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Japan formally OKs new nuke safety requirements
TOKYO -; Japan's nuclear watchdog has formally approved new safety requirements for atomic plants, paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushima ...
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US hopes Spore will import American beef again
Cuts of beef are displayed at Woodlands Meats in Kentfield, California. The United States beef industry is hoping that countries in Asia will soon lift restrictions on the import of American beef. (Justin Sullivan/Getty ...
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Experts predict conflicting policies over Asian trade pacts
/enpproperty--> Chinese President Xi Jinping's recent request that US President Barack Obama keep him updated on progress in talks over the Trans-Pacific Partnership was ambiguous - not necessarily a sign of China's willingness to join the huge proposed free-trade accord but not an expression of skepticism either. Since the two leaders met in California nearly two weeks ago, ...
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Asia Rubber-China buys local stocks prices at multi-year lows
* SIR20 done at 104.25-104.75 cents/lb * SMR20 sold at $2.35-$2.40/kg * China turns to own inventory By Lewa Pardomuan SINGAPORE, June 19 (Reuters) - Tyre makers in China have turned to the country's mounting inventory to get cheaper rubber, causing anxiety among sellers in Southeast Asia as physical prices stayed at multi-year lows, dealers said on Wednesday. Even though tyre ...
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Refugee numbers at 20-year high UN
GENEVA: War and other crises drove one person from their home every 4.1 seconds in 2012, the UN's refugee agency said on Wednesday, pushing the number of people forcibly displaced to a two-decade high of 45.2 million. All told, the UNCHR's annual figures showed 1.1 million people fled across international borders in 2012, while 6.5 million were displaced within their homelands. ...
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US Immigration overhaul would cut federal deficit
federal deficit over the next 20 years if it gets through Congress, congressional budget analysts said. Tuesday's assessment cheered supporters of an issue that ...
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Taliban claim deadly US attack hours after peace moves
Taliban on Wednesday claimed responsibility for an overnight attack in Afghanistan that killed four US troops, just hours after Washington said its officials would meet the insurgents for talks. US ...
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UN chief warns of new peacekeeping threats
BEIJING (AP) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the world body's peacekeeping efforts face growing dangers from non-traditional threats such as suicide bombers and improvised explosive ...
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120 killed in India monsoon floods
DEHRADUN, India (AFP) - Military helicopters carried out emergency food drops on Wednesday for thousands of people stranded by flash flooding from early monsoon rains which have killed at least 120 in northern India, officials said.The states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh have witnessed torrential rains at least three times as heavy as usual since last week when the annual monsoon broke a ...
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Indian Shares Follow Asian Markets Lower
Indian shares are drifting lower on Wednesday, tracking weak Asian cues as investors await the outcome of a two-day Fed policy meeting later in the day, with expectations the U.S. central bank will continue with quantitative easing for the time being. Japan's Nikkei index is rallying a percent, bolstered by encouraging exports data, while the ...
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Vasco da Gama’s journal included in list of worlds greatest documents
Africa to India, arriving in Calicut and starting a maritime route from Portugal to India, changing the course of history of humankind has been included in the most prestigious list of the world's greatest documents. Unesco's world heritage body that met on Tuesday has decided to include this journal - the only copy of the voyage of Vasco da Gama in the Memory of the World Register ...
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Asia markets mostly down as investors await Fed meetings results
SEOUL, South Korea - Asian markets opened mostly lower Wednesday as investors waited for an update on the U.S. economy from the Federal Reserve and for some clarity from the Fed about its future course. The results of a two-day Fed policy meeting will likely ripple through stock markets once investors learn whether there will be changes in the U.S. central bank's strategy for shoring up ...
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UBM Asia and Restec to Launch International B2B Furniture Fair FIDexpo in 2014 in Moscow
MOSCOW, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Asia and Restec are pleased to announce the launch of FIDexpo, an international B2B furniture fair, to take place from 12-15 May 2014 at the All Russian Exhibition centre (VVC) Pavilion 75, in Moscow, Russia. ...
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Asian businesses optimistic sentiment in India falls
That’s how many engineers graduate in India every year. And they have never found it so hard to land a job. Some blame the slack job market, others point to poor quality of colleges and ...
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Bus crashes in foggy valley in China 15 dead
BEIJING (AP) -- A bus carrying 36 people veered from a road in heavy fog and crashed into a valley in western China, killing at least 15 people, state media ...
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Barack Obama to invoke call of history in Berlin speech
Barack Obama will invoke the Cold War history of German-US solidarity in a speech he will give today on his first visit to Berlin as ...
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Asian Markets Pare Early Gains
markets are mostly trading lower on Wednesday, despite opening on a firm note on the back of a positive lead from Wall Street where the major averages surged higher overnight on some encouraging economic data.Concerns about a likely tapering of asset purchase program by the U.S. Federal Reserve appears to be weighing on sentiment and prompting investors to trim down positions.In the Australian ...
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Hectic week in Asian markets amid Europe’s worries and concerns
Asian markets witnessed a hectic week full of important data from the region’s economy, where Europe’s debt crisis continued to weigh on the outlook and the market, the week of heavy data was very critical, but the star remains China with the surprise rate ...
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Central banks’ decisions and important Chinese data highlight the Asian session this week
Asian markets are waiting for many critical economic data to be released this week, like rate decision for BOJ and RBNZ, as well as China’s trade ...
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Sell-offs across Asia as Nikkei drops 6.4 on BoJ disappointment World Bank weighed
Asian stocks slipped on Thursday as Nikkei triggered sell-offs across the region after falling more than 6%, which places the index in a bear market, while the dollar/yen fell towards the 94-mark on BoJ’s lack of action to calm markets, pushing exporters ...
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Asian stocks extend losses as BoJ woes continue to weigh
Asian stocks slid further on Wednesday as Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) latest monetary policy decision revived fears that other central banks, including the U.S. Federal Reserve, could scale back stimulus ...
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Asian stocks mixed ahead of Fed meeting
Asian stocks were mixed on Tuesday as caution is rising ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve two-day convening Tuesday, which might give clues on when the central bank could start tapering monetary stimulus amid recovery ...
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Asian stocks jump as Nikkei recovers some losses following strong U.S. data
Asian stocks jumped Friday as strong U.S. data lifted confidence about the ability of the U.S. economy to withstand any cut in stimulus. The upbeat retail sales and jobless claims triggered a rally on Wall Street and soothed the panicking Asian markets ahead of next weeks Federal Reserve policy ...
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Australian jailed for life for rape murder
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- A serial sex offender was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for raping and murdering an Irish immigrant while free on parole after previous convictions for raping five ...
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Asia Markets China stocks fall Japan jumps ahead of Fed meet
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Chinese and South Korean stocks fell Wednesday on caution ahead of the Federal Reserve's monetary-policy decision later in the day, while Japanese shares rallied on a weakened yen and strong overnight gains on Wall ...
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Nepal reaches out for help to save tiger population
Nepal’s tigers, along with tigers across the Asian region, are being killed off by poachers and human encroachment on their habitats, with an extinction crisis mounting, the government has appealed to the international community for help.
The tiger, there is arguably no land animal so beautiful and majestic as this magnificent member of the Felidae family. These creatures have invaded the human imagination for centuries and are the national animals of India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Malaysia, as well as North and South Korea. Read more
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