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By , on June 19th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Canada, among the 10 least corrupt countries in the world the past six years, according to rankings by Transparency International, is mired in scandals. Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum was arrested by Quebec’s anti-corruption task force on Monday over fraud allegations, adding to controversies rocking political circles in Toronto and Ottawa that have taken the shine off Canada’s image as a squeaky-clean nation. Applebaum quit on Tuesday, saying he plans to focus on defending himself against the “unfounded” accusations. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 19th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> China’s National Television has brought another case of “food forgery” to the spotlight in a country where fake eggs, beef and tofu have become staple items in national news coverage. Police in Chongqing’s Hechuan district have discovered a production site for fake honey and confiscated about 500 kilograms of the fake nectar, the national broadcaster said in a report on Sunday. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By Samantha Guff, on June 19th, 2013 Who’ll do the mayor’s dirty work on his composting plan? The city’s building staffers. By Samantha Guff.
Continue reading Bloomberg’s Plan Stinks for Supers
By , on June 18th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Foreign direct investment (FDI) into China rose during the first five months of this year, the government announced on Tuesday, paced by strong increases from the European Union and United States. Incoming FDI, which excludes financial sectors, rose 1.0 per cent to US$47.6 billion (HK$369.4 billion) from January through May, the Commerce Ministry announced. It was also up 0.3 per cent in May to US$9.26 billion (HK$71.9 billion) from the same month last year, the ministry said. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Leaders of eight of the world’s wealthiest nations sought elusive progress on lowering trans-Atlantic trade barriers and pushing the warring factions in Syria towards the negotiating table as the G8 summit opened yesterday amid high security in peaceful Northern Ireland. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading US-EU trade pact, Syria top agenda as G8 chiefs convene in Belfast
By By MIREYA NAVARRO, on June 16th, 2013 Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who has tried to curb soda consumption, ban smoking in parks and encourage bike riding, is taking on a new cause: requiring New Yorkers to separate their food scraps for composting.
Continue reading Bloomberg Plan Aims to Require Food Composting
By , on June 15th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Bloomberg yesterday quoted a source as saying that following an attack on his company by Chinese hackers in 2010, Sergey Brin, Google’s co-founder, was provided with highly sensitive US government intelligence linking the attack to a specific unit of the People’s Liberation Army, China’s military. Brin was given a temporary classified clearance to sit on the briefing by US intelligence officials. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading China must investigate links between White House and businesses: expert
By , on June 15th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar said 72 per cent of the more than 50.5 million Iranians eligible to vote had turned at polling stations, and that Rowhani had secured just over the threshold 50 per cent of the vote required to avoid a run-off. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Moderate cleric Hassan Rowhani wins race for presidency in Iran
By , on June 15th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> LATEST: Eight members of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong marched from Chater Garden to the US consulate on Saturday morning, demanding the US government to stop hacking the city’s computers. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Live updates: Support Edward Snowden rally in Hong Kong
By , on June 14th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Six months after a gunman killed 26 children and adults at a Newtown, Connecticut, elementary school, families and local officials will mark the day by honouring the victims and renewing the fight for stricter gun control. The ceremony on Friday morning will include a moment of silence and a reading of the names of victims of the massacre that launched a new US debate on guns. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By By AMY CHOZICK, on June 14th, 2013 Many people claim the company encourages its news operation and business side to work together.
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By By KIA GREGORY, on June 12th, 2013 The projects in Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s proposal face numerous hurdles before they can become a part of New York’s landscape and shoreline, officials and experts said.
Continue reading Bloomberg Storm Plan Praised, but Faces Obstacles
By , on June 12th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A high-profile Australian political candidate apologised yesterday for a menu at one of his fundraisers, featuring a quail dish named after Prime Minister Julia Gillard which was described as having “small breasts” and “huge thighs” and made a vulgar reference to her genitalia. The incident was the latest example of gender warfare that has become a part of the Australian political scene since Gillard became the nation’s first woman prime minister. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Sexism furore as fundraising dinner menu pokes fun at Australian PM Julia Gillard
By , on June 12th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Britain’s top court yesterday handed an oil tycoon a costly setback in a divorce case, ruling he must give his ex-wife assets held by an offshore company he owns as part of a £17.5 million (HK$212 million) settlement. In a case with significant implications for wealthy divorcing couples, the Supreme Court ruled that Nigeria-born Michael Prest should surrender seven properties to his English former wife, Yasmin. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Oil tycoon loses offshore assets in HK$212m divorce case
By By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE and JEREMY W. PETERS, on June 12th, 2013 Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York will urge major Democratic donors not to aid four Democratic senators who helped block a bill on background checks.
Continue reading Bloomberg Urges No Gifts to Democrats Who Blocked Gun Bill
By , on June 12th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks fell Wednesday amid concern about a lack of new Japanese moves to calm bond markets and uncertainty about the outlook for U.S. monetary policy. Oil prices fell to below $95 per barrel amid concern central bankers around the world might ease off measures to boost the global economy. Investors were disappointed after Japan’s central bank failed to deliver expected measures Tuesday to ease bond market volatility. Instead, the bank only upgraded its economic outlook. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Asian markets down on concern about Japan, US
By , on June 12th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A Taliban suicide bomber struck outside Afghanistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, killing 17 people in the deadliest attack in Kabul in over a year and a half. It was also the second consecutive day of attacks in the Afghan capital, undermining the ability of Afghan forces to keep security without help from NATO troops. The attacker rammed his SUV into buses carrying court employees at the end of the day’s work. All of the dead were civilians, including women and children, police said, and at least 39 people were wounded. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 12th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A top US official has sought to send a reassuring message that ties between the US and Hong Kong would not be adversely affected by the controversy surrounding US whistle-blower Edward Snowden. Francisco Sanchez, undersecretary for international trade at the US Department of Commerce, said during an interview with Hong Kong journalists in New York on Tuesday: “Events … come and go. But the friendship and partnership between Hong Kong and the US is strong.” “It’s in mutual interest and it will continue to thrive in future,” he added. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Edward Snowden case will not hurt US and Hong Kong ties, trade official says
By , on June 12th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A union has urged the Hong Kong government to rethink a plan to let young people go onto ambulances and observe the work of paramedics. It would be inappropriate for teenagers as young as 14 to witness unsettling scenes and taking care of them would increase paramedics’ workload, Wat Ki-on of the Ambulencemen’s Union said on a Commercial Radio programme on Wednesday morning. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Ambulance ride-along programme for teenagers is ‘inappropriate’, union says
By , on June 12th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister says his nation hasn’t received an asylum request from the American who has identified himself as the person who leaked details of a secret National Security Agency surveillance program. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is visiting Brazil. He said Tuesday that if a request arrives from Edward Snowden, “we will examine that request.” Lavrov says he won’t speculate on the likelihood of any such request — nor what action Russia would take if it were received. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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Canada reels from corruption scandals
<!– google_ad_section_start –> Canada, among the 10 least corrupt countries in the world the past six years, according to rankings by Transparency International, is mired in scandals. Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum was arrested by Quebec’s anti-corruption task force on Monday over fraud allegations, adding to controversies rocking political circles in Toronto and Ottawa that have taken the shine off Canada’s image as a squeaky-clean nation. Applebaum quit on Tuesday, saying he plans to focus on defending himself against the “unfounded” accusations. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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