real-time communication about possible incidents. The two ...
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Japan poised to shift huge investment factories from China to India
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. But that may be about to change because Japan is poised to leave China for India, adding huge benefits to the South Asian country in terms of jobs creation, technological transfer, transformation of infrastructure and military partnership. "Japan wants to build up India as an alternative, economic and military, to ...
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Islamist governor promises safety for Luxor tourists
By Asma Alsharif and Tom PerryCAIRO (Reuters) - Sixteen years ago, Adel Mohamed al-Khayat was a member of the militant group blamed for slaughtering 58 tourists in Egypt's Valley of the Queens; today he's promising to keep visitors safe.Khayat's appointment by President Mohamed Mursi as governor of the city of Luxor has triggered howls of protest, with demonstrators protesting for ...
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Chinas Huawei launches worlds slimmest smartphone in London
LONDON (AFP) - Chinese telecoms giant Huawei on Tuesday launched what it said was the world's thinnest smartphone, which it hopes will take on high-end rivals like Apple and Samsung in the global market.Bidding to extend its market reach outside China, Huawei chose London to unveil its Ascend P6, which is just 6.18 millimetres thick -- the June 18 launch date reflecting the ...
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UPDATE 2-More Russian oil flows to China in strategic shift from Europe
Tue Jun 18, 2013 2:22pm EDT * Deliveries to China to rise in Q3, trend to sustain in 2014-15 * Russian supplies to northern Europe fall most because of China * European refiners have to pay hefty premiums for Russian oil (Adds detail, analyst quote) By Gleb Gorodyankin MOSCOW, June 18 (Reuters) - Russia is steeply ramping up oil deliveries to China, with Asia now importing almost a fifth of ...
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China ramps up Mideast peace efforts
China's point man on Middle East affairs Tuesday said the country's new administration is adopting an active approach in supporting the Palestine-Israel peace process, but has no desire to compete with the US for influence in the region.Wu Sike, China's special envoy to the Middle East, made the remarks on the sidelines of the UN International Meeting In Support of ...
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China starts carbon trading in Shenzhen
Guangdong province, launched a carbon trading scheme on Tuesday, the country's first market for compulsory carbon trading. The scheme covers 635 industrial companies and some public buildings that account for about 40 percent of the city's carbon emissions, the Shenzhen ...
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China steel price ‘to stay low’
/enpproperty--> China steel prices have dropped in spite of decreasing global output and easing oversupply, according to an article on the website of China Iron & Steel Association on Monday. The prices will fluctuate but largely remain low in the foreseeable future, said the article. Starting from the second quarter, overall demand has been rising while demand from industries with high ...
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American business groups claim India hurting US jobs economy
WASHINGTON: A group of major American business organisations and advocacy groups launched a new alliance against what they allege as India's "discriminatory" economic policies, including intellectual property issues, which they claim ...
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Plot against Wall Street foiled US spy chief
National Security Agency said Tuesday the US government's sweeping surveillance programs have foiled some 50 terrorist plots worldwide, including one directed at the New York Stock Exchange, in a forceful defense of the spy operations. Army Gen. Keith Alexander said the two recently disclosed programmes, one that gathers US phone records and another that is designed to track the use of ...
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Why a top fund manager still likes Japan
The noted contrarian investor and long-time manager of the Oakmark International Fund explains why he's still bullish even as the country's stock rally stalls ...
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Amber Alert issued for nine-month-old Edmonton girl feared heading to China
EDMONTON - Edmonton police issued an Amber Alert on Tuesday for a nine-month-old girl that has been abducted by her mother.The child and her mother were last seen early Monday at a southwest Edmonton home on Mullen Road.The baby girl is Chinese, has dark hair and a round face.The mother is Chinese, 36, five-foot-two, 125 pounds and has straight, black hair with yellow highlights.The mother is ...
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Exclusive Japans Astellas looks to sell dermatology assets - sources
NEW YORK - Stocks climbed on Tuesday, led by growth-oriented sectors, as investors took an optimistic view that the Federal Reserve will temper recent statements pointing to the future reduction of monetary support. ...
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China aims to slash its air pollution by 2017
CHINA may soon breathe a little easier. The nation's State Council has announced strict measures to cut the amount of air pollution chucked out by industry by nearly a third by the end of ...
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Arab village in Israel targeted in racial attackVandals daubed Arabs out graffiti and punctured tyres in an Arab village near Jerusalem on Tuesday targeting a community widely seen in Israel as a showcase for Jewish-Arab coexistence.
Jewish-Arab coexistence . Unlike similar attacks that have damaged Arab mosques, homes, vehicles and olive groves, the vandalism took place in an Arab village in Israel popular with Jewish visitors, rather than in a Palestinian community in the occupied West Bank. Abu Ghosh, where the tyres of 28 cars were punctured and anti-Arab slogans scrawled on walls, is located along the main Tel ...
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Man charged over US plane bomb threat
US domestic flight , triggering emergency procedures, prosecutors said on Tuesday. Mark Michael Bote, 23, appeared nervous and was shaking and "rocking back and forth" in his seat last Friday on a flight from Knoxville, Tennessee to Denver, Colorado. "One passenger noticed Bote had his eyes closed .. A second passenger also noticed that Bote looked nervous, and that his eyes were ...
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South Korea's tool for northern diplomacy
A 66 square kilometre industrial complex just over the border is an important part of reconciliatory efforts between South Korea and the North. It is important to the economy as well, but its diplomatic significance runs far deeper.
The Kaesong Industrial Complex is the only industrial special administrative region that still exists as a joint agreement between North and South Korea. Following the sinking of the ROKS Cheonan, relations between the two countries deteriorated significantly, with South Korea accusing the North of the attack and the North subsequently denying involvement. Read more
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