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By Anna Nemtsova, on June 18th, 2013 Russians across the political spectrum are up in arms about the allegation President Putin stole an NFL owner’s Super Bowl ring.
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By , on June 18th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> BANGKOK (AP) — The price of U.S. benchmark oil rose slightly Tuesday, a day after briefly touching a nine-month high, as traders awaited the start of a Federal Reserve policy meeting. Benchmark oil for July delivery rose 5 cents to $97.82 per barrel at midday Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. On Monday, the contract fell slightly after it climbed to $98.74, its highest level since mid-September, as stock and commodity markets wait for Fed policymakers to meet this week. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 18th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A stranded dolphin died on Monday morning in Sanya City, Hainan province, after being manhandled by tourists who used it as a photo prop. The dolphin was first discovered at 6pm on Sunday evening stranded near Sanya’s Dadonghai beach resort, reported China Daily and Hainan news site Hinews.cn. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 18th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Former soccer player David Beckham has more than 400,000 followers only a day after making his official Sina Weibo debut. “Hi I am David! Welcome to the OFFICIAL David Beckham Sina Page! Talk to you soon!” the Englishman wrote in his first post, which has been shared by more than 50,000 people. “Thank you for coming to Sina!
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By , on June 18th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The United States and the European Union launched talks on Monday to create one of the world’s most ambitious free-trade zones, as France again underscored its determination to protect its movies and culture. A trans-Atlantic free trade agreement was first considered three decades ago but was knocked down by France in the 1990s. Europe has now managed to get Paris onside, opening the way to a deal that could boost the EU and US economies by more than US$100 billion (HK$776.0 billion) a year each. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 18th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview and called them transparent — even though they are authorised in secret. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 18th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> TOKYO (AP) — Jitters over a possible change in U.S. stimulus efforts by the Federal Reserve helped pull share prices mostly lower in early Asian trading Tuesday. Asia’s biggest benchmark, Japan’s Nikkei stock average, shed early gains to fall 0.6 percent by mid-morning in choppy trading, to 12,956.78. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index dropped 0.7 percent to 21,075.01, while South Korea’s KOSPI index rose 0.1 percent to 1,885.77. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 18th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> As many as 200,000 demonstrators marched through the streets of Brazil’s biggest cities on Monday in a swelling wave of protest tapping into widespread anger at poor public services, police violence and government corruption. The marches, organised mostly through snowballing social media campaigns, blocked streets and halted traffic in more than a half-dozen cities, including São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte and Brasilia, where demonstrators climbed onto the roof of Brazil’s Congress building and then stormed it. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ, on June 18th, 2013 Two numerals in the year of the Edward I. Koch’s birth have been transposed on his tombstone; instead of Dec. 12, 1924, the engraver carved 1942.
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By , on June 18th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview and called them transparent — even though they are authorized in secret. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> WASHINGTON — Edward Snowden, the former U.S. government contractor who leaked secret details of official surveillance programs, pledged Monday to release more information about U.S. intelligence-gathering methods that he described as “nakedly, aggressively criminal.” “All I can say right now is the U.S. government is not going to be able to cover this up by jailing or murdering me,” Snowden wrote in an online chat hosted by Britain’s Guardian newspaper. “Truth is coming, and it cannot be stopped.” <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By By HENRY FOUNTAIN, on June 17th, 2013 Engineers in Japan are perfecting more efficient, and stealthier, demolition methods.
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> WASHINGTON (AP) — Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency leaker, defended his disclosure of top-secret U.S. spying programs in an online chat Monday with The Guardian and attacked U.S. officials for calling him a traitor. “The U.S. government is not going to be able to cover this up by jailing or murdering me,” he said. He added the government “immediately and predictably destroyed any possibility of a fair trial at home,” by labeling him a traitor, and indicated he would not return to the U.S. voluntarily. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By By JEREMY W. PETERS, on June 17th, 2013 Instead of focusing on the economy, as an internal party document suggested, House Republicans are pushing for new restrictions on abortion.
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> WASHINGTON (AP) — Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency leaker, is defending his disclosure of top-secret U.S. spying programs in an online chat Monday with The Guardian and attacking U.S. officials for calling him a traitor. “The U.S. government is not going to be able to cover this up by jailing or murdering me,” he said. He added the government “immediately and predictably destroyed any possibility of a fair trial at home,” by labeling him a traitor, and indicated he would not return to the U.S. voluntarily. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A young television anchor who exposed a philandering State Archives Administration official, has accused the Communist Party’s General Office, where the man previously worked, of trying to cover up the scandal. Ji Yingnan, a 25-year-old anchorwoman on the China Travel & Economic Channel, said yesterday the State Archives had passed on a message from the General Office asking her to “seek formal channels” to solve the case, instead of “expanding negative influence”. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The decisions of two district councils to use their HK$100 million government grants on community projects of their choice have renewed a debate over whether taxpayers’ money is going into advancing the people’s interest or that of politicians. The 18 district councils each have a one-off grant of HK$100 million from Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying to improve neighbourhood facilities. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Iranian president-elect Hassan Rowhani said he will make the country’s nuclear programme more transparent as he seeks to ease tension with the US and reduce “brutal” sanctions that have crippled the economy. He ruled out any halt to the nuclear activity that has drawn UN sanctions but said he hoped an early deal could be reached to allay the fears of major powers. The moderate cleric, who won outright victory in Friday’s presidential election on the hopes of millions for an end to the economic hardship caused by Western sanctions, pledged greater transparency in the talks. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Thousands of protesters rallied across Indonesia yesterday against government plans to raise the price of fuel, with police in Jakarta firing tear gas to stop hundreds storming the national parliament. Several people were injured in the clashes. Lawmakers yesterday approved budget amendments that would pave the way for a rise of 33 per cent, the first such increase since 2008. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Thailand’s national Buddhism body said it was monitoring monks nationwide for any inappropriate behaviour following complaints ignited by a video showing Buddhist monks on a private jet. The YouTube video emerging recently showed one of the monks was wearing stylish aviator sunglasses, carrying a brand name travel bag and sporting a pair of modern-looking wireless headphones. It attracted criticism from Buddhists nationwide. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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Oil prices stay steady before 2-day US Fed meeting
<!– google_ad_section_start –> BANGKOK (AP) — The price of U.S. benchmark oil rose slightly Tuesday, a day after briefly touching a nine-month high, as traders awaited the start of a Federal Reserve policy meeting. Benchmark oil for July delivery rose 5 cents to $97.82 per barrel at midday Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. On Monday, the contract fell slightly after it climbed to $98.74, its highest level since mid-September, as stock and commodity markets wait for Fed policymakers to meet this week. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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