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By , on May 25th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A top North Korean envoy has delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for Beijing’s efforts to coax its unruly ally into lowering tensions. North Korean Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae’s three-day visit was seen as a fence-mending mission after Pyongyang angered Beijing with recent snubs and moves to develop its nuclear program. Choe returned to North Korea late Friday. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By By JONATHAN WEISMAN, on May 25th, 2013 Republicans are locked in a dispute over future budget negotiations, splitting along generational and ideological lines on the party’s approach to dealing with the federal debt.
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By , on May 24th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Proposals to vet future US drone strikes risk creating “kill courts”, according to human rights campaigners. They say President Barack Obama’s promise of new legal oversight does not go far enough to end what they regard as extrajudicial executions. The president has asked Congress to consider establishing a special court or oversight board to authorise lethal action outside war zones under a new counterterrorism doctrine he says will end the “boundless war on terror”. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 24th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The Education Bureau has proposed to lend the Hang Seng School of Commerce HK$800 million to cover its expansion costs. The bureau will seek legislators’ approval for the interest-free loan, which will cover the development of campus facilities and student hostels for programmes offered by the school’s management college. The plan includes an eight-storey purpose-built academic and administrative building, a sports and amenities centre and three blocks of student hostels with up to 1,300 places. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 24th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Sweden has long been a bastion of generous social welfare and an egalitarian political culture. So many people were shocked when scores of youths hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze during rioting in several largely immigrant areas near Stockholm this week. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 24th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Fears of a backlash against Muslims in Britain have intensified after dozens of Islamophobic incidents were reported in the wake of the grotesque murder of soldier Lee Rigby. The Tell Mama hotline for recording Islamophobic crimes detailed 38 incidents overnight on Wednesday, including attacks on three mosques. More were reported on Thursday. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By By ROB HUGHES, on May 24th, 2013 While the presence of two German teams in the Champions League final points to a particular dominance, it does not necessarily speak truths about European soccer’s future.
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By , on May 24th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The debut of Art Basel Hong Kong debut not only brings upon an art overdose but also a party overdose which has seen too many events and parties clashing with each other over the past week. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 24th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> China and the United States are hoping for a new chance to set the course for smoother relations through a secluded desert summit as the Asian power’s leader Xi Jinping projects a more confident style. Xi and Barack Obama will meet June 7-8 at the tony Sunnylands resort in Rancho Mirage, California, their first encounter since the Chinese president took power and three months ahead of their first scheduled run-in at the Group of 20 summit in Russia. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By By MARK MAZZETTI, on May 23rd, 2013 One outstanding question is how transparent the Obama administration will be about drone strikes in the future.
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By , on May 23rd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The gory killing of a British soldier at the hands of two suspected Islamist militants has shone a spotlight on Woolwich, the London district where it happened, stirring racial tensions in one of the most ethnically diverse parts of Britain. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 23rd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> BANGKOK (AP) — The price of oil fell below $93 per barrel Thursday after a survey showed manufacturing activity in China falling to its lowest level in seven months, a sign that the recovery in the world’s No. 2 economy is fading. Benchmark oil for July delivery was down $1.37 to $92.91 per barrel at late afternoon Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract declined $1.90 to close at $94.28 a barrel on Wednesday. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 23rd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> BANGKOK (AP) — The price of oil fell below $94 per barrel Thursday after a private survey showed manufacturing activity in China falling to its lowest level in seven months, a sign that the recovery in the world’s No. 2 economy is fading. Benchmark oil for July delivery was down 81 cents to $93.47 per barrel at midafternoon Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract declined $1.90 to close at $94.28 a barrel on Wednesday. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 23rd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets slid Thursday, pulled down by a contraction in China’s manufacturing that adds to signs that the shaky recovery in the world’s No. 2 economy is slowing. HSBC Corp. said its preliminary Purchasing Managers Index fell to a seven-month low of 49.6 in May from April’s 50.4. Numbers below 50 indicate that activity is contracting. Analysts had expected a slight decline to 50.3 for the most recent month
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By Josh Dzieza, on May 22nd, 2013 Moore, Oklahoma got 16 minutes’ notice. Can’t we do any better?
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The black rainstorm warning did not hamper art collectors’ enthusiasm as sales were made the minute Art Basel Hong Kong opened its doors for the first time. Some galleries exhibiting at the first Hong Kong edition of the Swiss-owned modern and contemporary art fair reported encouraging sales results during the VIP preview, which took place immediately after Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying cut the ribbon at around noon. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> This is a major anniversary year for pianist-conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy, the 75-year-old maestro who conducts the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra tomorrow and on Saturday. First of all, it marks the 50th anniversary of his debut recording with Decca. In March 1963, he recorded Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra under conductor Anatole Fistoulari. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> China and India sought to avoid letting their differences overshadow ties during Premier Li Keqiang’s maiden diplomatic trip to New Delhi this week, analysts said, despite his hosts’ lingering concerns about China’s involvement in South Asian affairs. Li arrived in Pakistan yesterday after a three-day visit to India that followed the resolution of a three-week border stand-off in the Depsang Valley in Ladakh. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The scandal-shrouded closure of the short-lived Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange (HKMEx) raised questions about its governance and regulatory oversight, but the key to its demise was a simple inability to compete. Chairman Barry Cheung Chun-yuen’s grand plan for a new commodities exchange was unveiled at a mid-2008 press conference featuring a video of Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah giving his blessing to the project. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Low-cost European airline Ryanair is looking at introducing flights between Israel and Poland to cater for Israeli schoolchildren visiting the former Nazi death camp at Auschwitz. “It seems that every Israeli child has to go to Poland to go and see Auschwitz. We can help them with that,” said the carrier’s deputy chief executive, Howard Millar. Although Ryanair is based in Dublin, it has expanded across Europe and has in the last 12 months become Poland’s number-one airline, according to a results statement published on Monday. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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North Korean envoy delivers letter to China’s president
<!– google_ad_section_start –> A top North Korean envoy has delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for Beijing’s efforts to coax its unruly ally into lowering tensions. North Korean Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae’s three-day visit was seen as a fence-mending mission after Pyongyang angered Beijing with recent snubs and moves to develop its nuclear program. Choe returned to North Korea late Friday. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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